The St. Landry whig., 1845-08-21

and in conversation that night he spoke of going
10 New Orleans, that he believed he would go
by the way ofAlexandEias on Red river, andtGke
the steam boat there, and insisted on me going
that way with him. told him I was compelled
20 go By the way Of Washington, and asked him
&c Be would 90 with me; he said he would if
would be certain togo on with him to New Or
leanss 4 told him yes 4 would; he asked me how
Gar was it dawn from there to Washington. ri
sold him I thought it was about so or 60 miles.
He then asked me what sort ofa country was il
for 3 man to get into business; | told him
thought il was q tolernble good place; he then
asked me was | acquainted down there; told
him yes, | had lived in the Parish ofSt. Landry; |
he then asked me who with; | told him M. G..
aud Mi. wv; he then asked me what sort Of men
were fhey to get along with. | told him l got
along with; them very well: be then asked me it
he would come this way, and. if there wa any
business to be had, would / speak . good word
for hirn; told him would, as fat as | knew
about his character; he knew / hal NOT been
very long acquainted with him, and therefore l
only could speak as far a. knew: he then asked
ma what would | DO with our horses when we
sot dk: IN TO Washington; | told him the sick
man Eowsd money 10 lived about 4 or 5 miles
this aidss of Washington, he would take care OF
Umr h0raGs until We ireturned back from New
Orleana: III then asked me what was this mans
mnsse oMed This money Ii; 4 told him his name
vac David HI: he asked me did know him
wen; Igold him yes, and be would not charge Us
ons horses while We were gone TO the city
lie theF told me he would zee r. and talk with
him shout some business he waa going TO attend
10 sor him in New Orleans: 4 asked him what
kind 81 business he was going 10 attend to for
r.; he told me he was going to take draft
down TO New Orleans to getthe money for him.
knew r. had q draft, but ! did not know Nc
Gahey was going to take il with him, until he
told me. From that time I did not SEQ him for
several dRya. About THE 2sth of February I saw
him, and he asked mo what day ! was going TO
start 10 New Orleans; / told him on the third Of
March 1 would stArs down TO Washington. lie
tkea toad me he weuid 90 with me; | told him to
be in Feadiness, the day before we started. Mr..
j. b. and Tayself went out in the piney wooda
together 10 mir. r. C.'s house; 1 had some lit
tie busineas close by, and We went out there TO.
esther, which was the I'd Of March. We re.
surasdback together that night; M. B. asked
zse ts get several articles for him in The city, Il
examine tho land on the cane ridge, and learr
what 1t cOuldsbe bought for; I told him / woulc
70 and look at the land, If the boat was mot a
WranfhiingtOn whenI g~otthere, and know all abou
Il. Told MI. ID. ifIwcnt on to North Caro-
IS BAtak NO HCCQa AEUt UG "a Ill euEEElbSus IOI 4 HUI
inmy head to 60 on there, Mr.. B. asked me no
20 g6unIiI he got ready; " talked that nigh
about North Carolina u great deal before W.
went to sleep, and tho next morning | was q
Ia on to the end Of the Rail Toads to get il
company with McGahey, according to promise
had some provisions put in the saddle bags
hads they belonged to Mr.. B.; / borrowed hi
pistol and put that in the saddle bags also; Iwen
on, and when I got where Mr.. r. lived I cav
AcGahey there; rode In; they asked me to light
did 10, mud went i'm; Mr.. R. Mr.. McGahey an,
myself changed coafs; we parted; Mr.. MEGA
hey LEFT his horse with Mr.. r. and borrowe,
RS. small poney to ride down to Washington
HscGahey and my self parted with r. at tn
Rail road. This was the Sd day Of March, ls4S
We started 80 come down TO Washington TO tax,
. A0at for New Orleans. The pouey McGahe,
borrowed from R. was worth about $40; m,
horse cost ms about 9ll5; l had saddle bags
and so had McGahey. We rode on some 4 o
GYe miles together; McGahey asked ms to le
him put tho draft he had that belonged to r. il
nay pocket book, for he had no pocket book I
put it in; 1 pulled out my pocket book and hand
ed Il To him, and tod him to mind, | had SOM
rsoney iii the book, not to lose il. He put tn
draft in the book. r. had sent his watch byhiu
to got It repaired. lie pulled the watch out o
his pscket, and put it, I believe, in the pocke
book; he then put my pocket hook in the outsid
pocket Of his saddle bags. / told him | woul
NOT nut the watch in the saddle bags. He the
observed to mo he could not think OF carryin
4 watch in his pocket, without it kept time,
did not say any more to him about it, only chaf
gsa him not to lose the book. He asked M
how much | had in tho packet hook | told hi
bad two ESQ bills. Hetold me he would tax
cave Of IL, and il ygas safe in his saddle bags. w
rode On. and dined at Mr.. III. Csas below Che
neville, with his oyerseer, Mr.. G. We spei
aonae Two hours there we then started, and rod
on until We crossed the bridge at Mr.. |
Ne house ; We then turned to the left and wei
d. sOnls hundred yards, and McGahey's n
saey became very tired, and stumbled a time
two. AEcGahey observed, If tho poney did IA
down with him he would get down and cut ia
poncy's throat; told himI thought tie pone
held out yesy well, but just before We got 10 .h
mouth Of The bayou Hntfpower, | was riding
little before, and oil at once | heard the pone
falling and sMmbling behind me: / looked bac
end tho poney was still down on his knees, BIZ
sgyingt 10 recover. McGahcy was riding wit
my walking stick, and while tho poney was II,
ing to Fecosek he would strike the poney owe
the head With tie butt ofthe ssick; jumped Hrol
my horse and ran up TO help McGahey, for
was fearful the poney would hurt him; hni as
R0t hold Of the reins DC the hridle, McGahe
hoped on his horse and commenced atrikin
he poney orer bis head; told McGahey woul
nOl hit him with that stick, for Il would kill III
poney; ! held oa 10 the bride; McGahey III
psd out nm oath, and observed he would 40 /
he pleaacd with the poney; no thea turned rouu
and gof on my horse, saddle and saddle haR
and said he would ride myhorae, ifa would n
Z let him hill tbs damned poney, and Fodo oil. al
got on to his poney snd saddle bags.