The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-08
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And, good lord how me w to sleep in this
water e inquired Colonel lazia Ea1ahasErina
tone OF absolute horror. We were, IN fact.
standing ankle deep il lhfssin fshss was still
beating down on us in torrents, while our en-
campment was upon . leYA swamY bgttom
bordering the river, where al the spots were
alike, and we could find no symptom Pf rising
inequality TO pitch tent upoh. y
We can't sleep tonight" said the Lion, Par
which he always did ID i n rain storm.
emo"
"Nor eat7"
| Il" No" ,es F
Why, what under the sun are We to do3' Al
!" Under The sun we may get dry" said Ne
Lamb, who fancied himself wit; = but under
the present appearance Of the heavens ! should
deem it jn every way advisable to-open the
The key was opened, and our sappsr that,
night consisted of some cracker crumbs and
little whiskey, which we disposed Of " standing
and in silence" nobody seeming to consider Il
comfortable to sit in two inches depth of cold
rain water. y.
In the mean time, as some six or seven Of "
stood huddled up and shivering in a tent, quar-
rel arose outside.
"By Cd! I'm your man, and mi put Il 70
you, mountain fashion ~ exclaimed voice that
we knew; and we heard the splashing Of =
mans feet in the water ~ he rapidly passed our
tent. a sat@ te
"He has gone for his rife" said Leo, a. Ne
rushed out to prevent, if possible, the serious
consequence that threatened to take place. All
followed but Crockett; needless then Of the min.
and the next instant we found one Of our young
companions from ST. Louis, and the Irish cDck-
ney, Robinsoa.s advancing tuSiousty upen sach
other, with cooked niles 10 their hapdas Fieeee
oaths were passing, and in spite OF our intertof-
ence, most awful result seemed inevitable,
when Crockett called out from the mouth Of The
tent, g Hold on, there / dont zee that Il en-
make any thing out Of this pleasure excursion J;
if there's any shooting TO be done. ! should like
to h'rs ntysty oss e 6e shot for any small rsmu-
This produced hearty roar, and, taking nd
vantage Of the moment, we succeeded in keep
ing the adversaries apart until lhe quarrel vas
explained, and peaceable understanding effect
ed. The quarrel grew out Of some mere tribe,
and was quite forgotten the next day. ts1 M
y. And this ia what you call : plsassrs ercvr-
tion is i" said Crockett !" What imaginative
minds you must have How lucky, Il i for
is mirih, downright hardship nothing but fun.
bitter Privation lively amusement, and wild-goose
wandering pleasure excursion y wa ssI
Mr.. Crockett, you are on first guard. sir,"
said q messenger from Col. Snblette, our camp
leader. 4si 1851 ass <fas af " aas asss wv
I. On guard 7---to.nigAt ~ exclaimed poor
Crockett, in tone of desperation and despair. N
On first guard, siryou and your mess
Wake up the Widow, at one O'Clock"
The Widow was wise-headed, old-woman-
ish young gentleman, who may be introduced
hereafter, e. ssg, .s.yss aT s8 # ss.aa59
"Will anybody have the goodness now to
lend me little imagination :" said Col. David
Crockett. &" should be happy to fancy that
walking about for three hoars IN the dark, over
a wild prairie, and under visitation Of cats and
dogs from the sky, is pleasant and gsntlemanly
recreation hare no doubt this IS very fine
sport, but, unfortunately, find the prejudices OF
education strong upon me. and can't GET over the
mental hallucination that il is excessively disa-
greeable. III had any friend to pay for me, I'd
shoot myself, really, but Id rather hire out for
the purpose, and make little by il If can
ever get thoroughly forgiven for being most
particular fool on this occasion, and if the miracle
should occur Of my ever seeing white village
again, and if shall then be asked by some
scoundrel of friend TO go on 4 plesyHrs s1cGf-
ton, if don't waste Z load on him, may BE-
caught on the Platte in q storm again p
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