The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-03-06
FArErrE, jefferson Co. Missy

clncts scattered throughout the counties, yet
the county seat is the place at which most
do congregate for the triple purpose of vot-
ing, spreeing, and lastly, for the peculiar
pleasure of Witnessing the beginning--aye
ssthen opening ofthe ball. ofthe "Fall Fight
ing Campaign" which interesting event is
usually postponed to that exciting period,
when party excitement and individual mis-,
understanding, leave a man very little hest
fancy TO sspitcha into his neighbof this comes
moi oftener than two years-ofien enough,
however, for regular work.
Having the common anxiety TO see The
first regular Dispatch l arrived early at
Fayette four country seat) on the 4fh Nov.,l
last, when and where | had the good luck
to see the campaign open the anxiety among
the numerous spectators, TO continue the
sport, was really commendable. Both claim
ed the victory, but the ring declared "a dead
MATCH another heat was promised by the
defendant-I immediately staked a hat on
him what got gouged''
Whilst standing in the crowd, a well
known voice addressed me, aHalloo, boy J
come over here! How are you? say it's
u treat, now, certain. Come in here
men,
certainly, Uncle Johnny said I-'pleas-
ure always TO treat you.
Me-? rm-if you don't treat the whole
crowd! Rosser, tell ALL them men 10 come
in! Hyena's breakin' chains and things. Eh!
You thot I'd never see a paper, did your
Well, well, / don't care a cuss about it N.Y.
SELF but the fact is, odd Iron's' in towH now,
and he says when be sees you ihar'll be
another dog fife, so ifyou see him gitfin
anyways high, CHARS yoHr boss? Well, we'll,
list keep out'n bis way. Is you seen Wills
sence them felters was a pullin' out his
tooih2'
What E~ellows?' was the immediate in
quiry.
ooh, oh! and so, nv boy, you aiut said
nothin about it, Ell? Well, that is rich, fond
of RTTTN stories, but never TELLS 'em, eh!-
Well, Pill
tUncle johnny don't tell tales ont of school,
ifyou please. Reeollect you should do IN o
others as
An done by, that's a fact, by Gracious,
so III Iist out with it,
You see, twas the night after the big din
ner up here, and Wade got a crowd of
youngsters 10 go home with him for some
fun Jist afore they gifts to Wade's they
oyertakes me, and | took him at his first Of
fer to go by, ioo-he keeps good liquor.
Wade does. after supper, | seen The boys
was in for a frolic. | took two or three hands
with 'em at cards, and after punishin some
of the old stuff, | lays down. Well, I spose
it wanted about two hours TO day, when
was reused b ythe wakenest noise ever rz to.
cant hardly tell how they was all fixed in
that room, but thar lay Wills fat on his back
on the floor, a big niger holt of each hand,
holdin him spred out-the Doctor settin
straddle OF his breast, in his shirt tail, with
a pair of bullet moles in his hands irwin 10
pull out one of This teeth! Then thar sat II.
B-nee, from Claiborne county, at his head
a holdih the candle, and every now and
then he would reach one hand over and hysi
Wills upper lip for the DR.. 10 get the moles
onto his tooth. Henry had big pair OF goat
locks under his chin, and in peepin over al
the opperction he'd git 'em right over the
candle&S they'd spinge. see him keep turnin
up his nose like he smeli somethin a burnin
bat he never dreamed it was his whiskers.-
Wills was a grunt;n powerful, and what be
tween gruntin and the hiccups thort he'd
sirangle. Major Bob was thar, 100, and he
had on a wonderful short shirt for a big fal
man. lie swore he could beat that Doctor
pullin teeth and he was a hollerin for hi;
tinstermentsn IA hammer and a nall &c
knock it out! They got the nail aud asihey
couldn't find a hammer, in they fetched
pair of shoemaker's pinchers that's got a sor
of hammer on one side. The Doctor drop
Ped the moles, for he found out that every
time he'd jerk they'd slip, so he sings on
for the pinchers-swOTe they were his favor
tie insterments-always used 'em-beat pull
licans TO h.! Well, you never did see
drunken set so busy about a serious job
Every. one was in ded ernest fryin to helI
Wills, and he was a taking on wonderful
that's a fact!
The DIR. set TO work with the pinchers, anC
there set Henry with the pleasinest counter
ance land when he gifts three sheets spread
aud is tryia' to untarl the fourth, he cal
Just ontlaugh the universe, or I'll borrow
a hat TO 60 home Witty There sot Henri,
reddy to hist Willis upper lip when the doc
tor would stagger that way. Well, he 60
reddy, Henry histed his lip, and after two o
three false jerks he found the hammer wa
on the wrong side of the pinchers for tia
tooth, so he turns in and asks Wills ON wbicI
side the akin tooth Uds? He said he did'n
knowi So he fastens 'em onto a sound on
on tother side, but the Major had got impa
tient so he riz-pulIed his shirt as low as b
could git il, picks up the tongs, walks roun'
and puts one foot on Willis's brest before tn
Dr., and says he, "Doctor, you've been SCI
tin across that man for three hours. Yo
cant pull no tooth nor never could! Git u
man, git up, | can fist take these longs an