Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-09
SOUTHERN SPORT.

In The absence Of our worthy cohfrere ''f'orn
OWEN we take the liberty Of poacbibg Upon
his peculiar domain IN relating tho following
incident given Us n short time since during
our swamp rambles, by a Haftsniar Of the old
school=our %riafratof was, himself, q perfect
character. rough good natured frellieking sort
Of a genius tough as o cypress knee, and q
full length portrait Of tho genus " swamper''
tanned by exposure tn sun and water, strong
as a common sized alligator. and as good d
Waterman ne The 1.-THE ghs. We may have
something 10 tell of him At A future day, M he
promises upon, The present slight acquaintance
TO "unfold, rich" -
at was" said he, with 0 voice "a.ia-bnll
frog bass-"tn The year eighteen hundred, and
twenty.seVen, Or may DO long tow rds TWEEN.
t~y-elght, we war ih-gagsd In gittin ON some
raft timber but Of A.Ioo Hwhtnp-and the al
ler.gaiors were mighty bad, ard used 10 trou-
BILE us mainly, stealing our green's and vsge-
tables"~muth Ii would seem to the chagrin
snd discontinue Of the old Bristo, d negro Of
staid appearances, grave and diRBified man
Befs, yet Withal, full Of humor and Boosting of
some prstetsitns to vii.
The "eld boy rs he WIS faniliarly called,
had, from being thus interfefsd with in his Va.
ried voeations of ptrveyor and cook, acquired
q most deadly hatred against an alligator Of
large size on account Of his extreme daring and
frequently repeated forays upon the iatder Of
the raft which was mitch exposed. FL. @
For many days tho faithful Bfisto watched
an opportunity for revenge, plan aftor plan was
adopted and successfully laid asids M the WI
ry thief eluded all vigilance, until Ut length
the day Of departure arrived aHd tho old fell.
lows in1paflencs became e5 great as to inter.
fere with his duties, he wandered about tho
raft with roting DYE and hurried step, and when
spoken 10, answered in broken and uBfdsahihp
CALCULATIONS ;--see he stops, bis eye IL light
ed with new fire. lie stands as a statue with
fixed intent gazs upon bis huge enemy, who
has most unwisely ventnred on the raft 10 taks
bis siesta. The monster with closed etes,
and wide distended jaws, lies baekitk III fhe
sun, ever and anon bringing down fhe upper
story" Of his head an Briefo called his upper
jaw, upott the troop Of aies that gehttifed Upon
bis tongue. .sa .gus se.. s.4I t-s
Alarge double barrsIled gun wis seized BY
Bristo, who, without measure or fear poured
down The powder and threw In the buck4shot +
tincounted-~wjth cautious eye and stsaltby
step he neafed Mr.. Alligator, and Upon get
ting within striking distance, laid himself full
length sprawlipg 6i The rift, and awaiting pa
tiently a favorable Opportunity Of administering
Ii "dose." The upper jaw again slowly rose,
and upon reaching the widest point Of disien.
sion became fixed, awaiting With sprung nerve
for the entrance Of another troop Of flies with
in the huge cavsrnous mouth. Old Bria, IL.
yelled point blank for the centre OF The open.
ing, cooked "botb barrels" stretched himself.
ind with closed eyes 'pulled triggers 7" for an
instant stunned by the fscoif from the ftener-
charge he lay 1~niet-4tben rose, threw a
glance around to see if he was watch.
ed, scratched bis woojy pate, and With trium-
plant air halIoed at his toptaost voice. E-l
"Eh! eh! mister alligator how dem taste1
Yiock! yiocki-hurray for old Yirginuy, guess
gym you a lose that pull, old fellow-eyawt
!l--yaw -Concord,a (La) MsHi-
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