The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-02

SNAKE catfish bait Of him atonce yell
led the second. F..
"Don't move,". cried the third. "don't move
you 'possum, or you're giblets, instanter"
But these injunctions scarcely seemed ne
cessary, for, even had the captive been so in
clined, he neither possessed the power or OPP
-portunity to move limb. 5rs sgHLfFi
"Haul him out" cried one. 30 -
eyes, lug him into our boat" said another;
$50 now, you skunk lay still, don't open your
trap, or I'll brain You on sight!'' ..i.,. 81 -
Having transferred the body of the captive
from his Gown canoe" to theirs, the Nils
Pointers made fast the strangers dug-ouf. and
then padded for the landing. q The pirate
was duly hauled ashore, or on the iriarf boat,
and left under guard ofone Of the csPtors-
a dreadful ugly-looking customer, a cross be-
tween whisky-cask, bowi,.-knife, and a
Seminole Indian or bull dog. and armedequal
to an arsenal-while the other two went up
to the nearest "grocery, reported the cap
ture, took a drink, and sent out word fur
Cou t to meet. The poor victim was depo-
sited on his back across sore barrels, with
his hands tied behind him. Recovering his
scattered senses, the pirate "waked up" =
Look here, my virtuous friend" said he to
his body guard, who sat on an opposite barrel
with a heavy PISTOL in his hand, "what's all
this about !'',r3 80 ~
"Shet up!" responded the guard, "she: up
your gourd. You'll know what's up, poo,y
soon, you ugly cuss. you!" : - 49,
swell, that's explicit, anyhow" cody con-
tinued the captive. "But all want to know
jam to be robbed, killed of, or only ini-
tiated into the mysteries of your craft!'
pty rS eh af N
or I'll give you .settler!" was the reply.
"Weii, really, you are accommodating
cavalierly replied the but little daunted cap.
tive. "One thing consOling l CLEAN, my vir.
tuous friend, from your scraps ofinformator
You are not pirate yourself, or in favor
of that science! But should like to know
old fellow, where am, and what the deuce
I'm here for" ,.
"Well, you'll soon diskiver the perticklers
for here comes the Court, and they'll have
you dancin' on nothing and kickin' at the
wind. pooty soon; you kin stake your pile on
thstn' -'.d fF,fh ir--'> HT.A
And with this. a hum was heard. and soon
a lob of dozen well-stimulated citizens, ant
strangers about the Point, came rushing ant
yelling on the whar!.boat, and were quite al
Immediately gathered around the captive
The first impulse of the posse comitatas ap
peared to manifest itself in desire to hang
the victim-straght up! A second chow sobe,
we know not) thought induced them to ask 4
question or two, and for this purpose the
presiding judge drew up before the still pros
trate captive, and said-n - .-'fa.s'-'s -
"Whoa are ysu! What have you got to say
FOR yourself, anyhow!" ..n'.7'.. ~ E e.ae s.
The sunburnt, ragged, and rather roman
tic looking prisoner turned his face toward.
the Judge and replied
~ have nothing Of consequences to say
neighbor. I would like to know, however
what oil this means!" Ail
where's your crew, you villain!" said the
Judge. .'arh SsrTrs sssr., . $50
screw, have never found it necessary
to have any Deighbor; navigation never en-
crossed great deal of my attention but g,
along down here very well = without
crew."
"You dor" responded the judge; "well
we're going to hang you up"
."You are, eh!" was the cool reply; 81 have
always been opposed to capital Punishmen mt
neighbor, and know it would be unpleasant
to me now!" -s.s isf-g
The quiet manner of his reply rather wor
upon the Court, and says the judge a.
"Who the d. are you, and where are yot
'front.'" .5e,',,
"My name is Barnard, John Barnard. from
Boston," -
sit is, Ell, What are you doing along here
alone in a canoe!'' @
Taxing panorama Of, the Mississippi
neigabor, Ltafs ALL"
The Court adjourned, sine die; the clever
artist was united, treated to the best the
market afforded, that night; his canoe
rife, &C., restored next day, and John wen
IN his way rejoicing in his narrow escape
finished his sketches, and the first great pan
Drama ''got up" in our country. aid which
he took to Europe, after making fortune by