The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-12
Frcni the N. .. Delta.
TIE MAN. THAT THE MULE KICK.

which our volunteers lrll. the scene Of
which hns bees: the Rio Grand, and many
yet remain to be told.-'rhc following
good one was toldto us yesterday by our
friend Srwel Taylor.
On certain starlcss night, in the latter
par, OF July, two volunteers living editions
"f Daman and Pythias, SO sincere were
llicirfricnf'ship,s so mutually strong their at.
.achnicnts--were sitting on some lumber in
the ncighborhood Of Srwcli's (,hc suller's)
tent. They hal given pretty strong p. oors
during the day Of their abhorrence Of the
water Of the Rio Grande in its primitive
state, by mixing il with liberal compo.
men' part of scwells brandy, which, as
Buns says, made the 'unco happy. They
sat there for considerable length Of time
and talked Of old times aud new times
OF times pnst, present, and 10 comc-nf the
| indomilabic courage and invincibic power
of the cowardly. craven Mcxicans-lndccd
iiom the mood they were then in, they
could, as they expressed il, walk in 10
Ampudia and his whole pusllanimo,s
host
One them had occasion to w,h,nw
for few minutes, and after making in ad
vance due apology for his temporary ub-
scncr, he assured his friend tha, lill.
time would elapsc before he would r,uin
him. Not returning, however, as soon ns
his friend thought he should, the latter pu,
"nt,' too. lie who first left soon, in D
ziszag course. returned, but Instead OF
going up to where himself and friend had
been sitting, he approached to where vi.
ci"ns Mexican mule was hallcrcu.
Come, Bill said he, laying Ills hand
on the hind quarter Of the mule, lets go
10 our tent.
'Wcc-cc-cc,' cried The mule. letting Il,
his left hind leg at him, striking him in
The abdomen, and sending him on tie broad
of his back in among the nciyhburinr
chaparal.
After recovering, he picked himself up,
and advancing towards The mule, said,
Look here, Bill, this is ,l--d slahb,
conduct wouldn't treat Mexican So
letting alone al old cniura,Ic. Ifyou have
any spite against me, just say $" and I'm
your man; but don't strike fellow ll.at
way. with The hui cnd OF your muskct, in
the dark. tell you, felt that las, lick
just as la lragoun,s horse had kicked me.
Come. now, II" more Of that; let's us shake
hands and again lie went up within kick
ing distance Of the mule
Wee cc-i.cc,' growled the mule, and
again he gave The intruder kick which laid
him fiat on the ground.
Murder! murdrr!' he cried, I'm sho,
I'm slabbcd-hc has run his buyonct
through me he has brnkc my head with
tho butt end Of his musket-i'm shot I'm
killed! Guard! Rounds! Grand Rnun,ls!'
n"iac'e" u, '". ""'a,, .t""u
'ty gathered round; lights were brought,
and the Great Kick, d was picked up oul of
the aparrc.-.Two Of his ribs only
were found he broken. aid his friend and
comradc, Bill, was The first to render him
assistance. or course, although he could
not al the be made to believe it. il was
at once seen that his enemy in disguise
was the pccvsh mule, aud not his lricnp
and conlradr souldcir, Bill.
The following is from the pen Of n face.
thus Eastern writcr-a raal Jack Downing
OF fellow. II nurports To cume from
Philadelphia. There is more truth than
poetry in it:
For my part, I've got as much feein' for
niggars us any one else can huvc--bul sense
they are here among us, and I've got to
live with 'cm, prefer bein' master myself
and lrcatin' en- well. to lcllin' them be
masters and lakin' the chances of their
treaIin me we'll. But one thing is monslrous
ccr,ainesif my niggars wasn't better of
and HAPPIER on my plantation than these
Northern free niggars is, why I wouldn't
own them single day longer. My niggcrs
has got plenty Of hog aud hnminy to cal,
and plenty Of good comfortable clothes +"
wear, and no debts to pay, with no more
work than is good for their health. Now
II that aint better thar freedom, with rays,
dirt, starvation. doctors bills, lawsuits,
and five thousand other glorious privileges
and responsibilities Of free nisger citizens.
ship, withou, the hope Of ever lurnin'
white and hccumln' equal with their supe-
riors, then ant no fllosclcr.
After lookin' into some streets that |
wouldn't risk my life in, and sccin' scenes
OF dcslitulion and misery cnuir to make
ones very heart sick, lci. for NY hotel
No Fustcr.--An old lady from The coun-
try was TAX ing her first ride in the cars, one
day last week. She expressed her surprise
AT the rapi'lity with which they were trav-
cling between Lowell and Boston, to la
dy who sat ncxl to her. The lady pointed
to the wires of the magnetic telegraph,
and told her they would send from Lowell
To Boston in two minilurs. on them "WrlI,"I
said the old lady, ",hcy'lI not catch me 90.
ing on them are, for don't want to 60 ns-