Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-20

matter of course, and Immediately sci about
the business.
Soon meeting with the major on beautiful
green where all the visitors resorted, and
which was Invested ofrootS, stumps and rocks,
he abruptly accosted him with,
Look here, my little hop o'-my thumb, YOU
must leave these diggins."
I'D, aoIat?" said the major, clustering up to
OWhack. who was nearly four times his size
"You must lave"
"You're joking"
Gam II" retorted O'Whack "Now look
here, my cock-sparrow, tell We, We must clear
yourseIf-away wild you. | uiver was more
in airnest in my life. Jist go away peaceably
and quietly like a gentleman, and don't put
me to any trouble at ALL"
"You don't mean what you say2" said the
major, who was now half mad, and at the
same time at loss 10 know what the fellow
meant, BY such uncommon conduct.
"Don't mean it. do ~ continued O'Whack,
"If you ant off wild yourself Immediately
you'll see whether name it."
| The major was now boiling over. Perhaps
you want to get me into a fight?'' said he.
"JiSt suit yourself and I'm contnt," said
| O'Whack.
Take that, them" said Buster, as with the
qulcknesS of cat, he gave his adversary a
tremendous slap on the side of the face. This
was all O'Whack wanted. Instantly throw
ing himself into an attitude, he squared away,
and by well directed blow, sent Buster some
ten feet fiat upon his back. The little man
was not in the least frightened, for he was up
and at O'Whack in twinkng. The same
result followed second blow from the latter,
and Blus:er again measured his length upon
the ground, He looked around, but there was
no rocks to be seen, and he pitched at his ad-
VcrSarv with his fists. And third, a fourth,
and fifth time was he knocked down. Every
soul in the vicinity was present, and all could
not but admire the game of the major. After
having been "laid OUT ten or dozen times
by the superior "science" and size of O'NVhack,
the major finally came 10 the conclusion that
he would 'leave,' as at first requested. He
never cried enough however, but instead OF
coming up TO the scratch for another round ,
he silently made his way to sapling where
Pepper was tied, jumped upoa her in twink
ling, turned and gave his adversary one grin
of defiance, his face looked like huckleberry
pudding all the while, put spurs TO his nag,
and was soon out of sight.
! Sincere were the congratulations which
passed among the gentlemen present, at the
radiance OF the pugnaciouS major. O'Wha *
was allowed 10 swagger about, by especial
permission, for that afternoon only, they in
tended to give him his walking paper the
next morning. The great fight had taken
place early In the afternoon, and as the sun
gradually sank in the west, and was winding
up his days work, and thoughts that there
was such an individual in existence as Major
Buster were bani>hed from the mind of those
who had seen his defeat and exit--ihe hero
selves with ball playing, others with pitching
Iquots, while the invadS were carelessly look
ing on, when suddenly the vertable Buster
himself, mounted upon Pepper was seen turn
ing corner of the road about two hundred
yards distant, at smart gallop. The pockets
of his hickory bark coat were noticed To hang
plumb by the side of Pepper. and nearly
reached the ground, and as he had gradually
neared the party, a fierce determination, mix
ed up with revenge, could be plainly seen up
on his bruised face. He suddenly pulled up
al the Identical sapling from whence he star
: ted, threw the bride over limb, pulled the
right side OF his hickory bark coat over Pep
per, Jumped off himself, and after cody sur
veying the spectators of bis late terrible defeat,
exclaimed, with an air of great frmnesS and
decision.
"Well gentlemen, here am, in town, with
with pocket full of rocks. Where is that
; overgrown bully | had the sklrmage with, a
: short time Since! want another turn with
that chap, big as he is"
i O'Whack was standing relating his exploits
to similar party, some twenty yards distant.
The sharp eye OF Buster Immediately was full
upon him.
"Look here, Mr.. O'Whack, you may be
great at knocking man down on scientific
principles, but when ii comes to flinglng rocks
i'm thar myself. Now you must clear" This
was uttered by Buster with great force and
determination.
! O'Whack looked at his opponent with con-
tempt. He had not the slightest idea OF th the,
iorce and accuracy with which the major could
throw stones, as the Yankees expressed it, and
acting upon this belief he retorted:-