The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-08-21

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"Well, now, all that's settled,n said the
Captain with an air of satisfaction-"The
next thing is, how are we agwine to put her
TO deth."
"Why we haint tried her yit!" said the
Lieutenant.
$50 be sure! 10 be sure! I'd forgot that!
but you know thar's no way 10 git round con-
denim of her is thar?'
"No way as | seem
"lt's a painful duty, Lieutenant! a vety
painful duty, Lieutenant Snipes; and very
distresin.' But the rules Of war is very strict
you knowm
"Very Strict" said Snipes.
"And officers must do their duty, come
what may"
"The're abIeeged TO-" said the lieuten-
ant.
"Ah! well!!" remarked Captain Suggs with
considerable emotion, "Itll be time enough
TO fix how we shall execute the old crilter at
the trial. You think the bar'l will do"
"Jist as good as any thing" replied the
lieutenant-"a bar'l and a drums sorter alike
any way"
"Wcll, you'd better g. and fix up as soon
as you kin, and the nature Of the case will
admit. Officers ought to dress as we'll as
they can at such times elmo other | must
90 and brush up myself" And with
that, the consultation between Capt. Suggs
and Lieutenant Snipes, ended, the former
going off 10 put hims ella little more in mill
tary trim; while the ,a'.er .ndustriously en-
ployed himself in disseminating the result of
the conference.
1t was with extreme Z %fficulty that the
Captain arranged his custume TO his own sat
!isfaction, and made it BETTING so solemn
and impressive an occasion. After a great
deal of trouble howe yer, he did ~contrive 10
cut a somewhat Military figure. With a
sword he was already 'indifferenily we'll pro-
vided; having found one-rusty and without
a scabbord-somewhere about the premises.
This he buckled. or rather tied TO his side
with buckskin strings. He wore at the same
time, the identical blue jean frockcoat which
has since become so familiar TO the people
of TaIlapoosa-it was then new, but Oh this
there were, of course no epanlets. Long
time did Captain Suggs employ himself in
devising expedients to supply the deficiency.
AT length he hit it. His wife had a large
crimson pin-cushing, and this he fastened
upon his shoulder, having first caused some
white cotton fringe 10 be attached TO the
outward edge. In lieu of crimson sash, he
fastened around his visit a bright red silk
handerchief with only a few white spots on
it. And this was an admirable substitute,
except tisat il was almost too short 10 tie be-
fore, and exhibited no inconsiderable portion
of itself in a depending triangle behind. The
chapeau now alone remained TO be managed.
This was easily done. Two sides of the
brim of his c%apacious beaver were stitched
to the body of the hat, and at the fastening
on the left side, Mr.. Suggs sewed a cockade
ofred ferreting, nearly as large as the bot
tom of a saucer. Thus imposingly habited
land having first stuffed the legs Of his
pantaloons into the tops of a very antique
pair of boots-Captain Sinon Suggs went
forth.
AT the upper end Of the enclosure, and
standing near an empty whiskey barrel, was
Lieutenant Snipes. He had not been SO
successful as the Captain in the matter of
toilette.-around his black wool hat was
pasted or stitched, a piece of purple gilt pa
per, such as is often found opon bolts oflin-
en-. Upon this was represented a battle be-
tween a lion and a unicorn: and in u scroll
above were certain letters, which as Lieut..
Snipe himself remarked "didn't spell moth
ing"-at least, nothing that he could com
prehend. In his hand was the hand of a hoe
armed at one extremity with a rusty bayonet
the only wepon of its kind, at the moment.
to be found in the garrison of Fort Suggs.--
Equipped thus, and provided with a dirty
sheet of paper, a portable inkstand, Contain
ing p%okeberry juice,O and a stump of a pen
all of which were upon the head of the
barrel--the doughty Lieutenant awaited the
moment when it shonld please Captain Suggs
TO arraign the prisoner and proceed with the
trial.
'Tallapoosa Vollantaries, parade here"
Numbered Captain Suggs as he walked up
to the barrel.
Very soon component parts of the 'Vol-
lantaries' were grouped about their Captain.
Form in a straight. line!!' squealed Lea
tenant Snipes.
The company took the form ola halfmoon.
Captain Suggs now ordered Mrs. Hay
cock to be brought out; whereupon Snipes
went into the back-room of the store, and
directly appeared again, leading the widow
who limped considerably, and howled like
a full pack of wolves--by the hand. The
Captain, however, by a udicious threat ofin-
slant decapitation, reduced the noise TO ase-
ries of mere sobbings.
Hadn't we better fix some way 10 have
some music,' said Suggs, march round the
house once, before we proceed with the
trialP
Lieutenant Snipes suggested that there
was no drum or fife, as the Captain knew.
on The premises; but that 'Uncle Billy AL,