The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-02-21
Ftom the Now York Spirit of the Times.
TIE NIGHT old ARNSTEAD" BROUGHT
TIE NEWS.
loENnE noEo', Ala " " %, 4!
BY THE VERY YOUNG 'UN.


Az the Presidential contest of ~, was draw.
ing TO c'oae, and the "retu-ns" rom the res.
pectlye States began c. ming ~, the oxrcmeu
which had been growing with the g owth Of ih'
campaign, and Strengthening with It's strength
could now 40 logger be restrained, but shove
I:Tc3f as wall IL the eager Couaten ances, as IL
the bitter words and hasty actions Of men ---
business n thls part Of the country was almost
en'nc'y Ost SIGH, "; men rotcd Tor their tcvo
ton 20 their pursuits and their Interests m phF
lave been eten at any hour of the day, differing
ABOUT dlscnssing the probable issue with as
much vehemence as though their whole fortunes
depended u2o3 il. Thousands upon thousands
81 d3.ldrg were saked upon the result; and
when it became known tina, the vote of New
YDik, wa tn decide the conflict, The eyes of The
whole People we're turned upon her with feel
ngs Of the deepest soiicude.
GA the arrival Of he day upon which the final
news W - to reach Montgomery, having a large
a'noant Of aoney. BET upon the election, and
( cling very anxious in regard to it, de,ermn-
Cd TO send az express fer the intelligence Ac.
cOriing'y, writing to friend 10 send my mes
scqgcr back as econ as the mail arrived, which
knew would BE abou, eleven oc'oc', a. night
] started sold Armstsad''--a faithful old Negro
OF mine-a great favorite in The vago, ''pisln
d mocral"-- with particular and pressing in
instruction to keep perfectly sober star, home
Is soon IS he 60 The news, mt TO ride "Tfay.
cler" hard. aud to be certain and be back oe-
tore day. immediately after he left it became
Known IL town tina! bad sen, "Old Afms,ead"
10 Montgomery. after the news, and TO give eve
~ one Of al parties the benefit OF the express,
! agree: upon his arrival a, home, ,ha, night to
tire one barrel OF my gun IN the event that Mr.
Cray was elected, and if Mr Polk was The
chosen one" | was 10 fire bolh
A, my usual lime | went TO bed-hut not to
s,eep. The "dread uncertainty" of The intelll
Hence was SO soon TO receive, added to a nerv
ous fear as to the safety OF my investments so
.vishly made upon 4Nr. Polk, banisheA rest
from my pillow. However. abou, three O'clock
m the morning, had fallen into an uneasy
sIumber, ard was dreaming Of counting money
snd seeing new clothes, when was suddenly
sylused by The Gathering OF borse's boots against
the hard ground, a. least a quarter of mile eff
J raised up IN the bed and in moment, recogn.
the strong, powerful lope of my "Traveller."
Sprnging to the floor, with my feelings in ~
mutt Of anxiety, lii candle and jumped to the
door, when "Old Armstead," seeing me, and
having about shalt gallon" on his mud, shout.
ed ont "Nasier, Mr.. Pok's elected by--!"
Not taking time to reprnand 20 d Arm
stead" for qualifying his news with go strong an
expression, sFrang to my gun, which WIS sill.
ting ready cooked for the occasion let 90 one
barrel and had my finger on the other trigger,
when the idea struck me to hold on a minute
and see the effect produced by the one barrel.
Before the reverbera,ion had died away, out
jumped BILL THOMPSON, the most virulenl, bit.
ter wing in the village from the door of his
house, regardless OF the bitter Geld night, with
nothing on but his shirt for he had lust arisen
from the bed on the report of the gum and las he
hit background, he yelled rather than haIowed,
"Hurrdh for CLAY! am a made man, BY!
Hurrah for Clay!"
In minute more there came tearing up the
street to Thompson's house, half dozen have
naked wings, yelling, like so many unclaimed
devils, "Hurrah for Clay and Frelinghuysen!"
lcould stand It no longer and with feelings of
the most unalloyed rapture, pulled down the
"hammcr" on the second barrel. II thunder
bolt from Heaven had fallen amongst them, it
could not have produced more CONSERVATION
Bill Thompson tell fiat on his face and groaned,
I'm ruined by! Broke! Smashed all to
d"
By this time the street was filled BY the
shouts of the trumphat Democrats and the
curses OF the disappointed Wings. ran back
20 put on my pantaoons and on my re.
urn 70 the crowd found ''Old Armstead" on the
ground with dozen men around him laughing;
~. ~ approaching the spot, heard him yell out,
~ an: yah! yah! Bless God dis night will be
- VEG, OF me, yet" and then he would roll over
Ma o.ne. paroxysm or laughter and press his
ta nu ~ nus slde-"Yah! yah! yah hab seen
nesp u ungs in Old virginy, bu, never seed
hh;o."'ng 20 peat dat. On some one equiring oil
i.m " wns. was the matter! he replied, NJ am
.ou a. me way master fooled Mr. Thomp-