Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-10
IsCELLANEo US.
1.rrrrSANr CARrER's Sos.

,rgrrSANr CARrER's Sos.
rr,,es States Gazette, few days,
~" some staozas from an old poem, in
aaes rarrsyed the lamentable fate Of
IeAenant Carter only son
Aaikely youth nigh twenty one.
49,, I'D only notice to express our aston.
sn cn that a gentleman Of Mr.. Chambers
snulenS should lave beeR imposed upon by a
RaIllns vprsion ola story. so famous, and TO
sPol s,ro me memory Of the brave though I'm.
Psseas.r,e young man alluded to from inius.
,rs The Gazette says
ale went on the mountain high
A rattle snake he did there esPy !
And all at cuce he then did feel
That uTsen critter bite his heel"
Nou, this is an entire misrepresentation Of
-, aLetenant Carter's only SON., did
us az an the'mountain higl''-aa rattle snake
~ soi espy," IF he had seen the snake Of
49, - he would have kept at proper dis
,'o.s,--no, the true version Of the story,
'.D we copy from the earliest edition, is as
s.g w. ard We can upon the editor Of the Ga
S ,,s, 10 mark its superior beauties -
acne day the young man he did 60
Down in the meadow for to NOW;
Ru,he did not NOV half around the field
When Pssky warmth bit his held )"
The lines. as we have given them, have an
-. ~ consistency which renders any othei
,r,-anty, Of their genuineness unnecessary.
Tbe noet continues (says the Gazette) BY
a.,cy;bIno the peculiar conduct Of the vic Tin
'ss- he had been bitten. As he went home
he was heard
Cryi0g aloud, all as he went,
Oh cruel, cruel, Sa-arpent!"
uere. we are crieved 10 say, is another un
e,,,nnate error which would repres ent the he
IAN epic in the light Of winning, SWIVEL
~, 6ov But we have the satisfaction o
. ns that Young Mr.. Carter bore himsel
nm tbe occasion more IKE the son Of a leiten
ant
For when he felt this yarnint bite,
lie raised his scythe with all his might
And fetched such deadly blow,
That soon he laid the sarpent low"
And then, when he had thus, Ike a Draw
Knight, slain his enemy, like a true one. h,
proceedsd to lay the spoils which his proves
bad won at tho feet Of his "l9dye love-" s.
sHc took the sarpent in his hand,
And staightway went to Deacons Brand
Saving, nMOlly Brand, it's here you SCI
The pizen creetur that bit me y
We would give Molly's answer If the re
,n,indet ofthe story was not uniorunatel.
torn OFF,
The above We copy from the Boston Post
and we teel not only astOnished but mortifie'
G,f Col. Greeue, alter having taken up
.rbeet of vital importance, should nave left
unfinished. He appears TO be ignorant ate
I.e,o;son began 70 work IN the system ofth
v,rrg and unfortunate Carter, that his pam
IA svfFsnnes and distressing means brough
yatbs fympathzng neighbors. We give tn
,oo,s oyyn Inns. az no other words of our
conjecture the scene which ensued.
aTbe neighoors they all flocked to see
Poor Carter's mel-an-chol- lOl-li-lee:
Ms sister Suzy tainted quite away.
When she saw now TIE PVshy sm-
BIT his heel y
Although the author has here thrown Of
saackles which generally bndl our poets, an
acri6ced sound sense, we lke'hm all the bet
her for it. He has shown an independence,
Byroncal -care-s-d---n-a-tive-ne
Eyhlv creditable. He has staked his rcputa
ion, 10 be sure, with the jingling herd VIII
cannot read piece Of poetry unless it is sc
10 music, but such magnanimous abandon
men, Of rhymc, for the sake of"ringing I'M
little reason, demands and receives ounwarm
est admiration We, with the editor Of m
Post would say on more, but unfortunately tn
rest Is storm off"