to buy another levy's worth of matches? You see," ses he, "I'm one of the b'hoys!—a out and out Fell's Pinter, by J ;" and then he ripped out a oath that made the hair stand on my hed, and away he went. I felt like I was completely tuck in, and I never sed another word. But I made up my mind when I gin another quarter away to encourage honesty, it would be to a different sort of candidate; and, throwing the stump of my segar into the water, I left the place and tuck the fust omminybus for the Exchange. I'm done with Baltimore, and shall start to-morrow for the city of Brotherly Love. So no more at present from Your frend til deth, Jos. JONES. LETTER X. I Filladelfy, May 23, 1845. To MR. THOMPSON :-Dear Sir-You may be sure was tired when I got back to the Exchange after my visit to Fell's Pint, last night. I couldn't help but think how I had been tuck in by that bominable little match seller, and I felt rite mad at myself for bein sich a fool. supper room. I had a fust rate appetite for my supper, and by the politeness of Mr. Dorsey-who, tween you and me, is one of the cleverest fellers I've met with sense I left Georgia-I got a invitation to take tea in the lady's You know when the grand caraven was in Pineville last year, the manager charged a thrip extra for admittin people when they was feedin the annimals. Well, it was worth the money; and if Mr. Dorsey had charged me double price for eatin at the lady's ordinary as they call it, I wouldn't grumbled a bit. Ther was a heap of ladys at the table, rangin from little school galls up to old grandmothers, all dressed out as fine as a fiddle, and lookin as pleasin and happy as the Georgia galls do at a Fourth of July barbycue; and sich a gabblin as they did keep I never heard before. Jest over opposite to me was a bridle party from Virginny, what had jest been gettin married and had come to Baltimore to see ther honey-moon. It was really a interestin party, and it almost tuck my appetite from me to look at 'em, they was so happy and so lovin. They was only married 'bout a week, and of course the world was all moonshine and hummin-birds and roses to them. They felt like ther was no other inhabitants in creation, and that all that was beautiful and bright and good on earth, was made for their enjoyment alone. They had ther bridesmaid and groomsman along, and two or three more young ladys and gentlemen. The galls was all monstrous handsum, but the bride was the handsumest of 'em all. Pore gall, she looked sort o' pale and couldn't eat much supper for lookin at her husband, and he drunk his tea 'thout any sweetenin in it, just cause she looked in his cup with her butiful soft eyes. They put me in mind of the time when I was married, and of Mary, and by the time supper was over I was as homesick as the mischief. Segars is good for the blues sometimes, and I smoked til my hed whirled round so I couldn't hardly hold my hat on, but it didn't do me not the least bit of good; so I went to my room and tried to find in the arms of Morfyus a substitute for the arms of her who is a great deal dearer to me than any thing else in this world. I didn't git much time to sleep for dreamin all night, and when I waked up in the mornin, Hansum sed the second gong was rung, and if I was gwine to Filladelfy in the cars I better git up rite off. Well, out I got, and dressed and went down to breckfust. After eatin a good breckfust I ax'd for my bill, and Hansum brung down my baggage. Every time I looked at Hansum he was grinnin, but as soon as he seed me lookin at him he straitened up his face and sort o' pretended to scratch his hed. I couldn't think what was the matter with the feller; and when I looked at him pretty hard he grinned as much as to say, it was the strangest thing in the world to him why I couldn't understand his meanin. Bimeby, when I was puttin my change in my purse, I spected what was the matter. "That's it; aint it, Hansum," ses I, handin him a quarter. "Yes, sir, thank you, sir," ses he, and he grinned more'n ever, and if you ever seed a ugly nigger he was one. When I was reddy to start, I went to the door to see if they had put my trunks on the waggon to take them to the cars, and rite in the middle of the hall I met a |