Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-07-02
Fighting the Tiger.

during the summer of lS43, concluded TO fol
low the general curren, of travelling which hat
set toward the ho, springs, in Arkansas, and
rsit that place in order that might 'ge, sight
of this wonderful freak of natures laboratory
TO This end made the requisite arrangements
and in due time was formally introduced 10 a
scene combining more OF The grand, beautiful
and sublime, than had ever before been my lo
10 witness
And now we turn TO the immediate object in
writing this sketch, which is TO embody yarn
that came to my ears during rhis visil, as well
as TO give tangibiiy and shape to an incident
in the hunters lle, the recital of which had
well nigh made
! The knotted and combined locks TO part,
/ And each particular hair to stand on end.'
! Every one who has visited The point in ques-
non will recognize the many log shanries which
are sprlnkled along the valey-slent and ten
spri' in summer.
One evening towards ,wiligh, fin company
with several frends) we had gathered around
the doors of one of The shanlies, just referred
TO, and listened with delighted ear and excited
brain, to the many marvellous stories which
; the natives were unra, cling.
During the relation of one of these stories,
we were startled by sepulchral voice behind
US, exclamng that The party was telling "a hill
of yarn"-ai which we turned, and behed a
creature so much like The celebrated sage of
Sleepy Hollow that we could scarcely suppress
the belief that he must have sal for lrving's
brigh, porlrailure of that redoubtable parsonage.
So very like indeed, was he to the venerable
RIP that we were more than once tempted 10
look round for The rusted remains Of his gun
the uncannonized bones OF his dog'-the
scorched and wealher-bealen pouch in which
he was won, in days of yore TO keep his ele-
ments of death. But we were not permitted TO
remain long in doubr, for with a spring. he rose
! from The counter on " hich he had been reclin
ing, and repeated his assertion that, That was
a hill OF lie The crowed greeted him with
round Of applause which soon satisfied US
that he was TO use provnciallsm Of that re-
gion,) "a big toad in the puddle The request
was general that he should spin yarn also
a request TO which ready assent was granted,
after proposition for a general treat had been
swallowed. His story ran somewhat thus:
Did any one ever hear of my fighting the
tiger, year or two ago in Alabama! If any
one hasn't heard that story, he'd hei,er plaster
his hair 10 his head, and sew his Goa; TO his
skin; for me if it isn't enough TO frighen
man oul of his senses.
Wall! Some lime long in the month Of July,
Sal came TO me one day and says she 10 me-
guess you had better Cut night out and gel me
some Now, you must recoecr, fellows, that
Sal was sorer sick abnui lha, time, and used
10 take The darndest kind of notions in her head
that ever heard Of But, however, | slung
old Bellzy, over my shoulders, and sat out in
foil chase after the only bar that we had heard
OF in that neck of he woods during the sum.
mer. A long, and i 10; and 4 wearisome tramp
had: but luck was wid me and finally brought
old Belly TO level on him, and just laid him
oct slick as ever you saw a coon 'c0uSe' a
dog. Lille time elapsed before he was regu-
larly cleansed, when made break for home,
as was tired, hot and hungry The tramp
was long one, the load none of the lighlest,
and soon grew fan, and sick under the heat
of The Casting about for spot upon
" hich TO rest until the cool of the evening,
soon found quiet nook under the shadow of a
cluster of vines, TO which took an especial
liking. Hanging my game TO the branch OF
nelghboFng tree, aud resting my gun by its
side. retired 10 this inviting spot and was
quickly IN a land where Uneasness is not felt
How long | sleplis impos sbe TO say; but the
nap generally, was a sweet, refreshing one
aud might have lasted much longer, if had
NOT been disturbed by a Shiny and COMPRISING
sensation about my throat, together with feel
Ing that something vas passing over my face
which was not every way plessau, 10 me--l