The Arkansas banner., 1850-01-01
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Ry TIVE AuwaoR or SIMON aweea~ s Old Col D of the Msoile District was one ef tic most singular characters evef known tn Ais6ama. He tesiy sad eccentric, he possessed massy nne qualities wh.ch were tnIy appreciated ey the Peo- pie of hs district Many of his ifeaks are sti fFesn in the memory oi ,he old ans Of Mobile aud ON "s them vii tell you thA, the Colonel, ihnagh hard to beat wss once terribly taken n hy eoapsr 0ltegat tyros 1t is George Noodwsri, believe. thss selis the story. hu, however that may be, t D th keeP- iug win others related Of the old gentleman.
 II seems that Cot. D had misunderstanding win te twc gentleman ailnded 10. sri not on spsak- ag t~rtas with them although al oi the thFse Weea pr essonaliy Fing the eireai pretty mach toEetheT. Ihe young ones, bring well aware ot the CUaomei's rascibse 1aae determined, as they len one es tes courts tor snoher 10 have sport at bis evpessa, by the way. They accordingly got about haif hcaf's start leaving, and presently they arrived aesesd dark stream that looked t might be dozeu Bet deep. bat which ln reality was hardly more tham se many inches CTosssHg t, they atsghted. puisps ed their coats aud hools and set d0~a qa'ekiy to watch for old '4 Tartar" Jogging along. st length, up eame the old asllew. He looked first at the yonng gstefs who w~re gTavsy drawing oa the,r boots and coats f they had just had swim; and then h% locked at the broad creek that rolled before him ws fssent translucent taF. 1 The Colonel was awtuiiy puzzled. !" Is this d----d creek swimming '" he gr0wisds afi,f pause of some mements
 No rrpiy was made, the young men simply mcua. ted their horses and rote liltie disance. aad 1 stepped to watch hero.
 The Ceone slowly tYAsted himself of bncts, coat. pAntaloons aud drawers. These be neatly tied up Tn his silk handkerchief, and hung them the horn | Of his saddle. Then he Fem0anied, and he fat. short man with paunch ot inordinaie sise, rather inadequate legs, face like wiheTrd apple, and q brown ~ig. there is no doubt he made an in. teresting picture he then hesroa his pteed with the bfe~Ses holding gentle talliaaes i" with the extremniss ot his only garment. l Slowly and cautiously asd the old gentleman and his horse enter The creek. Half tenxsh--and the water was not te,lock desp, Here the horse stop ped to drink length and haif--aHd the stream no deeper Thirty feet farther and decided sAoal- ! iag.
 l Here the Colonel reinee-up Thevs mnss," he sad, a be hell oi swift, deep ehaa nei between this and the bank--ses how the water runs--wstl dash throngh!"
 A sharp lash male the horse spring har ovsr tn remainder of the ' waterey wase, another. carried house and rider safely the opposite bank. Ths i creek wss where more than foot deep! A wlld yell from the young 'uns announced their appreciation of the sport, as they gsiloped away.
 '' l'il catch you d---t fsscaIs,'' was ground cut between Cot Ds teeth. and away Ae gaIiuped in hot pursuit, natiering dreadful vengeance his fnga- 1 lives foes
 On--on--they sped 'pursasr and pursued I'' l The youngsters laughed, yelled, scre reamed--tha Colonel damned with emphasis wils his shlrt arfa. ] tered aad cracked m the wind, like a loose flying gb.
 On !--onl- l---snd inc pursued reacfst farm 1 house the road-slde. Their passing Esariied . ] flock of geese from a'fence euTaef. which, as lhs Colonel dashed up, met him with oulsptead wings. eoheaved neck. and hsses dire. His horse swesysd suddenly, and the Cnonci, m q moment, was npon the gVoaad. ia most unfomantc 'hesp.' with hls 1 WIZ suI his bundle of clothes scattered around
 The whlte-headed childien of the house came cut first took distant viea of the monsteT-as itseeua. ed 10 themand thea returned to report the progress. After ttie the father ol the family came out and the affair explained, assisted Col. D. in makinx up hIs toilei; the Colonel swearing, and tie eoun- I uynen laughing ail the while.
 1 Dressed aud remoaned, our hero siaFtsd af with woful Ph,z, bd before he had got hundred yasds, he called back by the eountTymse.
 Here's something you've dropped" said the msn handing the Colonel his blown wig. "Ah yes" growied D., i" another iieEn in the rss jesia of ihis infamous sf, ir"
 1 "Whal's that you eali it--rss jssiyf That's q \ queer name to me. What do you da with h s' My friend, Il Is of set ef circumstances all relating to the same inferna ally trick---," I You donf take my meaniu'-I jist want to know what's the name Of that harry lung in your hand. that thought you said was a res jesig."
 |" IaeHable bioekhead !"--the Colonel waxed wraihy--" most assinine mortal IL was a vile conspiracy against the that was shout to explain. This IS my CID WIG. The jesla ia sst ot cil . Ii euins,anees, as 1 was ssyng--in shoft--eamn i. yon'ii never uaderstand-g short, the res jssy '' as you cal H in this particular ease. taken all in al constitutes daInned poOr joks!" And the Coloas poi on h's wig, groand al hs good Samaraitaa, and decamped. AIabeaa Journal.