The Arkansas banner., 1843-09-16

toO3 so as soon as l clcNerly could, l of and turned in. ,'-'
 "Well, am an airly riser myself. al- ways was from boy, so l walked up list about the time when day ought to break, and was thinking to get up; but the shutters was too, and it was as dark as ink in the room, and heer'd it rainin' away for dear life. sSo,' sais I to myself, what the dogs is the use of gettin' up so airly' can't get out and get smoke, and can't do nothin' here; so here goes for second nap Well, l was soon off agin' in most beautiful of snore, when all at once l heard thump-thump agin the shutter-and the most shorrid noise I ever heerd since was raisel, it was sunthin' quite onairthly.
 < Halo ? sais to myself, what in natur is all this hubbub about? Can this here con- founded old house be harnted Is them spirits that's gabbering gibberish there, or is l wide awake or no? So Isets right up on my hind legs in bed, rubs my eHs, opens my ears and listens agin, when, whop went every shutter agin, with dead heavy sound, like somethln' or another thrown agin lem, or fallin' agin' lem, and then comes the un- known tongues in discord chorus like Says ], T know now, it's them cussed navigators They've besot the house, and are givin' lip to frlghten folks. Its regular banditti'
 $50 1 Jist hops out of bed, and feels for my trunk, and outs with my talkin' irons, that was already loaded, pokes my way to the winder-shoyes the sash up and outs with the shutter, ready to let slip among lem. And what do you thing it was ?-lIundreds and hundreds of them nasty, dirty, filthy, ugly, black devils of rocks, located in the trees at the back end of the house. Old nick couldn't have slept near 'em; cav, cav, cav, all mixed up together in one tumble of a sound, like jawc.'
 " " ou black, evil lookin' foul-mouthed villains,' sais I, 'I'd like no better sport than gist to sit here, all this blessed day with these pistols, and drop you one arter another, 1 know But they was pets, was them rocks, and of course, like all pets, eVerlastin' nulsances to every body else.
 Well, when mans in feeze, there's no more sleep that hitch; so dresses and sits up; but what was to do2 It was iist half-past four, and as it was rainin' like every thing, l know'd breakfast wouldn't be ready till eleven o'clock, for nobody wouldn't get up, if they could help it-they wouldn't be such fools; so there was jail for six hours all da half
 ssWell, l walked up and down the room, as easy as l could, not to waken folks; but three steps and round turn makes you kinder dizzy, so 1 sits down again to chaw the cud of veXation.
 s.Ain't this a handsum' fix ; sais I :; sbut 1t saryes you right; what business had you here at all you always was fool, and always will be to the eend of the chapter. What ill natur are you a scoldin' for" says 1 :; that won't mend the matter; how's time ]? They must soon be a stirrin' now, guess Well, as am livn' sinner, it was only five o'clock; 'oh dear,' says l, time is like wo- meT and pigs, the more you want 1t to go, the more t won't. What on airth shall l do' guess I'll strap my razor'
 ssWell, strapped and strapped away, un- till # would cut single hair pulled strait on eend out O your head, without bendin' it- take 1t off slick. Now says l, sIll mend my trowsers tore goin' to see the ruin on the road yesterday;' so 1 takes out Sister Sall's little needle-case, and sows away till got them to look considerable jam again; and them says l, there's gallus button of, I'll iist fix that and when that was done, there was hole to my yarn sock, so turned too and darned that.
 ".Now,' says l, 'how goes it' Pm con- siderable sharp set. It must be gettin' tolera- ble late now.' It wanted a quarter to six. My sakesp says l, five hours and quarter yet afore feedin' time; well if that don't pass. What shall do next?' Ell tell you what to do,' says | smoke, that will take the edge of your appetite of, and if they don't like 1t, they may lump it: what business have they to keep them horrid, screechin', iniarnal sleep less rocks, to disturb people that way?' Well, takes lucifer, and lights cigar, and puts, my head up the chimbly to let the smoke of, and it felt good, Ipromise you. don't know as ever enjoyed one half so much afore. It had rail first chop flavor had that cigar
 s.HWhen that was done,' sais I, swhat do you say to another" Well l don't know,' says I :; I should like it, that's fact; but holding of my head crooked up chimbly that way, has a most broke my neck 2; l've got the cramp ill 1t like
 $50 I sot, and shook my head first a one SlQe ana leu lle Otllef3 anu ltll tuIIltol IL ou its hinges as far as it would go, till 1t felt about right, and then lights. another, and puts my head in the fue again.
 s.Well smokin' makes fellar feel kinder good natured, and began to think it wan't quite so bad arter all, when whop went my cigar right out of my mouth into my bosom, atween the shirt and the skin, and burntme like gally nipper. Both my eyes was filled at the same time, and got a crack on the pate from some crtter or another, that clawed and scratched my head like any thing, and then seemed to empty bushel of sut on me, and looked like chimney sweep, and felt like old Scracth himself. My smoke had brought down chimbly swaller, or martin, or some such varmint, for itup and off agin' afore could catch it to wiring its infarnal neck of. that's fact.
 s.Well here was somethin' to do, and nc mistake; here was clean and groom uT agn, till all was in its right shape; and 8 pretty job it was l tell you. thought