Southern shield., 1852-09-18
The Unolad Horseman.
BY MAJ. JOSEPH JONES.

one of the partlcularest men perhaps. that ever lived though some people sail that
 when his wife was alive he used to dress as ! common as field hand, didn't use to take
 no pains with himself at all. in his own settlement he had 3 monstrous had name. rarfic1larv among n" wQ01ea. who nted
 nne dress a year, and as for a new shawl or bonnet the poor woman didn't know noth ing about such things. Every body noticed
 i-, much he spruced about six weeks af-
 ter Mrs Nppers died, and how he went to
 church regular every Sunday, but they did
 not have any confidence in his religion, and
 used to say that he only went 10 show his
 new suit of clothes and to oole the gals OId Mrs. Rogers hated him like poison, and
 said that she believed that his poor wife
 died broken-hearted, and as for his pretend
 ing to be sorry about il, that was all sham,
 for she could see plain enough at the fune-
 ral that he had one eye in the grave and
 the other on the gals that were thar, tryin
 to pick out of lem a wife,
 With such a character among the vim min, it ain't to be supposed that he stood any sort of chance of getting another Mrs. NipPerS near home and whether he was as bad to his first, as they say he was, or not, one thing was certain, he had to look abroad for some one to fill her place.
 MT. NipPers was very lucky in finding gal just to his mind, what lived about ten miles from his plantation. Nancy Parker was rich and though she wasn't very vounn| nor very handsome, she belonged to MT. Npper's church, and filled his eyes exactlv; so he sot in courtin her with all his might. Ten miles was good long ride, and as he was very economical man, he used to ride over 10 old Mrs. Parker's plantation every Sunday morning, go to church with 'em, and ride home in the cool of the eve nlng. Tn that way he managed to kill two birds with one stone; that is, 10 advance prospects of his happiness on this earth and Tn the world to come at the same time. without losing any of his week day time.
 A ride of ten miles on a hot Sunday morning, overa dusty road, is very apt to soil gentieman's dry goods, and make him and hls horse very tired. MT. Nippers iii}at mind t,u fasfSuv - ''t'oi, d' Ia. ,if # was very important that he ShouId make as good an impression as possible, as he adopt ed plan by which he was able 10 present. himself before the object of his affections in order, with his Sunday coat as clean, and ! his blooming rufles as fresh and neat as iff they had just come out of band box This was happy experiment., and what nobody but a widoWer-lover would ever dream of. | He used 10 start from home with his new coat and clean shirt tied up in a pocket handkerchief, and after riding within about a quarter of mile of Mr. Parker's planta- ton. he would turn off into a thicket of chinkapin bushes Whar nobody could see him, and thar made his rural toilet.
 One bright Sunday morning MT. Nippers had arrived al his dressin ground. It was an important occasion. Every thing was promisin and he had made up his mind to pop the question that very day. There was no doubt in his mind that he would re- turn home an engaged man, and he was over 10 himself the value of Miss Nancy's plantation and niggers, while he was sitting on his horse making his accus- toned change of dress.
 He had dropped the rens on his horses neck, what was browsing about. making up his last nights scanty feed from the bushes n his reach, and kicking and stamping at such flies as was on him in return.
 'I'll fix the business this time,' sez MT. Nippers 10 himself. I'll bring things 10 the pint before l go home this night sez he as he united the handkerchief with his clean clothes and spread them on the saddle bow.
 'Wo, Ball. sez he-' I've only jist got to say the word. and-'wo,' sez he to his horse what was kicking and rearing about nj Wo! you cussed old fool ' 'and the bu- siness is settled Jist as slick as fallen off a og'
 He Was drawing his shirt over his head when Ball gave sudden spring what like to made him lose his balance. 'Wo,' sez he but before could get his arms out of the sleeves, Ball was Wheelin and kickin like wrath at something that seemed to trouble lm from behind. Down went the clean clothes, shirt and all, on the ground. Blast your internal pictur-wo now! sez Mir. Nippers grabbin at the reins. But before le could get hold of 'em, Ball was off like l streak of greased lightning lowed by teamboats with a whole swarm of yellow ackets round his tail.
 MT. Nippers grabbed hold of the mane md tried to stop the horse, but it was no lse. Away went the infuriated Ball, taking he road he was used to travel in, anotherI moment brung him to the house. The gates vas open, and in dashed the horse with the almost naked Nippers hanging to hls neck, lollerin, stop him hornets hornets IF as oud as he could scream.
 Out came the dogs, and after the horse hey went round and round the house scat ering the ducks and chickens, and terrifying he little niggers out of their senses, II the