The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-11-16

| FaoAS AtAoh AAAS I0iSbOA hfNtN6Q at tue
Eagle Hotcl-hs Office; in the square.
lron,ed the eourhouse--he was manager
OF all balls. he was vice-presdent of the
Summerville Jockey Club, he was trust, e
OF the Female Academy, he galanted ih,
old ladies to church. holding his umbrella
over them in the sun. aud escorted the
young ladies, al hight, TO the dances or par
lies, always bringing out the smallest ones.
tie rode high-headed, proud looking sor
rel horse, with streak down his face aud
he was general referee aud umpire, whe.
Iher 1t was horse swap, q race, rifle
match, or cock fight.
IL so chanced, on a time. though Col
tones was one OF the best.natured OF men,
that he took umbrage al some report circu.
lated about him in an adjoining county aud
one OF his districts. 10 the effect that he had
beeti federast during the last war; aud,
instead of relying on the fact OF his beihg a
srhoo-boy on Mil Creek at that time he
proclaimed, at TIE tavern table, that the
next time he went over the mountain TO
courl Bill Patterson, the reputed author of
the SANDER. should either sigu lebill, fight
or run.
This became narrated through the t,wn
the case and argument OF the difference was
discussed among the patnarchs OF The place
who generally came TO the conclusion hat
the colonel had good cause OF quarrel; as
more had been said of hlm than an honor,
able man could stand. The young store
boys ol the village became greatly iueres,
ed, conlectured how the tight would 90
and gave their opinions what they wouC
do under similar circumstances. The young
lawyers, aud young NJ d $, as ofren as they
were III the coonel's company introduced
the subIec OF tbs expected tight On such
occasions, the colonel spoke carelessly and
banterngIy. Some good old ladies' spoke
depreclaIelngIy, in the general aud in the
particular, that so good anu clever a youu2
man as Colonei Duck should sci so bad al
example; and The young ladies and little
misses, bless their deaI little innocent sous
they only consulted their own kind hearts
aud " ere satisfied he must be wlckei anu
bad man that Colonel Jones would fight
Spring Term OF the courts came Oh, and
the lawers ali started OH Their circuit. aud
with them, Col. Jones went over The noun
tam. The Whole town was awe 10 the
consequence OF The trip, and wlttout much
communion oi understanding on The snb
lect, most OF the population either gathered
at the tavern at hls departure, or noticed II
from distance, aud he lode off, gai;y salul
lug his acqnalnlanres, aud raising his hat
10 the ladies' Oh both sides OF the the street
as he passed out Of Town.
From that time, ony one subject engag.
ed the thoughts OF h. good peop.e OF sum
merville; and Oh the thld day the common
saintalion was, ANY news from over the
mountain {" Has any one come down
the road - The fourth, fifth, and sixth,
came. and still the pubic anxiety was un.
appe ised: it had with the delay, become
insuferable. qulse agonzIng; bushes, and
occupation was al a stand still doctor
or constable woaId not ride to the country
lest the news OF the flight might rve in
their absence. People ia cr ,ssiug the
square, or entering or coming out of their
houses, all had their heads turned up that
road. And many, though ashamed 10 con.
fess it, sat up an hour or two passed their
usual bed time. hoping some one wou'd re-
turn from court. Still all was duubt n
uncertainty. There is an unaccoanlabe
peryersity in these things that bothers con.
lecture watched the road from Louis.
vile twy days, to hear o. Grey Eagle beat.
| iEg Wagner. Oh which had ons hundred
dollars slaked, Of borrowed money, and no
one came though before that, some person
pas seI every hour.
T. On lie seventh morning, the neasy pub
lic were consoed by the C rIaniy thai the
lawyers must be home that day, as conri
seldom he ID week, aud the universal re
solve seemed to be that nothing was 10 b.
attended to Entil they were satisfied about
the fight Storekeepers and their clerks,
apprentices, all stood out al the door The
hamm ceased TO ring On the anvil, aud the
bar keeper wonld scarcely walk in to put
away the strangers saddle.bags. who had
called FOR breakfast, when suddenly young
man. that had beeu walking from one side
Ol the StIeeb W tic " Hcft III std te VI rev
ish anxiety, th 'ught he saw dust away up
the road, and stopped. have been told
man won wager in Philadelphia. on his
coilecnng crowd by staring. without
speaking. at an opposite chimney. 30 no
sooner was this young mans point noticed. /
than there was general reconnaissance Of
the road made, and before long, doubt be-
came certainty. when on' Of the company
declared he knew the coIoneI's old sorreI /
riding. horse, = General Jackson by the
blaze on his face.
In the excited state Of the public mind
il required no ringing Of the courthouse
yell TO convene the people those down
street. walked up, and those across the
square came over. aud all gathered gradual
" at thu Eagle Hote and nearly all were
present by the fine Col. Jones aIighied. |
He nad pair OF dark green specks on. hi-