Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
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t,o suggs that the grand jury hai found an
indictment against hin, for gaming. Here
was a dilemma! Not only out Of funds,
but obliged 10 decamp before the adjourn
ment Of COURT obliged to lose all opportu
Unity ofredeeming his fallen fortunes by
fun ther pluching the green horns in at
ftendance.
& It was in no pleasant humor, therefore,
that Capt. Soggs The next morning an.
nounced his mslortunes 10 the worthy hosl
'tof the .Union,' and his amiable wife. g
Yoasee, cousin Bsssys a1wd !
slconsfned any lady whom he wished to coz.
en-sy you see, cousin Betsy, the fact is, l'm
down Just now, in the wav Of money, and
iyou and Dennis needn't be afrid III run
away and never come back ~ : 9
"'Tain't that Tn afraid Of said Mrs.
Dennis. s2tt sia+ 70 : e,is'sss' 2a' zae5t -
"What then?" uskeed suggs. 7s7sssSa' .
''Of your cunfnin' back eatin Us 90, g.
house and home, and .,serer pain nothin'. +"
/ "Wel," said the Captain, slightly con-
fused at the lady's directness; "well, seein,
that's the way the mule kicks, as was q.
suyin, proposed 10 Dennis here, as long
/ as him and you dis,rusts an old Union
friend that stuck by your house like stick,
even when the red mouthed nullifiers swore
you was feedn' os soap tails on bull beef
and blus coliards-l say, as long as thai 5
the case propose 10 give you q mortgage
onthe south half Of 81, l3, 30. It's the
best half section in the country and its
worth forty times the amount of your bill" Z"
! @"Yeu ain got no rights to that land
| jist know it-or you wouldn't want 10 mort.
gage it for a tavern bill,''' shouted Mrs.
Dennis; "and tell you thas your horse. old
Bill don't go out of our stable till the mon.
ev's paid-rnind, | say aaomey-in,o my
hand; and here the good lady turned off
and called Bob, The stable boy, to- bring the
Stable key. -
| The Captain was confounded! It mp
peared very evident that he could not get a.
way that day, and he arranged with the
clerk not 10 issue q capias until the next
afternoon. Having done this, he cast a.
Fround him for some way Of raising the
wind; and mt eleven O'Clock that right, he
went to bed in fit Of the blues that three
pin,s Of Shiskey had entirely failed to dis.
Fslpate. Tzsas t.sa!ts@s
I An haur or two afieri the Captain had
| got between his sheets, and after. every one
else was asleep, he heard some one walk
uns,eadly but sol.lyup stairs.s Au7 'ocea-
sional hiccup told that il was somes fellow
drunk; and this was confirmed by heavy
fall, which the unfortunate took as soon as,
leaving the railing, he attempted to travel
surs pedadus. srI -easHH 5y3!e era -Fa
4Oh,i good Isord!'' groaned the fallen
man, "who'd although il! Me tohir p.
Pulium, drunk ard lailin down! / never
was SO before. asas -;t -aT- .s5t- sr s.i;-s
| The worlds a.turnin orer-and-ovsr
Oh, Lord! Charley Stone got me into it!
What aciH Sally say Of she hears it--ob,
Lord" - a.sr .=-.
.Tha, thar feller," said the Captain to
himself, s-is the victim Of vice! / wonder
| eff he's got any rnoney?' and the Captain
con, nued his soliloquy inaudibiy. as
Poor Mr.. Pullum, after much tumbling
about, and sundry repetaions OF his fall, ut
length contrived TO get into bed, in Il room
adjoining that occupied by the Captain, and
only separated from it by thin partition.
The sickening effects Of his debauch in
creased, andihe dreadful nausea was likely
10 cause him 10 make both q clean breast
and clean stomach gss1zsi az<9.ssgaa af@t,ss
.'f'm very very-oh, Lordl-drunkI 7
| Oh me, ,is this John P. Puilum that-good
heavens! Ill flint married Sally Rugby!
oh, ohl;' s.ass.ss .i;assazs5 .-as.5 ..,.a
Here the poor fellow GOT oat of bed, and,
pokeing his head through vacant spare in
the window sash, began his CALCULATIONS of
supper and of grief. sz z.-r a.5
"Ah. Pm SO weak! wouldn't have Sally
aw-owh-wha-oh Lord! to hear Of it
for hundred dollars. she said-its com-
in ugain-awh-o osh-who>~o-o-gra-
cious Lord, how sick!-she said when she
agreed for me to sell the cotton, I'D be cer-
tain-oh Lord, believe Eli die!'' a er
Tho inebriate fe!! back on his bed, al.
most fainting, and Captain Suggs thought
he dry an experiment. .saa -
s.You're liar! you didn't marty widow
Rughy-you' some id thief .ryin' to
pass off for something!" .atf.gsz ,.-~s,..
"Who am then, il amt John P. Pull
lutb tuut tDuTIfeu ttie Wiuo", oalfy sRuSUJ.
Tom Rugby's widow, old Bill Stearns' only
daughter? on Lord! if II amt me who is
il? s'Wber's Charley Stone--can't he tell
if IFS John P, Pullum! z sa5 s. i'AsiF
@"No, it amt you, you lyin' swindler-
you ain't got a dollar in the world; and
never married no rich widow" said Suggs,
still Disgusting his voice. .@~
;#sI did-I'lI be id ell didn't | know
it now; Sally Rugby with the red head; all
the boys said married her for her money,
but it's a-oh lord, Pm sick again-augh!''
Mr.. Pullum continued his maudlin talk,
half asleep, half awake, for some time; and
all the while Captain Suggs was busy
analysing the man; conjecturing his precise
circumstances; his family relations; the
probable state of his purse, and the like.
f'Its plain case" he unused, ssthat this
feler married red.headed widow for her
money; no man ever married sich for any
thing else. It's plain ngin, she's got the
property settled upon her, or fixed some
way, for he talked about her sagreein' for
him TO sell the cotton. III bet that he's
the new feller that's dropped in down thai
by Tallnssee, that Charley Stone used tc
} know. And iii bet he's been down te
; Wetumpka to. sell the cotton; got on bus
| thar. md now,s IN another here Ho,