The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-05-28

cumstances. s. Hs5s
OF Mr.. Campbell, the second clerk, moth
ing is known. He was not seen, or at
least noticed, by any Of the survivors afer
the fire broke out. mem. Eng.
TIE HoRsE Jockeys Confession. That
man ofthe "Yankee Blade" will certainly
have to be tied up. The way i'll which
he manages to point an excellent moral
from the following rather 'strong" tale Is
worthy of the most profound metaphysician.
The story may have already gone the
rounds we do not remember it If it has
Anyho there is no harm in setting the
ball in motion again;
A noted horse jockey in Connecticut,
who had, by his profound knowledge of
horseology, and the various arts adjacent
thereto" accumulated a considerable
property, was great hypochondriac, and
exaggerated every slight disorder that at
tackled him into da9erous disease. Some
of his neighbors were uncharitabe enough
to say that hissconscence made him trem-
bic at the slightes; menace Of death. 1t
IS certain that whenever he was laid upon
his bed with sickness, he began straight
way to talk OF his approaching dissolution,
and bored his frends and netghbors with
queru.ous complaints. Once when sick,
an old confederate, who had travelled with
him and aided him in despoi,ing the Egyp-
tians in every part Of tie State, called
to see him-This friend comprehended the
nature Of his complaint at once, and reques.
ted the family TO allow him to manage mat
ters in his own way for a day or two. lie
changed the tactics which others had pro-
phesying smooth things; he out-Herodei
Herod in croakin over his friends mala
dies, and soon pronounced him a dyins
man. From time to time he dropped, II
and so worked upon his feelings that h
soon brough the disease to crisis.
He called upon him the second day abou
noon, and taking his sick friends wrist be
tween his fngers,he shook his head morur
fally, and with tear in his eye, lie nul
INJURED,
"Poor fellow, it will soon be over"
This is ha.d SAM" said the sick pre-
fessor of of horseology, and he groaned
bisterness of spirit.
"Hard enough" said Sam. "Just Z
you have got this nice farm all paid 70
Your boys will raise the devil with ii whe
you are gone"
"Oh-oh"'
"What is the matter?"
"Uh such pain shot through me-"
"Hain't you got anything on your mil
that you want to say--prettY soon? !
last horse you sold for colt, was as c
as man, you know
"Oh, no, sam. that is I've got so mu
to say that it is of no use to try, Sam!''
"Whatn
"Can'tyou-cant yon pray for me?"
"Weu, its something that ought to
done, and think I'll try.
Sam knelt down and the sick man GOV
ed his head with :he blanket, and fai
writh in agony of soul. Sam began, ket
ing one corner of an eye upon the bed:
''Oh Lord, Thy servant that's now lying 81
!, having burnt out the candle of life in I
~ service of the devil, (groa0n from the biz
= Eet,l is now desrous ef throwing the sn
=" in his Makers face, lStcE man peeps o.
~ He lies here broken-down nag, SPAWN
~ ring bound and heavy, and tnou know
tha he has raised the hardest colts in t
-" neighborhood. { Blanket jerked dO10n c,
a. UuISirelY. Thou kCowest, Lord, that
c has been one of the greatest liars, lhetg
cN eued color Of IN the SICK mans .tace,) 9
cheats, { fists donbled under the blank
and most rascalley horse Jockeys that e
.er trotted over Thy foot-stool.
N "It's lie, yom Tyerual Scoundre
!, said the revivng patient "Iou're c
Inc sed sight worse than ever | could be
ny and he leaped from the bed.-"You che
his ed me twice yourself you cussed hypoc
aP -roared the furious invalid ard fairly tt
cla ed his friend out of doors.
his The horse-j jockey was abroad the I
TO day, and soon commenced sending his
Isl 20 school, and reforming his {
- manner of life. He was changed from
re very hour that the prayer was made
lat his bedside, and lived and died be
ON noon