The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1846-01-03


som-"don't Spite the shape on it by keep
In it inl"
"Can't stand it, Smon," said Lawson.
GAS good as wheatl" replied Simon, "but
I'll eat Satan raw and onsalted, eff any of
you ever git foot of the land I'm not
quite as fur down as you think. There's
an old friend Of mine not twenty mile from
here. that's got three or four hamper bas-
ketsfull o. Mexicans, and guess can git |
the chance to- have the tooth drawd!" Then I
turning to the Big Widow, and indicating
with his finger the point in the heavens at
which the sun would be the next morning
at ten O'Clock, he told her if he was not
back by the time it got there, she might
believe that he had failed to procure the
money. and sell to whom she pleased. He
then mounted his pony and gallopped off.
The next day, at very early hour. the
spectators were tugging al the Big Widow,
each striving to induce her to sell to him.
self in case Simon should not return, upon
which they all confidently calculated.
Each made so tempting an offer that the
poor woman knew nct'which to accept; or,
rather, she accepted them all in turn. The
land was worth fifteen hundred dollars,
and eight hundred were already bid when
Simon's limit was within half hour of its
expiration. At length the sun reached the
ten O'Clock point, and the Captain not APP
pearing, the rivals among them, pushed
and pulled the old squaw up to the shed I'M
der which the agent was "certifying."-
Here a general fight ensued; Colonel Bry-
an striking Major Taylor across the nose in
the enthusiasm of the moment, and General
Lawson doing something of the same sort
for Mr. Goodwin, because he apprehended
that the row would become general, and
those would fare best who struck soonest
and hardest.
Just at this moment. Simon dashed up at
full speed.
Don't break all the crockery,gentlemen."
he shouted. "Just give poor man chance
TO make. an honest contract, won't ye?"
"The Mad Bird has come back, | will
give my land to him." said the Big Widow,
Simon, who had dismounted,
and was bending beneath the weight of a
worry plethoric pair of saddle-bags.
The fighting ceased when Suggs made
his appearance, and there was a moments
silence. The first to break it was General
Lawson.
"Mr Suggs," said he. "I'd like to have
an interest in your contract, and Pm will
ling TO pay for it. I'll find the money
TO pay the Indian, and give you an interest
of one-thrd."
"Not 'thout | was willing, would ye?''
asked Suggs, -jeering!y.
:'I'll do better than that" said Taylor,
wiping the blood from his nose; "Il furnish
the money, and give you half the land sells
far who we no IF with it's,
VERY proverbly," remarked Simon,"vary
proverbly! But onless some on We counts
me out five hundred and furnishes your own
money to buy the land, shall have to on
lock these here" patting his saddle-bags,
"and buy it myself"
"l'll do it!' said Colonel Bryan, who had
been making calculation on the inside of
the crown of his hat-'fI'll do it,"
"Ahr' said Suggs, "that's what made the
chickens squall You're the man Pm hun
TIM Draw your weepinsF'
The land was forthwith certified" to
Suggs, who Immediately transferred il to
Bryan.
.Now, gentlemen said the Captain
"every body's satisfied amt ihey?"'
eff they aint, they ought to be-" replied
Colonel Bryan, who was delighted. with his
bargain.
81 think so too" remarked Suggs, "and
bein' as that's the case" he continued, open
ing his saddle-bags, ''I'll throw out these
here rocks and old iron, for it's mighty tire
some to horse!'' and the Captain did throw
out the rocks and old ironl
The spectators vanished!
"This here's mighty hard world" muir
INJURED the Captain to himself, musingly,
"to get along in. Eff Teller don't make
every aidge cut, he's IN the background
directly. It's tile and strive, and tussle ev-
cry way, to make an honest livin'. Wellp'
he continued. in strain of unusual piety.
as he threw up and caught again. rouleau
of dollars-"Well thar as a Providence
that purvides; and eff man will only stand
squar' up to what's right, it aoiA prosper
his endeayors to make somethin'' to feed his
children on! Yes, thar is Providence!
should like to see the man would say thar
amt. | don't hold with no SIGH. Eff a'man
says thar amt no Providence, you may be
sure tha's something wrong heret' striking
in the region of his vest pocket-"and thai
man will cxuindla Won ef he can-CERTINi'