The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-26
MIKE PINK IN A TIGHT PLACE.

| Mike Fink notorious Buckeye hunter,
was contemporary with the celebrated Davy
Crockett, and his equal in all things Appcr-
tanning to human prowoss. ItwAs even said
that the animals in his neighborhood knew
the crack Of his rife, and would take 10 their
secret hiding places on the first intimation
that Mike was about Yet strange, though
true, hc was but little known beyond his inn
mediate settlement
When we knew him, he was an old man.
the blasts of seventy winters had silverod DER
r fifs head and t3IRrh The ti5stirity 2oH his
/ limbs; yet in the whole of his life was Mike
never worted, except on one occasion. To
use his own language, he never gin in, used
up, TO anything that travelled on two lcps or
I four, but once.
That once, we want said Bill Slashcr. Aa
some dozen Of US sat in the bar-room OF the
only tavern in the settlement
'Gin il 70 Us now, Mke-youve promised
long enough, and you're old now, and needn't
care continued Bill
Right righti BILL said Mike, but woTl
open with a ticker all round fust, it'll kind O
save my feeln's, reckon
Thar, that's good. Better than tother il
any thing
well boys commenced Mike, you may
talk o'your scrininagcs, tight places and sich
like, and subtract 'cm together in one all
mighty big 'un, and they hain't no more to
be compared to the one war in, than dead
kitten to an old she bari I've fout all kinds
i.,rst,., NJ, Tnot, ,ioyyn ~, n ratfIe.
snake aud never was will'n to quit fnst but
this once-and twas with Bull You see
boys, it was an awful hot day in August, and
I war nigh runnin' ofi into pure lie, when
thinkin' dip in the creek mout save me-
Well, thar was mighty nice place in Dca-
| con Smiths meddcr for that particlar busi-
ness SO went down among the bushes to
uuharuess. ist haaled the rcd shirt over
my head, and war thfnkin' how scrumptious
fellcr of my size would feel wallerin'round
in that ar water, and was Just bout goin' in,
when seed the oid Beacon's Bull maxim
B-linc to where stood. Ikuow'd the cuss
for he'd scard more people than all the par
sons o tho settlement and cum mighty nigh
KILN Fow Thinks /, Mike, your in rather
| nBnt pldCc-Ect your hAihb on, LOT ne IL W
drivin' them big horns ohis in your bowels
aforo that time Well, you'll hev to try the
old varmint naked | reck'n. The Bull war
ON one side o. the creek and on t'othcr, and
the way he made the 'sic' fly for awhile, as
ifhe war diggin my grave, war disircssin'
Como on yc bellerin old hcathin,' said /,
'and don't bo standin,- thar for, as the old
Deacon says O. the devil, yer not eomeIy TO
look on This kind preached his understand
in, aud made him more wisbous, for he hoof-
cd little like, and made dive. And as I
dnn't hke to stand IN any ee,ly,s way, gin
him plenty sea-roonl! So no kind o. passed.
by me and come ont on fother side, and, rs
the Captain o. the Mud-Swnmp Rangers
would say, bout face for mother Charge
Though war ready for him this time, ho
came mighty Fs4stsia. foul o. ssae, So
made up my mind the next time he went out
he wotid mt be alone. Sp when hc TassgJf,
grapplcd his taii,uud hUpUlled me out ON the
'sile, and -as soon as wp war both Top o. the
bank old brindlo stopped and war about com
in round agin when begin pulin' t'oihcr
way. Well, reckon this kinl a ril'd him.
f,s he iust stood stock sGll and looked c. ne