Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-10-12

81 reckon. ! isn't nuthin' else," replied
the unknown, proudly. 6si sJt

Smoot-"WIll he tight !'',-i 4tt
Unknown-"Yes, he'll fight everything
and anything from the devil on his burnin'
throne up to a sassy lawyer with bis skull
empty lot brains and his pocket full of pls-
tolls" 7Tf f
smoot-"Have you ever seen him
fight ?" i5t soi
Unknown-"Lord haint I seen him
give it TO the old he bears? He didn't
mind their teeth as much as you or me
would the scratch OF blind kitten" The
comparison was accompanied by another
choking fit of merriment. 'ha.. ~ gidF
Smoot (angrily)-"I do not doubt MIR.
Yell is perfect hero in bear fight, but
can he fight men--Eh % -uM..r %
Unknown (ndiguantly)-Wh bless my
soul case, that's his regular trade. whilst
bar fghtin' is only fun to keep his hand in
practice l wish you could have seed
him whip old Hoss Allen? You know as
how they were both bully lawyers, but
Archy Yell was alters the cuteSt, and that
made old Hoss tarnal mad, and he thought
he'd scare the other off the track; but he
might as we'll have tried to scare a steam
engine. Archy lodged two bullets, and
bein' without weapons hisself, cotched old
Hoss by the throat and began to squeeze
away like cotton press. Then old Hoss
jerked ont Bug knife and began to tickle
Archy's ribs, but he coulden't make him
laugh, nor let 60 on his windpipe neither.
He cut out his intreIs, but Archy held them
up with his left hand and choked harder
than ever with his right. At last old Hoss
lost his breath his eyes turned red as blood
and his face black as buck nlgger's; and
he tainted till the knife dropped from his
fingers. Archy picked it up, but he didn't
strike il into the enemy's heart? No, by
------- and General jackson He wur too
brave for Sich coward's trick as that :. He
hollered-''Here boys, throw some water
in old Hoss's face to bring him TO, while |
go to doctors shop and get my intrils
Sowed up"
"You are a capital story teller" said Gen.
Smoot with sneer. "Will you be so good
as to favor us with your own name %.
"They call me good-natured Bill Buf-
/ fum," replied the giant, with an obstreper-
Gus roar, such as red tiger might emit
could he be provoked to the amusement Of
laughter. .sy.- .... ,.
The bystanders, however, felt no dispo-
sition to unite in Bill's explSive cachina-
ton, for Col. Leeper, Tennesseean, and
well acquainted with Judge Yell, having
come up in time to hear the narration OF
that singular combat, substantially confirm
ed the tale, batting only the fgurative
fourishes of its rhetoric. 2 "'|
''The new judge is real hero, then y
inquired Reub Reynolds, Esq. m
Col. Leeper answered-"He is the bra
vest among the brave. / must own that,
although we two are sworn and eternal
enemies" .. .. ...... ...t-.Ia.
This avowal elongated to most lugubri-
Gus stretch dozen visages, and caused
even the duellist, Gen. Smoot, to grount
his sword cane. Little time, however re.
mained then to speculate on the consequen.
ces Of the astounding fact, for, at that in
slant "good-natured Bill Bufum" shouted
with his nseparable chuckie---"Yonde
comes Archy, God bless his brave SOUL"
With this exclamation every eye wa
turned towards the door, through which {
man of most striking appearance was seer
} entering, with bow OF dignfied courtesy
and a smile of irresistible sweetness. OF
tall, slender, but sinewy frame, and shap'
. elegant aud symmetrical as woman's; hi
blue eye beaming with brilliant yet cain
: light Of soul full of PASSIONS fire, but tho
roughly self-possessed, his whole persol
, wearing the indescribable air, and his fac
, the countenance of a gentleman to whom
popular manners had grown sort OF sec
. ond nature; dressed in rich but plain cloth
: ing-the stranger looked the double person
ification of one born TO power, yet educa
ted to please, aud therefore sure of com
: mand, because he would excite in other
the will TO obey. ......,.e... .,.-.
"His blue eve wept like flash of mil
summer lightning around the circle ofspe
: bound gazers, his fine head almost tnpel
cept;bly nodded, and his winning smil
y seemed to melt into every separate heart
: He had held out his hand to only a singl
acquaintance, for he had but one there wh
It was friend but the greeting he gave tn;
i one acquaintance made him hupdre
new iriends-"My dear Buffum, how hal
o py am to see you! Hearty as bucI
e too, and looking good natured and brave
d everw His voice was clear as the tom
e of silver bell, with ringing echo Of so
IT music that fingered on the ear and penctr
a ted the soul. 'l.IfI Hii 80 9a.r.'
= The giant Bill Buffam grasped the pro
r fered hand with gesture Of awkward bas
IN fullness. He blushed he did not or cou
ID not speak; but one great tear Of joy, pris
s. and pleasure rolled from hls wild black ey
,e and fell on the judges fingers. Aye, th
er was a grateful tribute of rude but fat
d, full heart! ,... l..s. ,....
n That trivial incident caused an imnen
o. sensation, and was fruitful Of consequenc,
al A loud murmur Of backwoods voices swe
ed up-"He's a gentleman ! He al
ye ashamed to shake hands with leather hur
al ing-shirts He bows to common folks )
n He's the right sort Of judge Well fig
lst for him !" ,3a' sd. D roiae-11 sdi .l
nd Then the face of General Smoot was il
lie the convulsed face of demon, and all
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