The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-13
The Way BiIl Green nelp,d to ssl out the Guilt.

] The young sssirs had collected d Mrs. Fraxal,s fer the purpose Of assisting her im getting oat qaa,-9 of ceassc the ycaag men foand oat ex- cases fsr beiag tiirFe to eeuTt sese te seet be seen some for fan, soIac to kt sanes but Bill Green there for the identical pmFposs of "hepiag the giFls to get out the qat" He was a soft-hsaded. taper fingered, assamio9 Alad uf what you Riight eaiin bis own esstnsntieu--"a iadies' man" The weather very ceta. and h some what dtflicai for bashful young maA ta get to the fires nevertheless. Bill was thar, em ths siie of the quii next tc the lire, mcnoPcxtnR tha conversation and, to som- extent, very Hsach Mths annoyance of some, the Ere teo. There wns seeaA warm poticy tn kilrs volunteering te qallt -hs ceaid have a seat and. with IItse isnpadsRes. tan sbaadsat supply of which he had always oa haad.) he could be next to tho fire.
 Among those excluded from the Are, was Dick Justice, native Texan. He had just TssurWed from wildcat huht, snd was as cold ae nslseya charity Now. there mach difference ia B,ii ! aud Dick, as there weHla be between tFeezsnK tn death aud being roasted alivs iu baked ov~n. Did was ful- -blooded fexah-aoae Of your imported stock, Dick had an old gradgc against ni'I, and just ns ls.his phenomenon oi frigld weather. he had ia- ctiBatoa 10 keep cool aud let BHi mouepollze the conversation and than his portion Of the hFe,
 under the prc'exa of being there to help quilt. The ladies shtyeFiBg with cold.
 1 Boys" sad Dick, "i'il have him 6ut. and we'll all see fan compensation for my trouble. Whenever yoa hear mighty fuss iu the qntltiag- room, you all scatter, break every one of you; and, us you Bill come out. advise hin 10 ram.
 to travel for his life Good, good!' unanimously exclaimed the boys.
 Dick walked or rather wrung. himself into tho room where they quilting, and took seat just back ol Biils chair Bill forgot that he had cant8 there for the Identical purpose of qBiiting,' and had tuFaed ronad facing Ihe fire, and giving tRa ladies the gentlemen heing excluded for want ot rooml brief history of college life and pte.ntn parties In the meantime, Dick had very nyly lied skirt of Bilts ovsrcoat to the corner et tue quilt Then he placed himself right smack between Bill and the fire. and commenced telling aboat "kiiu MexcaRs, shootin iaJins, and huntis bsrs"--with- out stopping to puaetase his story, es took to whether any was listening, He determined to attract Biil's attention by a,oaopoiixng It;is himself. Biii endured the intrusion nnti bis tees and interesi ia lhe story waxing cold. lls th~d', with long. howery prelude to the comnaad, very abruptly commanded Dick to stand little on side if he pleased aud wait till he flushed hia converSation. before he commenced telling about his "Iulins, bars" &c.
 "Heaven and ysarth!" sstd Dick, "l3al Green, ts that yoa1 Ypu are the very specimen ef hu,asn
 nature have been wanting to get hold of to petrify I ss sample of D,odern exotics, Now, H you doa't
 leave here n less time than it would take \ wildcat l to devuur gosiia. I'll nuke a mementary acab- l bard os your body for old bowiei" And, with
 yell that caused scores of shrieks from the ladies'.
 he made at him win old bowie In his hand. Bit
 saw che knife that enough for him; he made
 nounce and spring that hut iitils retarded 1 by the slender threads with which the quilt whs tacked in the frames, Stop him. Stop hin!'' cried
 Dick. cutting and tearing the few threads that ins. peded Bilts escape, pretending that he was trying 1 to cnt his way to him.
 "Murder! Murder:" cried Bill. "Rum, illlI vun n shouted ihe boys with fit of daughter that thawed
 their joints, aud produced market For y@dlefx la 1 the lhread and button line. Mercy, ~vr
 screamed the ladies. ''ob, my qailt!s saic 1 la3y. "Catch him Catch him '" sald Diei
 deri Murder.'' cried Bill, at the top of and disappeared with as much speed as the
 steel and the encumbranee of R quilt wcul 1 The cotton may b. 10 this day, sticki
 plum bushes in the orchard through
 made his escape.