The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-24

aOouL he cosby IuTnlshea apartment as II /
he had been in a log cabin. He viewed the
silver plate on the sideboard with much. appa>
rent asionishment and pair of silver snufiers,
excited his curiosity.
"Lorl, Gneral! ar them thar candle snuff
fers made out OF pure stuff? never seed
any but ir'n ones and many uses her sheers.
And oil them ar things on that ar big chist
the sideboard) is the ra'al spanish /
| heard talk Of this afore, but never seed It,
Now ii was to tell this in our settlement,
may be they wouldn't hop stradde of me,
and ride right over me rough shod, for a liar.
But they say you're a.pcwerIu sight the richest
man in the South States, aint you!
To all which the General returned suitable
answers; and Mr. Job and he were hand in
glove, for the time being. Each man reso-
lutely bent to make successful Judgement in
his neighbours pocket with the view Of taking
1t out-a Herculean task to be sure-when Job
heard in the next room the sound OF music
Several Kentucky reels were played, anon,
the sweet breanings Of melodlOus voice,
sung Sweet--sweet home"
May be d-d,' said Job, if tina. don't
beat Bob Walker, and he's patch above com-
mon. But that aint none oI your music boxes,
know ii can't be. Is it.?
My daughter is playing on the piano.
said the General, 1--WE will walk in the room
and hear her. Here were Establishments to
strike Job dumb, aud entrance all his senses.
the man who has no music in his soul,
And is not moved with concord OF sweet
sounds
Is fit lor treOsons, stratagems and spoiIs.'
Job thought man might love music and
spos also. He lelt liking Tor both. There
tore he applauded the music in bis own way
most raptuously.
Said Job, May Inever pull another trigger,
If she's not prim,na above anything heard
talk about. Why, she's charIered!-She's
ra>a one, assure you. Why, it's enough to
make a fellow swim that can't; ana il II
wasn't for all these fine kiverIlds over the track,
Qhe carpsD and | had partner to my mind
I'D 90 my drove to nothing or less, can shake
the tricks off any boy you can produce
The General now thought the Kentuckian
ripe enough. 10 aid in which he had been plieu
with choice liquors as ne denominated the
Brandy and Madeira.
The horses were brought out and examined
and praised, and cheapened, and faults found
with all.
They could agree upon nothing.
.sWell, where is your quarter horse!' asked
the General. 'Oh, no! sor. o. tho't what
you were a(ter,' answered Job, tor you hardly
looked at them thar matches, and these line
geldings So you must be after the quorerIng'
jim, fetch up Lazy Sam, will you? Now GIN
era, pll tell you, honor bright, he's never
been ick't in quarter sPurt, but oncei Joe
Millefs sorrel mare which runs like streak OF
lightning. She's a ra-al screamer' DADDY
swapt for him last tall, after she tanned him
out. If l know'd her I'd give you her marks'
SO you m,ghtn't be tuck in. For he'rd Joe
was bringing her to the South to win his ex-
penses. But here's the horse any how, and
| assure you he's not slOw.'
Now be it remembered that honest Job was
not ignorant, that General Il, was at
that time the owner of this identical mare, and
for reasons best known to himself he wished
to make race between her and the Lazy
San. The General examined Lazy Sam with
the eye of Jockey.
'Pish.' said he very contemporary; 'why
this thing cannot run; why it's fabsded as
sheep and as heavy shouldered as hog and
cat hammed besides; would not glvea mule
for three of it. Why did you not bring lot
of mules TO market? | would have bought
some at fair price. Your horses do not suit
me. Pay what do you ask Ior this thing which
you call running nag! 1t may do to plough
season or two. Does it work!
Unlike the job of acient days. Job Tomp-
kins suffered his an er to rise and master nlm'
At least he made the General think. To use
his own words he covOrted. He screamed
out
'Helow! Mister, wonder you're so mighty
wise consderin you know so little. Why
you make me feel all over in spots, to listen at
you. 1 reckon may be you've got quarter
ing yourself; aint yOu!'
Il have a plough nag here said the General
very coolly, That am sure can run away lro"
that thing Of yours
'Thing' hallowed Job, ,'whyyou make me lee
sort Of woolfy, and I've good mind to &c
my whole lot agin any thing you can parade
in the whole. SOUTH
Il would not spoil good mind them quotf
the General. But suppose you are afraid t'
run, as your father had forbid it,
81 don't care solitary flint what daddy
says when my irish is up exclaimed Job IN
dgnantly. Bring ouIyour nag and let's see 1t
The General gave the orders and as JOB ex