The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS,
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Oar next adventure was decidedly q dan
Igerous one. Fordipg the Talapoosa river
te.hefe its bed i exHagnelg uneven, being
formed Of misses Of rock full Of assures and
covered with shiny green moss; when
about two-thirds Of the way across, we were
hailed BY Sol Todd from the bank we were
approaching We stopped 10 hear him more
distinctly.
Hollow! little squire, you chicken hunt
in o.day2'
BeiRe answered in the affirmatively, he
continued, You'd better mind the holes in
them rocks-r your horses foot gifts ketchod
lin 'sm, you'll never git il out. You see
that big black rock Gown 10 your right
tWen, there's good bottom down below that.
Strike down thar, outside that little rifle,
and now cut right into that smooth water
and come across!
We followed SOILS directions TO the letter
and punging into The smooth water we
found il TO be a basin surrounded with steep
hedges of rock and deep enough to swim the
horse we rode. Round and round tie poor
Iold black toiled without finding any place al
(which he could effect landing, so precipi-
tous were the sides. Sol occasionally asked
lus sif the bottom wasn't frs, rate but die
nothing 10 help as. Al length We scrambled
out, wet and chilled 10 the bone; for il wa:
"a sharp September NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
our journey not little annoyed by t1e bols
ferrous roaring laughter of the said Solomon
, at our picturesque appearance.
) We hadn't more than got out Of hoarin!
, Of Soils cachnatory explosions, before W,
met one of his neighbors, who gave us t
understand that the ducking we had just re
: ceived was but the ful6lmeni of threat {
!. ESol's 10 maze the kchicken man. take
Y swim in the .blacs-hole.' He had heard {
!. bur stopping on tic other side of the rive
), The night previous, and learning our inter
y tons 10 ford inst where we did. fixed hin
Il self on the bank 10 ensure our finding Ii
G way into the black hole.'
This information brought our nap ripl
s up. and requesting Bill Splawn 70 STAY whel
he was till we returned, we galloped bae
10 Sol, and found that worthy. rod O
: shoulder, ready TO leave on a fishing e,
> oursiou.
n Sol, old fellow said we, that was a mo.
: unfortunate lunge | made into that hole
1. he river-E've lost S25 in specie out Of m
;. coat pocket. and Pm certain lis in that hol,
aifor felt ms pocket gel light while ";
s. scnfflng about ip there The money W,
= lied up tight ina buckskin pouch, and
must get you toafelp me 10 gel H..
Thisyof course, was. a regular old fashio
ed lie, as we had not seen the amount
cash mentioned as loss IN "a coon's age :
took, however pretty well, and'Sol co
Eladed, as it was pretty cold spall Of wa
Rher for The season and The water was almo
3. Pike ice, thai half the contents of the bnc
skin pouch would be just about fair for r
covering it. After some chaGaring we
bgreed that Sol should dive for the money 4
.a-Fshares,' and we went down with him TO Il
to point out the precise spot at viii
our pocket grew light' We did so wi
t9e anxious exacness, and Sol soon denud
uf' himself and went under the water in {
X I'Black Hole 'ike shuf11er duck with |
IL wing broke Puff! puff! as he rose to 1
sSo Isurface. Got it. Sol@ "No, dang it. he
goes again'-and Sol disappeared a seco
ff time Puff! puff! and considerable rat
/ Of teeth as Sol once more rose into supr
air. 'What luck, old horse?' BY ling
/. felt it that time, but somehow it slid out
Z. my fingers Down went Sol again, and
EE he cames after the lapse of minute, 5
tfy without the pouch Are you right s,
lPi squire, that you lost it in this hole?' s.
u. Sol. getting out upon large rock. WI
I the, chattering Of his teeth divided his wo
nbt into rather more than their legitimate NJ
fl Der Of sYllables.. oh, perfectly certain s
IL perfectly certain. You know S25 in h
I dollars uweigh a pound or two. | die
TE mention the circumstance when first ca
arIf outof the river because was so scared
ali. confused that didn't remember it.-Bt
n know just as well when the pouch br
alp through my coat pocket, as can be!'
aE Thus reassnred, Sol took the water 40,
and as we were in hurry, we .feques
yaB him TO bring the pouch and half the mo
,s5 70 DadeVilie, il his diving should prove 5
81, lceesful
d TO be sure will said he-and his /
Hips quivered with cold and his whole fir
y shook from the same cause.
! The river ager' made Sol shake ",
yOrl than that, that Fall
a But we left him diving for the pouch
~ + duslnously; and nosdoubt he would /
cot il, fit had been there.