Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-11-26
Talbot county name; I'll yen,ur' on it,

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Talbot county name; I'll ventur' on it,
any how.'' q
Having reached conclusion, the Cap
tain turned over in bed, and composed him.
self to sleep. ..,
A, nine O'Clock the next morning the
bar.room. Of the Union contained only
Dennis and our friend, the Captain.
Breakfast was over, and most of The tenn.
porary occupants of the tavern were on the
public square. Captain Suggs was waich-.
ing NJ Railaaf who had not YET come
down 70 breakfast. *'a : 81 = -
At length an uncertain step was heard
on the stairway, and and a young man..
whose face showed indispu,able evidence of
frolic on the previous night, descended.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression
was mingled one Of shame and fear.
Captain Suggs walked up to him as he
entered the bar.room, gazing at his face
earnestly, and, slowly placing his hand on
his shoulder, as slowly, and with stern
expression, said:
'.Your-name-is-
81 know it s,'' said the young man.
"Come this way, .hen,' said Suggs,
pulling his victim out into the street, and
still gazing al him with the look of a stern
but ofec,ionate parent. Turning 10 Den
mis- as they went ou:, he said: "Have
cup Of coffee ready for this young man in
fifteen minutes, and his horse by the time
he's done drinking ito
Mr.. Pullum looked COMPOUNDED, said
nothing, and he and the Captain walked
over to vacant blacksmith shop, across
the street, where they could be free from
observation.
"You're from Wetumpka last" remark
ed Suggs, with severity, and as if his words
charged a crime.
"Nhat if am2" replied Pullum, with
an effort to appear bold.
What's cotton worlh?" asked the Cap.
tain, with an almost imperceptible wink.
Pullum turned white and s,ammered out
-"Seven or eight cents"
(Which will you tell your wife you solo
yours; hsrs-for?'' #t
John p. turned blue in the face.
"What do you know about my wife!"
he asked. 49, -.7-.' .@...' 7''5-.@ -5
"Never mind about that-wns you in the
habit of ge,un' drunk before you left Tai
bot county, Georgia?"". "".f,<.s
sI never lived in Talbot; | was born and
raised in Harris" said Pullum, with some.
thing Ike triumph -e.ts# s;{: s,s.z. T.. -.- -.
!.'Close TO The ine,a though rejoined
Suggs, confidently, relying on the fact
that there was large family Of Pullums
In Talbot--''most oil your connexions lived
in Talbot." ,.s..~--s:. a~.--.s. s....>..... ....
"W ell, what Of all tlla,!" asked Pullum,
with impotence: "what is it to you, whar !
come from, or whar my connexions lived!"
"Never mind; I'll show you; no man
that married Billy Stearns' daughter can
carry on The way yoat're been doin', with.
out my inserferin' for the intrust Of the
lamily! ..ss....-.. .s-.a- ....s
Suggs said this with an earnesiness, a
sternness that completely vanquished Pull
UNI. He tremulously nsked: t.
''How did yoL know that married
Stearns' daughler?" 7-s .-..ss.. .-
"Tha,'s. a fact most any body could q
known that was intimate with the family in
old times. You'd better ask me how
knowed that you TUX yoiu aosfe's cotton to
Wetumpka; sold ii; got ON spres--aafter
Sally gave you a caution, too-and then
come by here-got on another spree.
Wha, do you reckon Sally will say to you
when you get home?'' ,.-.t..gs.. +,
.fShe won't know it," replied Pulum,
e'unless somebody tells her." --
'eSomebody soiH tell her, said Suggs;
ppm going home with YOU as soon as you've
had breakfast. My poor Sally Rugby
shall not be lrampled on in this way. pve
only got TO borrow fifty dollars from some
of the boys to make out couple Of thou.
sand need to make the last payment on
my land. So 60 over and eat your break
fast, quick" :" . t
"For Gods sake, sir, dom, tell Sally
about it; you don't know how unreasonable
she is!''
Pullum was the incarnation Of misery.
''The deviI don't! She bit this piece
out Of my face!" Suggs pointed to
scar on his cheek-''when had her on my
lap, little girl only five years old. She
was always game" sH+
Pullum grew more nervous at this re.
ference to his wife's mettle. ~ t=a 81
s"My dear sir, don't even know your
name--"i' ;1s51s- s..t -=
"suggs, sir, Captain Simon suggs."
"W ell, my dear Captain, eff you'll jst
let. me. offlhis time, III lend you the fifty
dollars y .-....... .....- ..-.-.......s..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lars"' Who asked you for your money
or rather Sally's money?'' ...-.-..
81 only thought replied the humble
husband Of Sally, '',hat it nigh. be an ac-
commoda,ion. ] meant no harm; | know
Sally wouldn't mind nay lending it 20 an
old friend of the family" .z.,.-. ...
"Well," said Suggs, and here he museds
shutting his eyes, biting his lips, and talk
ing very slowly, ''efl knowed you would
do better"
"I'll swear I will" said Pullum.
"No swearin', sir!'' roared Suggs, with
dreadful frown; ''no sweariE' in my pres.
encep;
"No, sir, won't any more"
"Ef,'' continued the Captain. 81 k'soioed
you would do better-go right home"-
(tne Captain Didn't wish Puilam to stay
where his stock of information might be in.
creased )-"and treat Sally like wife all
the rest of your days, might, may be,
Il hNr tho 81. 1r,5U n