Washington telegraph., 1852-05-12
Arkansiana, Etc.

From the Spirit of the Times.l
8 About the year 1880, politics ran very
oh in Arkansas. Col A. III. Sewer was
candidate for the office of Delegate to
Ongress, and Ben. Desha was his opponent.
Judge Andrew Scott was a warm friend
Desha, and bitterly hostile to SEWER
E had neighbor, living about fifteen
lies from him, on the ''far'' side Of Galley
heck, named Logan, commonly called
Suffering Jim Logan, . who was actually
vice wersy " in his politics; and so fire.
tent had been their encounters that the
10 neighbors had come cordially to hate
ch other.
One pleasant morning in the Spring, when
e sun shone out warmly, and all Nature
as green and fresh after heavy ram of
10 or three days duration. Logan went
ywn from his house, through the little
rip of creek bottom, to the bank of the
(eek. and sat himself down on '' lick-log,
using, perhaps, as Col. Jack McCarty
nee said, on the eUaa,ethe1ethe Of alt
fubluna1y things"
The creek was about twenty yardS Wlue,
nd the rain had raised it SO that it was
thinning, covered with foam, and running
Ike mill-race with full head of water.
Where the road crossed, on the edge OF
khich Logan was sitting, was the only OPEN
be- in the woods, which fringed the stream
each side. Above and below the trees
Eaned over, and their branches hung grace
|(lIy in the water and swung to and fro IN
be swift current.
After Logan had sat there little while,
udge Scott came riding down the road on
be other side, but halted when he reached
be waters edge, and looked across without
hying anything, but looking asif he thought,
+D-n you, if it's swimming, why don't
gu say 50? ?'' Logan took out his jack
knife, split piece from off the lick-log and
commenced whiting it, looking steadily
Ecross towards Scott all the while.
Logan was large, stout, heavy looking
nsn; Scott. small, wiry, petulent, and as
brave as bulldog
After waiting a moment-for each hated
lhe other too much to speak-Scott tighten
ID the reins and rode into the water. HIS
horse had not taken more than SIX steps. be-
Fore kerchug., he plunged in over mead and
Fars In moment more Scott was washed
from his back the rider went one way, the
morse the other, and the saddlebags third.
The horse turned towards the side on which
be went in, and got ashore some little way
below; the saddlebags foated on down
stream, and Scott managed to reach Logan's s
side of the creek, and caught hold of the
Swinging limb of a sycamore which dipped
Elnto the water.
Help Logan help" cried Scott. l
shall be drowned. Help"
"S-s-s-say you'll v-v-vote for Sewer =
baWled Logan.
Help, Logan Help. l shall drown
Help"
S-s-s-ay you'll vote for Seviern.' again
bawled Logan, not rising from the lick-log:
Just then the sycamore limb snapped, and
the same moment Scott sung out
"l'l see you id first, you internal old
rascal =. and away he swept round the tree
and out of sight below.
Luckily, the current made sweep below
eddying round in the concavity at the upper
edge of sand bar, upon which Scott was
hung, and scrambled out. He walked uI
lle bank, and towards Logan, sputterIne
with rage, and streaming with water
Luckily ! he had no weapons but pistol, anc
that Of course was unfit for service; anc
Logan Was too big to be whipped by him IL
fst-fght.
Cd d-n it :" cried Scott as he go
pretty near him, " do you stop to ask maj
now he is going to vote before you save hin
nom drowning ?''
Logan never stopped whiting, but look
ing composedly up, slowly said
Every g-g-gentleman has a right .
Sv,v-vOte as he likes, and d-d-drown when h
lkes; and | d-d-don't suppose anybody
M Sound to dive into a creek to f-f-fsh out
'c'e to k-k-kll his own"
-. GETTING FINE COW CHEAP.
60. light or ten years ago. very clever ant
Isnsoe o. old gentleman, whom we shall cal
ao5Oes moved from Virginia to Arkansas
.4a sua settled il Prairie de Han, in Hemp