The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-11-22
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THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL III

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Every body iiShere in The west lIas.
either seen or hcnrdsof Gov. 80 -
#"Blnck Bob, }" as he Is f;,miIiarly called by
lis constituents. Hciisihn most famous
'iirlcctioDecreri,' sI;. Kennedy. His popu.
lnrity is untonntleI, mud believe lie has
never sustained n dcf.ut br foro tho peo.
Epe. Hsis nnoble, generous fellow, pos:
scsSing finn talents, and an nexhaus,ibe
/, fund of humor. II would .'io you good'
To hear one Of his popular In raneucs.
The blues Ry brfDre the iiuht of his wit.
MS. the mist before the rays Of The sun.
+ Ills career, has moi, bern nlwnvs without
difficulty, md nj. times hn has been 40
pushed ns 10 save himself only 81 Tie
''skln Of his teeth"
we'll remember tho celebrated Con.
gressionul cnnvass between Gov. I.---------.- -.
md Mr.. G -. liz this instance tho
Governor had n compntitor worthy Of his
steel. - Mr.. c. was man ot talent
and tact. and il required MI the ingenuity
OF Gov. L---io manage him. 1t was
evident, from the commencement Of the
contest, that tho race would 10 nm unus
ually close one. All depended upon tho
vote onn of the mountain counties Of tho
district, whittier both candidates directed
their steps few days before The election.
They met ut great barbecue, where
nearly every citizen Of the county had
consrcgalcd.. suppose, Mr.. Blade, you
have never been at n western barbucuc.
We'll, ! shal; moi now attempt 10 describe
! one. Suffice it to say, that it is unlike
my gathering ynu have ever witnessed in
! Yankec lund. Eating. drinking, speech.
flying and dancing are The order of the
dny.-The dance is carried on out of
doors, under tho shade of,hc thick grow
ing forrst--not in henletl close rooms, but
where The delightful brcrzcs of heaven
fan tho brow, and give elasticity and vi.
gor 10 the limbs nf the yoilng aud CAV, as
they "trip it OH the light fantastic toc.''
Well, rs before stated. it was one of
these free ind cnsy gatherings Tint the
two rivals mot. On the slump Mr.. c.
conldn't hold a cnndle To Black Bob. He
was literally immolnlcd by tho rcnly wi,
and brilliant rcp"rIer Of his 'sooly" coin.
pe'itor. But hrposs.ss,d nn accomplish.
ment to which Governor l. was nj.
most n stranger. EIc was fine musici.
nm; and after the speaking was coaclu,i
cd, Mr.. C took violin in his hand
and gently and swrcilv drawing the bow
across the strings, in a moment The woods
were vocal with the merry laugh, and the
| ground trembling beneath the dancing
Ice, of the gny and happy lhrong. 1t was
| plainly To be seen, before the first dance
wns over that caught was in The ascend
enc!v, and that lh'. friends Of Gov l.
were rapidly deserving him. Scarcely
halt an hour had clnpsrd, ere ,hc hitherto
nncoiiqucrublr Black Bob stood alone,
gazing in u mrlnnchnllv mood upon the
trump of his antagonist The ladies
| eyes spa'klrd brightly ms Mr.. -bu
silly piird The bow, while the mon express
srd their admiration in loud ind rcpcatrd
hurrns. This was II trying moment for
old Bob; but his fruitful genius was mol
long in invcniing plan hy which To c1tri-
cate himself from nn unpcnsant dilemma.
Calling Tom Bustcr--Tnm wns a leader
IN thai rrginn, and d, cidcdly some was
Tom Bustcr-he told him That he had
confidential communication to make, but
which he did not wish to br mentioned 10
any one. Of course Tom promised to
keep dark, and ,hc Governor began:
''Do you observe" said hr, that G....
plays il,r vinlm with his lrii hand9'
''YcS ] do, sut then h. is left handed"
"Nol Il biz of it" replied The willy poll
ticinn-''nol II bit of it. know him well,
have heard lin play thousand times
and down in The valleys, md among the
rich nrlSlocrn's of the towns, he always
plnys with his right hnnd---nnd most
splendid music. he thinks lcfi.hundrd
music COOL enough for yomr mountain
boys. II you speak 10 him nhom it, Of
course he'll dcnv it, Of course he'll deny
it, hut tel! you it is true
'.Wcll, cuss him. wt'll hive no more
of his left l.handcd nusic-.- he shnll give
us some Of his best licks, or III be-. IF he
shall stay in these diggins," roarcd Tho
iniilriated Tom.
Walking directly in front Of Mr.. G.,
he seized him by the arm, told him, in
, loud and commanding tones, TO stop his
left handed work, and give them touch
Of the right sort. In vain Mr.. c.
declared. lI'a, he could not play with the
right haud-.--in vain he protested and m-
plorcd. The indignant crowd, sympathi-
sing with Tom, and wounded in their
pride by The trick Of tho urislocratic fid
der, gat cred around poor G..--.--, and
cried louder for right. handed music. The
Storm wnxrd loudcr, the excitement swell.
led higher, until finally the discounted
fiddler, concluding that prudence was the
better part Of vnlor, bent husty retreat,
leaving Black Bob sole possessor Of the
field. THUS was the battle fought, and
lhn vil.lnrv vnn Al tho nlnniinn n ,unnl.