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

: a"t Viu uHhiusliUHeF 10 CdNofIO Ike u,
c was, skeered, and wheeled and TWISTED
e out Of that crowd, and when | did eii on
e OF site, the way did sail was caution
e to two skeerd deers, and to all other slow
n varmints p
: Well, we danced, and hurrawed withou
! any thing Of very perticuar intcres; L
: happen, til about lhree O'Clock, when the
, darndesl muss was kicked up you ever DID
} see. Jim Smith sot down on the bed
! alongside Of LIZ Holden (lhc steel-trap
! gall,) and jist fell to huegn of h r bar "a.
} shlon She tuck it very kind tlI she seed
f Sam Henry lookin on from behind about
, a dozen gals, then she fell 10 kickin an n
hollerin, an a screetchin like all ruth. Sum
he come up and told Jim to let Liz 90 !
Jim told him TO go TO fur Oh country,
where they give away birthstone, and
throw IN the fire TO burn IT, Sam hi him
strate atween The eyes, an after a iow ticks
the filth started, Oh hush it makes nv
mouth waller now 10 think what beautiful
row we had, One Teller from Cady's cove
nocked hole in the bottom Of a irwin nan
over Dan Turner's head, and left It d hang.
IN round bis neck, the hpndle 1yin about
like a long quew, and thar il hung till JADE
Thurman cut it off with a cold chissel
next day That was his share, fur that
mite, sure. Another foler got nocked into
a meal.barrel; he was as meaiy az an irish
later and as hot as horseredish; when he
busted the hoops and cum he rared few.
Two felIers fit out Of the door, down the
hill. and into the creek, and thar ended it
IN quiet way, all alone. A perfect mule
from Stock creek hit ne a wipe with pair
OF wIndin blades; he made kndlin-wood
of lbcm, and lit on him. We had il head.
and-tals fur very long time, all over the
house, but the truth must come and shame
my kin, he warped me nice, SO. lost 10 save
his time l hollcredi The Hcken he gave
me made me sorier Uneasy and hostile like.
1t wakened my wolf wide awake, so be.
gan 10 look absut for a man could lick.
and no mistake Tho little fiddler cum
serougn past holding bis fiddle Up over his
mead, to keep it m tune, for the film was
tolerable brisk, You're tho one, thinks l.
aud | jest grabbed the dough.tray, and spli
i plumb open over his bead. lie droot
down right thar, and paddled him with
one OF the pieces !--while was a nolify.
IN my ieeins in that way, bis gal sipped
up behind me, and fetched me rake with
tho pol-hooks. JULIO Sawyer was Thar,
and Iist annexed to her rite of, and nily
nice hle It was. julie carried onuf har
from her head to make a sitter, and striped
and checked her face nice, tike partridge |
net hung On whIto fence. She hoIlered
fur her fiddler, but oh, shawl he couldn't |
do her bit Of goods he was TOO busy
rubin first his broken head and then his
bllsiered eXtremites, 50 whom / thought
julie had given her plenty pulled her
OIL and put her IN good humor by giyin |
her about as many kisses as would cover
barn door.
Well | thought at last, il Ind drink
I'd be about done; so | started for the
creek; and the first thing saw was more
stars with my eyes shut than ever seed
With them open looked around and il |
was the little fddIers big brother! Ikaor'd
'ohdt Il meant, so we locked horns without
a word, lharalI alone, and | do think we
fout an hour. AT last some lelers hearn
the joIls at the house, and they cum and
dug rs out for we had Gtinto hole whar
a big pine stump had burnt out, and thar
we was, M TO our girths peggin away,
face 10 face, and no tlodeial
Well, il is now sixteen days since mai
Gle, and last mite Jae picked grayels out
OF my knees as big as squirrel shot. Luck
rayiher run agin me that mite, for didn't
lick emmy body but the fiddler, and had
three fites--but julie licked her gall, that's
some comfort, and Teller can't always
WIN! Aner my fife in the ground VIC made
friends all round Except The fiddler, he's {
not yc;) and danced and liquored at the
tail OF every Reel ill sunup, when them
that was sober enough went home, and
Them that was rounded staid who're thew
fell. was in the list ol wounded, Mt
could have got away iCmy bark mil had'otI {
ground of the saplin and gone home with
1ui parting word; 50 Dick and Jule had .
10 ride "Shanks's mar" and riie pearl
four legged nag she is. I'm agoin 70 marry
Julie, ! swar am, and sick q cFoss Think
'f locomotive aud saw.mll Whoo 4
shoop-ee! \,
That's Dick Harlan's story, Mr. Spirit, Q
md If the man sin the swamp" could see
Dick al hno5 Dance, be would think {
hat something besides politics and religion )
The mind Of some of the inhabit. {
ants of the peaceful valley"
Is Mr.. Free deadg have yarn 70 I
,pin on him, also, one about ''Sleep Walk. h
iog," and will do il some day IT, can
overcome my aziness. You see | am
tot hand at the location Of capital letters
and punctuation, (the spelling il Dick's.l
Il you think ] have made one "capitaI''
letter | shall be agreeably disappointed.