The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-30

amusing incident occurred o. which we
were chsnce spectator.
The remnant Of the Choctaw, tribe, thas
now linger with she.whi.os OF Mississippi,
eth cling to their old bunting and roaming
habits, and many Of then during the winter
season encamp near our linIe city, for the
double purpose Of selling game and buying
WhlsEey although a reformation IS taxing
place amc,ngst them, as is evinced from the
fsct Ola very few having been seen IN
stale of intoxcaliOn the present winter.
It CHANGED while we were at the river on
some business, an Indian made his appear.
anco on she opposite bank, having with him
two ponies, and hanging from the backs Of
the two sturdy beasts were the hams and
other parts Of deer, that had not, as in for
mer days, fell by the unerring arrow of the
savage; but the lleet-footed animals had been
shot down in their wild and swampy haunls,
falling dead in their very tracks; the effect
of the more speedy and certain ball Of the
civilized rife.
The ferryman noticed the Indian and his
ponies on the shore Opposite, and naturally
enough thought within himself that the
Choctaw wished to cross the river for the
purpose Of dispOsing of his game. He &C
cordingly called to the Indian. and made
signs Of crossing, as questioning him wheth-
er he would come over or not.
The Indian apparently understood the
motions that had been made by the man of
the feTy,-pOinted to his ponies,--then to
the bank on which we were standing,-and
gave utterance to the usual "Ugh!"
This ejaculation was rec eived By the ferry
man as an acquiescence ON the part of the
Indian, and he immediai ely despatched two
darkies with the ferry-fl.lt to re-cross with
the red man and his traffic.
After the Choctaw and the two ponies
had been safely landed on this side Of the
river, the owner of tho ferry.boat, both by
words and gestures, requested of the man
with the venison TO IJe paid the amount due
him for ferriage -
"YOu pay me--f.rriage i-one pony-four
bitsi-twO ponies--(holding up the four An
gers of either hand ,)-eight bits. You pay
me, BOb-G-SheeIdh? 2"
The Indian looked at the person who thus
accos'ed him-then at his ponies and veni.
son-oncs more at the ferryman-and. then
his eye wandered towards the bank from
which he had just now came. Having ap
Parently arranged matters in his own mind
he again looked fun upon the face Of the
ferTyrnari, and Replied -
"Ugh!--money,-er-schio -
emo money IL take meat:-venson ham
--how mvch?"
Jgh!-him no mine. Er-schiO"' AND
the Indian looked anxiously and pointed
hurriedly towards the lsnding-place on tn,
other side Of the Yazoo.
''Ham, four bits 1.-TWO hams, eight bits
L take 'em,-you go - said the proprietor o
the ferry, willing to take meat as pay wher
money was not to be had.
"Ugh!-eight bits !--er-schio - exclaim
cd the red man, making at The same time i'm
patient signs expressive of desire TO re
cross the river.
The ferryman at length came to the con
E clusion that the game the Indian had wit
3 him belonged 10 others Of hunting part
: that were yet on the opposite side, and whe
T they should come to the river and cross il
4 he would then receive pay for all. Unde
# this impression, he ordered the negroes
7 re-fsrry the Indian and his ponies, whic
was done. No sooner, however, had I'll
:, boat regained the shore on our side of tn
d stream, than the Indian driving one of III
e ponies into the river, and taking water hin
Of self on the back Of the other, Choctaw, pt
e MES, and game came CALAMITY across, an
n landed once more safe and sound upon I'll
n very spot from which they had but. a fe
Re moments before departed, much to the d
l. appointment and chagrin Of the astonishe
- ferryman.
m "Ugh % calculated tie Indian then col
ID tinued, "Crossing me,--Ro pay !--Mone
Of erschiO - and leaving tho feryman to maxi
the best Of bad job, he proceeded leisure
IN up town to dispose of the returns Of his Pow
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