Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-03-09

cious store.house of his mind.
Since nv first No. went forth to meet the pub.
lie eve, | enjoyed walk in our town, for the
purpose of "spying" out something for a second
tissue. The time selected was at night. The
young moon was declining away in the far west
ern horizon, and casting her peerless silver over
hill and dale. 1t was early in the evening: tea
had just been served: lights were glttering from
almost affrhe windows, and our little town was
all life and merriment and activity. l mot SUM-
dry young persons and learned from one of them,
that the times had become so capricious. as to
cause several Of the elite of the village to imma.
CINE that their best faculties, aud perhaps all their
brains, had gone down unceremonously into their
heels, and they had resolved to enjoy the exquis-
lite luxury ola "Dancing School," Sure enough,
the mngic touch Of cal gut soon sent forth sounds
shrill as the wangs of an evil genius, mingling
with the pale moon-beams, and this, suppose,
awoke the sunken energies of the disciples of Mr..
Lighloot, and they springing on the floor, shook
the slight fantastic toe" until the court house
trembled, and that chair, so venerable for its
services and associations with the Judicial ermine,
tottered to and fro on the bench, and finally
danced like fairy Nymph! An uncle of mine
from White river, says, that it is reported in TINT
region, that Dairy Walker is attending the dan.
cling school, thinking that it will be great &C.
complishment for Congressman: but that is the
basest ofall ISLANDERS: it IS not true, not wordofit
II has not been many moons since our people
in these digslns, thought fit to organize the mill.
tia: well, the General issued writ of election,
and Col. Commandant was duly elected next,
an election was held for Lieutenant Colonel.
This being Head Quarters, the very camp Of the
Major General, the people have an unequalled
passion for military tactics. The very sound Of
drum and fife, or the sight of plume or cooked
hat sets them to parading and marking time like
regiment of lnvinci!les. 1t will be readily i'm
agined, that none but adopts in tactics, could
think Of obtaining military office. They sought
for some time to find man to suit them in the
Lieut. Coloneship. and it was. assure you,
difficult task. They had almost yielded to dos
pair, when fortunately, along came a ot-passen.
ger from Fl. Gibson, clad in Military costume,
and appearing for all the world, like second edi
ton of Napoleon revised and improved by old
Mars, the god of war. The idea took: he was
invited to stay and be their Colonel. He was ia.
ken before the General and examined in relation
to his military skill-found perfect--wanled moth
ing but the commission: why, his very steps were
measured. lie was elected over B. H. S. an old
citizen, and an oficer-looking man too; but the
elegant stranger was an over match for him. The
Col. elect took temporary lodgings in tailor shop,
waiting the action of His Exceency to send on
the commission. In tho meantime expectation
was on the tptoe: general parade was intended
on the arrival of the communication, when (alas!
that we, poor mortals, should be bound to record
it, one morning the new Colonel came up mis-
sing. No one knew where he had gone, nor,
could trace ofhim be found. No one had seen
him start; but he was gone, mysteriously absquat-
ulatsd! diligent search was instituted-our
cellars and garrets were closely inspec,ed-he
was not there. The sides of the hills were ex-
plored, but still he was moi to be found The
searches was about to be abandoned, and man
appointed to deliver an "oration on the mutabity
of human affairs" when 10! his hat-that same
hat-yes, it was his haiti was found on the out
skirts of town, with these words written on it, in
chalk letters"I bequeath this hat to the militia of
Fayetteville" Young Mr.. d. missed his fine
cap; the Silver Smith examined his depository
gold and silver eavers, and music boxes without
number were gone. There could be no mistake.
The Colonel was heard of on the road TO Spring
field, Mo. Runners have gone to inform him that
the people of this town cannot at present, dispense
with his services! 1t has been since unanimous
y resolved by the people, in town meeting, So
lsmnly assembled that hereafter, tive will elect no
man to office, until he shall have resided in the
county, at least ten days.
The sun those few days past, has set the snakes
to crawling considerably in these parts. Some
few politicians also are beginning to yawn liz.
zard-like and consider chances for seat in tho
approaching Legislature, 1t is scarcely conjec.
tured as yet who will be Candidates for the Sem
ate. Soune speak of running Reagan or Lewis
Evans on the Wing Ticket, and Sneed or LARA
more on the Democratic. 1t has been suggested,
however. if The newly elected Lieutenant Colonel