The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-21
TIE GIORGIi CENTAtR |.
BT MAJOR JONES.

BY MAJOR JONES.
 Ahsoiem Nippers was widower. and one of inc peftekissi men perhaps hat eytr lived, tho' come of the people sed that when his wife was alive he ssd Q dfess as coinmon as il ld-haht, anu didn't use to lake no pdins with him elf at al. In his oNn settlement he had monstfoas bud nanie, per,ickesFly among the WinIn.ia, who used to say that he diant allow his wife mose'n dress a year, and as for a ne& shawl or bonnet, the pooT woman Gi in know nothia about sucA tAingS.- Everybcdy noticed how he spi ucei up about six weeks alter Mrs. Nipper did, ant to" he went to church reglar every Sunday, but they didn't have TO confience in his relgion, and used to say that he only went to show his new suit of iHouTnin, and 10 ogle the gals Old Mrs Rogers ha;sd him like psen, and sed she didn't wonder that lis pore wfie died broken hea ted and as fr lis pftteadia t1 be sorry about 1t, that all slam, for she eoun plain enuT al The funeral that he had one eve in the grave, and the other the gals that war thar, tryiug tb picN out one ot e frr wife.
 With such character among The WIintnu, # aint e be supposed taat he sto any sot of chance of gettin another Mrs. Nippers near home, and whether he baI 10 his fist ifs as they sgd he was or not, one lhag was certain--he had 10 look abroad for some to fiji her plac..
 MT. Nippers was very lucky ia h,ldiag CsH jest to his mind. what lived about ten miles from his plantation. Nancy Parker WIS lch, aad tho she wasn't very young, nor very bandson she belonze4i 10 Mir. Nipper's church, and fiji ei his eye exactly; so he sot to coariug her wi h ali his might;
 Ten miles WIS good long ride, and as be was a very economical man, he used to ride over te olt Mrs Parkers plantation every Sunday nr9rnins 2, gu to church with the tsmIly, take diaaer with e, and tide home m tle cool of tho eyeun In that way h. minsged to kill twn birds with onA stone, that is, to advance the prospects of his bappn,s this earth and m the world to come at :Ae sane time N withou' losin any of his wcsk-day time.
 ride of ten miles a hot Sunj Y mornil, over dusty road, Is very apt To soil a gentcHens dry goods. well him and his horse vervtred. Mir Ntppers didn't mind the fa'igne as Ii horse, but in mat CT scii us io mad in hand Ii very important hat he should III Ike ceod aa ap- pearance as poss be- so he !ootcd pian by " h be was able 10 present If before Inc eb ect of his affections m appleFy orier with hi SHatay coat clean, and his boomin rnfliss f., sh anh neat if they had just cum out of bandboS. This was happy expedieni, and one what nobody tut a wiio~ er-ioseT would ever dreamed of H. usei to start from home win lis new coat and clean shirt t'd up in p9ekst handkerchief, sni af CT riding witain about quarter of mile O. Mrs. Par kers plantation, he woid turn of into thicket of caInkapn bnshes whAr no boiy couldn't see hiEi, and thar make bs rural toilst.
 One bright Sunday moruin, Mr. Nippers had ar- rived at his dres ing groGnt. It an Important occasion Every has was pronisin, ani he hat made up his mind 10 pop the quns thai day. There was no doub n h s mind thal he would re- turn home an engsgrd man, and he was iecouinE over to himself the salue of NJ s' Nancy's panti- ton and tigers, while he was setting on his horse making his eco lstom change of dress,
 He had trapped the rains on his horses neck what was browsin about, m king up for the last nights SC Inty feed fom the bushes in lis reach, anu kickin and stnmpln al sch flies as va feeding on him in turn.
 "lil fix the business this time" ses Mir. Nippats to himself. '-Il bring things 10 the pint before 20 home this night" ses he us he un ieJ in. hand. kerehief with his clean clothes and spread them out on the saddle bow.
 "Who, Bail v ses he-"I've only jest go, to say the word,t and-@te,'' ses he to his horse whai was .kickln and rsachta aheRt. Who VOL cursed foJ you-and the bsness is settled jest us slick US fan of log"
 He was drawin his shirt over his head when Ball gave sudden spring whstiAed 10 have made Eim lose his balance "WhoI ses he-but before he could get his arms out oi the sleeves. Ball was whee in and kickin like rath at something that seemed 10 trouble him from behind. Down wea, the clean clothes on the ground. "BaSt your iEfernal picter --who, now "' scs Mir Nippcrs, grabbing al the reins. But before be could git holI of em, Ball was of like streak of ligatning with whole swarm of ysiier jackets round hs tail.
 Mr. hipper grabbed hold Of he main and tried his best to stop his horse, but it was all ne Gse Away went the infuriated Ball, and takia the road hc was used ts trave.iin, another moment hrung him 10 the house. The gate open, and in dashed the horse vi h the almost naked Nippars hansin to his nec hoerin stop him kech him h0rAeis,N as loud as he eoaId scream--e Gu, cum the dogs and after the horse they weni roand and round ihe heuss, scstteiia the ducks and chickens, and ,arr- lying fe little ngsars out of thelr ms s-tIe noise bruug 4he wimmin 10 the Go3r.
 .Ds0t look, Mss Nancy. Hornets ."-knch him .' shouted Nippers with wha, bre,h he had left as he went dashin out of the gate again with the dogs sss's afer hiaa, and his horses ia switchin about fn every direction like young harrycane.
 Mis Nancy got but one glipse of h@r fororn lnv CT. snd before she could gt her apron to her eyes che faiEted al the awful sight, while his fast rrce- tin vosce crying "hornels .-siop ki,n .-hornets 1. --haneb "'st rung in hersa,s
 She never seed her devoted Nippers again. The settlement was full of hornets for hin, fer hat What bccum of him nobody knows. hut it's genel- ally believed tha' he turned into Centaur, and is gwine 10 this day, hollerin- hornets -hornets "'
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 TBE PAansc.-A Bay State poet thus describes