Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . ped around, with eyes fixed upon their mistress, but not dar-ing to break the silence. Presently an old Muscovy drake creptout from beneath the corn-house, where he had taken refuge dur-ing that Reign of Terror. The sight of this solitary and nowuseless patriarch was the feather that broke the camels matron s patience gave way under it. Jack, she screamed, catch that duck! With the instinct of obedience. Jack pounced upon the wheez-ing waddler. Now mount that mare—mo
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . ped around, with eyes fixed upon their mistress, but not dar-ing to break the silence. Presently an old Muscovy drake creptout from beneath the corn-house, where he had taken refuge dur-ing that Reign of Terror. The sight of this solitary and nowuseless patriarch was the feather that broke the camels matron s patience gave way under it. Jack, she screamed, catch that duck! With the instinct of obedience. Jack pounced upon the wheez-ing waddler. Now mount that mare—mount instantly! With countenance of ashy hue, and staring eyes. Jack obeyedthe order. Now ride after the troopers—ride for your life. Give mycompliments to Colonel Tarleton—mind, to no one else—the offi-cer on the black horse—give him my compliments, and tell himyour mistress says he forgot to take that duck. Away went the messenger at full speed after the retreatingcohorts. Well, Jack, did you deliver that message? Sartain, Missus. To Colonel Tarleton himself? E 258 POKTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. --v^cii^. THE MUSCOVY DRAKE. Sartain, Missus. And Avhat did he say r He put duck in he wallet, and say he much bliged. The old nurse was not the only character on the estate. TheSquire himself Avas the type of a class found only among the ru-ral population of our Southern States—a class, the individualsof which are connected by a general similarity of j)osition and cir-cumstance, but present a field to the student of man infinite invariety, rich in originality. As the isolated oak that spreads his umbrageous top in themeadow surj)asses his spindling congener of the forest, so doesthe country gentleman, alone in the midst of his broad estate, out-grow the man of crowds and conventionalities in our cities. Theoak may have the advantage in the comparison, as his localityand consequent superiority are permanent. The Squire, out ofhis own district, we ignore. Whether intrinsicall
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