Southern planter., 1832-12-15

tain. and I wasn't altogether slow in lcttin ly,
tell you. The ball ranged them both had TO
wade through the creek, and found the bill had
entered in a hollow tree, after going right clean
through the two deer, where there was hive Of
honey, and the honey was running away like all
natur; so ! stopped down to pick up something 10
siopit when put my hand on a rabbit hid under
great toadslco. But some how or other, com
ing across the creek, my trousers had got so full Of
fish, that one Of the buttons burst cenn or and |
will agree 10 be eiernally darned f itdid'nt bit a
wild turkey right in the eit eye WhocP! Giat a
horse?"
IA whole team, / should Think said Rains
ford, h ighlyamused at the eccentric rhodomontade
of the woodsmnn. Virgins happening at this mo-
ment to enter, he addressed her with good -humor-
cd kind of aUdaciy-
"You neat little varmini. have you got any thing
for supper2 for may | be lost in a cOnebrakc as !
once when first came TO these parts, if ain'l
irancendenty hungry. could eat like all wrath" "
Supper was brought Ia, and Bush6eld made a
"mosi transcendeni suppern The company con-
iinued sitting around the liable enjoying this little
social meal, which was once the evening TATTOO that
brought all the family together, but which is now
elbOwed out Of the circle Of domestic economy into
drawing rooms and saloons, and might rather be
called lhe morning breakfast than the evening sup
per. Virginia. who had a little mischievous little
female relish for humor, and who could enter into
that Of Bushfed, which, indeed, though odd and
extDvaguni, had nothing in il pariaking Of vulgari
ty, took occasion 10 question him as TO the parc-
uars oftbe story ofhs being lost in cane brake to
which he had alluded
"Well, know you want TO have a laugh at me
but howsomever don't so much mind being laugh
cd at by woman, SO III tell you the story for all
that, and you may laugh anyhow, as you ase not a
man Twas out after bear that had been about
my hut several nights, and he led me such dance
wasn't such keen hand at finding my way then
and AT last got intoa cane-brake along the river
where the canes stood so thick, wish may be shot
# you could put the lsete eend of q small needle
between them without spectacles Well, | was
ripping and tearing away to get out, bur only goi
deeper and deeper into the paguy place; when all
al once heard the queerest noise ever came a.
cross IN all my days, though I've heard pretty con
siderable variety, and I then thought knew an
the noies Of the varmints, from the growl Of The
bear TO the screech Of the panther But could
make nothing Of this, and began 10 keep a sharp
lookout, which was hardly worth while, for I
couldn't see TO the end my syelashes, the canes
were so tTanscendent close together. Well. cut
and sashed about, and every now and then
heard the queer nose at last il was so close TO me.
that picked my ears and cooked my gun, to be rea
dy TO take keer ofmyself in case ofrisk Well, as
kept on ripping and tearing about, at last came
smack on the drollest looking thing, prehaps, you
ever laid your eyes on. Ilsat all 10 heap like the
teller that found sxpence-appenny in place, with
It's head down below its shoulders, and its har all
hagglng about like the beard of a buffalo bull
'Whoopp said and the varmInt raised his head
when wish may be shot ifit didn't turn out real
lngen.