Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-12

lose their precious lives; or they may have
talked OF true love- and p!ighted their
vows, for aught We know.
Old Captain Peablossom and his pipe,
during the while, were the centre of clr-
Gle in front of the house, who had gathered
around the worthy Old mans armchair to
listen TO his 'twice-told tales of hair
breadth 'scapes,' Of the battles and sieges
he had passed, for you must know the
Captain was not ii Summer soldier, and
sunshine patriot he had burned gun
powder in defence Of his beloved country.
AT the especial request OF Squire Temp
kins, The Captain narrated the perlious
adventures of Newman's little band among
the Semnoles. How Bold Newman
and his men lived on alligator flesh and
parched corn, and marched bareiooted
through saw palmetto; how they me, Bow
legs and his warriors near PAINS prairie,
and what fighting was there. The anus
ing incident of Bill Cone and the terrapin
shell, raised shouts of laughter among the
young brood, who had hocked around to
hear of the wars. Bill, (the Camden
Bard peace To his ashes,) as the Captain
familiarIy called him, was sitting one day
against the logs OF the breast-work, drink.
ing soup out of ierrapin she'll, when
random shot from the enemy broke the
shell and split his soup, whereupon he
raised his head over tie breast-work and
sung out Oh, you buggar, you couldn't
do that again if you tried forty times.'-
Then the Captain, after repeated impor-
,uniIies, laid down his pipe, cleared his
throat and sung,
We marche on to our next station,
The lngr,t6 on before did hide,
They shot and killed Eold Newman's
niger,
And two other white men by his side.''
The remainder Of the epic we have for
gotten.
Alter calling out for chunk of fire and
re-ighting his pipe, he dashed at once
over into Alabama, in General Floyd's
army, and fought the battles of Calebee
and Otassee over again in detail. The
artillery from Baldwin county bIazed
away and made The little boys aforesaid,
think they could hear thunder almost, and
the rifles from Putnam made their patriotic
young spirits long TO revenge that gallant
corps. And the Squire was astonished at
the narrow escape his friend had of fall
ing into the hands OF WeatherIord and his
savages, when he was miracuouslv res
cued by Timpochee Barnard, the Uchee
chief.
At this stage Of affairs, Floyd, mot the
General, but the Ambassador,) rode up
with a mysterious look on his counte-
nance. The dancers left off in the middle
of set aud assembled around The mes
senger, to hear the news OF the parson.--
The old ladies crowded up too, and the
Captain and the Squire were eager 10 hear.
Bot Floyd felt the importance of his sltua-
ton, and was in no hurry to divest himself
Of the mpnitory dignity.
well, as rode on down to Doggy Gut,
| saw
who cares what the devil you saw
exclaimed the impatient Captain; tell us
If the parson is coming, first, and you may
take all night to tell the BALANCE, if you
like afterwards
Il saw'---contnued Floyd pertina-
ciouslv-
well, my dear, what did you see 2 said
Mrs. Peablossom.
saw that somebody had Token away
some Of the rails on the crossway, or they
had washed away or somehow
Did any body exer hear The like 2 said
the Captain.
Sand sol got down. said Floyd, 'and
hunted some more and fixed over the
DOGGY place.
Here polly laid her hand on his arm
and requested, with a beseeching 10 TX,
10 know it the parson was on the way.
'Pll tell you all about it presently, Polly
and then when got 10 the run of the
creek, them
'Oh, the DEVIL calculated Captain Pea
blossom, STALLED again
Be still, honey, let the child tell il his
own way-he always would have his own
way, you know, since we had to humor
him so when he had the measels,' inter
posed the old lady.
Daniel Newman Peablossom, at this
jnncture, faceIiously laid down on the
ground with the root of an old oak for his
pillow, and called out yawningIy to his pa,
to 'whke him when brother Floyd had
crossed over the run OF The creek and ar
rivel safely at the parsons This caused
loud laughter.
Flo: d simply noticed it by observing 10
bis brother, ayes, you think YOU mighty
smart before ali these folks y and resumed
his tedious route to Parson Gympsy 5 with
as little ProspectO Of reaching the end Of his
story as ever.
Mrs. Peablossom tried TO codr him to