The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-02-13

tnat q laSSo nad Deen thrown over hlm,
which would conine his arms, when
he saw himself suddenly surrounded,
and was rushed upon by a number of
men. He instantly recognized the
voice Of Hinch, shouting, "Down with
him! Drag him downw as the men
who had hold Of the lasso about his
body, ierked at it violently in the effort
to throw him. All his tremendous
strength was put forth in one convul-
sive effort, which would have freed him,
but that the Internal moose had fallen
true, and bound his arms. AS it was,
he dragged the six stout men who held
it after his frantic bounds nearly to his
own door, before he was prostra;ed, and
then it was by heavy blow dealt him
over the head with the butt Of a gun.
The last objects which met his eye as
he sank down, were the horri6ed faces
of his two children and wife looking out
upon hun! .....5 -..... ......
The blow deprived him of his senses
for some time, and when he recovered
he found himself half stripped, and lash
ed to tree short distance from his
house, -Hmch in front of him, with "a
knotted rope in his hand, his wife on
the ground, waiing and clinglng with
piteous entreaty round the monsters
knees, his children weeping by her, and
outside his group circle of men with
guns in their hands. That fearful AVA
kenng was new birth to Jack Long!
His eye took in every thing at one
glance. A shudder, like that ofan oak
rifting to lis core, sprang along his
nerves, and seemed to pass out at his
Ieel and through his fingers, leaving
him as rigid as marble; and when the
blows Of the hideous mocking devil be-
fore him teIl upon his white flesh, max
ing it welt in purple ridges, or spout
dull black currents, he felt them no
more than the dead Intel of his door
would have done; and the agony OF that
poor wife shrillng "a frantic echo to ev-
cry harsh slashng sound, seemed to
have no more effect upon his ear than
it had upon the tree above them, which
shook its green leaves to the selt-same
cadence they had held yesterday in the
breeze. His wide-open eyes were
gancing calmly and scrptinlzingy into
The faces oithe men who stood around;
those features are never to be forget
ten!-for while Ilinch lays on the
stripes with all his furious strength,
blaspheming as they fall, that glance
dwells on each face with cool, keen,
searching intensity, as if it marked them
to be remembered in hell! The mans
air was awful SO concentrated-so
still--so enduring! He never spoke,
or groaned, or writhed-bu' those in
tense eyes Of his!; the wretches couldn't
stand them, and began to shuttle and
get behind each other. But it was too
late; he had them all--ten men! They
lcere registered.
We will drop the curtain over this
horrible scene. Suffice it to say, that
after lashing HIM until he tainted, the
Regulators left him; telling his wife,
that if they were not out of the country
in ten days he should be shot. He did
20 within the specified time; and, rs it
was SAID, returned with his family to
Arkansas, where his wife's father lived.
The incident was soon forgotten in
Shelby county amidst the constant re-
currence of similar scenes. ..
About four months after this affair, in
with an adventurous friend, |
was traversing Western Texas. Our
objects were to see the country,, and
amuse ourselves in hunting for time
over any district we found well adapted
for particular sporl-as Tor bear-hunt-
ing, deer-hunting, buffalo--hunt'ng, &c.
Either of these animals is to be found
IN greater abundance, and of course
pursued to greater advantage in pecu-
liar regions; and as we were anxious
to make ourselves familiar with all the
modes of life IN the country, we made
il point IN passing through TO stop
wherever the promise OF anything spe-
cially interesting offered itself. Prai-
ries, timber and water were better dis
trbuted in Shelby than any county we
had passed through-the timber pre-
dominating over the prairie, though in
terlald by it, in every direction. This
diversity Of surface attracted d greater
variety and quantity Of game, as well as
afforded more perfect facilities to the
sportsman. Indeed it struck US as a
perfect Hunters Paradise; and my
iriend happening to remembera a man
ofsome wealth, who had removed from
his native county, and settled. as he had
understood, in Shelby, we inquired for
him. and very readily found him.
Whatever else may be said or thought
Of the Texans, they are unquestlona-
bly, most generously hospitable. We.
were frankly and kindly received, and
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