Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-22

hny In ho
stuff peoples got, jis to taS It, when II 'aHeo
a'ready ,h,o,,b fear Of
the fierce guardians OF the oid woo" Pol'a,.
IIs,r,h hon the widow paused, We remarked, '"a.
40 sbe 90. determined not TO answer questions aoou'
iba nrodnce of the farm we would just set Gown
the age sex and complexion OF each memoef u Ae'
family - ;oh hin, said
a.. m, FIVE in family and that's oil you'll GIT
from mo Old Van Buren, must have heap 10 10, ',e
d,,,,d oId vyan 10 send you TO take down no" o'u
INV children s I've got FIVE in family, and 'ney are an
between Eve and hundred years old; they are al
oayuv sight winter than you, and whether 'hey a'e "
| or She ia none of your consarns -,
W. Told her We should report her to the Niarshai'
and she would be fined, but il only augmented hef
wrath. A. W.. p,ren
ho,a r. ,onre had off ,o-let EN- come-let Mr.. Van
| Rnran com.'-lookug savage us Bengal t,gress
1-uOb I wish he ,couid come"-and her noslriis ~
lated. and her eyes gleared-"ld cut his head OH
That might kill him, we venured TO remark oy
TX II h,n kill him Oh if had him here by the
ueors reckon could kill him. pretty fellow, 10 De
eating his ys out gold spoons, that poor people
taxed for and raisIn an army to get hm mace KING :"
Ameriky = The audacious, nasty, sinking ola scamp
Sne paused moment and then resumed "Ahn no"
mister i,st put down what tell you on that piece "
n,ner and don't be telling no lies to send on to wash
inglon city. Jist put down. Judy TomPkns' ageao'e
woman and four children.
We objected 10 making any such entry; but the oio
hao vowed that il should be done, to prevent any ms
represen,a,on of her case We, however, were prel'y
resolute until she appealed to The coucoant WHIPS
Bull and Pomp. At the first glimpse OF the'r 'ee'n,
onr COURAGE gave way and made The entry IN bold
hand across a blank schedule, "Judy Tompk'ns, age
a6te woman, aud four cnildien
| we now begged the old lady TO dismiss her canine
friends, that might go out and depart; ana lo''h-
with mounting old black, We determined |" give
\ al riin FIRE Turning
orde, 10 face her, we shouted
| "Old oman.
"Who told you to call me old oman, you long
legged Ratchet faced whelp you' II make the dogs
take you off that horse, IT you give me any mo!e sa'se
| What do you WANT"
| Don't you wan, To get married.?
"Not TO you, if | do"
Placing our right thumb the nasal Extremity OF our
counienance, we SAID, You needn I he uneasy, olo
un, that score thought you might suit cross-ieg
ged Dick s. up our way, and should Ike 10 'e'
him hat he might count on ii he comes down nex'
Sunday -
| "Here Bull :" shouted the widow, "sick him, fomp!
but We canered off unwounded, fortunately, by the
tangs of Bull and Pomp, who kept up the chase as long
they could hear the cheering voice OF their mistress
Isl OK him, Pomp-sck, sick, him, Bull-suboy
sub,y, suboy.
Our next adventure was decidedly dangerous one
Flooding the Talla poosa river, where lis bed IS e1
trenely uneven being formed Of masses oil rock inll oil
assures and covered with sniy green MOSS when aonn
two thirds of the way across, we were hailed ny oo
Todd from the bank were approaching We stop
ped To hear him more distinctly.
"Hellow, little squire, you chicken hununs 10
day."
Being answered atiirmatvely, he conilnued-"lo gu
better mind the holes in them ere rocks, your morse
foo, gifts ketched in EN- You II never git II out You
see that big black rock, down 10 your right! wen
there's coed bottom down below that. Strike down
thar, outside that l,,te rle-and now cut right inlf
that smooth water and come across
we followed Soils direction the letter; and plung
ing into the smooth aoditr, found 1t to be BASIN
surrounded with steep lodges of rock and deep enough
to swim the horse we rode Round and round the poo
old black toiled, without finding any place al which hs
could effect landing pr'cipous were the sides D"
occ asonaly asked "if the bottom was mt FIRST rate,
; but did nothing TO help US Al length we Scrambled
out wet and chilled to the bone-ior II was sharp sep
tember morning-and continued our journey not niue
annoyed by the bosteous roaring laughter OF the sait
Solomon, at gu. picturesque appearance
We had more than got out OF hearing oil Sol
cachnatory explosions, before met one OF his neigh
bors who gave US to understand that the dncking
had Just received was but the fnhllment OF threat
Soils 10 make the chicken man take swim in the Bucl
Hole. He had heard of stopping on the opposite
SIDE of The river the night previous, and learning on
the bank 10 our finding the way into The Bucl
: Hole
This information brought our nap right up, and re
qnestng Bill Splawn TO stay where he was TIL we re
turned we gaoped back to Sol's, and found tina
excursion
"Sol, old fellow" said we, "hat was most unfor
tunaie iungc made into that hole in the river. lv
lost S25 IN SPECIE out of my coat pocket, and Ia
certain it's in that hole, for felt my pocket get Hgh
while scuffng about in there. The money wa
tied up tight in buckskin pouch, and must ge, yo,
TO help me 10 get It,.
This of course, a regular old-fashioned lie, a
we had not that amount Of cash mentioned al
lost, in "Coon age II took, however, pretty well
and Sol nde of
Their for the season, and the water amns, like
that half the contents of the bucksk'n pouch would b.
Just about fair for recovering It, After chaferng
we agreed that Sol should dive for the money, col
shares" and we went down with him TO the river, L
point out The precise spot a. which pocket "grev
light We did with anxious exactness, and So
soon dcnuded himself, and went under the il
the Buck Hole, "lke shutflsr duck with his wing
broke" Pull! puff, Us he 10 the surface "Gn
it, Sol - "No, dang it-Here goes agan'-nnd So
disappeared q second time. Puff puff and con
siderable rattle of teeth, as Sol init
upper air 'What luck, old horse :" "By jinQs
felt it that time, bu, some how it slid out OF my fin
gers. Down went Sol ogain, and up he came afte
the lapse of minute still without the pouch. care
you right sure Squire, tina, you lost il in this hole,
said 81" getting out upon large rock, while thu
cha'iering of his teeth divided his words into rathe
more than their legitimate number OF syliables "Oh
perrc = certain, Sul-perfectly certain. You know
S23 in hard dollars, weigh pound or two. did n
n"mtion The Circumstance when FIRST out If tht
river, because was so scared and confused, that
did mt remember II. But | know just as we'll wher
the pouch broke through my coat pocket, be :!
Thus re- assured, Sol took 10 the water again, ant
as we were in hurry, We requested him 10 bring the
pouch and half the money 10 Dadeve, if his diving
should prove successful.
"To be sure ! will, said he-and his blue lips qu
vsred with cold, and his whole frame shook from the
same cause.
The river ager made Sol shake than that
tha, Fall
Bnt we left him diving for the pouch indus,riousy,
and no doubt he would have got it, if it had been
a there
Once as we were about TO leave house al which
we had put up the night previous, OF the girls
buxom one of twenty-followed US TO The fence, and
the following tete a tetc ensued
snow, squire, they say you know, and want ynu 10
tell me, ct yom ptease-wha TOLL chickens be worth
this fall
How many have you:'
"The rise Of seventy, and three hens settin'!"
"Well now, MISS Betsy, said We, "you know how
much set by the old man, your daddy and the old
lady, you know how she and M always got aong-nnd
Jim and Dave, know was al Hevs 10 brothsrr