Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-11-12
ANOTHER CHAPTER FROM THE
ADVENTURES OF SIMON SUGGS
lfrom Carey d. Hatt's new work under this IL I
tie, just published in Philadelphia.)

SIMON FIGHTS THE TIGER" AND GETS WIFI
u PED - BUT COMES OUT NOT MUCH sTH
4 WORSE FOR WEAR
70 As matter of course, The first thin
:. that engaged The attention of Capt. Sugg
9 upon his arrival in Tuscaloosa, was h
4 proposed attack upon his enemy. Indeed
i he scarcely allowed himself time to boil
}, without mastication, the excellent suppe
= served up at Duties, ere he outsalied |,
!, engage the adversary. In the street, h,
/ suffered not himself to be beguiled in
moments lettering, even by the strange
sights, which under other circumstances
would certainly have enchanted his alien.
lion. The windows Of the great drug
store cast forth their blaze Of varied light
IN vain; the music Of fine amateur band
preparing for serenade, was no music to
him; he paused not in front of The book
sellers, to inspect The prints, or the huge
leltered advertising cards In short, so
eager was he to give battle to the "Tiger,"
that The voice Of the rng-master, as /,
came distinctly into the street from the
circus--the sharp joke of The clown, and
The perfectly-shadowed figures of "Dandy
jack and the other performers, whisking
rapidly round upon the canvass--faied to
shake, in the slightest degree, the resoluts
DISCRIMINATING Of .aus coarageuus and indo.
mlahle Captain.
AS he hurried along, however, with the
long stride of the backwoods, hardly turn.
ing his head. and to all appearance, obi
vlois altogether Of things external, he
held occasional "confabs' with himself in
regard TO the unusual objects which sur
rounded him--for Suggs is an observant
man, and notes with much accuracy what.
ever comes before him, all The while DO.
dy would suppose him to be asleep, or in |
turkey dream at least. On the pref
sent occasion, his communings with him.
self commenced opposite the window of
the drugstore
swell, there's the most defirunt sperrets
in that grocery ever seed Thar's ko.
mac, and old peach, and recti6ed, and lots
! can't tell thar names! That light.yallcr
bottle tho, in the corner thar, limits Ten.
nessee- Id know that any ,rhar! And
that tother bottles rot-gut, ef know my.
self--bit drink, | reckon, as wells the
rest! What power o. llsker they do
keep in this here town eff | warn't agoin
to run agin the bank, I'D sample some of
i, too, | reelher expect. But it don't do {
tor a mat. to sperrets much when he's pur
sum the 5east--"
HILL and scissors! now who ever seed ,
The like Of the books Amt that pile ! q
Do wonder what sort Of Office them fel- :
ers in thar keeps, makes 'em want so ma {
~! They don't read 'em all iudge!-- q
Well, mother-wit kin beat book larnln'. at :
my game! Thar's Squire Haden ,kelt up
nome, he's got two cart load of law-books q
--iho' that's no tech 10 this feller's--and n
iere's what knocked a fifty oulen him Y
'nce, at short cards, afore right smart, p
ctive sheep could flop his tail arg time e
nd kin do i agin, whenever he gets over l
is shyness! Human natur' and the hu- u
nan family is MY books, and Eve never "a
eed many but what could hold my own il
nth. Let me gitone o. these book-Iarnt III
sllers over bottle Of " old corn" and W
andiul of the dokkymcnts, and I'm did in
ptsto git what he knows, and in ginera Of
ay give kim wrinkle into The bargain! ry
ooks amt ftten for nothin' but jist 10 give OF
children goin' 10 school, TO keep 'em II
1ten mischief As OLD Jed'diah used 10 su
~, book-larnin' spiles man ef he's got tic
other-wIt, and ef he amt got that, i'll
mt do him 10 good--', ~4&# in
!" Hello agin Here's sirkis, and ef he
warnt in hurry; right here I'd drop 9,
larier, providin' ! couldn't fixit to slip in cd
7 nothin', which is always the cheapest ca
ginral way!"
Thus Illuminating. Simon al length reach Pr
Cnre's. Passing into the bar.room,
Stood a moment, looked around to as an
rain the direction 10 which he should
oceed 10 find The faro banks, which be
d heard we're nightly exhibited there. -- er
corner Of the room he discovered ty
above which was burning Ia
! red lamp. AT the landing place above, adj
found door which was closed and lock-
, hui light came through the key-hole, an
d the sharp rafting Of dice and jingling
coin, spoke conclusively Of The EN-. The
2Yment Of The occupants Of The room. ma
&imon knocked. pm
\ Hello n said somebody within.
y Hello yourselfp' said tho Captain. IL
{ What d. you wantp said the voice
n The room. ia the
! A game" was the Captains lacouic N.
,ly. ~
!. What's the nameav again inquired the I've
rson within.
= Cash. said Simon. Dire
4 He'll do.n said another person ii The all
III let Cash'in. Y a9g Tho
The door was opened, and Simon en- y