The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-24


tired him down, and when came up with
him wasn't he in a beautiful sweat--I
might say fever; and then to see his tongue
sticking out of his mouth feet, aud his
sides sinking and opening like a bellows,
and his cheeks so fat he could'n, look cross.
10 this fix | blazed at him, and pitch me
naked into briar patch If the steam didn't
come out OF the bullet hole ten foot in q
straight line. The fellow, ! reckon, was
made 90 the high pressure system aud the
lead sort OF bust his bIler."
"That column of steam was rather Gu.
rious, or else the bear must have been
,rdrm,' observed the foreigner with laugh.
Stranger, as YOU observe, that bar was
WARM, and the blowing oil Of the steam
shuw'd it, aud also how hard the varmint
had been run. have 10 doubt IL be bad
kep, on two mics farther his insides would
have been sieSed; and expect TO meet
with a varmint yP, of extra bottom, who
viii run himself into a skin full Of bars
grease: it is possible, much onllkelier
things have happened"
Whereabout arc these bear 81 abun
dant ?" enqulred the foreigner, with ucreas
ns interest.
"Why, stranger, they inhabit tie neieh.
borhood Of my settlement, one Of the pfet.
Hest places on Oh Mississippi perfect
location, and no mistake place that had
some defects until the river made the ca;
of at ShlTt tai! bend and that remedied
the evil, as il brought my cabin on the edge
Of the rivera great advantage IN vet
weather, assure you, as you can now roll
q barrel of whisky into my yard IN b gh
water, from boat, as easy us falling I'll a
log It's great improvement, as iotiug il By
land il a Jug, as used 10 DO, eraporGted II
too fast, and il became expensive. Jus!
stop with me, stranger, a month or two. OF
year if yen like, auI you will appreciate
m place, can give YOU plenty to eat,
Tor beside hog and homluy, you can have
bar ham, and bar sausages, and mattress
of bar skins TO sleep on, and a wildcat skin.
pulled of hull, stuffed With corn shucks tor
pillow Tha,b bed would pu, you 10 sleep
+ i you had the rheumatcs IN every lo,al 10
your body. call tina, ar bed qaietus -
Then look at my iacd, the government amt
got another such piece to dispose Of Such
i timber, aud such bottom land, Why you
can't preserve anything natural you p.aui
in 1t, unless you pick Il young, things thar
will grow out Of shape So quick once
planted IN those dlsgings few potatoes
and beeis, they took tiGe start, and after
4 hat 40 OK team couldn't have kept them
f from rtowing. Abol, that time ! went oil
TO old ken.rck on bslaess, and did not hear
from them things IN three manlhs, when |
accidentally stumb,ed on fellow who h.d
stopped al nv ,lGce, with al IDEA OF buying
ne out. Ho@ did you like things = SAID
1. Pretty ~ell," SAID be; the cabin IS
convenient, and the timber land is good,
bu, that bottom land ami worth the first
5ed cent 'Whyl' said [. Cause sad
lie, Cause whatt said |. Cause its
toll Of cedar stumps and Indian mounds
said be, aud It cant be cieayed. Lord,
said /, them or cedar siumps is beets,
and them ar Indian mounds ar later
hills expected the crop was over
cfoan and useless; the sile is too rich, and
planting IN Arkansdp is dangerous.
had good sized SOW killed IN that sane
lotion land; the Old thief stole 40 ear Of
corn, and took il down where she slept Of
ui-!i! 70 eat well, she leI; gram or Two
on the ground, and lay doan on them; he
fore morning the corn shot up, and the
i percussion killed her dead. | don't piaut
any more; ualur intended Arkansas tor a
huutng ground, and 60 accoJ4.as to
aa'ur.'
The quesioner, who thus elected the
description Of our hero. settlement, seemed
10 b. perfectly sat,-Gad, and SAID no more
b1, the : 5lg bar 81 Arkaasa~ fambed Oh
f from one tana % another with yolu5IiaY
+ perfectly astonishing, occasionally dtsplt
,ng With those around hlm, parlcu arIy
With live sucker" from Illinois, who bad
the daring 70 say tha, our Arkansaw friend 5
stories " sme!, rather tall y
IL this manner the evening was spent,
! BIZ! conscious that my own association wl,h
i - athrAldf q ptlsybA-5 Nb1ti ptObJ0tS
end before morning, asked hm If be
you'd not give me a description Of some
particular bear hunl-add.ug tina, ! took
great interest 10 such things though ! was
no sportsman. The desire seemed to pleas
him, and We squared himself fo1ad towards
me, saying, liiat be could give nc an idea
Of bar hunt that was never beat 10 this
world, or IN any other. His manner was
50 singular, tia. half O. his story consisted
10 his excellent way Of telling il, the great
pecollarly of which vas, the happy nan.
ner he had Of emphasizing the prominent
parts Of his conversation. As near as
can rccolIect, have iialicasd them, aud
given the story IN his oan words
Stranger, said he, 10 bar hunts lam
Hamgr9u2 and which particular one as you
10y 5uut ssa tfa1z's5 tit. iurre "as
the old she devil | shot at the hurricane
las; ialI--,hen there was ihe old hog thief
popped over at the Bloody Crossing, and
theR--Yes, | have il, | ~,l give you an
.dea Of hunt, IL which The creates, bar
vas killed that ever lived, none crcepted );