The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-12
Frum lA. N. 0. Plearne.

FrOm ne N. o. Peaysne. without erodiL 1T we knew the writer, we should assuFedly name him:
 One cold moYning In last February, the snow ly- ing some ten inehes deep en the ground. circle 9i half doEru towns people had girded the fire in Mr. Ms bar room. They had put tn requisiton every ehaiT and every newspaper in the room, and as the number was considerable, and each was anxicas 10 get ns near DO sbe to the of comfort. the closely edgea circle of chaifbaeks formed sort of eogdua sastfrs, since wiihcat some one should move, all ingFess to the fire Was cut of. though 1t we're uadcr quarantine. And the semieireulAr row of legs and feet turning towards the hearth looked like the spokes of aa enormous wagoa wheel. Even the landlord excluded. and with his hands in his pocket. Mir. M. was iuduxtrioRsly promSuadiRg hts bar-rooni cndeavoriag 10 look aS good natured and as comfortable circumstances would permit
 In this state of things Dr. z entered rubbing, his hands and pronouueing energeically several mono syllable words in connection with some quite oTigi- nal observations the state of the weather. Bat ia vain did he, with blae beseeching laok, walk roaBd the semi-circIe of kind hearted neigh bors to get access to the fire--not soul moved.
 By the Iaws it's cold .'' exclaimed the doctor, by way oE drawing attention 10 bis foFiorn condi- tioa.
 ''Hey colo dii you sayf'' answered one earviesz- Iy: '-yes. should think likely it is, out in the street." and he eOOlIy gave his chair q hitch. 10 the unsuccessful effort to get it half inch the fire.
 Now Dr. 2. though one Of the best hearted men In the world. Is exceeding irritable; and while as fond of joke Curraa was is known as q per- feet dare devil, capable of anything and afler q moments waiting he left the room. matteriBs some what expressive of his private opinion as 10 the state of civliEotion in that town. Crossing the to a store. he put neatly up bundle some inches by in size, in corner of which he put about d spoonful of Dupont's best.
 Rs-enteFing the bar. room he tipped ihe landlord sly wink, and then, by personal appeal prev ailo upon the most good natsred man Of the group to move his chair mU'nentarily to sEInit withia the circle; movement which the rest reprOved ia- stansy by looking daggers and ieicies ai the good natared man.
 Dr. z. quietly turned his bsek to the fire, pulling hls coat taii aside, and very eempos-dly whhaled faRher Doodle
 At length sofae one chancsd to remark, Must be good morniRg for rabbit hunting
 fes, saii tie Dr., cschiug eagerly at the very hint he had been aitiDg for; 'yes shculd think so, I'm going myself directly. Just bought I pound ortwe cf frs. rate powder ,he way here finest article I've seeR in the town''
 And cooy taking out the psckage, he tore of corner, as if at random. and pouring upon lis hand about spoonful of ihe spIplrcut contents, threw tt upon tie fire.
 The explosion elevated some half dozen of i,e circle (who had not noticed shu, he was deinEa two or three inches from tseir chairs, and loud rionstTances followed sgairSt the repetition Of any earmieaf experiments of that sort while the idad- lord. wi'o had ge, lis eHe, remarked
 "By George' you'd better blow mans house up, hadn't you ''
 ''lf you say mach wilt rejOiaed z |, iu great apparent heat '.Id just as soon pitch the whole two pounds in the fire ss no,.''
 'Id like to see you, replied M., confidently
 Uo you dare me to do it," shouted z .fe<, do,' doggedIy answered the anilord
 NO sooner s~id than done With a mn;tsred re- marx about "takfng ~dare from any man. z dash cd the bHndle among the tA~siny brands and sprapg towards the door, followed by fIv landlord.
 Heavens and earth what scattering No one stopped to shove back his chair-every thing ,s,ru- ed complete somerset; and, gathering themselves up as quickly they could diseuiangle arms aud legs from the confused mass every body shot for the doors and windows without stopping to look behind him.
 One man, whose pluck had been tri d on ordinary oceasioaa, vanished through the back door, jumped hyc foot fence without breaking his trot and was last seen streaking II down back street, yelling murder at the top of his voice, and in a while looking backward, to dodge the falling timber.
 Another leBg-iegged individual who is built up like a pair of tongs, made but three long strides fifty foot st eet and headed up lane, lean ing forward al an sHge of forty five degrees; put ting down his ioBg spars like tc bucket of steam boat wheel, with his coat tail streaming behind him like the tail of comet. While courageous citi1en, pereeiving both doors and windows hope lessiy wedged, scrambled behind door and cam nenced praying most devou,ly but being rather more familiar with any other sort of composition than the Lords Prayer, he was heard vOeiferaling, tn tones of most energetic devotion, 'Now l lay me down 10 sleep" &c-
 To this day. if you talk Of rabbit hunting in the presence of any ol those concerned, hc will take of his coat in two minutes