Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-04-20
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY MORNINGS APRIL 90 1914

"That's toerablo yarn, Tom; so here's your
health. Eat your breakfast, and join us at the
billiard room. ! suppose you will be down soon,
| to trade or sell the horse you led in"
"Nobody gets that hos, now, | can tell Won
He's by Leviathan, out ola mare by Black Wbio
and Pm id il any body gets him short Of 3O66'
bought him to knock all your wolf horses into .
Dutch fit.'' A'o
"We'll see. Come down soon."
We proceed to the billiard room, where Wa
found knot of officers assembled, and snent an
hour or so in playing and talking potics-the
oroer OF Mr. Secretary BELL to the contrary.
notwithstanding. Tom soon ioined rs. monntsd
style. - A"e
"How dye do, gentlemen Z how dye do ~ said
Iom' riding up. ''This hos aint for sale, gents,
so you neoden't make'an offer. You can look at
him. tho and examin his pints, and ride him, if
any of you is a mind to risk it-not that he's vi
cious at all, but awfully sperited."
SHOW much do you ask for himl' said Cap
tain standing by.
Snow Gaping, know you're Judge, but no
amt for sale. drought him to beat H. and p.
Won hunting on. But, look at him, / tell you,
ne IS beauty. Did you ever see such hook.
and stiae And look at his shoulder that's :, -
pattern for shoulder, take it-and then his
head and neck But it is no use talking, he amt
for sale % ~ "o "'"'
"Well, Tom, when You get through showing
on your horse, come to our quarters, and we will
arrange things for hunt Tomorrow"
Between our duties and other empoyments.
the day passed swiftly and pleasantly, and eve.
ming found us with a merry party, seated at a
table, revealing in the pleasure of a game of DO
Ter. Our friend Tom soon joined us, and looked
on, seemingly much surprised at the amount won
and lost in a few minutes.
"Well, gents, that's faster than can make
money. But live and learn. So give US hand
Tho only difficulty is one can't keep it,"
lom was soon seated, and "passed," until it
seemed as if he never intended to bet. At last.
some one says, 81 bet fifty." 81 soc it." saws
Tom-s'And l." Sand IT, went round-.And /,
and ten better,"-"l'm off," 81 20 it, said
Tom,-"l'm off," " Twenty BETTER" said Tom.
81 call" "Full-Kings and fives. | rake her
down, but don't SNATCH" said Tom, highly de-
lighted with his luck. At late hour the game
broke up. Tom busted himself asserting his
money, and offered what he'd won from each.
back again. They were surprised, of course, and
refused to have it.
really playing for keep" 80 v W
Tom know they were all the time, and pity
the man that takes him for soft snap at this
game, or ''brag."
"What will you try your dogs at, tomorrow,
Tom -
"Why, Leftenants, you see they never even so
much as smelt wolf, don't believe. know
they'll fox to all creation, but want to see
a wolf hunt. know you'll think meanly of
them in the start but they'll be somewhere at the
end of a mile, now mind tell you.''
"a wolf hunt be it. Well put you at stand
tomorrow, and you can shoot one. Have you
had any Quarter Racing lately %
"Maby haven't just laid 'em out cold as a
whetstone-sized their pile, and took it. You
remember the Spanish filly had here last Fall.
Well, was down at Vineyard one day, and
heerd two fellers talking as how, if they could
git her, they ID try her speed. When gifts home,
on her, one on the right forefoot, and 'tother on
the right hind foot, and leaves the stable door
open. Sure enough, hore thoy come, that night,
and steals her out and takes her to tho track
Well, in course, they boat her bad. Next NOR
MIN they como with a $4O0 banter. took 'em
up in two or three days, and they had me, by
their calculating, sure. felt about nine hundred
dollars, and let out their faces considerable"
"Aftsr that long speech, can't you give US a
song, Tom, and then we'll 60 to bed"
"a song amt much of a musical character,
but if you do really want, I'll givo it to you."
sLet us hear it by all MEANS"
81 larnt this song when was courting. It's
one of the sentimental breed:-
"Pretty Polly, pretty Polly, your daddy is rich;
And have no fortn, that troubles mo mich;
Will you leave your old daddy and nanny also;
An round the wide world with your darling boy CO.
Hay diddle, dddle. hey diddle, diddIe,
Hay diddle, dddle de day"
"There there for Gods sake stop, Tom
don't give us any more. Go 10 bed if you have
nothing better than that"
"That's all I have of it, so you can. get any
more. Tell Teller what you're going to do to-
morrow, SO may be up by time"
"You recollect our telling you of wolf that
has given us the slip two or three times down in
the canebrake. We lose him exactly in tho same
place. think if you can put two or three buck
shot in him, VIC can save him this time. We will
call you about day-light-so good night"
Al daybreak we were all ready; We took
twenty Of our dogs, and eight Of Toms. We
we're armed, each with double barrel gun, load
ed with buckshot, pistols and bowie knife we took
also, in case we should start bear.
Passing in rear of the garrison, we crossed a
bridge; and striking into road that led to the
canebreak, soon reached 1t.
This canebreak, though not large one, is very
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