The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
A YANKEE IN ASCANE BRAKE

A YANKEE IN AsCANE BRAKE
During a su,nmar'ssjnnnt on the Chai,a-
hoochre, last seosan, in one ri the low
down counties of Georgia, I fell in with a
denizen from the land of steady habits n"
had wandered into this reginn fur The pur.
pose Of 'Iisposing Of a small cargo Of wood.
den clncks. He hat! seen great many
curiours things since he had lefi. HUM
hut none that surprised him more ,han
the alligator. His. p"ndernus Jaws "lnng
as uncle J"hn's hand sled" uni rivel,rd
To his skull with hinges like lhos. of a
|hlacksmi,h's vice, received his unqualified
|approb,tion. He was very unxi9us I" e"
h hunting. and thinking tho. ,hereg nigh.
hr some fun in the expedition, as,nalI par
ty was matle up. The company. was ti-
vitled. and i. So happened that his course
lay al"ng the bank nf a river in narrow
pnth. directly hy the side "f dense cane
brake. A little dug followed close To his
heels, which bcf"re he had gnne Far, attract.
ed the attention ofu huge alligator. Mex,
t"a pig there is no,hing that suits all alIi-
gator SO well as n plump dog. The war.
mint swan swiftly up the stream. nrar
ing the bank ut every stroke of his huge
paws, and was just preparing To make II
pass at the dog when Jonathan sried him.
With onc "Oh !g"sh. shall be killed." H..
started. IL would have done Indian Dick
or American Jackson good 10 have seen
the race. Will, the dog close 10 his heels
the Yunkee flew along the path, l0nking
like the genius Of n hurricane, His hui
came "E. he threw his gun int" the ,lick.
ct, and dashed up the marrow path with The
| ~ al rC
faster than Jonathan and his dug cnulG
run. AS the animal neared the bank he
made prep"ralons for springing nu, Of the
Elver when he arrived near enough to seize
the dog. Just a, this moment The fright.
en"d hunter discovered u pnlh that div rgetl
from the one he was fnlluwing. aud |; d
directly into the cane brake. Up This he
TUNED with his dog after him. and close al
their heels followed The alligator, which
hn'l such a prndigions momentum from The
water. that hr walked into the cane brake
al rate that promised soon 10 make him
the vic'"r. The Yankee saw his danger
Just IN Time tn spting inln n ,r"c n email
srr"bhy oak. The deg quickly saved
himself; but, horrible tnrcIa,e A. knot on
The tree some six feet from tie ground
pierced The seat Of the poor fellows pan
falcons, and held him fast. The efforts o
the alligator were by this time rendered
nearly useless in consequence of the nnr
r"wurss Of the path and The grentdifIicul,y
Of n'"ving on land. Then cume The excl
ting .""mrnt. The unlucky clock pedlrr
not knowing that alligalors could cIiml
trees with the same facility that they cnuIt
swim rivers, bawle.l out most Justify fn.
help. "Sl"p the cri,trr: kill The durnpd
animal. shall br eat up"--and other cries
fnr salvation made the cane brake RIM
again A, this iunciure. one oflhe part,
VIII" was within hSaring came tr the scene
l"f action, and zwilh the blow ofan axe un
der lh' critters fore leg st"ppe,I his cnree,
and relieved the unfortunate Yankee frnu
: his prrilous situation. have hid many ,
hunting spree hefnrr and since TIM, time
where nlligators were The game hul never
but that once have | seen 4 Yankee in ,
cane hrake.-Boston Post.