The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1844-11-16

gcs of elevations known as the '.Black
Hills" Singular enough. when con-
sidered in connexion with such story
as we have now 10 relate, one of the
party had with him an old volume oi
The Arabian Nights" and had made
himself highly popu ar among The sim
pIe-hearttd voyagers ard people Of tie
camp by read rg he fascinating orien
ia stal,s o that admirable romance IT,
them by tie camp fire a nigh, To do
this we'll supply "f light vas necessa
", a'.d the m:n eagerly soIgh. esefv
opportunity Of securing pine knots fer.
This purpose.
II was, if recollection is moi m:,'ei.
in the year 1928. AMI sn,na~ha' in The
ml1J!e of the first month oc autumn. as
VIC obtain The story, that TWO Of this
party r0 ie away frora line Of the camp
one afternoon, toward Il distant Appear
ance of timber, for The purpose Of get
ting pine knots :ar ;he evening. The
camp was then still in motion, and the
two adveniurerS meant 10 get their
kno:s and return. calculating 10 reach
the camp about the time rof The evening
hajr They soon reached a cluster Of
pine trees. presenting every resemb-
lance that was usual, and promising n
rich gathering of the sort of fuel they
were n search Of One was still occu-
pieI in fastening his animal. hen he
Was started by All extraordinary ring
ing sound behind him, and volIev of
ua!ed.c.ion. Ia lami French, semi-Sax
on, from his companion.
"EaIheur, be d-m! T0anere and
denter to oe pay! Wat is all zis?"
What is the matter said the other?
IT'S some rascal witch! replied the
Frenchman halfmuttering in a soliloquy
Of as'onlshmert.
What is the ma,ter?inquired the 9TH
er again.
Jaae ies look see here! said the as
tonished Gaul, picking his Ratchet up
from the ground, and showing a ruin
Gus new cleft in the edge.
Well, what's the matter? said his
friend.
Was smazzer? Wy will you not
see zere? Re tree is grow like d-n
lie!
o, come. corr! don't waste time; you
don't seem to know what you're talk
ing about.
o, ye-es! By bad name! it ecz you
don't know much half what you say!
Fiddle! let's cut some knots.
O gees .Gddeei! Ne shall tell you,
We had most hes, cts cut some steek.
Cut stick. What do you want TO
cut stick for?
! don't care is 60.
The Frenchman was mounting his
horse To he off. hen his companion,
hatche, in hani, an wondering what
had got INTO tbs. o,hef. ma rched up 10
"a yoang tree AM aimed long sweep
ing blow al a part that seemed 10 sill
his purpose.
Cfrc5-feng! The ha:che; few ou' 81
his hand with a sharp rcbolni All
struck against anprher tree, ringing
like hamm"r on al awhile.
An ha, wal y"a es> talk 'b,nt now
Ell? shouted the Frrnchman from hi,
saddle. Maiheur! what cez crnr' Z
ro, kv monn'a,n is 90 to grass. auJ
,uru into al tree. Ben est drote.
The incident, we have only sought e
rresen; in native parity as verbally
obtained, nothing belonging 30 Us in thi>
sketch. saving the mere se'tlng 'ogeih
or of words. Tha, the forest exists
/ there. al he heal of the Chavenne riv.
! er, in the viciniiv OF the Black bills, i
| as certain as thu there are NJ Stoae
trees around S Louis am very Tea
wooden ones on the Platte.
The effect produced npon the Fro ncf
man that We have spoken Of, was
nuke him believe imn.icitIy IN all III,
stories that he hid ever read befor
from the Aratisn Nights. AMI noll
ing ever after could convince him iha
The flying palaces of Aladdin, the won
derfui caverns and transcendeni ga
dens, tue abodes of the Geuii. ami tn