The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-12-15
A Boomer,


Few men have ever gone to Congress
with more fun and popularity than the
Hon. Leslie Combs of Kentucky. In
the way of anecdotes he is unequalled,
while his mode of telling stories i'm
parts tone TO them that no one can
appreciate who has not made his ac.
qualntance.
Among the "characters that Mr..
Combs knows like book, is old Major
Luckey, whose taste for Dragging
amounts at times to the sublime
Whenever the Major has stranger in
the neighborhood, he "opens wide
and spreads himself" and with sue.
cess that leaves us nothing to desire
The following scene took place between
the Major and Col. Peters, a late ar
rival" from Illinois:
Major, | understand from Gen.
Combs, that shortly after the reyolu-
ton you visited England; how did you
like that jaunt?"
"Capitally had not been in Lon
don five hours before Rex,sent for me
10 play whist, and devil of time we
had Of it.n
"Rex! what Rex?"
Why, Rex the King-George the
Third. The game came off at Wind
sor Castle-Rex and played against
BILLY pi't---d Ed. Burke-and resuis-1
rather comically."
How so ?"
"As we were playing the last game,
Rex said, in rather familiar manner,
Major, suppose you know Charles
Washington, do you not"
mo sir" says |, Il do ROT; but tell
you who do know-George Washing
ton, the father of his country"
Father be d-d!n says he, she
was cursed rebel, and had | served
him right, he would have been hung
long ago.
This, of course riled me, and to that
degree, that just drew back and gave
him blow between the eyes that felled
him like bullock. The next moment
Pitt and Burke mounted me, and in
less than ten minutes my shirt and
breeches were so torn and tattered that
| looked like Lazarus. This gave me
rather distaste for English society, so
the next morning set sail for Ameri-
ca. Six weeks afterwards | landed at
Washington. The first person | met
after entering the city was O.
20! what O."
"Why, that id old federalist,
Quincy Adams; he wanted me to play
ninepins with him, and did so. Won
two hundred dollars at two shilliugs
game, and then had row.n
"About what9p
"He wanted to pay me off in Conti-
mental money, worth about a shilling a
peck. | got angry, and knocked him
into spittoon Whilst still had him
down, Jim came in and dragged me
of TO the White House,"
"What Jim 2"
"Why, Jim Madison. Invent, played
euchre for two hours, when Tom
came in and insisted that l should go
with him."
"What Tom w
"Why, Tom jefferson. Jim, how
ever would not listen TO it, and the
consequence was that they went into
fight. In the midst Of it they fell over
the banisters, and dropped about fifty
feet. When left, they were giving
each other - in the cellar. How
it terminated | never could learn, as
just then Martha ran in, and said
must accompany her up TO Mount
Vernon, 10 see George"
What Martha do you mean1D
!" Martha Washington, wife to George,
the old boy that gave jessy 10 the Hes
sians.n
About here, Combs said the stranger
began to discover that he was :sswaI-
lowing things" The next stage that
came along, he took passage in for an |
adjacent town. The Major, We believe
is still living, and sill believes that
The walloping he gave Louis XVIII is
The ID best thing on record.