BUYING A FARM.
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By THE AUTHOR OF "CoUsIN SALLY DILLARD."


Brooks, who lived in Dobson county, North
lrolna, wanted to buy 4 tract of land near


N, and concluded to dispatch one Angus Nc


pin 10 Charleston, South Carolina, to buy it


m the owner, who lived there. All the ne


ssary arrangements were made. Angus start
s off, and in due time, Brooks would take his


BIT and look down the road, in the hope of


png his agent returning. At last he appear


!, and the moment he entered the house,


ooks accosted him


"Wel, Mac, have you got the land?"
The agent, in whose face was any thing but


n-shne, replied somewhat gruflly, that che
&ght let body get down from his horse, be-
re he put at him with questions Of busi-


ss.n


But Brooks was in fever of anxiety, and re-


lated the question.


cd i'd you get it.!''


"Pshaw, now Brooks, don't press upon bo-


in this uncivil way. 1t is long story, and


must have time.'


Brooks still urged, and Mac still parried the
hestion till they got into the house.


"Now, surely" thought Brooks, che will tell
e.n But Mac was not quite ready.


"Brooks," says he, "have you any thing TO


Ink"


"To be sure have" said the other, and i'm


ediately had some of his best forthcoming.
aving moistened his clay, Mac took seat,
ID his employer another. Mac gave preli-


inary hem! He then turned suddenly around
! Brooks, looked him straight in the eyes, and
|hpped him on the thigh,


"Brooks," says he, "was you ever in Charles


n?"


"Why, you know never was, replied the
kher.


swell, then, Brooks, +" says the agent, 'you
hight to go there. The greatest place upon the


&C of the earth! They've got houses there on
10Th sides of the road for five miles at stretch
Ind d--n the herse track the whole way
Ilrough! Brooks, think | met five thousand
|eople in minute, and not chap would look
Il me. They have got houses there on wheels
Brooks! saw one with six horses hitcled to it,
knd big driver, with a long whip, going it
Ike whirlwind. | followed it down the road
br mile and half and when it stopped
boxed, and what do you think there was?-
in it but one little woman sitting up in
ne corner.


"Well, Brooks, turned back up the road,
md as was riding along, sees fancy looking
|hap, with long curly hair banging down his
Jack, and his boots as shiny as the face of an
kp-country niger! | called him into the mid
lie of the road, and asked him a civil question,
nd a civil question, you know Brooks, calls
For civil answer, all over the world. says,
lays /, stranger, can you tell me where Col.
lamar livesF and what do you think was the
tnswer--'Go to h, you fooL!'
SWELL Brooks, | knocks along, up and
[own, and about, until at last | finds out where
Col. Lamar lives. | gets down and bangs away
1t the door. Presently the door was opened by
ks pretty, fine spoken, well dressed woman as
bver you seed in your born days, Brooks. Silks!
eilks thar, every day, Brooks!
SAYS |, "Mrs. Lamar, presume, madam"
saysI.


tI am Mrs. Lamar, sir"


"Well, madam" says !, "I have come all the
way from North Carolina to see Col. Lamar
Ito see about buying tract of land from him
that's up in our parts"


Then says she, "Col. Lamar has rode out in
the country, but will be back shortly. Come
in, sir, and wait awhile. I've no doubt the Col
will soon return;" and she had smile upon that
pretty face of hers that reminded body of a
spring mornin'.


"Well, Brooks, hitched my horse to brass
thing on the door, and walked in"


swell, when | got in sees the floor all cov-
cred with the incest looking things! nicer than
any patched work bed quilt you ever seed in
your life, Brooks; was trying to edge along
around it, but presently | sees big nigger step
ping right over it. Thinks |, if that nigger can
60 it, can 60 it, too! So right over it / goes
and taking my seat right before picture which
at first thought was little man looking in a
the window.


"Well, Brooks, there sot waiting and wait
ing for Col Lamar, and at last he did come
but they began to bring in dinner. Thinks
to myself, here's sorape. But made up m,
mind to tell her that; if she asked me to eat, t