The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-10

CockerelPs Bend, is a well known rer
I!ezvous fol the hunter and fisher of tn
. ralapoOsa --and beautiful one it is. Tn
upper end of the curve is lake.like in 1t
= very deep, A half mile below, tn
. the river spreads itself 10 double its usug
width, and brawls among rocks and et
ringed with the tall river grass The par
above il resOrled 10 by those who use III
and that below by seners. Opposite the rod
deep water, the hills come towering dow
to within twenty yards Of the river, III
narrow intervening strip being low land
covered with tremendous groUlh of gum
popular and white oak. Late in The after
noon of a warm May day, this part of tn,
Bend is most delightful spot The Iiuh
mountains on the south and west excud,
the sun glare compotely,a and the mere com
fort seeker may lay himself lat in the bot
tom of an old Indian canoe; he finds moor
ed there by grape vine, and float ant
look al the clouds, and dream--as | have
done-with no living thing in sigh, to dis
turb his medilasons except the muskra! on
the end of the old projecting log, and the
maIronly summer ducks, with her brood OF
tiny ducklings swing, close huddled, in the
huge wafer oak, whose overhangng limbs
are covered with close net work of mus.
cadlne vines-Where Of (of the vines |
nean) | have story Of my friend, Captain
Suggs, which will be related a, the proper
line. Take care, ye litlla downy rascals!-
especially you, little fellow with half an
'ggshell stuck to your back! !-True, there
are not many or large trout in the raIlapoosa
but there are some and occasionally one
IS found with mouth sufficient to engorge
4 young auckland a'most always in a
rool quiet shade Just like--hs!
'nap!Ihere you go precisely as told you!
Now, old lady, quit that Cussing and hutler'
ug and take tho young 'u1s' out Of The Way
If that Other one that isn't far off Triuta-
ion in lrOut's nav must be unpleasant.
me would think!
1t chanced once that the writer encamped
'or Gay or two on the narrow strip spoken
Of with company Of the unsophislicaled
dwelers of the rough lands in that region, OF
whom the principal parsonage was Daddy
Elias Bggs, sometimes called Daddy LAS
but more commonly Daddy Blggs.' We
we're on fishing expedition, and at night
hung short line or two from ,he branches
of the trees which overhung the water, for
'cal:' One pight as we had just done this
aud were gathered around the fire, gallon
Jug passing from hand to hand, Daddy
Biggs, who was short, SQUAD man,rosy
checked, bald, andinolining 10 three score
remarked, as he extended his hand to
wards a long guant fellow with a very long
nose and very black beard
'Boys,a'nl you never hearn what a scrape
| had here at this very spot, last year! Billy
Zeal, let me have suck at that yearIhan
war, and I'll tell you all about it,
The old man took "a suck smacked his
lips and began his relation:
You will remember the time boys ,wher
them Chalohospa fellows come here fish
in! D-n 'em! | wish they would fish at
home, without goin' twenty miles to inter-
rupt other peoples range. Well. they
camped right here, an right here they seed
The deUiN
seed The Devi!' exclaimed Billy Zeal
mid they, in right down earnest nowl'
asked jim Waters, looking around at the
dark woods, and insinualing himself be
tween Abe Ludlow and,Ihe FIRE in eviden
fright.
They seed the Devil repeated Daddy
Biggs, with emphasis-'and ketched him
TOOL he added, but they couldn't hold him.
Good gracious! said jim Waters looking
ground again-'do you think he stays about
hrrey-and jim got nearer TO the fire.
lie stays about her some replied
Daddy Biggs But Jim' son, get out OF the