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

Balls sides, Mr.. Jones seemed to grow
nervous.
Whereabouts does your land he?" he
asked.
Cup in TalIapoosy," replied Suggs, and
again he thumped Ball with his heels.
Mr.. Jones evidently grew more uneasy.
"What part of the county?'' he asked.
"Close TO the Chambers line, not fur
from Dodd's store-get along BALI" was
the captains answer.
"StoP, sir, if you please-perhaps-l
would hke-we'd better perhaps under"
gasped Mr.. Jones, in great agitation.
"To be sure we had" said Suggs, with
great sang .frOid. "It's just as you say.
But what the DEVILS the matter with you?
are you going TO take a fit?''
Jones explained that he thought it likely
they were both going 10 enter the same
piece of land. "What did you say were
the numbers of yours?' he asked.
81 didn't mention no numbers as well
as l nor recollect," said Suggs, with a
bland smile. "Hows'eyer, squire Jones,
as it looks like your gear don't fit you
somehow, I'll jist tell you that the land Pm
arter is id little noaccount quarter
section that nobody would have but me
it's poor and piney, but it's got a snug lit
tie mill-site on it with twenty or twenty
five foo. fall-and ybe they'll want TO
build little town at Dodd's some of these
days, and | mought sell 'em the lumber.
Seein' you're pretty much aioot, even il
you wanted it, may as well give you the
numbers, if can without lookin' in my
pocket book. Its ten--ten-ten-Sec
ten, township Oh, d-n the number,
never can remember"
IS. E. quarter of 10: %: 25: amt
it" said Jones, who looked perfectly wild
snow you got me good as four aces
l-them's the figures !" said Capt. Suggs
"lt's the same piece I'm after; III give
you fifty dollars TO let me enter itI'
You wouldn't now, would you!''
"Pll give you hundred -
"Try again!'
J swell, III give you hundred and ff
: ty, and not dollar more," said Jones, in
! decisive tone.
"Let's see--well, | reckon--tho' dom
/. know-yes, suppose I must let you l.a,e.
, it, as can't well spar The money to ente
! it at this time, no how"-remarked Suggs
e with much truth, as his cash on hanC
: didn't amount to quite one-lortieth part c
the sum necessary to make the entry
e "But we must swap horses, and you mus
I give me twenty dollars to boot"
e This was agreed to, and Captain Simo
n al
k ty dollars with the air of man who wa
: comforting a most substantial favor; an
i. made divers remarks laudat6ry of his ow
+ disposition, while Mr.. Jones counted th
IS money and changed the saddles. "Giv
i my respects TO Col. Benson when you sc
g him at the land office; tell him we're a
! wel"-said he to Jones as they shoe
n hands. Certes, he didn't know Col. Der
! son from the great chief of the Pawnet
but Suggs has his weaknesses like othe
t, people.
Turning his horses head homewarC
l. Captain Suggs soliloquized somewhat
IS this vein: "A pretty tolabe fair morn
is ms work, | should say. A hundred al
n seventy dollars in the clear spizarinctur
n and boss wurth jist fifty dollars more tina
10 old Ball THAT makes about two hundre
,e and twenty dollars, as nigh as can que
v without had Dolbear along Now son
felers, after making such a decent lit
> rise, would milk the cow dry by pushil
- on to Doublejoy's, startin runner on
- Montgomery by the Augusty ferry, al
- enterin' that land in somebody else's nan
- before Jones gifts thar. But honesty's II
best policy; honesty's the bright spot
- any mans character! Fair plays a eve
- but honesty beats it all to pieces A
~ ye8, honesty, honesfy's the stake that Sine
~ Suggs always will tie to! What's mt
" without his inteegerty?'