The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-06-28
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from the Spirit of the Tirnes.l
HOW MAJOR BOB GOT EVEN.

After a person has been knocked
round,n as / have foR the last ten years
and at last becomes located at the flrsi
starting place, he is apt, as they say
out West, to ado heap of thinkin'' =
| often find myself going fin imagina'
tionl over the same ground l-ilaVe in
reality travelled.
Some how or other, have met with
more adventures in stage coach travel.
ling than in any other way; by way,
perhaps, to made up for time wasted al
four miles an hour. Imet with an item
of the above kind once on the road from
Columbus, Ohio, to Wheeling, Va,
which may be worth It's space here.
Necessity makes strange stage-coach
companions, as well as bed-fellows, and
as took my seat in the "Fast Line "
that morning, found all the rest of the
party were young men, and
"Jolly companions every one =
The windows were all open, and seyera-
were smoking when entered. Imme-
diately after me came a very tall young
fellow, who took the only unoccupied
front seat, and stretched his continual
tions under the middle one, and ex-
claimed "Come. hurry up, Major Bobp'
And in came Major Bob; short. fat,
red-faced little man, the fac-simile OF
'!Cap'n Dan, of N. O." He carried a
small carpet-bag, and storing it under
the back seat, became my right-band
neighbor. The clerk came out and
handing small parcel to the driver,
said
"Come. shove her up, Joe through
by daylight. yon knewm
"Ay, ay." said Joe. and off we started.
a. Through by daylight be id p
exclaimed Major Bob; I" can't come that
over me-been on this road afore fday,
and am bound to get euefa.
As is usually the case, it didn't take
our party long 10 become acquainted.
We found Major Bob was "one of 'emo y
before many minutes.
Hope smoke don't Inconvenience
you. sir,n said /, by way of a starter, to
Major Bob.
'.Oh, not at all--quite pleasant"
aWon't you try cigar, then - said
/, extending my case.
Thankee, don't mind said he.
And your friend, too ~
"Oh. Sam never smokes, but he
chews perfect cord ~
Nice road this, the National, siraD
said |.
First rate road, but d-d hard set
of settlers hereabouts." pTis we'll
known fact, that the proprietors of
hotels and stage routes. some ten years
since, used to, in connexion with the
drivers, nearly starve travellers who
didn't e know the moves" Just about
as hard a set of cusses in this parfiklar
neighborhood as you can scare in any
other of Uncle Sans farms,n said
Major Bob.
You have been through this section
of the country before, sir, | suppose ~
"Been through! Well, should say
/ think / have. Yes sir, and been put
through, sir-tArough by daylight-be-
fore this; but d---n me, Pl get even.
/ say, Sam, we'll get even this heat
won't wew
"Blow'd if we don;t,n replied Sam.
"Yes sir,n said Major Bob, get even
or bust. Went through this section last
fall, nine of US. Put us down at the
place where we dine to-day; paid our
half each set, too. Stagel gentle
men, stageP bawls the driver, through
by daylightp And off we started, as
hungry as ---, sir. But they can't
come il over us again with the through
by daylight Now, here's this old 'un
ahead, keeps good feed, prime; but he
takes devilish good care to keep it,
One spread dimes three sets of passen-
gers. But owe him one, and will get
even, sure as shootin'In ~ 5s-a
Major Bob then opened his carpet
bag, and taking out two large cotton
handkerchiefs, handed one to his friend
SAM and pocketed the other. Now this
move was ahead of our time,u and as
neither of them explained, we spoke
of other things, and soon after arrived
at the hotel. @
Dinner wasn't ready, and not until
the fresh horses were being put to, did
the bell ring. We were all " on edge"
forthe substantials As we entered the
room, Major Bob exclaimed
Good show of groceries here, and