Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-19

Balls sides, Mr.. Jones seemed 10 grow
nervous.
whereabouts does your land liel' he
asked.
"Up In Tallapoosy," replied Suggs, and
again he bumped Ball with his heels.
Mr. Jones evidently grew more uneasy.
"What part of the county2" he asked.
"Close TO the Chambers line, not fur
from Dodd's store-get along BalI!n was
the captains answer.
"Stop, sir, if you please-porhaps--l
would hke-we'd better perhaps under"
gasped Mr.. Jones, in great agitation.
"To be sure we had" said Suggs, with
great sang .troid "Irs just as you say.
But what the devils the matter with you?
are you going to take a ftl"
Jones explained that he thought it likely
they were both going to enter the same
piece Of land. "What did you say were
the numbers of yoursl" he asked.
81 didn' mention no numbers MS well
as | nor recollect," said Suggs, with a
bland smile. "Hows'ever, squire Jones,
as il looks like your gear don't fit you
somehow, III jist tell you that the land Pm
arter is Id little no -account quarter
section that nobody would have but me !;
it's poor and piney, but it's got snug lit
tie mill.site on il with twenty or twenty
five foo! fall-and maybe they'll want 10
build little town at Dodd's some Of these
days, and | mought sell 'em the lumber.
Seem you're pretty much aloot, even if
you wanted il, may as well give you the
numbers, if ! can without ookin' in my
pocket book, Its ten--ien-ten Section
ten, township Oh, d-n the number, |
never can remember"
rs. E. quarter of 10: %: 25: alnt
it. !" said Jones, who looked perfectly wild.
snow you got me good as four aces
-them's the figures !" said Capt. Suegs.
It's the same piece Pm after; IN give
you fifty dollars TO let me enter il!'
"You wouldn't now, would you!'
"Ill give you a hundred p
"Try againn'
"Wel, III give you a hundred and IF
ty, and not dollar more" said Jones, in a
decisive tone.
"Lel's see--well, reckon--tho' don't
know-yes, suppose must let you have
it, as can't well spar The money TO enter
it at this time, no how"-remarled Suggs,
with much truth, as his cash on hand
didn't amount to quite one-fortieth part of
the sum necessary to make the eniry--
4" But VIC must swap horses, and you must
give me twenty dollars to boot"
This was agreed TO, and Captain Simon
Suggs received the one hundred and seven
ty dollars with the air of a man who was
comforting u most substantial favor; and
made divers remarks laudatory of bis own
disposition, while Mr. Jones counted the
money and changed the saddles. "Give
my respects 10 Col. Benson when you see
him at the land Office; tell him we're all
weP'--said he to Jones as they shook
hands. Certes, he didn't know Col. Ben
son from the great chief of the Pawnees
but Suggs has his weaknesses like other
people.
Turning his horses head homeward,
Captain Snggs soliloquized somewhat in
this vein: "a pretty toable fair morn
ms work, should say. A hundred aud
seventy dollars in the clear spizarinctum,
and boss wurlh jist fifty dollars more than
old Ball!--That makes about two hundred
and twenty dollars, as nigh as can guess
without had Dolbear along! Now some
felers, after making such decent little
rise, would milk the COW dry by pushin'
on to Doublejoy's, startin runner on to
Montgomery by the Augusty ferry, and
enterin' that land in somebody else's name
before Jones gifts thar But honesty's the
best policy; honesly's the bright spot IN
any mans character! Fair plays jewel,
but honesty beats it all to pieces All
yes, honesty, honesiy's the stake that Simon
Suggs always will tie to! What's man
without his inteegery?"