Western statesman. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-1845, 1844-12-07

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squire. in wpoj 6fe. i alwHys TIE Msvesi
'iiek ihai ohe ran End or carry. Il iaket 4
stout Inuh N o boy H. lft ONE.
"WeIl. o. soon ne Gucum goes 10 fetch
The log The old Squire dragg forward the
ennlf, and hxes the fire 20 as io leave bed
for u, and stands by feady 10 III IL Into is
place Pfesently IN comes Gucum with n
little cat stick, no bigger than his leg. md
throws u on. Uncle Prlee rot 50 mad, he
never said q word. but Just seized hia ridin'
whip, and gave him almost an awful whip.
pin. lie tanned bis hide properly for him,
YOU may depend. Now safg he, go, sir,
aud bring IN proper backlog
"Gucum was clear grit us well as the old
man, for he was n chip Of the old block. and
no mistake SO ont he goes without 80 much
ne savn' a word, but instead of goin' to the
wood pile, he walks off altogether, and staid
away eight years, TIL he was one-and.twen.
ty, and his own master. Well, as soon as
he was a man grown, and lawfully on his
own hook, he took il into his head one dav
he'd 90 home and see his old father and
mother agin, and show em he was alive
and kickin', for they didn't know whether
he was dead or not, never havin' heard of
or from him one blessed word all that time.
When be arrived to the old house, daylight
was down and the lights lit, and as he pass
ed the keepin'-room winder, he looked in,
and there was old Squire sittin' in the same
chair he was eight years afore, when he
ordered in the backlog, and gave him such
an onmarcilu whippin'. So what does
iucum do, but stops at the wood pile, and
Dicks up most hagacious log, (for he had
grown to be thunderin' big Teller them
md openin' the door he marches in and laws
down on the hearth, and then lookin' up,
ais he
"'Father, I've brought you in the back
og.'
"Uncle Peleg was struck all up OF heap;
e couldn't believe his eyes, that that great
lx-footer was the boy he had cow-hided,
nd he couldn't believe his ears when he
card him call him father; man from the
rave wouldn't have surprised him more,--
e was quite onfakized, and be-dumbed
'r minute. But he came TOO right of, +,
nd iced down 10 freezn' point in no
me-.
"'What did you say z sails he.
"'That have brought you in the back 5
g, sir, you sent me out for
"'WeIl, then. you've been a id long :
me fetchin' it, sails he that's all | can ;
". Draw the Goals forward, put it on, i
Id then go to bed.' :
"Now, that's fact, Squire; know the
rites myself, and that's what | do call q
no mistake !" !,
A Locofoco friend tells US a good story
a German, who, without being able Ell il
er to speak or understand a word of 5,
lglsh, undertook to vote in the upper II
TT of the city at the late election.
What is your name p said one of the o.
lges. "Polk and Dallas" said the German. W
low long have you been in this country?" sa
d the Judge. "PoIk and Dallas" said the at
rman. "Have you got your naturaliza- W
n papers p said the judge. ''Polk and tn
Has," said the German. "You can't vote al
the Judge, "Polk and Dallas" said 81
German "Move him." said one of the Sc
ISLANDERS. "Polk and Dallas" said the le
Journal. ar
ToHN A. MURRELL.-This notorious land
lte, died on Saturday the lst Nov, of W
monary consumption, in Pikeville, Bled- .
county, Tennessee. On his death bed, a
said. he acknowledged he had been
Ity of almost every thing charged d
ist him but murder Of this charge he SD
Jared himself innocent. ia