The organizer., 1849-09-29

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the Spirit of the Times, may be con-
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One will meet in the Southwestern
country with some as odd chdracGfs'
as can be produced from the four
quarters Of the globe. To note their
peculaIities and study their character
would be as unending an, occupation,
As he who sought the philosophers,
stone.
have often been amused and not
unfTequently instructed by these note
ings ofhuman character as deVelopedi
among our rougher men of the back
woods. And it is no loss of time,
opine, this study of singularities in a
people who are emphatically peculiar
in themselves, for rough and uncouth
as they may be, beneath the homespun
shirt beats many heart whose pulls
sations are warmer and quicker than
than the bosoms of others, more ten
derly reared, have ever knownI And
the rough grasp5O of the flintyihalds@o
gripping you as be would cordially
| and welcome which no sauVitY aQf,
speech or blandness Of manner ip, an;
other could have impressed upon my.
heart. -" -
But did not intend. TO- grow desal5
tory, and in wandering from fny'text
| / have done soiR the warmth of,my
feeling 70 these sons OF the. deep
grown forest.n whose roofs have so
! often. heen M shelter. and whose
bread has so often broken befofesfhee
But to my stefy. srs - ''blrsds ssi'
II was n sweetibalny morning IN
April last that ] took passage on tbA
Contofdia for one Of the upper riYeS
landings. AS is'the case on most Of
our packets, the company was a very
| PHEASANT one soctabie and toiefabiy
| we'll aeduainted. It was no diAicult
matter, therefore, to 'sinsinnatsfsa sos
cial game OF EuchFel TO relieve the
monotohy Of the voyage. Alall, bars
dy son OF the- woods, roughly clad,
and with his rifle hard BY in the corn.
er, ad been sitting near, with a halfs
discousolate, half decided look during
most Of the game, and was finallysips
vited, when a,dvacancy a, .oecurred to
take hand. ,~s,.,,. ,.t 4, .,a, sJ.i
aIf you mean that game" was the
reply, /" tell you no sifs.'
The reply was given in 50 efnPhatiS
n manner, and with such aPpatent fsRS
vor Of feeling. that all felt a curiosity
to know the cause Of his antipsghy to
this favorite game OF our country, o,,,
| He was interrogated therefore, to
this point.
aWal, you see. gentlemen he re.
Piled, al was firstly raised inooi8
kentuck. and the only game that,exeH
we played there,was old slsdge. Now
the Jack was some, in that. You see
father ard me come down TO. The low:
er Mississippi on a tfadin' kip. and
brought an almighty fine hoss Along
wthOs. thought heap ofthAt h6ss,
gentlemen, did, Wal, afatheh gdtstd
playing with some, feilers,a one night
and got sleepy, and went toIroosi,z7
i About midnight / heard father como
into theroom cussin' 10 hisself most
nightly. Says T. i0Ed thHn. whatas
the fuss z ~ ls9la hr1ir'aTo ,msiaya
\ Wall says be-. drawin, a powerful
) breath, sI'ye lost the hOss. Bal tplayini
them darned cards-,,,,,.s sss, ar, ,sH
Playin' cards. saysI, for 4 knew
! he was a team, q and who beat you al
!, oE3 rledoeY1 -sWos iien ai y q - tsai
sOld siedge,'says he, softer drawitf
mp his dignity, it was mother ssOrtet
. game from that,l They called il KH
! ker, Irather reckon, for the yack--yes
! the Jack-tuck the Ace ike a d-ml
1 THAT'S what took me, and that's what
d lost the hoss. Bill 'sr'llo aia''' ''.-p
3 And withthis ebullidon ke4talked
! aebay, bat ths scene is As pividiybe-
] fore me.howi as AZ tholthnhO OflisoS
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