The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-22
Jim Girty's ReefStory.

jim Girty to hook beefin Keel boat times
On a trip up the Tennessee river, Jim
aud his crew got out of meat. They could
not think il fair play to be withoutmeat
in a cane country where there were SO
many fat cattle.
SO as usual, they selected the best and
fatest beef they could fnd. They Obtain.
ed one that would weigh about 700 pounds.
They dressed il neatly aud took it on
board.
About three hours afterwards, four
teen men came rushing down to the boat
with rifles, charging jim wlsh having sto.
len a beef.
| jim did not show fight. The crew paid
no attention to what was going on, some
were sutpg on the running boards, with
their feet dangling in the waler--seyeral
were lying upon deck ON blankets--every
one seemed dull and stupl6ed, I'm vas seat
ed on tue bow OF the boat, hls head rest-
ing ON his hand, when again assailed.
'isay your men have been stealing the
best beef III all these parls.'
! There mast be some mlstake,' said Jim
very quietly.
YOU lie your men were seen skinning
A.
'There is some strangers about may, be,
said jim,
Yes, yes, we know there is strangers
here on this very boat, they have the beef
on board, and we witt have II Off
The boat Is open, 60 look for yours
selves gentlemen. but you VIII hud mis-
take cer.aiu-but satisfy yourselves gens
tismen on that head
THAT we will, in an instant more have
the beef
So at it they went, first having placed
three men as guard, to see that the crew
did not play some trick. Tue Others made
search bj rolling aud re rolling every
tnlng 10 the boat and still no beet wa
: found. One fellow declared, that thel
had Ief, 40 place unsearcned where lii,
, four quarters OF a Cat could be laid, lie
alone big OK.
Ihe same gravity was preserved by jim
lie wished the gentlemen TO be SATISFIED
The fact was while the crew were skin
h nIg The beef, Que Of them discovered a ma
o watciiug them, from behind tree. The
e took no uotlce OF it, but when they cam
to the coat, hey toidJim they were caush
e He sc. atched his head awhile, and ,he
prepared for just such visit as he reoeiv
- ed
2 He pl aced the four Quarters of the bee
an The deck OF the boat and spread tn
6 hide over them, on this he spread all th
blankets, and four men lay down on thes
: blankets. jim, as before stated, was o
= the bow of the boat, continually wishin
. the gentlemen to be satisfied, but the
}, would Gnd mistake carfen.' Look abou
+ aud be satisfied, but there is one hing
" must ask ofyou, not to disturb them ther
y sick men--we buried two yesterday, wit
= tie small pox, and them there four me
y are very sick, very sick indeed, gentle
men, and must beg eff oil not to distur
them, it IS always The worst thing yo
can do to disturb a sick man, especially
10 he be near bis last; 1t kinds Of makes th
&c blood fly to the head to be disturbed DC
&c. Bat long before he had closed hi
u speech he had no listeners. ,..-a
- Ifever there were pale faces, fallen jaw
(" and ghaslly looks among set of men,
was about that time and place-they mo,
F." ed off ithout speaking a word. jim gt
, clear of his visitors and kept the beef.
+" Western Boaiman.