The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-29


sBeys. sint tau nsssr hssrn what .
b-ll 81 = serspe had here. Il this very
spot. Lass year, Billy TEA. lei ne hases
surk a that tssnten wst. and IA ali 700
al sboeI a."
The sd man isok asurk." smseked
his Isps, and hsgan his rslaiion:
.Yossll 'nembs he time. boys. when
.hem CLa,ohosps fellows cone here .
kshin1 Damien. I wish ihsy could FISH
about home. wiIhouI eoin twenty miles
10 interrupt other peoples rsrss.-~ell.
they 'esmped rite here. and rife here they
seed The Deriln
.secd The Dsvlg' exclaimed Billy
Teal.
Did they In right dasn sirps,i nowi.
asked Jim WsirIs. looking around %
The dark woods. aLd insinusunr himself
between Abe Ludlow snd The Gre. in ev-
ldeni fright.
.Thsy seed ihe Devil. !" repeated Dad
dy bigss with emphasize. and keicIf
him lsol' he added; :. but they eoUldn't
hold him.
Good gracious" saia lin Waters.
locking around sesin.--s do you think
he STAYS about hersi"-snd jim go.nesrtf
10 The ere.
.IIe stays abop, here some" replied
Daddy BigRs. /. but Jim. son. go oui
from The 6ss. you'll %, your ose,hauls
sfire land GET NE The sperris. l'll bUss
ihe jug agin. and tell you ell shout a."
BlllTeslhsd deposited the jae bebinds
log, some ten feet of: bui jim Waters was
not the lad 10 back oui, II The Devil scas
about; 90 he made Two desperate slrldes,
snd grabbed ihe .yeanhen war" and
then made Two more. y hich brought him.
head 6rsl. jug and ell. into the ere.
Chunks and sparks few every where. So
be ploughed ihroughi
"Iie's 60, you. jim. : said Abe.
/ "PuIl the boy ont" txelsimed BIZ
and myself, in q breath. .or he'll burn
up"
.Some on ye save the --j ug,"
screamed Daddy Bigss. who was standing
/ horror stricken 81 the idea Of being left
without liquor, in The woods.
In minute, both boy and Jug were
rescued; The former wah burn, face snd
hands. and singed hair--.he latter entise-
y uninjnied.
"Well. WE'LL" chuckled Daddy Biggs.
We come ouien that. FIRST raie--,be Jug
amt hurt, nor no liquor split. Bot, Jim.
I'm rssly ssionished al you--piichin' in
The iire that way, and you knoain' that
was every drop o. sperrsis we bad!'
"Ah, hut Daddy Las" in,erposcd
Dick Mccoy, .yon must look over that
he seed the DeriLc'
"Well, well, tina, minds me ss was
gwine to tell You all about The h-ll of
scrape tina, ! had WI them Chatohospa
fellows; last summer, so I'LL squeeze the
|. jug ono time more, and tell you all about
!, it,
Throwing his head in'o % admirable
! position for taking view Of things hea-
senly. Daddy Biggs inserted the mouth
Of the jug into his own mouth. when for q
!, short space there Was o sound uhlch
! might be spelled "luggie-uggle-lug-
gie-iM uggie;" and then Daddy B,gss
&c, the jug down BY him, and began has
story once more.
! swell, boys. they was camped right
here and had sol ont their hooks for cat
. T6.h, j,st as we've done tonight. Right
thar, This eide o. whar Bills line hengs,
come on ZEN had lied most devil Of
! hook, from tina. big I'm as goes straight
! GU, thar. He mus, a had kunnoo 10
fasten il whar he did. else cooned u on
The top % the limb. We'll, us alters SWIM
min under that limb. but that's big rock
IN the shape Of sugar loaf, comes up in
six inches o. the Top. Right rouad that
was whsr I'D ke,ched The mOnslrousest,
mos, oudaclouses, Appeloosas car, the
week before, thai ever come outen the
,Tsllspoosy. end they d hearn Of il. and the
: : fellow with the big hook was fishin' for
:. bits mate. Darn il. boys. il makes mo
: mad to think how them Chatohospa fel-
lows and the town folks do 'trude on we
: roovei people--aDd when I'm aggravated
!, ! | alters drinks, so here goes sg'n."
: Daddy Blggs threw back his head
: sgan-agsin put the jugs mouth in his
:, owr~-sdd again produced the sound Of
J, ! .guggle-uggle'lu-uegler and then resum-
ed:
!. This big-hook Teller, / MAS telling
= about. his name were Jess Cele, which
] lives ia The Bottom. thar whar Chatohos.
!. pa falls into. The Hoosa Lncko; and ain
:, go, more'n half sense n that"
: "Thats the fellow ossd 10 strike 70,
\ Vince kirkland 10 The slacksmi,k's shop
!. al Dndd's, siors Vince died-aint it," ask.
i ed Bill Teel.
r .Thst's him. said Daddy Biggs, aud
" that's how l come 10 know him; for
IT seed him Thar once. Tho ! can't cay bt
e knowed me. Web, be walked up in the
hi night. and heard most awful sloshin' a
Is The end Of his line. and he says, Rise
or boy s!--lve 60, bim!-Dsrn my skin ef
is hain't. And sure enough, there was some
al thin founcin' and slochin' and maxim
d . devil Of q confederation ., the cendO