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

was afraid to ventur' up that way. See,
was arter stealin' their fish they'd cotched
thro' the day, which knowd in reason
they'd have string on 'em in the water at
the kunnoo landin', to keep fresh. Well,see-
in of the dog 'cuded I'd tack the inimy
by water, instid O. land. So with that
took the roover about thirty yards above
here, and sure enough, finds the string Of
fish jst whar knowed they'd be; and then
starts TO swim down the river a little
ways, and glt out below. and go to Jerry
Whites, and tell him the Joke. Boys,
amt you all gii,in' mighty dryl I am"
| And Daddy Bggs drank again!
"Well, boys, jist as got whar that did
hook was, not ihinkin' of nuthin but The
fun, the cussed thing keicht in one thigh
of my over-hauls, and brought me up short.
| tried the cussedest ever teller did TO
get loose, and couldn't. had no knife,
and thar flew round, and pulled first for
ard and then backards, and reared and
pitched and made the water bile. Fact
boys, was " hitched to swingin' limb,"
and no mistake. Once Or twice | got on
the top o the sugar-loaf rock, and je.e est
about the time I'd go TO unite the id
rope Of a line, the blasted rock was so slip
perry, off I'd sldanch Fact, boys!--And
it aggyated me; it aggivaled me smartiy
that il did! Ef I'd a. had liquor then,
I'd took some, was so id mad !!
Well, in this time, that long legged cuss,
Jess Cole, wakes up, as | iell'd you, and
hollers out the way norated. Boys, what
do you all say to another drink 1t makes
me SO cussed mad every time | think bout
| IT."
Once more Daddy Biggs gazcd at the
stars!
"Soon as Jess said that about his cat
bein' bigger'n mine, ! said in my mind,
I'm whip you certinn Well, they all kept
most hi OF hollerin', and every now
and then some on 'em would throw long
log O. wood as they had cut for fire, as nigh
at me as they could guess, to stunt the cat,
but the limbs of the tree helped nightly ia
keepin' 'em of--lho' they'd strike pretty
close by me 'casionally, ca-junk, strlkin'
eendforemost you see. So they kept up a
right smart lhrowin' o logs, and me right
peart dodgin', for some time; and tell
you, it took raal nice judgment to Keep
J, the internal hook ouien my meat; il grain
ed the skin several times, as twas. Al
last, Jess he climbs into the tree and gifts
on the limb right over me, and SEES he,
: boys, bieve hits a mud iurkle, for see
somelhin' like the form o one right under
me- Thinks !, you'H find it one of the
snappn' sort, Judge, Then another one
ses, ihar's way to try that, Jess, eff you
see him. and he hands Jess gig. Now
SEES he, gig HIM"
i t" GIG TnE DEvlLw ses !, for soas pes.
tered!
"Great CD p squalled Jess, hits the
Devil!n and down he tumbled right a top
O. me! thought | was busted open from
one eend to tolherl Sure enough though,
| warn't but only busted loose from The
line. Both on US put for the bank quick,
bu, on account of my gitiin' hold Of the
gig, which ruiher bothered me, Jess got
ashore fisi. was right after him tho, !
tell you, aciA The gig! When | clum up
the bank. found the rest was all klecn
gone, and thar lay Jess. which had stump
ed his Toe agin somethin', right fiat Of his
face, a-moann' dreadful
"Oh, I've got you norr, jess" SEES |.
"sPlease DeyI' says Jess.
.'Must take you along wi me- ses J,
in the d--dest most onyedthly voice you
ever heerd.
1.-THE hogs took warn'i MARKED SEES
cess, n shycrin all over.
"'Tbey warn't yourn,' ses |.
"fI'll never do so no more ses jess, a.
shiyern' wuss and wuss, "ef you'll let
me oil this time"
"Can'l IL, Jess want you in Topbet
to strike for Vince Kirkland. I've got him
thar, a-blacksmiihin' Of il. lie does all
my odd Jobs, like pineiin' Of my tail and
SIGH like Can't let you of--l'ye come
a purpose for youw
81 seed the poor devil shudder when |
called Vince's name, but he didn't say no
no more, so Jobs the gig ihro' the hind
part Of his oyerlIauls and starts down 10
The kunnoo landin' with him, in a peari
iroi. The way he scratched up The dirt
as he travelled backards on his all.lours,
was perfect sight! But list as struck
the river, he got holt Of a grub, and The
gig tore out, and he started t'other ray!
il never seed runnin tell then !--'iaint no
use to try to ieIl you how fast he did run;
| couldn't do it in week. A .scared
wo'' warn't nothing to him. lie run
EASTERN six scared wolves and yearlin'
deer. Soon as be got start, made for
} log whar | seed their guns, and behind
that finds the big powder gourd they all
J kept their powder in that they warn, a
/ usin'. Thinks |, Of you amt all keen
gone, III finish the job for you; 50 pitch
! I'd he gourd--it bit fully gallon smack
into the ere, and then jumped into the river