Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-09

woods, and insinua.ng himself between
Abe Ludlow, and the fire, in evident fright
"They seed the dewitt" repeated Dad.
dy Biggs, with emphasis--and ketcht him
tool" he added, but they couldn't hold
him."
"Good gracious!" said Jim Waters,
looking around again" do you think he
stays about here2" and Jim got nearer &c
the fire.
"He stays about here some," replied
Daddy Biggs. "But Jim, son, get du
from the fire you'll set your oyer-hauls
afre!-and git me the sperreis. III buss
the jug agin, and tell you all about it.n
"Bill Teal had deposited the Jug behind
a log, some ten feet off; but Jim Waters
was not the lad TO back out, il the Devil
,uas about: so he made two desperate
strides, and grabbed the "yeathen- war;
and then made two more which brought
him, head first, jug and all, into the fire
Chunks and sparks flew everywhere as he
ploughed through!
"He's got you, Jimw shouted Abe.
"Pull the boy out!" exclaimed Bill and
myself, in breath, "or he'll burn up"
"Some on ye save the-.jug" scream.
ed Daddy Biggs, who'was standing horror.
stricken at the idea of being left without
liquor, in the woods.
In minute both boy and jug were res.
cued; the former with burnt face and
hands, and singed hair--the latter entirely
uniniured.
swell, well, chuckled Daddy Biggs,
"we come outen that, fust rate--the jug
aln't hurt, nor no liquor split. But jim
Pm raaly aslonished at you!- pitchin' in
the fire that way, and you a.knowin' that
was every drop o sperrets we had"
sob, but Daddy LAS" interposed Dick
Mccoy, "you must look over that--he
seed The dcpil"
"Weli, well, that minds me as ! was
gwine to tell you all about that h-ll Of a
scrape had vii them Chalohospa fellows
last summer; so III squeeze the Jug one
time more, and tell you all about it,"
Throwing his head into an admirable pc.
silion for taking view of things heavenly
Daddy Bggs inserted the mouth Of the jug
in his own mouth, when for short space
there was sound which might be spelled
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aggie, p anc
then Daddy Biggs set the jug down by him
and began his story once more.
"WeIl, boys, they was camped RICH
here, and had sot out their hooks for cal
fish, Just as we've done tonight. RICH
thar, this side o whar BilPs line hengs
some on 'ep had tied most devil of Q
hook from that big limb as goes strait GU
thar. He must a. had kunnoo to iaslen i
whar he did, else cooncd il on the top o
the limb. Well, its alters swimmin' undel
that limb, but thar's big rock in the shape
Of sugar loaf, comes up in six inches o
the top. Right round that was whar II
ketcht the monstousesf, most oudaciouses
Appeloosas cat, the week before, that ever
come outen the Tallapoosy; and they'd
hearn of it, and the fellow with the big
hook was fishin' for hits mate. DID it,
boys, it makes me mad 10 think how then
Chatohospa fellows and the town folks dc
'trude on we river peopc--and when Pm
aggivaled alters drinks, so here goes"
Daddy Biggs threw back his head again
--agan put the Jugs mouth into his own
and then resumed:
This big-hook fellow was tellin' bout
This name was Jess Cole, which lives in The
bottom, thar whar Chatohospa falls into
the Hoota Locke; and amt got more'n hall
sense at that"
"That's the fellow used to strike fol
Vince Kirkland, in the blacksmith shop al
Dodds. fore Vince died--aint i'm asked
Bill Teal.
"Tha,'s him." said Daddy Biggs, "and
that's how come 10 know him, for seed
him thar once, tho can't say he know'd
me- Well, he walked up in the night, and
heerd most h II Of sloshin' at the end
Of his line, and says he, Rise boys.--l've
goi him !---durn my skin eff bain't!' and
sure enough there was someihin' a founcin
and sloshn', and MAXIM devil of COM
bobberalion at the eend Of The line. Jess
he sprung up and got long stick with q
hook at one eend, aud retchl out and cotchl
the line and tried to pull i in; but the
thing on the hook give airt, and the stick
bein' eele too short, which made him
stoop forard, in he fell! lie scufiled cu
tho tolloble quick, and ses he, boys, he''
whaler.-cuss my etnrnaI if he amt the
rise Of sixty pound!--Old Biggs may 60 4
Ill non with his Foreground cats he
| can't shine no wayp When ! heercd tina
boys, !" $500
"When you beerd in" exclaimed all.
.Ycs! me!p said Biggs, laughingly
.dd'nt | tell you that before? Well,
oughier done il, but forgot. Well taxi
a drink on that, any way!' And 50 he did
$50 twas you instid o the devil h
coiched,n observed Jim Waters, apparent.
much relieved by the disclosure.
~ st so; and the way il was, seed ih
rascals as they were comm here, an