The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12
AS GOOD AS THE BEST

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= correspondent Of the New Orleans Pienyuh
h will not bust OF fsW buttons, and saah
e some OF our readers laugh lill the tears com
!, 10 their eyes, we don't know what will:
"About the year 1882 -,S3, there lived
|; iamily Of some note on the Guadaloupe fiv
|, ler in Western Texas. Among them ,her
q we're several young ladies' Of the apper.isn
dom Of those days - sensible, handsome look
!, ing Creatures, happy asIlaFks and always fon
!. tf tun. 1t thaPPened that among the ifteel
or twenty young men residing in ,hnt secio
4 there was one. by name c., surly faced
grizzly haired, grinning, cufy, and mooney
i ed chap, who became wofully sniten viii
the most charming ofthe aforesaid yGun
ladies, and who, of oil the blackskins in tn
wllds OF Texas, was most unlikely 10 be
successful dlplOmatisi in maFtess wheFeinth
gentler sex were TO be consulted, won an'
wed, C.'s visits became less and less lik.
angels first once o month. then doubling t.
twice month, once week, and soon, ssait
the old man. the amberespit,ing, deer-kiling
!, fellow, was almost every day forcing hi,
company on Miss Betty. Msny jokes a
her expense followed, Of course, and she re-
solved, after suffering under them some time
a to get rid Of her adrnifer OF quit the ranch.
herself. An opportunity offered the Sabba't
following, Il being the watermelon seasha
and Betty 's'father having fine supply all ths
youngsters for miles around assembled there
lon the holy day 10 feas. on melons. G. was
prominent in the circle till in the afternoon
Betty held private Interviews with The o,he
young men and arranged that G.. should be
Idecoyed from the house and frightened by
the cry Of Indians from some Of his commdes
which wns thought would wound his pride
and drive him away. Five young men, With
q. walked out. A bath in she river three
hundred yards distant was proposed by ONE,
and seconded By several. Ofcousse 9. "was
lin" aa
tFhey went down 10 the ford near ihe
melon patch aad began undressing. 10 The
meantiae eight er ten others with guns mad
gone down dnder cover Of The bark, aad se.
Icfeted themselves along the path fiom The
bathing place TO ihe house. The company
with G. were ia . 6ae glee. and in going
down spoke Of tho receat oseages Of ihe In
dams, their increased badness, &c. ih,rs ex-
citing tho anti cotnhalive bumps ot G.. 10 the
highes, pitch, "Now boys" saiG one, who
shall be the FIRST 10 dive in thai Ter pnpl, eh ~
~ will, !" SAID g '.be-gosh, amt first with
the gals! in course I'm tilss hete.'' OffweDt
coats, shoes, pants, &c. Just as O., had
do&ed everything, barring q short, red flannel
shirt bang! bang! bangs Who wo>yew!
Bang! weAt two, three, folr guns--ioud and
shrill rose the indiaa yell in The dense
brush, and under the bank. Oh, Lords
am dead man, boys!" sind Jasaes Sisapson,
"My leg is btoken. Oh save metz criad
George Williams. Run for life men! Rum
for nefcy's sake, run!n cried Jack Parsons,
tone Of my eyes is put OUT, and both artne
are brcken!' Oil being said IN an instaut;
there do you see that red blaze along the
pathf Look mnmeat-- what velocity Il
That jagged hais oil slraight out behind, that's
%. streakiag i Tnr ths house, shirt and all
see him about the corner Of the Held, by the
thickes bang! baEg! wen, half 4 dozen pIo-
than ever rose the hileons war.
cry, "Oh, Lord!" gviated c., re9oublingl
his specialize red blaze getting larger
lunches Of his hair dropping out as he rwead
himself --see him leap the yard fence, higt |
in the air, red shirt and all! The porch was
full Of ladies--oT went two or three more
pieces-C. glanced at the ladies', then at
his short red shirt. ''l2un for your life, c.
screamed Betty, ssihe house is full of lndiaRsi
fathers dead, and brother Sum wounded y
run, speed" In the twiDkling::of an eye G /
was out ofthe yard ;and supposing the pteU,>
ises was surrounded, OFF he shot, the red blaze
more brilliant than ever,nnd striking Directly
intoa thick, ,Iiorny bottom, he reached and
swan the river: and although ID was nearl
sunset, G, got intoa settlement fifty miles
distant to breakfast next morning, still re-
tanning the sleeves and collar of hia red shirt
and reported all the family visitors, &c
among the slain. AS for himself he fought
ne long as fighting would do any good,
is unnecessary 10 inform you, denI Pic,
Whether OF not Betty was ever troubled with
@. af.er that snnp. 'a 's'' " ''''.
an as fi.1e-e5~ ~<~S~ 49,. ~ s selasi
PATRFCKs CoLT.--A gentleman who fa.
yots us wih some "reminiscences sespectiagl
the early settlements Of this placa--f,rmer-
" old Derryfeld--Felales the following an-
ecd0te $50
When my grandfather reaided al Goffs.|
town and Derryfeld, then settled BY The /. |
rlsh, he hired q wild sort os Iiishmsrl 10 work
on bis farm. One day, soon after llisI atri
val, he told him 10 take bridle and 20 oull
in the field, and catch the Black colt
"Don't come home without him. Z said the
old gentleman. Patrick started and wasI
gone some time, but ii lasa returned minus
the bride, with his face and hands badly
scratched, as though he bud received reughl
treatment.
"Why. Patrick, what i ths nns'er-- what
IN the name pf wonder aiia yon r.
ssAns taith, isn'lN me gonr honor. thai
nevsr'Ii catch tha black colt again Ind luck
20 himl An didn'l be Ill but scratch me eyes
ovs y me headf An faith, Ra trne 30 me-
souiss me awn. hadIs6 climb ! shFec aEt lsetl
the roals!'s ssis aa ssslaA ~ tsasssFl
s.CIisab atres allet him! Nonsense whsssl
ID TIC heassss' sfss III u ftlssa#tea assa II
ssAas itstied soslhs lHsee, be IL, 10 BeI
shura. yer hon6F.sha sit 81 aasiessFsss9s HasI
We all followed Patrick 10 the spot IN pasl
. solatiaa afsho difIicuity, and ID rsaeillIsr /
the field we4aand. to our hi ssnalI alnixe1
Ineai, tllasfhe had been chaaiae ssHz
bladk bsas. whieh II he'd s.iccsaded III eaten /
ne, ,afser D great deato of rough usaa8 5afl'
10th slides, aHii inssaalIy sad II with he bsfl
llp III an Oid tsess BruIa vas kepf Nv Il
oha while and was sseF alsar kaosly ID TT 4
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