The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-05-11

'The Grand Jurors Of the State Of Alabama
he continued, sOIiloquising in the verbiage of
an indictment; selected, sworn, and charged
id rascGis. all, wih Jim Badger al Ae head!
to inquire for the body or TallapoOsa county,
darn their harts! it's my body tkey're
atter-upon their oaths pr~esent-(the HI
they do,)-that Simon Suggs-. chem that's
me, but they might've put the Captain
to it, thoughD-late Of said county-Td-dI
If want one OF the first settlers, which | was
here, afOre they had the sign Of a Court
House!
We'll, its no use thihkin' about tho lynn
thing I'll have to go to Hadenskelt, at court,
to git me cut'n the suck. Now, he's a quar-
one amt he? Never got him to do a law Job
for me yet but what | had to pay him-d-n
the Teller. Any body would think twas as
hard to GIT money from me as 'tis for a man to
draw a headers ten penny nail out'n an oak
post with his teeth-but that little black head
ed lawyer makes a ten or a twenty come, every
pop!
, wonder how far It's down to the bendq
| This creek makes into the river about a mile
, below it, they say, Never mind, thar's a few
: drinks of the ~ipsydimsyleft, and the manajjerie
won't open to day. Judge if my old woman
! know'd tchar | was goin' and whO | was goin'
, to see, she'd make the yearth shake. But she
, don't know, it's a principle that Providence has
: put into the bosom Of man--leastways all SEN
sible men--to run on and talk a heap afore
: their wives, to make they're turnin wrong side
: out before lem, yet never tell tenn the first
; id wOrd of truth. It's a wise thing in
| providence too. Wonder il I'll catch that ras-
e cal Jim Sparks iewlarkln round Betsy, down at
0 old Bob's?
: PLURIMA DESUNr.
On the morning after the occurrence of the
adventures we have related, Captain Suggs.sat
d in a long tlim-built CanoO, which was moored
to the North bank Of the TalIaPoosa river.
Near him was Miss Betsey Cockaril. She sal
facing the captain; on a board laid across the
s gunnels Of the boat. Miss Betsywas a bounc-
ing girl, plump. firm, and saucy, with a mis-
chievous, rolling eye, and a sharp word forever
at her tongues end. She seemed to be co
quoting with the paddle she held in her hand
e and occasionally would strike it in the water,
SO as to besprinkle captain Suggs, much to his
annoyance.
e 'Oh captain, you do persuade ne 10 promise
youso hard. And Jim Sparks says you're
married, and if you amt you mought' a been
twenty years ago. you're old enough. =
= Splash. }
Oh it; mind how you throw your water.
Jim. Sparks is a lriain dog--if l have got Q
wife, Betsy, she is goin' fast.
'GOin' WHARF asked Betsy, striking the wa
ter again.
G COnfound your paddle can't you keep it
n still? Providence is goin to take her home
e Betsy,-sne 8 dwindled away to a s~hadow,with
that cough and one thing and another. She
h ain t long for this world" he added mournful-
!, ly; sand if you, Betsy,will only make up your
mind--the devil take that paddle! you'll turn
KONGL lu6 uOut uuu tlAuW mS III LHb LINOI -
n make up your mind to step in her shoes, it
g looks like it would sort'o reconcile me to lose
her'-and here a tearleaked out Of ca CHI corner
S of the captains eyes.
s sOh, Captainj' said Betsy. half shifting one
g eye, and looking quizzical; there's so many
good lookin' young fellers about, l hate to
give 'em up. l like you captain, but thars
d Bill Edwards; and Jet Wallis and Jim Sparks;
and'--
n sGood lookih' and Jet Wallis and Jim
e Sparks. Why Jets mouth is no better than a
# hole made in the fore part Of his head with a
claw hammer--and as for jim Sparks he's got
the face of a tarrier dog
h $40 you count yourself good lookin'b asked
Betsy, with great ~ndtUets.l
Gal! replied suggs with dignity, did you
ever see me in my uniform! with my silver OPP
olots on my shoulders? and my red sash round
my waste? and the sword that Governor Bag
by gave me, with the gold sCabbard a hang
ina
/ Just at this moment a step was heard, and
/, before the captain and Betsy had recovered
: from the shock of the intrusion, Sheriff Ellis
n stepped into the boat and asserted that Suggs
was prisoner.
sTreed at last! said the captain, but it's
, no use %tretin', the ways of Providence is
mysterious. But whar did you cross, Ell
lisa
'Oh / knew you'd be about the old lick log
fshin' with Betsy. rll turn the kunnoO loose,
and Bets will take US across. | crossed at
q Hambrick's ferry, left my horse on t'other side
, and come down on you like a mink on a set