sort of business

sort of business upon which an already seared conscience can repose in quiet, hence he applies that antidote too frequently used by knaveshe never lets a sunday pass without piously attending church. The money thus got, through this long life of iniquity, was by madame flamingo handed over to the prince, in exchange for his heart and the title she had been deluded to believe him capable of conferring. Her reverence for princes and exiled heroes, who are generally exiled humbugs, was not one jot less than that so pitiably exhibited by our selfdubbed fashionable society all over this union. It may be well to add, that this distinguished couple, all smiling and loving, are on

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licentiousness, works of

licentiousness, works of art, costly furniture, and female wares, together with the good will of all concerned, her friends of the bench and bar not excepted, was made for the nice little sum of sixtyseven thousand dollars, to madame grace ashley, whose inauguration was one of the most gorgeous ftes the history of charleston can boast. The new occupant was a novice. She had not sufficient funds to pay ready money for the purchase, hence mr. Doorwood, a chivalric and very excellent gentleman, according to report, supplies the necessary, taking a mortgage on the institution which proves to be quite as good property as the bank, of which he is president. It is not, however, just that

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states a second

states a second visit, they will remember her address. This the rotund lady, who is no less a person than the distinguished madame flamingo, begs to assure her she will. Let not this happy union between grouski and the old hostess, surprise you, gentle reader. It was brought about by mr. Snivel, the accommodation man, who, as you have before seen, is always ready to do a bit of a good turn. Being a skilful diplomatist in such matters, he organized the convention, superintended the wooing, and for a lusty share of the spoils, secured to him by grouski, brought matters to an issue highly acceptable to all parties. A sale of her palace of

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madam, i have

madam, i have received the attention and honors of the very first families in that state. This exclamation sets the venerable lady to thinking how it could be possible that their highnesses received the attentions of the first families and she not know it. No great persons ever visited the united states without honoring charleston with their presence, it was true but how in the world did it happen that she was kept in ignorance of such an event as that of the prince and princess paying it a visit. She began to doubt the friendship of her distinguished acquaintances, and the st. Cecilia society. She hopes that should they condescend to pay the united

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important matter of

important matter of difference between your excellency and the two houses. After saying, that the statute of 7th and 8th of william and mary favors the construction of the words, as intending such laws of england as are made more immediately to respect us, you tell us, that the province agent, mr. Dummer, in his much applauded defence, says, that, then a law of the plantations may be said to be repugnant to a law made in great britain, when it flatly contradicts it, so far as the law made there, mentions and relates to the plantations.6 this is plain and obvious to common sense, and, therefore, cannot be denied. But, if your excellency

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leaves of her

leaves of her milton, having first contemplated it with an air of exultation. Again begging to thank the prince and princess for this mark of their distinguished consideration, lady swiggs inquires if they ever met or heard of sir sunderland swiggs. The rotund lady, for herself and the prince, replies in the negative. He was, she pursues, with a sigh of disappointment, he was very distinguished, in his day. Yes, and i am his lineal descendant. Your highnesses visited charleston, of course. O dear, replies the rotund lady, somewhat laconically, the happiest days of my life were spent among the chivalry of south carolina. Indeed,

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the announcement of

the announcement of a princess, rises suddenly to her feet, and commences an unlimited number of courtesies. She is, indeed, most happy to meet, and have the honor of being fellowvoyager with their royal highnesseswill remember it as being one of the happiest events of her life,and begs to assure them of her high esteem. The corpulent lady gives her a delicate card, on which is described the crown of poland, and beneath, in exact letters, the prince and princess grouski. The prince affects not to understand english, which lady swiggs regrets exceedingly, inasmuch as it deprives her of an interesting conversation with a person of royal blood. The card she places carefully between the

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grasped in her

grasped in her right hand. You have had a tedious time of it, madam, says a corpulent lady, who is extensively dressed and jewelled, and accosts her with a familiar air. Lady swiggs says not so tedious as it might have been, and gives her head two or three very fashionable twitches. Your name, if you please. The princess grouski. My husband, the prince grouski, replies the corpulent lady, turning and introducing a fairhaired gentleman, tall and straight of person, somewhat military in his movements, and extremely fond of fingering his long, saxon moustache. Lady swiggs, on

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and one questions

and one questions which he answers in monosyllables, is not, she thinks, so much of a gentleman as he might have been had he been educated in charleston. He makes no distinction in favor of people of rank. Lady swiggs wears that same faded silk dress her black crape bonnet, with two saucy red artificial flowers tucked in at the side, sits so jauntily that dash of brown hair is smoothed so exactly over her yellow, shrivelled forehead her lower jaw oscillates with increased motion and her sharp, gray eyes, as before, peer anxiously through her greateyed spectacles. And, generous reader, that you may not mistake her, she has brought her inseparable milton, which she holds firmly

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sits, in all

sits, in all her dignity, an embodiment of our decayed chivalry, a fair representative of our first families. She has taken up her position on the upper deck, in front of the wheel house. As one after another the objects of beauty that make grand the environs of that noble bay, open to her astonished eyes, she contrasts them favorably or unfavorably with some familiar object in charleston harbor. There is indeed a similarity in the conformation. And though ours, she says, may not be so extensive, nor so grand in its outlines, nor so calm and soft in its perspective, there is a more aristocratic air about it. Smaller bodies are always more select and respectable. The captain, to whom she has put an hundred

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upon us. The

upon us. The man who has not nerve enough to make citizens by the dozento stuff doubledrawered ballotboxes, is not equal to the times we live inthis is a great moral fact. This is said by the judge, who, having risen with an easy air, sits down and resumes his glass and cigar. Thems my sentimentsexactly, interposes the votecribber, his burly, scarred face, and crispy red hair and beard, forming a striking picture in the pale light. I have given up the trade of making presidents, what i used to foller when, you see, i lived in north caroliner but, i tell you on the faith of my experience, that to carry the day we must let the

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realm.9 and, considering

realm.9 and, considering the words of the charter in this light, he looks upon them as designed to be a fence against oppression and despotic power. But the construction which your excellency puts upon the words, reduces us to a state of vassalage, and exposes us to oppression and despotic power, whenever a parliament shall see fit to make laws for that purpose, and put them in execution. We flatter ourselves, that, from the large extracts we have made from your excellencys history of the colony, it appears evidently, that under both charters, it hath been the sense of the

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centre, and shedding

centre, and shedding a lurid glare over fourteen grotesque faces, formed round a broad dealtable. Here, at one side of the table sits judge sleepyhorn, milman mingle, the votecribber, on his right there, on the other, sits mr. Snivel and mr. Keepum. More conspicuous than anything else, stands, in the centre of the table, bottles and decanters of whiskey, of which each man is armed with a stout glass. I am as well aware of the law as my friend who has just taken his seat can be. But we all know that the law can be made subordinate and it must be made subordinate to party ends. We must not understand me, i do not say this in my judicial capacity be too scrupulous when momentous issues are

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brains, use it

brains, use it as their favorite haunt, and may be seen on the eve of an election passing in and out of a door in the rear. Hogsheads of bad whiskey have been drunk in rogues retreat it reeks with the fumes of uncounted cigars it has been the scene of untold villanies. Follow us we will forego politeness, and peep in through a little, suspiciouslooking window, in the rear of the building. This window looks into a cavernlike room, some sixteen feet by thirty, the ceiling of which is low, and blotched here and there with lampsmoke and waterstains, the plastering hanging in festoons from the walls, and lighted by the faint blaze of a small globular lamp, depending from the

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face, she bids

face, she bids him defiance. Seeing himself thus firmly repulsed, he begs to assure her, on the word of a gentlemana commodity always on hand, and exceedingly cheap with ushe was far from intending an insult. He meant it for a bit of a good turnnothing more. Always fractious at firstthese sort of people are, pursues keepum, relighting his cigar as he sits on the sofa, squinting his right eye. Take bravely to gentlemen after a little display of modestyalways. Try her again, squire. Mr. Snivel dashes the candle from her hand, and in the darkness grasps her wrists. The enraged girl shrieks, and calls aloud for assistance. Simultaneously a blow fells mr. Snivel to the

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vice and crimethat

vice and crimethat heathen world pleading with open jaws at his own door. He had no thought for how much money might be saved, and how much more good done, did he but turn his eyes go into this dark world the points pleading at his feet, nerve himself to action, and lend a strong hand to help drag off the film of its degradation. In addition to this, brother spyke was sharp enough to discover the fact that a country parson does not enjoy the most enviable situation. A country parson must put up with the smallest salary he must preach the very best of sermons he must flatter and flirt with all the marriageable ladies of his church he must consult the tastes, but offend none of the old

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fingers. Sister scudder

fingers. Sister scudder is a crispy little body, in spectacles. Her features are extremely sharp, and her countenance continually wears a wise expression. As for her knowledge of scripture, it is truly wonderful, and a decided improvement when contrasted with the meagre setout of her table. Tea time having arrived, lady swiggs is invited down to a cup by a pert irish servant, who accosts her with an independence she by no means approves. Entering the room with an air of stateliness she deems necessary to the position she desires to maintain, sister scudder takes her by the hand and introduces her to a bevy of nicelyconditioned, and sleeklooking gentlemen, whose exactlycombed

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their way to

their way to europe, where they are sure of receiving the attentions of any quantity of crowned heads. Mr. Snivel, in order not to let the affair lack that eclat which is the crowning point in matters of high life, got smuggled into the columns of the highly respectable and very authentic old courier, a line or two, in which the fashionable world was thrown into a flutter by the announcement that prince grouski and his wealthy bride left yesterday, en route for europe. This bit of gossip the new york herald caught up and duly itemised, for the benefit of its upperten readers, who, as may be easily imagined, were all on tiptoe to know the address of visitors so distinguished, and

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mutters, confusedly. Her

mutters, confusedly. Her strength fails her the familiar letter falls from her fingers.for a few moments she seems struggling to suppress her emotions, but her reeling brain yields, her features become like marble, she shrieks and swoons ere mr. Snivel has time to clasp her in his arms. Chapter xx. Lady swiggs encounters difficulties on her arrival in new york. A pleasant passage of sixty hours, a good shaking up at the hands of that old tyrant, seasickness, and lady swiggs finds the steamer on which she took passage gliding majestically up new york bay. There she

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