The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-08-21
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Mrs. Haycock adjured Captain Suggs by
his affection for his own offspring, 10 impose
a fine, instead of maxim her poor fatherless
children orfns? Tears came into Suggs'
eyes at this appeal, and the sternness Of the
officer was lost in the sensibility of the man.
Don't you think Lewtenant,' he asked,
BEN as it's a oman- widder woman too
the rules of war wouldn't be as severe on
us for lettin' Of her of, purvidin' she paid a
reasonable finer
sThey would't be severe at all!!' replied
Snipes.
well, well, wilder! Bein' as its you.-a
particular friend and a close neighbor-and
bein' as you are a wilder, and on the count
of feelins for Billy Haycock, which was your
husband afore he died, | spose III have TO
run the resk. But it's a orful 'sponsibiIify
I'm a taking, jist for friendship wilder
Mrs. Haycock interrupted him with a Tor
rent of thanks and benedictions.
'Thar amt many continued Suggs, I'D
take SIGH a 'sponsibility for; may be a run
MIN Of my own neck into a halter!
'The Lord in Heaven purvent your ever
suffering, bekase you've Tux pity on a poor
wilder like mel was the grateful woman's
ejaculation.
'Hows'ever,' added Suggs, so shorten the
matter, Jisi pay down twenty-five dollars, and
I'll pardon you eff | do git into a scrape about
i'll never could bar 10 see a woman suffer;
it strikes me right here!n and the captain
placed his hand upon his breast in a most inn
~pressive manner.
The joyous Mrs. IIaycock Immediately I'M
lied a key from her girdIe, and handing it 10
one of her friends, sent her into the store,
with directions Ito sarch low down in the left
hand corner before of her chist!' aud bring u
certain stocking she would find there filled
with coin. This was speedily done and The
amount ofthe fine handed 10 Captain Suggs.
This here money! he remarked as here
ceived it. q want you all 10 understand,
aint my money. No! no! I have 10 keep it
here!' sliding it down into his pockets-'on-
tweeI | git my orders about If. It's the gor-
ernmcnts money, and | darsent spend a cent
of lido |, Lewtenant?'
mo more you dar 10 put your head in o
blazin' log pilen answered the Lieutenant.
A w~hislling-just such as always i'm plies
that somebo dy in The immediate neighbor-
hood of the whistler, lies Observation-Disclosures
heard at this moment, and Suggs looking
round, saw Yellow-legs in his own corner,
dealing a suppositious hand of cards 10 an i'm
aginary antagonists if he would thereby
intimate that Captain Simon Suggs would
embezzle the public money, or at any rate,
hazard its loss at cards.
sCharge ~baggonets on that cussed, punkin
faced whelp of the devIlrl roareG the Captain
/ in tho fronzu IF tho nouant. and on.o,
ant Snipes dashed at Yellow-legs with his rus
ty weapon, which he plunged through a crack
of the fence! Before the gallant Snipes,
however, could recover from the impetus of
his attack and Withdraw the baponei, the dirt
eater had pulled ii of the hoe handle, and
fixing it on a dry corn stalk, bore it aloft up
on his shoulder most contumaciously, under
the very nose of Captain suggs;
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The reader will here suppose fifteen min
utes 10 have elapsed, and Captain Suggs and
his lieutenant TO be behind the store chimney,
in private conversation.
Lieutenant Snipes!' said Suggs, 81 look
upon you as a high-minded, honorable officer,
and a honor 10 the Tallapoosy VoIlantares.
| like TO see a man TO do his duty like you
uOuC JOutu' AACiO, tnhC utUCs "udtOiDE
him one of Mrs. IIaycock's dollars -'Simon
Suggs never forgot his friends-NEvER. His
motto is alters, Fast his country, and thea his
Jriendsn
captain Suggs'-w as the Lieutenani,sYe-
~ply--as he made a minute examination ofthe
Mexican coin in his hand--l'ye said il be-
hind your back, and iii say il 10 your face;
you're a gentleman from the top of your head
to the end of your big toe nail! Less 60 in
and liquor; hang ~eXpensese
A BOIL TRAPPER.
MANY stories are told of the feats, OF the
stra nge adventures 1d the hair-breadtl escapes
of the ''free monnted'' Irsppers, but it may be
worth while 10 mention one which Richardson,
a Kentucky man, we'll known to the servants of
the company as one of the most astute and dare
devil traders Of the mountains, used to tell. IL
is his boast that he never carries provisions on
his journey on the most dreary and distant tray-
els. His good horse. his trusty rife, his pistols,
and his knife. his steel flint, his traps, a coil of
cord, and wallet, are his only accomplishments.
and his only trust is in Providence. Furnished
with these, | have heard him say he fears nolh-
ing, over river. or frozen lake, or mountain, or
erasen plain. He was once alone, hunting buff