BUYING A FARM.
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BUYING A FARM.


BY THE AUTHOR OF COUSIN SALLY DILLARD.'
Brooks, who lived in Dubson county,
North Carolina, wanted to buy tract of
land near him, and concluded TO despatch
one Angus McAlpin 10 Chrresion, South
Carolina, 10 buy it from the owner, who lived
there. All the necessary arrangements
were made. Angus started off, and in due
time Brooks would take his seat and look
down the road, in the hope OF seeing his
agent returning. AT last he appeared, and
the moment he neared the house Brooks ac-
cos,ed him:


"Well, Mac, have you got the land?'


The agent. in whose face was anything
but sunshine, replied somewhat gruffly that
! 'he might lie, a body get down from his horse
before he put at him with questions of busi-
| ness


! But Brooks was in fever Of anxiety, and
repeated the question.


"Did you get il?"


"Pshaw, now, Brooks, don't press upon a
body in this uncivil way, 1t is long story,
and must have time''


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


"Now surely" thought Brooks, she will
tell me-" But Mac was not quite ready.


Brooks says he, shave you anything TO
drink ?''


"To be sure have" said the other, and
Immediately had some OF his best lorthcom-
ling. Having moistened his clay, Mac took
seat and his employer another. Mac gave
Preliminary hem! He then turned sud
denly around to Brooks, looked him straight
in the eyes, and slapped him on the thigh
--"Brooks," says he, "was you ever il
Charleston?n


"Why, you know | never was" replied
the other.


"Well, then Brooks says the agent, "you
ought to golhere. The greatest place upor


the face of the earth! They've got houses


there on both sides of the road for FIVE miles


at stretch, and not horse track the whole


way through! Brooks, think | met five


thousand people in minute, and not !


chap would look at me. They have 60
houses there on wheels. Brooks! saw ont
: with six horses hitched TO it, and bi!
driver with a long whip going it like whrl
wind. followed it down the road for
mile and half, and when it stopt looked
/ and what do you think there was? Nothin
in it but one little woman sitting up in on
/ corner.


e "Well, Brooks, turned back up the roa


and as | was riding along sees fanc
d looking chap with long curly hair hangn
/, down his back, and his boots as shiny as th
face of an up country niger! / called hir
n INTO the middle of the road and asked him
n civil question, and civil question, 20
e know, Brooks, calls for civil answer, a
e over the world. | says, says |, "Strange
1t can you tell me where Col. Lamar lives ?
d and what do you think was the answer
/, $50 to Il, you foolm
!. "Well, Brooks, | knocks along up an
:, down, and about, until at last | finds OF
Y, where Col Lamar lives. gets down an
e bangs away at the door. Presently the doc
/ was opened by as pretty, fne-spoken, wei
d dressed woman as ever you seed in yol
N born days, Brooks. SILKS, silks, thar ever
IN day, BrooksI'


m Says |, "Mrs. Lamar, presume, madam,
sr say l.


nj 81 am Mrs. Lamar, sir"
Ie "Well, madam," says |, 81 have come a
of the way from North Carolina to see Colon,
< Lamar-to see about buying tract of Ian
as from him that's up in our parts.''
s. Then says she, ''Col. Lamar has rode OF
ID in the country, but will be back shortly
n Come in, sir, and wait while. FVe 1
le doubt the Colonel will soon return"-ar
hi she had smile upon that pretty face
sp hers that reminded body of spring NOR
a. in.


ry "Well, when got in | sees the floor q
O. covered with the incest looking things! mic
in than any .patchedwork bed quilt you ev
k. seed in your life, Brooks. was trying
ce edge along around it, but presently | sees
nd big niger stepping right over it. Thinks
Is, if that niger can 60 it, can go it, tool
or So right over it | goes, and takes my Sc
he right before picture whichat first thoug
yr was little man looking in at the window.
ch .'Well, Brooks, there sot waiting al


waiting for Col. Lamar. and at last
he didn't come, but they began to bring in di
lut ner. Thinks 10 myself here's scraPe.'