Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-10

sot old Punkinslinger to cavorfin like he |
was skeered, and wheeled and twisted /
oct of that crowd, and when | did git out
OF site, the way | did sail was caution
to two skeerd deers, and to all other slow
varmints I"
Well, we danced, and hurrawed without
any thing of very perticuler interes; TO
happen, Till about three O'Clock, when the
darndest muss was kicked up you ever did
see. Jim Smith sot down on the bed
alongside Of Liz Holden (the steel trap
gall,) and jist fell to huegin of bar ia
shion. She tuck it very kind till she seed
Sam Henry Iookin on from behind about
a dozen gals, then she fell TO kickin on
hollerin, an a screetchin like all rath Sam
he come up and told Jim to let Liz 90
jim told him to go TO a fur of country,
where they give away brims tone, and
throw in the fire 10 burn it. Sam hit him
strate atween the ewes, an after few ticks
the ftin started. Oh hush! it makes my
mouth water now TO think what a beautiful
row we had. One Teller from Cady's cove
nocked a hole in the bottom of a irwin pan
over Dan Turner's head, and left it a hang
in round his neck, the handle fyin about
like long quew, and thar il hung till Jabe
Thurman cut it off with a cold chissel
next day That was his share, fur that
mite, sure. Another Teller got nocked iuio
Il meal. barrel; he was as meay as an Irish
tater and as hot as horseredish when he
busted the hoops and cum he rared few.
Two fellers fit out of the door, down the
hill, and into the creek, and thar ended it
IN quiet way, all alone. 4 perfect mule
/ from Stock creek bit me a wipe with a pair
of windn blades; be made kindIin-wood
/ of them, and lit on him. We had i head =.
and-tails fur a very long time, all over The
house, but The truth must come and shame
my kin, he warped me nice, so, Jest to save
his time I hoIIered! The liclen he gave
me made me sorter Uneasy and hostile like;
it wakened my wolf wide awake, so be-
gan TO look absut for a man | could lick,
ard no mistdkei The little fiddler cum
scrougin past holding his fiddle up over his
head, TO keep it IA taRe, for the fitin was
tolerable brisk. You're tee one, thinks !,
and jest grabbed the dough-trav, and split
Il plumb open over his head He dropi
down right thar, and | padded him with
one of the pieces while | was a mnllify-
in my feeIins in that way, his cal slipped
up behind me, and fetched me a rake with
the pot-hooks julie SAWYER was thar.
and jist annexed TO ksr rite off, and nifty
nice fife it was. julie carried emf har
from her head to make a sitter, aud striped
and checked her face nice, tike partridge
net hung on a white fence. She hOllered
fur her fiddler, but oh, shaw! he couldn't
do her bit of good; lie was too busy q
rubin first his broken head and then hi:
bhstered extremities, so when | though
julie had given her a plenty pulled her
off and put her in good humor by giYig
her about as many kisses as would cover &
barn door.
Well, thought at last, if had q drinl
I'd be abous done; so | started for tho
creek; and the first thing | saw was NOR,
stars with my eyes shut than ever see.
xith them open. looked around aud /
was the little fdders big brother! TknO,r'C
, chat IL meant, so we locked horns withou
a word, thar all alone, and | do think ",
fout an hour. At last some fellers hearT
the jolts at the house, AMI they cum an,
Dug US out, for we had fit into hole wha
/, a big pine stump had burnt out, and iha
We was, up to our girths peggin away
!. face to face, and no dodgin!
Well, it is now sixteen days since tha
! fife, and last Mite julie picked gravels on
of my knees as big as squirrel shot. Lac
! rayher run agin me that mite, for did q
lick emmy body bet the fiddler, and ha
> three ftes--hut julie licked her gall, that
: some comfort, and a Teller can't AWAY
: win! AFTER my file in the ground we mad
: friends all round Except he fiddler, he
? hot vel and danced aud hquored at III
: tail of every Reel till sun-up, when then
: that was sober enough went hnme, an
= them that was 1roundgd staid where the
!. fell. I was in the list oil wounded, ba
could have got away ifmy bark-mlli had'u
: : ground of the saplin and gone home wilh
: out parting word; so Dick and Juie ha
: TO ride "Shanks's mar" and a rite peRI
), four legged nag she is. l'm agoin 10 MARI
). julie, swar am, and sict cross! Thin
: of locomotive and saw.mlll WHO'D
! whoop-ee!
r. That's Dick Harlan's story, Mr.. Spiri
q and if the man sin the swamp could Sc
10 Dick at a hnoB Dance. he would thin
as that something besides politics and religis
at occupied the mind OF some Of the inhabi
,e ants of the peaceful valley"
n. Is MIR. Free dead? 4 have yarn
he spin on him, also, one about asleep Wal
ID ing" and will do it some day if | c;
II. overcome my laziness. You see | am
dy hot hand at the location of capital leite
les and punctuation, (the spelling IS Dick
~ IL You thiuk / nave uldQe one CdPata