True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-12-09


striking a bee.line for the swamp, ne saved
his life by flight, taking eoeor among the
nndcrgrowth bushes, where he remained
until morning The family were arous-
ed by the firing as by the squlre's cries,
but they could discoverno enemy.
The next mornings sun arose, and
with it arose the squire from his hiding
place. where he had remained in fever
Of fright. Timidly peeping forth he dis
covered that all was safe. No house
burned or ransacked NOR in fact, could
hediscover injury done to anything but
few briar scratches upon his lower ex.
tremities which boosted only natures
own covering. The whole affair was a
mystery to him, and his family were as
much benighted as himself concerning
the nights transactions, --o5 rather, con-
corning the actors in the nights transac-
lions and their designs. For weeks he
kept strict silence about the matter; but
lie observed that his neighbors were unu-
sually frequent in their enquiries about
his health, and that those enquiries were
accompanied by an intelligent smile, as
though TO say, I'VE know your secret
He was finally, however, informed OF the
trick, and ofthe why and ofthe wherefore
it was done. Severe as was the rebuke,
the squire felt its force and acknowledged
its justice. He was ever after cured of
idle suspicious.
ANALABAMA LEGISLATOR
A correspondent of the Montgomery Journal
tells the following good anecdote on Fat
George, the member from Henry connected |
with his first visit TO Mobile. Col D-had |
persuaded George to go with him to Mobile,
where the number from Henry" for the first
time saw Sights calculated to excite emotions
of wonder in the unsophisticated mind:
They stopped at the "Waverly," and on the
day after their arrival, the Colonel enquired as
10 the stale of Georges general health and
especially as to how he had rested the previous
night.
STolIable, Bob, leavin' out a chunk of
scare got last night"
"As howe" asked Bob
"Why, you'll take notice" said George,
'ihe room the bar keeper allotted for me to
have, took particular notice Of it---brown door
with a light streak here and thar and brass
lock handle--and wouldn't look at no other
for fear might get 'em mixed up in my head
Now about IL o'clock come home, with about
halfgrown Ihummin' in my head, and the
very fust thing | lound, at ne top of them twis-
tin steps, was my own ideuIical door with the
brown paint and light streaks and brass lock
handle, all right "Goodl" says |, and in bus.
tedl Walks up to tho bed, / Does and thar
finds one ofyour long legged, black.whiskered,
town felleTs-fast asleep. Takes him by the
whskers with both hands, and rears him up in
the bed, in a siltin' perstion, and gives him
small exhortation-lold him 10 leave or I'D kick
him down stairs, and didn't want 10 do that, lar
was a patent double-reyolvin' steam mule,
and once set in motion, never stops Till the ma
sheenry wears out
"The feller," continued George "got up very
humble.like, and travelled to the cheer whar
his dry goods was, and sauntered round the
room lookin' at the pclers, and sludyin' over the
chances Of gittin' another cocktail before turnln
w. fAANNA q WhtAO ShAe W thC tpttCt
says [ 'draw on them moccasn skins of
youTn and leavel" and with that turned round
10 give him final grin, but BObl"
"What Georgel"
"Guess what he was doin',"
"Don't knowl"
"Why, just as true as preachin', he was ma.
kin right at me, with lhe--stemost onsat-
Bowie knife in his hand you
ever saw. I'll 60 TO grass il he wasn'd-lel's go
liquor"
'"well, but what did you do, George, when
he made at ycu.n
"Wby, nothin' particular-Only worked the
thing, Eill got him from between me and the
door, and lhen--n
"Whall"
."Then lehi.i
MATRIMONIAL DICTIONARY.
Dear is term Of entreaiy usually EN-.
Moved before stranpers II il meant "A