Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-27
From the RevillC
FULL OF LIFE.-BY CARoNDELET.

Some winters ago party of rough country
fellows were sitting AROUND bright blazing
fire in village tavern. situated in the upper
part of this State. We, being attracted by
their loud voices, heard them calling on one
of the number to relate some incident connec-
ted with his own history, and drew up into
their circle just as he began.
WELL" said he, "Jim and me was old
playmates, but hadn't met for some time,
when went down to St Louis to sell my
crap and get the old oman some groceries,
and who shud drap in the tavern bout min
lte arter me but Jim Scrogging; we shuck
hands, talked while, and then went up to
our room, (for the landlord put US together
when he saw we knowed each other,) and
told 'em to send us up some Ticker
"' JIM says |, when we got up to our
roosting- place, Il hear your been jined, old
boss; here's luck to you
Jlned to what" seq he, pretendin' not 10
know what meant; for he'd been to school,
| and studied some perfession, as he called it, and
thought he talked onkommon well.
Jmed to Sue SlOper,' seq |, and here's
| Mump'1' luck to you both, for Sue is cev-
| er gal, and well made, too,' seq |, tryin' to
sott-soap him 6 she's got a right smart chance
OF hips, and | reckon her timbers amt a goin'
break down with her.
81 seed Jim bite his lips and look sorter
mad, but he didn't bile over yet, and seq he:
''' She is sweet cretur, Mr. Wiggings-
all annymashun, and full of life
"' Wh-e-e-arr seZ |, whisIin' rite out you
don't tell that, do you. Full of life! why,
you orter be ashamed of yourself, Jim Scrog-
gins
"' What DO you mean, STRIP sez he.
"' Mean /" seq i | don't mean nuthn' hut
what say. You orter be ashamed to tell it,
fur her sake, when you amt been married but
one month";
"' Damnashun, sir = seq he; 4 can't stand
that, no how and with that he gathers up a
piece of furniture and hove it rite at me- l
lodged it, and made at him, and we went into
| it strong.
Well, we fit round the room, upsettin'
cheer and wash fxins, and keepin' up dew
Il of a racket; but didn't wake no one, till at
last down we cum on the floor, Jim on top,
and shuck the whole house This raised a
felIar sleepin' under us, and he holered fire
| think it was fire, sure enuf, with Jim plug
gin away rite in my face, and the back part
uf my head takin' revenge out of the floor
d" But it warn't no go; | rolled him, and by
that time the whole crowd had gathered and
cum a rushn' up. Some holered part em
but one fellar, that reckon Jim thought was
q fool sed, Let 'em have it out-fair play !!
and at if went, givin' him what he'd jes
give me but he was so mulish obstinate that
he wouldn't say enuf-so, arter | got tired OF
beatin' him, and appealed to the crowd, the
same fellar that wouldn't let 'em part us hol-
Tered fur him, and they pulled me off. May-
be Jim didn't give him fits afterwards"
SWELL Bill asked one of his listeners
after the laugh had in degree subsidized, ssdid
you ever find out what he meant by full o.
life""
"Oh, yes,'' answered the hero, ''I furgot
he told me next day, when we made it up-he
meant peert-nothin' else!
L" Ha, ha, ha % went round the crowd, and
we went off to bed.