Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-02-08

q number had scntcrcI into the public road to
witness Il mortal encounter between two fierce
belligcrant bulls. Here an over-susccptblc
feminine gender WAS seized with incertive
symptoms Of Mysteries, thereby bringing in
rcquisition the instant use Of "supcrluous
hartshorn and reyiving salts
There & tall lank-looking spanish "Iiger
could be seen early next morning in the woods
with hounds to hunt the howling and hun
! CRY wolf that made his "hair stand on end,
like the quls upon the frctful porcupinc."
Here again at certain house the dread
sound sounded, and valiant guest, (' not born
| in the woods to be scared by an owD like one
about to commita felonious depreciation. No
sooner heard, than fierce and resolved became
| his physiognomy, and with gun in hand and
bcled blade, he sailed out to inflict summary
vengeance. His fertile bumps Of ideaity
speedily pictured robbcr from under umbrage
of the gallery. The fureous tube is levelled-
the trigger pulcd-the mimic thunder belches
forth--ard presto body falls heavily. Quick
iiS W lit Dliu c lusilcS IOlNtlAl W NiSplltH
victim, whcn-wondcrful to tell discerns but
PROSTATE log shockinglv lacerated.
Two jolly teamsters, journcying slowly on,
with feelings apparently contented, secure, and
Independent as the American Eagles eyried
high amid inacceptble sleeps, spasmodieally
jerked their teams to a halt, and listened in-
tensely to the sound. 1t certainly must be,
thought they, some wild animal hard by and
huge as his voiceis appalling. Now here, now
there, yet nearer and nearer seemed the threat
ening danger No time was to be lost, and
their crural appendages in quick electric-like
succession bore them to a neighboring tree,
from whose aspiring summit they confidently
looked around to explore, and see how close
the monster was Vain strain of the senses!
The sound too had ceased, and silence pro-
found as that of death-save the yet tumultu-
Gus throbbings of their hearts-pervaded all
things. After roostinga goody while, by dint
Of desperate effort, they summoned sufficient
courage to venture down and mount their anz-
io,1s horses, who with ears erect and sacken-
ed rain lively conveyed them in safety, sorely
frightened to "home, sweet home.''
Near Wards creek, in the Parish that prdes
itself on containing &c the Seat Of Government,
a party of young bIoods,-
Hs s'Careess Of Danger as the onward wind
Isofthc leaves it strews,o
and invincibly inspirited by the brave achieve
ments of aOld Zack,' wildly reflected before
their oculars by the undimned mirror of memo
ry-started next day in determined quest of
g the King Of animals runaway from some
travelling menagerie, who by his fulminant
roarings, had so fearfully checked their festive
glee of the previous night. 'Tis told that,
some time subsequent, they experienced a
feeling not unlike one trepanned in the act of
purlonng his neighbors mutton: while their
friends with loud ha! la! has! comicaly ex-
empliied" laughter holding both his sides
Other cochinatory incidents occurred, which,
if narrated, would spin this article to too great
a length. But anon. Ss.
s Near the source of New River dwell two
shrcwd sensible Yankees-par mobile Jrat1uzn
who, to give the mechanical appurtenances=
of their sugar house an extra finish, superad
ded remarkably large steam whistle, as an
aarum, and substitute for the plantation bell in
time of g rolling and most admirably did it
act the former--being the great bug-bear that
frightened /" the Tigers" ssE
500 @ssssszs #sssssz ONE OF 'EM.