Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-01-13

preacher was as affecting IN Timothy as
the old one was in Paul, and anon (not
anonymous, for the old lady did every
thing above board, except rubbing her
corns at supper,) protecting "dad's" horse
from the lnvidious comparisons of some
vlslter. who, having heard, perhaps, that
such horses as Fashion and Boston exist
ed, thought himself qualified 10 doubt the
old lady's assertion that her fathers horse
"Shumach" had run mile in a minute on
particular occasion. :" Don't tell me"
was her never-faiIing reply TO their doubts,
" Don't. tell me bout flashing and Bos-
ting, or any other boss beating Shumach a
fair race, for the thing war onfesible-
didn't he run mile mint by Squire
DIms's watch, which always stopt zactly
at twelve; and didn't he start minute
| atore, and git out jes as the long hand was
gwen its last culver on catchin' the little
short leg of the watch? And didn't he
beat every thing in VIrgnny, 'cept once?
Dad and the folks said he'd a beat then, If
young Mr.. Spouswood hadn't a give old
Swage, Shumach's rider, some of that ar
Croton water Chat them New Workers
Is maxim SIGH fuss over as ben so good,
when, gracious knows, nothin' but what
the doctors call interconception could GIT
me to take dose), and ils fore the race,
Swage or the boss, [ don't 'zactly know
which, but one of 'em had to : let down.
and SO Shumach got beat"
The son | will describe in few words.
ImbbIng his parents contempt for letters,
he was very iIIiferate, and a he had not
enjoyed The equivalent OF travel, was ex-
tremey ignorant on all matters not reiat-
| ing to hunting or plantation duties. lie
was stout, active fellow, with merry,
| twnklag eye, indicative of humor and
fondness for Jokes. We had become very
intimate, he nstructing me in ''foreSt lore"
and in return giving amusing stories, or
what was as mnch TO his liking, an occa-
sional Introduction to my flask.
| Now that have introduced the indIvi
duals, | will proceed with the story proper
By way Of relaxation, and TO relieve the
tedium incident more or less to a students
life, would take my gun and walk out to
old Hibbs's. spend day or two, and then
return, refreshed. to my books. One fine
afternoon, started upon such an excur-
sion; and as had, upon a previous occa-
sion, missed killing fine buck owing -
my having nothing but squirrel SHOT, de
termned, upon this occasion, to go prepar-
ed for the "antIered monarch" by loading
one barrel with fifteen blue whisilers,'
reserving the other for smaii game.
At the near end of the plantation was
fine spring, and ad jacent, small cave
the entrance artfully, or rather naturally
concealed, save to one acquainted with It's
locality. The cave was nothing but one
of those subterranean washes, so common
in the South and West, and termed sink
, holes" 1t was known only 10 young IL
r and myself, and we, for peculiar reasons
b, kept it secret, having put il IN requlsltIor
a as the depository of jug OF sold Bour
= bon" which we favored, aud, as the OLE
folks abominatel drinking, we had found
convenient to keep there, where we wou
repair, get our drinks, and return TO tn
house to hear them descant on the evils
: drinking, and VOW d" no drop 'cept IN doc
tors drugs. should ever come on thel
plantation"
II I'VE omit an adventure showing how th
d writer mistook copporas brooches for bea
lie skin. He and Young II. are at their fl
n vorite meeting place
% Promising that would use my inAJ
= ence, proposed taking a drink, and thu
h he should tell how he had incurred his IA
q theirs anger lie assented, and aftes W
!; had inspected the recesses of the cave
a. and saw it held no other serpent than tn
!, one we crayed, we entered its cool recess
- and IL. commenced:
re "You see, , I'd heerd so muc
n from man about her dads boss, Shumacl
ir and his nigger Swage, and the mile nil
a. nit. and the Crolon water what was gin
e, him. and how she b'lieved thai if it warn
~ for bettin' and the cussin' and fghtin'. rur
)lfI min, race bosses warn't the sin folks said
re war: and # there war any thing to max
er her 'gret Citing religion and Jolnln II
church, it war cos she couldn't tend race
of and have race colt of her own to con
on fort her declinin' years, SIGH as her dadc
nd had afore her, till she got me SO could
n rest for wantin' to sec boss race, and s
es shares p'raps in the colt she war wlshl
an for. And then I'd think what sort OF
;" boss I'd want him to be-a quarter nag.
Ar- mile critter, or a boss what could run Ct
all nam says it can't be did,) whole 70
ne, mile at a stretch. Sometimes think |
mt rather own quarter nag, for the susPen
ng wouldn't long be hung, and then We COT
his run up The road to old Nick Burners &C
18th pen, and Sally is almost alters out thar
m the cool of the evenin', and in course !
ter wouldn't be so cruel as to run the Pc
Sc; c:itter in the heat OF the day But tn
IN. agin, I'D think I'd rather have miller,