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present sitting, (Saundersville. Ga y
there is nice hjtIe village, just a
good days ride from any where al
though good fishing is much nearer at
hand. These are lis chief geogfaph"
icai advantages. Ii has court house
some stores-not many, a black
smith shop, a grocery, and 'smart
sprinktng of May weeds. besides.


Now if you were ranking about in
the woods, and chsnced to stumblt.
upon such "A place, you might say
in your heart, that You had found no.
thing in particular, aud rnmbie on
further. But if you were not over
hasty, and drop in about sundown,
you would fod the snuygesi, comfor.
tablest kind Of tavern, with china
trees before the piazza, and glori-
Gus good fellow, Nho rtjoices in his
heart at IA joke for 1t, keeper.


From hin, we heard, a few DAYS
since, while there. the following an.
ecdote, winch is gwen with every
thing bat his humorous manner.-iipt
il We gave that, reader, your waist"
coat strings would have fair trial





ere you got through.


There boarded with our honest
Bonilace, besides other single gentle"
men of the village, the county clerk,
who is the bachelor of ;he town. fer
what town is without on? The quail
iications for tIliing these two impor
ant posts, SO far as we know, are a
good hand writing, good turn for
staying at home, and genius for
draushts. These fellows are general
ly grave men; sometimes otherwise.
but for the most part grave. staid
men; and Thomas Was one Of these.
We might dwell, but we lorbear.


Well, one bright day like iris per-
haps. Bob, our host, was sitting al the
end of his shaded piazza, keeping his
eyes on things in general, and won
dering in particular, whether the next
one that came aroand would be a
COW or man in a round jacket, and
perfectly raw for a joke.


At the mrlhest eud Of the street,
he saw one of those bald faced, sor-
rel colts, With long tail and ihinnish
hips, for which these colts are remar-
kablc, bcstriied by long"legged RI
der, in copperds pants and coat OF the
same; the colt Shy ing and going side
ways al every thing, and the rider
staring away most intensely. After
hltching sorrel to a swinging limb
away Of, he came stalking uP to the
tavern, wIIh an expression of face
some where betNeen sneeze and a
laugh.


"Mornin' sir" said Copperas, cheer.
fully.


! The salutation was returned.


"The Clerk ain't no where about
here, a. ,on krow Of, is he?"
! Here vas customer Tor our hiend
Bob.


"What did YOU say2" said Bob, to
make hin. repeat.


THE clerk amt no where about
hereg


"lierc! here!-no poor fellow, 10,
he. Couldn't here YOU il ou Here .
shoot pI.tol ia hl. ear. Bu; he ain'l
at home Just now.-Ccme in and sci
down. Got business, '.posel"


"No. nothing IN particular said
Copprras With a mysterious air.


"WeiI," said Bob, BY the way ot
finding out hl' rrrand, "he woA't he
home 10: some dme; and may be
could 90 Your business


And thereapoo CoPpcras felt tc
wriggling and scrc~ing about, look
ing very uneasy. At last he started
up suddenly, and putting hi: face close
10 the tavern keepers, said in a hal
e whisper,


Tve come on this marrying bo,i'
ness and then laughed good dea
about it, for he was very Cheerful