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


again and tell you all about it,
Bill Teal had deposited the jug behint
IA log some ten feet off, bu, jim Waters wat
not the lad TO ba k u; If the devil was
about, so he made two desperate strides
md grabbed the 'yarlhenwar,' ard ,her
made two more which brought him, head
first jug and all into the fre.-Chunks anc
sparks flew everywhere, as he pIoughec
through!
He's got you, Jmr shoughted Abe.
poll the boy outi' exclaimed Bill and
myself in breath, or hell'll burn up!'
Some on ye save the---,1ug.
Screamed Daddy Bggs, who was standing
lorror stricken a, tie idea Of being left
gilhout liquor in The woods.
In minute both boy and jug were res
cned: the former with burnt face and hands
and singed hair-Ihe latter entirely unin
lured
We'll, wel' chuckled Daddy Biggs, we
come oulen that fust rale-,he jug amt hurt
md no liquor split. But Jim I'm rally
'stouished at you pitchin in the fire thar
way, and you a-known tina, was every OF
bit of Sperrits we had!
On. du DsdGy LAS interposed Dick
N'Coy; you must look over thal-.he seen
the DeUM'
We'll, well that minds me was gwine
to tell you all about that scrape had with
them Cha,ahosapa fellows last summer,
SO I'll squeeze the jug one time more, and
tell you all about it
Throwing his head into an admirable
position for taking view of things heav.
enIy, Daddy Bggs inserted the mouth Of
the jug in his own mouth, when for short
space there was sound which might he
spelled, Observation-Disclosures and
Inen Daddy Eggs set me jug down by him
tad began his story once more.
well, boys they had camped right here
and had sot Out their hooks for cat (fsh J
js as we we've done 10 night Nghi thar
this side o whar Bills line hangs some OF,
EN- has tied hos, devil Of hook
from that limb as goes straight oaI ,har.
lie must had a kuLnoo TO laslen !. whsl
he did else cooned it on the top % lht
iImb. Veil: lI's alters swimmln under the
Ilmb, but that's big rock in the shape Of
sugar loaf comes up in six inches O. the
top. Right round that was whar I'd ketch
he monstrons,est most on daciousesl APP
peoosa cat;he week before, that ever come
1uten the Tallapoosy; and ,hey'd hearn OF
It, and the fellow with the big hook was u
ishin' tor bis mate. D--n ii boys, it makes
me mad TO think how them Chalobospa
fellows and the town folks do 'uuds on
roover people, and when Pa aggravated
oIlars drinks, so here goes agin.'
Daddy Biggs threw back his head again
again put the JUGS mouth in his own,
aud again produced tho sound Of guggleI
lggle uggIo uggle,' and then resumed.
This big hook fellow | was tellir
about was Jesse Cole, which lives in the
Bottom thar war Chatoposps falls into The
Aoota Locke, and hainI got nore'n half
sense at that
That's the fellow that used 10 strike for
Vince Kirkland in the blacksmith's shop at
Dood's after Vince died, ainl it!'asked Bill
Teal.
That's him said Daddy Biggs, ,'and that
now come to known him, for seed hin
har once, tho can't say he knoweh me |
W ell he walked up in the night ard heered
| terrible of sloshn at the end of his line |
md saws he, Rise boys! I've got him! durp
ny skin if hsin!' And sure enough there
vas sOmelhin houncin, sloshin and maxim ,
levil of a confederation at the end of the
inc Jesse he sprung up and got a long
tick with a hook at one end end reIched
nj and cotch the line and tried TO pull it in;
nj The thing or the hook gave frt, and
he sick being Ieelle to short which
made him step fOrard, in he fell! He shuhl
ID out though tolerable quick ,,and ses he
boys, he's whnler! cuss charnal buttons
{ he aint the Ise sixty poundsl Old Biggs
nay go away now with his forty pounds
,ats; he can'i shine no way