Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-14

was siitin right between his horns, holdin !
IN with both hands, and he goin across
the prairie like a streak of lightnin.
tell you, 1t e'en Almost tuck my breath
away. I've hearn tell on railroads in the
old States, but if they goes like that elk
did, | wouldn't like to be in one OF EN-
that's all.
81 didn't think any Twin thing on
yearth could go so fast. i couldn't see
nothin, and couldn't hear nothin, but
whir, whr, whir. as we shot through the
air. | had to turn my head 10 one side
lest to catch my breath. He must have
sprung at least thirty feet at every bound.
8" shouldn't have minded it SO much if
I'd only know'd how it was goin to end.
Well, away we went, Jest in this man
ner, the whole Twin night. Jest about day
break we came in sight Of the Arkansaw
river. Thinks |, now my old fellow you'll
have to stop. But not he, for as soon as
he came to the river bluff, he jumped right
in, over perpendicular of more as fifty
feet. BY thunder, boys, thought | was
gone coon then; but we both come up
together, and the elk gave a snort and
swum to the other side of the river. So
soon as he struck the bank, oat he dashed
and commenced runnin as fast as ever.
81 begun TO think he would never stop
this side of Californee, but hold on tight
as ever; though begun to get powerful
cold and hungry.
SIT was cen most the middle Of the day
and | begun to think couldn't hold OF
much longer, when seed parcel of lat
tie dark spots a good distance ahead TO
4 got sort O used TO riding fast, and couI'
: see much better than when started.
soon seed, plane cnu1, they was lngen
ont huntin. Now, thinks |, here's a nlct
: mess; for eff git clear Of this elk, | shall
he killed BY the Ingens. But made NJ
: my mind to take what mought come.
"Arter a little while the Ingens begun t.
spread out sorter to surround us. The
most was afeard of was that they'd shoe
me instead Of the elk.
"PlesentIy, | sort remembered as how
, I had my Booze in my belt. q don't know
why didn't think of it before.) Sol pull
: ed out my knife with one hand, and hell
l on with torher, and then Civ the elk llcl
4 atween his eyes.
"Down we cum together, but ! was o
!. nv feet in a second. The Ingons rod
i up and commenced iabberin away.
O pertended to be nifty friendly, and mad
| motions signifying they might have the ell
$50 they Jumps of their horses, and a
t, gatround The elk, disputin, sPose, WI
IF should have him.
81 kept a good look oui, and while ih'
n was slandn' iabbering away, | snatch
le The halter ont of tho hands of one of e
j. what was holiin a mighty fine horse.
"In less an second was on that horse
m back, goin like litenin'. The Ingens s
N lup most awful yell, and cum after I
at fall run. Lord, how the shot did VIII
in past nv ears; but knowd it was life
le death with me. The Ingens followed n
ne shoutin and yellin like devils; bat ga
SIX ed on EN- every lick, ease my horse "
re the best in the company. and | made b
ay do his hest. Arter while they seed Il
it was no use, and give up the chase.
ed tuck me four days TO find my way back
the camp.
qe "Now, boys, that's the way | cum to
n guilty Of horse-stealing."
n = Shout after shout went up from
60 crowd as SneIson concluded his spec
,cf And on that Joe Snelson was elected C
stable by triumphant majority.