54-40 or Fight
rgive a liberty, r
ol
ered my darky boy lying on his back, fast asleep under a tree, the bridle reins hooked over his upturne
igure of an erstwhile friend of mine, Jack Dandridge, of Tennessee, credited with being the
in to one specialty, to-wit: the compounding of a certain beverage, invented by himself, the constituent parts of which were Bourbon whiskey, absinthe, square faced gin and a dash of eau de vie. This concoction, over which few shared his own personal enthusiasm, he ha
ure only a trifle portly. Socially he had been well received in our city, and during his stay east of the mountains he had found occasion to lay desperate suit to the hand of none other than Miss Elisabeth Churchill. We had b
nd have a Dream. I have just invented a
shoulder, "you are the man I want. You
I move you the previous question. Will you have a Dream with me? I construct th
for me, I need all my head to-day. In
e upon the table, to call an attendant, but he tu
of
One api
erhaps. In any
ames-or at
of myself. "You know Mi
ly. "And about
said I; "I have but little knowledge
eyes, and gave a long wh
looked him squ
end of Mr. Polk, of my state. Calhoun is neither Whig nor Democrat. He does no
" I answered. "The fa
pla
ich by this time had been placed
my little room at my quarters in Brown's Hotel-a slipper wh
er of his glass at a gulp
pper, go to this address with it"-I scrawled on a piece of paper and thrust it at him-"then get a carr
musement and amazement both
un's office. Then I am to take his message, which will send me to Canada, to-n
and dropped to the
wedd
s very morning not to wait. I would ask
get a parson-how'll Doctor Halford do?-and I'd take care of
ave only one thing more to ask"-I pointed to the s
ow together for the license clerk, and I intrusted the proper document in my friend's hands. An i
saw his well-known form approaching. He walked slowly, somewhat stooped upon his cane. He r
out well with th
hing. "Not so badly for
ur own intended, I congratulate you. But I suggest that you keep Miss Elisabeth
certainly is my personal i
t," said Calhoun sharply-all
at," I began. His han
will take the railway train at eight. You will be joined by Doctor Samuel Ward, who will give you a se
love silliness were out of your head. It is not myself you are
sir-"
with your wedding, if you will, and if you can;
nor did I see him again th