Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-09


Cockerell's Bend is a well known rem
devious for the hunter and fisher of the
Tallapoosa; and beautiful place it is.
The upper end Of the curve is lake-like in
its stiffness, and is very deep; while a half
mile below, the river spreads itself to dou-
BILE its usual width, and brawls among
rocks and islets fringed with tall river
grass. The part above is resorted TO by
those who fish with the rod, and that be-
low, by seiners. Opposite the deep wa
ter, the hills come towering down to with
IN twenty yards of the river, the narrow,
intervening strip being Tow Iuud, covered
with tremendous growth of gum, poplar,
and white oak. Late in the afternoon of
a warm May day, this part Of the bend is
a most delightful spot. The little noun
tans on the south and west exclude the
sun. glare completely, and the mere comfort
seeker may lay himself flat in the bottom
of the old Indian canoe he finds moored
there by grapevine, and float and look
at the clouds, and dream-as have often
done-wilh no living thing in sight TO dis
turb his media lions, except the musk-rat
on the end Of the old projecting log, and
the matronIy summer duck with her brood
of tiny ducklings, swimming, close huddled
in the shade of the huge water oak, whose
overhanging limbs are covered with a
close network of muscadne vines-where,
of, (of the vines | mean,) have story Of
my friend Captain Suggs, which will be
related at the proper time. Take care, We
little downy especially you, lit
tie fellow, with half an egg she'll stuck to
your back!--true, there are not many or
large trout in the Tallapoosa: but there
are some; and occasionally one is found o.
mouth sufficient to engorge young duck
and almost always in cool quiet shade
just like-hist! snap!-there you go
precisely as told you! Now, old lady
quit that fussing and fluttering, and take
the "young 'uns'' out of the way Of tina
other one that isn't far off! Trituration il
trout's NAV. must be unpleasant, ont
would think!
1t CHANGED once, that the writer en-,
camped for day or two on the narrow
strip spoken Of, with a company Of th'
unsophistcated jewellers of the rough land
in that region, of whom the principal per
sonage was DADDY ELIAS BlGGs, some
times called "Daddy Lias" but more com
monty daddy Biggs." We were on
fishing exhibition, and at night hung ;
short line or two from the branches of th'
trees which overhung the water for 'cat.'
One night, as we had just done this, ant
were gathered around the fire, gallon
jug passing from hand to hand, /" Dadd.
Blggs'-who was short, squad man, ros,
checked, bald, and "inclining TO three
score''-remarked. as he extended hi
hand towards a long, gaun., fellow with |
very long nose, and very black beard
Boys, amt you never hearn what
h-A OF scrape had here, at this yer,
spot last year2 Billy Teal, let me have
suck at that yeathen- war, and III tell vol
all about it,"
The old man took ga SUCK" smacke,
bis lips. and began his relation:
You all member the time, bows. wheI
them Chatohospa fellows come here a fish
inn DIN 'em, ! wish they could fis
about home, without goin' twenty mile /
interrupt other peoples range!-well, the
'camped right here, and right here THE
SEED THE DEvIL!'
"Seed the devIll' exclaimed Billy Tea
Sid they, in right down airnest, now?
asked Jim Waters, looking around al III