The Mississippi lynx. (Panola, Miss.) 1846-18??, 1846-07-04


his own coIn.-The arrangements were
made, and Betsy had hardly time to
get out Of the house before her husband
returned. lie was very drunk, and as
was expected, soon began to abuse his
supposed wife.
Why said he havn't you got supper
readyg
There's (sob) nothing (sob) IN the
house!'
You lie, there is, and if you don't
(hic cup) make haste and (hic) get it,
iii beat you (hic) black and bue!'
i tell you [sob).there's nothing
DO you (hic) said Jim, staggering
towards her, dare (hicl to tell me (hic)
that there's (hic) nothing?'
Yes! said she rising.
'Well-take that; shouted he aiming
a blow which would have broken the
jaw of an OK. Stepping quickly aside,
however, the force ofthe exertion car
ried him TO the ground. Enraged and
little sobered by his fall, he quickly
rose and staggered again 10 the attack.
Once more he struck al her bur this
time his blow was parried, and in re-
turn received a 'stomacher' which sent
HIM 10 the other end ofthe room. Re-
sistance was new to Jim-forty, fifty
times had he shameluly beaten his
unoffending wife, and never before had
she retaliated-tnis almost maddened
him, and he rushed at her once more
but again was he felled to the floor.
More than half Of the drunk was
knocked out OF him and he came on more
warIIy. He was strapping fellow,
and full six inches taller than his an
tagonist-but he was half drunk and
had 10 contend against science.
Suffice il TO say, that in fifteen min
utes he was whipped so completely that
he fairly cried for quarter. Bo;h his
eyes were closed, and 10 use a common
expression he was knocked into cock
ed hat
i'm was astounded at his wife's prov
ess fully believing to the day OF his
death that it was she who logged him.
He never afterwards raised his hand
against her, and was often heard to
boast, that he and his wife could whip
any ten mch that could be started in
that community
We had a beautiful view Of the
fight from a window that commanded
the whole room. On being rallied for
not conquering Jim sooner, our pugilis-
tic friend said that he could not &c, his
''counters' in WE'LL We will conclude
by saying
"Tbe man who lays his hand upon a
woman,
Save in the way of kindness
'Twere gross fattery to call a COW.
ard!" Fred. Exam.
DIR. BENNET AND HIS GAME OF THIN
BLEs.--We suppose that but few per.
sons in these parts ever heard Of DR.
Bennett, yet on he lower Mississippi and
its principal tributaries almost every
man or boy knows him as the most ad
roil gambler in the country.
The game of Thimbles is the Doc
tors forte, played with three thimbles
and small pellet of paper, moving
them about and so placing the pellet
that the bystanders cannot Tell where
1t is to be found. The Doctor is a very
demure, simple looking individual, anc
when about 10 engage in his game
handles his thmbles so awkardly tha
the dullest observer will freely bet thai
Re can tell which thimble covers the
; pellet. Often he permits the ''crowd,'
but never fails TO close the game large
ly winner.
The Doctor was at Tuscumbia, Ala
one summer, idling away his time, wher
5 young man, son of Judge s.
: Of Lnwren county, came to town, will
! a large sum of money sent TO pay
i note Of his fathers. lie was soon per
, suaded into the belief that he coul,
j. roake a handsome profit on his father
7 funds, by betting against the thimble
Y L-but was soon uhdeceived by find
ing his capital transferred to the Doc
r tors pocket, and nothing was left bu
n TIC go home and tell his father wha, ha
e become OF the money.
e Judge S--orGered out his mule
d land splendid mule it was) and sal
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