The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-07-14
JESS BRYAN,s BEAR FIGHT.

whose circumstances unfortunately compel
them to live elsewhere, We would say, that
Jess is the present sheriff of the county afore.
said. And furthermore, we have the author
ity Of the Secretary Of State for saying. that he
was the finest looking sheriff who carried the
returns of the last Presidential election to
Montgomery.
On reaching Montgomery, Jess went to the
capitol, and was introduced to the Secretary;
! am happy to know you, Mr.. Bryan said the
afiable Colonel Carrot.
Il am happy TO find you dO,' replied the
sheriff; for since l put on these blacks l hardly
know MYSELF
Jesse is our crack tale-teller, and many side
aches have the boys had from laughing at his
Nubbin Ridge and Sourwood stories. One Of
his we will now give, promising that the gist
Fof the tale consists in his rich mode of telling
il, and that it must lose much by being rad
Some years ago, before | got to be sheriff OF
this county, / was in Mobile, and one day |
saw a crowd moving out towards the Orange
Grove; l joined ii, and learned that q match
fight was about to come off between Jim Bur
guss's bull dog and a tame bear, for FIVE hun
dred dollars aside, one hundred forfeit. r
Assoon as the ring was formed the dog was
turned loose 1T the bear, and after one round
he stayed loose; no sort Of talk could mako
him clinch again, and Burguss paid the forfeit
and drew off the dog, .
just as the crowd was about to dispense, a
tall, raw-boned native from Chickdsaha, who
was rejoicing in the ownership Of a big bony
stump-taiIcd cur dog, sang out, Cpl be darnod
if Cash can't take that barr
sWhat will you bet Of that said the owner
of the bear,
tTll go my pi.e,' said ruwboDes, and draw
ing out the foot Of an old stocking, he sheIled
out twenty dollars. The bear man covered
the twenty, and the ring was again formed.
NOW, gentlemen said Chickasahs, Il wish
! es it to be understood as how, nobody goes
inter this ring but me am Cash an the bar, an
nobody amt got to speak or fetch but me-
This was agreed to, and the bear being TN
p m%uzzled, the word was given. u.....m.
- Look out Cash; mind your eye! Watcl
him, Cash!' cried rawbones, as Cash, with
= prudent regard for his own interests, kept a re
spectacle distance, his bristles standing U
like the teeth of a harrow. AS soon as Gas
- had taken a position a little in the rear of hi
foe, ont of the range of his paws, his mastt
=, shouted-'Take him, Cash!'
With one bound, Cash seized the poor brut
by the root of his ear, keeping his body sid
by side with his enemy, so that the latter coul
: not possibly strike him.
keep outon this ring, gentlemen cried tn
owner of the dog. Bring him here, Cash
A. The dog by main force dragged the bear hO
1y around the ring, without once exposing hin
- self to the furious blows Of the animal
sShake him, Cashp Again the brave dc
shook his foe, until the bears teeth fairly cha
tered with pain and rage. Still, the dog, /
keeping yard-arm and yard-arm with the bea
was as safe as if he had been in his master
- cabin.
!: The owner of tho bear, seeing that the be
could not bring his arms to bear, could not be
to see Cash bear the bear in such barelac,
manner, and gave up the day.
you give it up?' said our man. 'We
then, gentlemen, clar the ring-Cash leav
when he do leave 'em Hold imssCash! Y,
.ul- say it's my motley, no dlscountS nor nothing
or Watch your time, Cash! Let go, Cash!'
an With one single spring, Cash was ten fe
hat beyond the bears paws. F..
up tThat's a right peart ha barr said rawbon,
cal but he amt nigh such a one as me and Ca
Ign has TUX. We got one this fall as measur
nine feet from snout to %tail-tip,'
Of sTlat's a lie,' said the discounted owner
the bear, 'you never SaO a bear that large
your life.' a.
NJ 81 haint? Well, rll go you these here II
twenty dollars on that branch of the subjec
Cts a bet,' said the bear man.
sWell, come down 10 George Davis's a
we'll try the case.'
lion The crowd all accompanied the parties, a
NIX we soon reached Davis's store.
and George, let me see that biggest barskl
, al let you have a spell baek.' said our man.
Davis handed out the skin, and it measuI
IN nine feet one inch and a half.
d &c sTwenty to start on, and twenty are for
per- and forty are eighty! Sweet Us! Who
Come here, Cash. Good evening, %gcntlem.
sang the overjoyed native; and the last {
of him, he and Cash were eating ginger ca
at the market house.-We .AabamiGn,
A SAD PEEDlcAMENr. "A young parson
~ ~ Ir. ond IL haino vehemeI