Washington telegraph., 1845-01-15

~ on are witched, Chuncky, sure and
sartain.' said 4. AFTER bracin myself, i
raised again and fredl One on 'em sprung
into the air and give yell, and the other
bounded towards me like streak of light
ming, close to me; il squatied on the ground,
and commenced creeping towards me, its
eyes turnin green, and sorter swimrnin
round like, and the end Of its tail twisted
like snake. / felt light as a cork and
strong as buffalo. | seen her commences
slipping her legs under her, and knew she
were gwine TO spring. Ithrowed back my
gun 10 gin it 10 her, and as she come, the
lick that | aimed nj her head. struck across
her shoulders and back, without doing any
harm. and she had mel Rip, rip, and
away went my old blanket coat and breechesi
She sunk her teeth into my shoulder; her
green eyes were close to mine. and the froth
from her mouth was flyin into my facel
Moses, how fast she did fghil I ielt the
warm blood runnin down my side; seen
she was arter my throat, and with that
grabbed hern, and commenced pouring it
into her sides with my fists, like cats
figh,in. Rip, rip, she'd take me, diff. slam,
bang, I'D gin il to her; she tightin for her
supper, tighten for my life.
Why in course IL Were an unequal fght:
but she riz III Well, we had it round ard
round, sometimes one. sometimes toiher on
top, she growlin and gruniinl We had
both commenced gettin mighty tired, and
presently she made a spring; trying 70 get
away-afier that, there were no mortal
chance for herl Cause why, she was
whipped I'D sortcr been th;nkin about
saying,
snow lay me down % sleep"
but know'd If commenced, it would put
her in heart, and she'd riddle me in a nii:it,
and when she hollered nuf. | were glad TO
my shoe soles; and such confidence in whip
pin the fight, that offered two to one on
Chuncky, but no takesl
.'Oh, d-n you" says |. hiitin her lick
every time spoke, ..you are willing to quit
even and divide stakes, are your" and
then round and round we went againl
You could have hearn Us blow quarter Of a
lie, but presently she makes big struggle
and broke my hold 4 fell one way and
she the oiherI She daricd into the cane
break; and that's the last time have hearn
of that pan;herl
When | sorter come r. myself. was
struttin and struitin and struttin and thur
dering, like a big he gobler. And then
commenced examining myself 70 see what
harm she had done me; | wor Bit powerful
bad in the shoulder and ar1n-just look at
them scarsl-and l were cut into whip
strings: but when found thar warn't NJ
danger of its killing Inc. set into cussin.
''Oh, YOU aini dead yet, Chunci1y," says /,
''if you are sorter wusted, and have whip
ped panther in fair fight. and no goue-
ing" and then | cock -a-doodle -dco spell
ior joyl
When / looked around, thar sot the old
he, licken the blood from his breastl Id
shot him right through the breast, but sorier
s,aniendicler, breaking his shoulder blade
into perfect smash.
| walked mp 10 him
'Howdy. panther; how do you dol
How is misses panther, and the little paIi-
thersl how j. your consarns in general
Did you ever hear tell Of the man they
calls Chunckyl born in Kentucky, and
raised in Mississippi death On a lar, and
smarily in a panther fghtl Ii YOU dn'f,
loos, for i'm be. 1 kills bars, whips pam
Tiers in a fair fight; walks the waiers,
1 cut bcilers The thunder, and when gets
hot, the Mississippi hides i,seif-Oh, L.
You Thought you had Inc, dident you'll
d-n yoHf But you are a gone sucker
now. III have your melt if never gets