The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS
A Coon II u n { in a FenCy
Country.
BY MAI. JONES OF PINEvILLE.

BY MAI. JONES OF PINEVILLE.
"Ts really astonishing what a monstfeus
sight Of mischief is in pint Of Iom. II one
Of 'em was 10 be substituted TO anal "a ion,
as the doctors call il, il would be found 10 Gun
tain all manner o'devulment that ever entered
the bed oman, cus.ln and Sealing Up TO uur
der and whippin his own mother, an n nseoce
enuf 10 turn all men in the world out OF their
sences. II name got any badness in hln,
iii bring it out jes, as sassaffas lea does The
measles, If he's GOOD for uobn sort feef
without no bad traits in pertlcker, i'll brlng
GU, oil his greenness. |, affects different peo.
PIE in different ways-i, makes sore men
monstrous brave and 20 c. fight, and some
il makes towards; some il makes rich and
happy, and some poor and miserable J; and II
has differen, effects on different peope's eyes
some il makes see double, and some II
makes so blind that they can't tell themselves
from q side of bacon. One Of The worst ca
ses Of rum foolery ,ha, I've heafn of for
long time, tuck place in PIueve last fall.
Bill Ssseny and Tom CulpepPer is Two Of
The greatest old coseys 10 our settlement, for
coon bunlin. The fact is, they don't do
much Of any thIng else, ard when they cam
k.tch noihin, you may depend coon- scsce.
Well, one nigh, they had everything ftdds
for reglar hunt, but osiog osom' et'fy gooo
iottin, Tom had got pocket psol, as ne call,
ed ii, Of regsr old Jlmmsky, t. keep of ~
mslics. After ;akn good slartn horn they
wenl out on their hunt, iii their lite.wood
torches biszin and the dogs barkin and
yepln like forty thousand. Every now and
then when s,oppn 10 walt for the dogs, they
would dtlnk one 'nolher's health tll they be-
gun TO feel very comfor abIe, and chsted a.
way abou, one hing and asoiher. thout min.
DIN much which way they was gsine. Bne
by they cum to fence. Well, over they
got thout much difficulty.
"Whos fence IS this I"
"'Taint no matter" SEE Ton; lets take
sum,hin TO drink"
After taken drink they went 90, wonder
in what on yearlh had cum TO; II ~a- a ter.
ribls muddy branch. After puI,n through
the bries and gitin On luther SIDE, thei tnck
another drink aud after gslne a lutte @ass
they cum TO snoher feoce-a mons'rous
high one this time.
Whar upon yea,h is We got TO Culpep.
per !" sez Bill g never seed sch heap o
branches and fences 10 these parts"
Why" SEE Tom, g. ito ole Sturlln's dome
you know he's always blldin fences and
maxim Internal improvements, as he calls 'em.
Bu. never mnd-se's through em now"
"Ths devil We TO-" SEE Bill here's the
sl6redes, tall fence yet"
Shore enuf thar they vas, rgh, agin ano
Their fence. By this time, they begun to be
considerable tired and timber IN The j,uls, and
i, was SIGH terrible high fence--Tom drap
ped the las, piece Of the torch, and thar they
vas in the dark
NOV you Is done IT," sez Bill
Tom know'd be had, but be though, twas
no use 10 eriese over spill. milk. SO SEE he
" Never mind, old hoss-cum . head. and
I'll take you oui." and the neri mint kerslash
he ven, into the water.
Bill hung on to the fence with both hand.
like he thought il was s!ewin fouod to throw
him Of.
"fislew, Tom" ssz be. "where in The
world 10 you got to-"
=" Hero 49," ~ Tom. spousln the wafer