Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-10
., Extract from Pauiin.'s Letters.
TIE CATTEAUXMAN AND WAGGONER

AttE SAilEAUNMAN AND WAGGONER,
'hesterday we laid by ut the little town of w
-. 1t was court time, aud two LAWYERS. the
PICK OF the whole country round, were to take the
Held against each other in a sui between WA ypon.
or ana batscauxrnan, III cuse of an assault, and
oattcry' fo. are To understand the beautiful river
Shenandoah passes not far from this town mud is nav
igabc Tor battcaux, while ut great disiaucs runs
tho great western road. which is travelled by the
western country wsggoncrs-sotne of whom yuu
know, are "half horse, half alligator" others part
earthquake, and part steamboat" and others COM
pounded, according 60 their own accounts of in
gradients altogether different from the common ron
stituent parts OF the rest OF mankind The battcauX
men are for the most part composed of materials
equally combusibc; and the consequence is that &C.
casionaily, when they meet they strike fire. and blow
up the powder magazine each carries about him in
The form Of heart.
The history of the present contest as detailed bv
the councp fnt the plaintiff is az follows: One sum
Her evening" when the mild air. tho purple light, the
green earh and the blue sky all seemed to invite TO
peace and repose, tho hatteauxan fastened his boat
to the stump of tree, lighted his fro to broil his
bacon. and began to sing that famous song of The
opossun up inc gum tree By and by west
Try waggchcr CHANGED to come jiuging his bells thu,
way, an stopping his wagon, unlocked his horses
carried ieni round to the little troag at the back OF
MS vehicle, gave them some shorts sat himself down
NJ the top OF the bank below which the bait eauxman
was sitting in his boat, and began 10 whistle .rhe
eattcauxman robbed the old woman's hen-roost. -
ne battenuxnan cooked up his eye at the wagConer
a'lu Tue ~ae9oner looking askancc down the bat
particularly irritating. The batteauxman drew ont
hs wh'skey bottle, took drink, and put the cork in
gam AZ the snme time thrusting his tongue in his
cheek IN manner not to DO borne. The wayponer
mapped MS hands against his hips, and crowed like
COCK; the oatteauXrnnn curved hs neck and nciuhcd
IKE morse Being, however, men of rather phley-
matte habits they kept their tempcrs so far as not to
come to blows just then. In few mimi, es In. ,Snr
2oner s%ore she had the hanhsomest sweet heart of
any man IN Grecnbriar." The batteauxmau ;umned
nP IN passion but sat down again, and took drink.
III Il rev minutes the waggoner swore ''hc had the
hnest morse oil any man in hundred miles" The
6atteauSman bounced up, pulled UP the waist band of
HE troWsers, took another drink, and bounced down
again. minute after, the waggoner "swore he Ind
u oe'ter rLie than any man that ever wore a blue
jacket This was too much-for the battesux plan
wore Jacket of that colour, and of course this
amounted to a personal insult. Besides to at,acLa
mans rih he could have borne any reflection on his
s"eetheaft, or his horse; but to touch his rife was To
touch his honor. OFF went the blue Jacket, tho hat
tenuxman scrambled up the bank and n settle com
menced, that ended in the utter discontinue of the
waggoner with the loss Of three Of his grinders and
the gain of "divers black and bloody bruises" az
honest Lithgow savs.-The batteauxman waited till
the moon rose, when he WHEELING down tho
stream To carry the of his victory TO old poto.
mac and the poor wastgoncr went "to take the law"
rs man says when the law is about to take him.
The honest battcauXman was arrested for assault
ana battery on the west country waEyoner. II be-
ing you know the great object of the law to find
winch party IL IN the wrong, the lawyer of each SID
versarys client. II appeared clearly enough that the
battesuxnan made the first assault, but IL also an
peared IN evidence that Growing like cock was a d-
rect chaange, according 10 the understanding Of
these people; that to undervaie a batteauxinan's
sweetheart or horse whether nc had one or not was
mortar insult: apd that to insinuate any inferorty
W nIs rne, was an offence which no one could put up
with without dishoDor. That such points of honor
constituted the cvnry Of these people, that Ea class
OF manklnd Is without something of this nature that
however low man may be, thore are insults he can.
nor suonlt TO, without being disgraced aInonp his
equals who constitute hs world-and that to oblico
MN IN any sltnnion. To put up with disgrace wos To
dcbaso his nature, and to destroy every manly prin
cipe within him. Trling ns this case NAV spponr
II called forth display of talent; and depth Of in
ves'igaion as to how far il was possible and f pos
sbIe, now far was suluary, to attempt To rcpress
the opernton of those feelings which spnr men in All
ssnationst to ovod disgrace at the risk of every thing
thai gave Inc high idea of the two advocates They
were both young men, new 10 the bar, &c vet ihov
spoke with degree Of huency as we'll ne self nos
session. which is seldom exhibited by our younc law
yers OF the cities, whose genius is too frequently re-
buked by the presence Of On audience tbcv can hard
ly hope to please, disheartcHed by the supcrcilou.
airs of the elder council, oveTpvwered by the dead
eniDg sense of inferiority."
SIAMBSE BOYS.--Much attention has bcen Mt
tom whose singular connection is one of those won.
to perplex the mind Of man. Having seen these re-
IDnrkable beings, we can recommend rs correct the
following extract from the Boston Medical Inteloen
Of aduV Int Nina y9,,rr al.