The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-01

which were attracted round the fires TO get
their pretty ll,,le wings scorched, and lose
/ their precious lives; or they may have
talked Of "true love-" and plghled their
VOWS for aught we know.
Old Captain Peablossom and his pipe,
during the while, were the center of q cir.
( Gle 10 front of the house, who had gathered
around the worthy mans armchair 10 lis.
ten to has "lwlce told tales of +" hair
! breadth 'scapes Of" the battles and seiges
he had passed, for YOU must know the
Captain was not sumner soldier, and
sun shine patriot he had burned gunpow-
der 10 defence ut bis beloved country.
At The special request of squire Temp.
klns, the Captain narrated the perilous adj
ventures Of Nesman's little band among the
Seminoles. Hcw "Bod Newman" and
his men lived on Alligator flesh and parch.
ed corn, and marched bare footed through
sawpelmeEo; how they me, BoSlegs aud
his warriors near PAINS prairie, and what
fighting was there. The amusing incident
OF Bill Cone and the terrapin shell, raised
shouts Of laughter among the young brood
who had locked around to hear Of the
wars. Bill, Uhe Camden Bard" peace
to his ashes,l as the Captain iamlliary
called him, was sitting one day against the
logs Of the breast-woTk, drinking soup out
OF o iarrapin shell, when q random shot
from the enemy broke the she'll aud split
his soup, whereupou he raised his head
over the breast work and sung out" Oh,
you, bugeer, you couldn't do that again if
you tried forty times" Then the Captain
after repeated opportunities, laid down his
pipe, cleared his throat and sung,
We marched on to the next station,
The lngens on before did hide.
They shot aud killed Bold Newmau's Niger,
And two other white men by his SIDE
The remainder Of the epic We have forgot
ten.
Alter calling on, Tor chunk Of Ere and
re lighting bis pipe, no dashed at once over
INTO Alabama, in General Foyd's army,
fought the battles Of Caebce and 0iassee
over again IL detail. The artillery IRON
Baldwin county blazed away and oade the
!itiis boys aforesaid think they could hear
thunder almost, and the rifles from Put.
nam made their patriotic young spirits long
TO revenge The gallant corps. And the
Squire was asionished al the narrow escape
his friend had Of falling into The hands Of
Weaiherlord aud his savages, v ben be va:
nlracuiously rescued by TImpochee Bar
nard, The Ucbee chief.
A, this stage of affairs, Floyd mot tht
General, but The ambassador rode up with
a mysterious look on his counienance.-
The dancers left off in the middle Of sci
and assembled around the messenger, tc
hear the news Of Che parson. The old Ia
dies crowded up too, and the captain anC
The Squire were eager to hear. But Foyt
iel. the importance Of his situation, ant
was in 10 hurry 10 diyest himself Of the mo
mentary dignity.
"WelI, as rode Oh down 10 Doggy Cot
saw -
Who cares what tho 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 ike
Afterwards"
81 saw = contioueI Floyd pertina.
ciously-
Wei, my dear, Wha, did you see y
said Mrs. Peablossom.
81 saw that somebody had tooien away
some Of the rails on the crosswav, or they
had washed away or somehow -
aid any body ever hear the like = said
The captain.
"And SO got down, said Floyd, "aud
hunted some more and fixed over the bog
gy place
Here Polly laid her hand on his arm and
requested, with beseechng look, to know
Il tho parson was on the way.
I'll tell you all about it presently, Polly
and then when got 10 the run Of The
creek, then -
"Oh, the deyil," CALCULATED Captain Pea
blossom, stalled again"
" Be still, honey, le. the child tell /, hii
own Nay-he always would have his .ay
YOU know, since We had to humor him 81
shen he had The measles, iulerposed lht
o'diIady.
Daniel Newman Peab'ossom, OF thi
j1ncture, facetiousy laid down on the gfnuur
with the root Of an old oak for his pillow
and called ont yawningly to his pa, 4
'' wake him when brother Floyd had cross
ed the run Of the creek and arrived safel,
al the parsons" THIS caused loud laugh
ter. Floyd simply noticed !, By obserylo.
to bis brother. Yes, sou think YOUR
mighty smart before AZ these folks !" am
resumed his ,edioI- route 70 PEARSON Gymp
sy's with as l,lIe prospec, Of reachiag lh
end Of his story a ever.
Mrs Pcabiossnm tried to codr him /
"jia" say il the Parsoa was coming o
, no.. Polly begged him and all the brides
, maids implorrd. Bot Floyd "went o
: his way rejoicing
5 "When | come 10 the pney.Aal,p Il
S continued "oId Sup seed something Whit
: over N the baygal, and sbyd clean on, {
+; The road, and - where lie would hay
] stopped, would DO hard 10 say, If The imp5
ticnl Captain bad no; iuierfered.
+ That gentleman, with peculiar clint I