Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-04-25

United To Bridewel to take his trial at the ne 1t
sessions.--N. y Standard.
Life and Aduentares Of Col. Dauid Crockett,
of West Tennessee. This is rig marole Of more
than 200 pages, daodecimo, made up principally
! Of the anecdotes Of the redonbtable Col Crockett,
that have been going the rounds Of the newspa-
pers for several years past.
The annexed is illustrative of the ColoneI's
electoneeriug tact:
"ln the canvass Of the congressional election
of 49,, Mr.. ***sss was thee olonel's opponent
gentleman of the most pleasing and conclating
manners-whO seldom addressed person or a
company without wearing upon his countenance
peculiarly good hunoreh smile. The Colo
mel to counterfeit the influence of this win
ming attribute, thus alluded to it, in stump
speech:
Yes, gentlemen he may get some votes by
grinning, for he can out GRIN me, aud YOU know
| ant siow-and to prove to YOU that am not,
will tell you an anecdne. vas concerned my.
self. and was fooled little of the Id est.
You all know love hunting. Well discover
ed long time ago that coon couldn't stand nv
grin. | could bring one tumbling down from
the highest tree. never wasted powder and
lead when wanted one Of the creatures. Well,
as "as walking out oue night, few hundred
Yards from my house looking careIessIy about
me, s4w coon plaDted 40 one of the highest
mb> Of al old tree The night was moOny and
clear. and lid Ra,'er was with me: but Ratler
won't bark at a coon-he'sa queer dog in that
VA, So thought I'd bring him down by
a grin set myself, aud after grinni,g
at the coon reasonable time, !aund tnat he
didn't come dom. wondered what was
the reason. | took another steady grin at
trn. Still ne was there. II made me ai,ttle mad;
10 felt round. aud got an old limb. about hive
feet long-aud. planting one end upon The ground
placed INV chm upou the other, and took rest.
then griuned my best for about five inmates,
bat The Id coon hung on. So, finding |
could not bring him down by grirning. deter
mined To have him, for thought he must be a
drol chap went over to the house, got nv
axe returned to the tree, saw the coon still there.
and began to cut away Down it come, and
run forwards; but id the coon was there to
be seen. found that what had taken for one,
was large knot upon brauch of the tree-and
upon looking az it closely. saw that Ihad grin.
ned aH the bark eff, and left TIE knot perfectly
smooth.
Now, fe!inw ci,izens," continued the Cno-
ming line. myself am not slow-~yet, when l
look upon my opponents countenance. must
admit he is my superior. You must all admit It.
Therefore. be wide a~ axe, look sharp, and not
let him grin you out Of your votes"
During the CoIoneI's first winter IN Washing
ton. Caravan of Wild Animals was brought to
the City, and exhibited. Large crowds attend
ed the exhibition; and prompted by common Gu
rIosi,y, one evening Col. Crockett attended.
81 bad just got in." said he, "the house was
very much crowded, and the first thing noticed
was two wild cats in cage. Some acquaintance
asked me, il they were like the Wild cats in the
back woods! and J was looking "a, them when
one turned over and died The keeper ran up,a and
threw some water on it. Said |, "Stranser, you
are wasting time. My looks kills them things;
and you had Id sight better hire me 10 90
out here, or will kill every varmlni you've
got
While l and he was talking, the lion began TO
roar. Said |, turn him out, turn him out,
damn him. can whip him for a ten dollar bull.
and the Zebra NAV kick oce asionally during the
fight THIS created some fnn, and then went
to another part of the room, where monkey was
riding pnney. | was looking on, and some
kew favor Gen. Jackson?' No. said l., out
III tell you who II does favor-it locks like one
of your Qua -tlers, Mr.. --, Of OhiO.' There
was a loud burst Of laughter at my saying 50,
and upon turning round. saw Mr.. -, OF
OHIO, in about three feet of me. war in right
awkward fix, bu, bowed to the company and
told 'em 8 | bad either sandered the monkey or
MIR. -. of Ohlo, and If they would tell me
which. would beg PARDON" The thing passed
Of, and the next morning as was walking the
pavement before nv door, a member came up to
me, and SAID, "Crockeu. Mr.. - is going
to challenge you''-sad |. well. tell him am
fighting fowl, 'spose il am challenged !
have right to choose my weapons. 20 yes,
said he. Then tell him. said l, that will
fight him with bows and arrows"
While Col Crockett was at Washington,
Young gentleman who had been paying his ad.
dresses to his daughter, wrote to him, requesting
his permission that they might be married. The
reply Of the Colonel was in the following laconic