New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-25
End of a Tennessee Frolic.
nv GAM aIJrK

Well, we danced and hurrawed without any |
thing of particular interest to happen till about
three O'Clock, when the darndest muss was
kicked up you ever did see. Jim Smith sot
down alongside Bet Holden (the steel-trap gaD
and Just gave her buss bar fashion. She took
it ali very kind til she seed Sam Henry looken
on from behind dozen gals, then she went to
kickin', and hollerin', and screechin', like all
wrath Sam, he came up and told Jim TO let
Bet 60 Jim told him to 60 to q far off country
whar they give away birthstone and throw 10
the fire to burn it. Sam hit him straight atween
the eyes, and after few liks the ightin' started
Oh, hush 1t makes my mouth water now to
think what beautiful row We had. One feller
from Caddy's Cove knocked n hole in the bottom
of q fryin' pan, over Dan fuckers head, and
left it hanQin' round his neck, the handle flying
about like long queuc, and thar 1t hung TILL
Jake Thurman cut it off with cold ohlsel next
day. That was his share for that night, sure
Another feller got knocked into meal barrel
he was as mealy as an Irish potato and as hot
as o boss redish when he busted the hoops and
came out he rared q few. Two fellers fit out OF
the door, down the hill, into the creek, and
there ended it in a quiet way all alone. a per-
feet mule from Stock Creek hit me wipe with
pair of winding blades; he made klndl1ng
wood of them and lit on him.
We had it heads and tails for long time,
all over the house, but if the truth must be told
and shame my kind, he warped me nice just
to save him time hellored The licking that
he gave me made me sorter uneasy and hostile
loke; it wakened my wolfe wide awake. The
little fiddler came serougin' past holdin' his
fiddle up over his head to keep it in tune, for
the fightin' was gettin tolerable brisk. You
are the one, thinks I, and jist grabbed the
dough tray and split it plump over his head.
He rotted down right thar, and puddled him
nicely with one of the piecesl julie Sawyer was
thar, and just annexed to her right off, and a
- Errhf Vn1o c+n o,,1
checked her face nice, like parttige net hung
on a white fence. She holiered for her fiddler,
hut on, shaw he couldn't do her bit of good
he was too busy rubbin' first his broken head,
and then his blistered extemities SO when |
thought julie had given her plenty; ! pulled her
soft savder. Well I thought at first if \ had a
drink I'd be about done; 80 l started for the
oreel, and the first saw was more stars with
NV aves shut than ever did with them OPEN
I looked around and it was the little fddler's
bip brother 1 knew what it meant, 80 we
locked horns without o word, thar al alone
and T do think we fit an hour. AT last some
the felers learnt the jolts at the house, anq they
cnm and dug us out, for we had fit into hoi'
where biz pine stump had burnt out ane
there we was, up to our girths, peggln away
face to face, and no doggm.
AFTER DINNER ENJOYMENT OF ROMAN EMPE
RoR-Caligula must have been most unpleasant perso
to dine with He entertained himself and his guests VIII
the sight of men tortured the rack and he got up pr
yate executions on these to enliven the seem
We read of Her Majesty concerts and how Mrs Ande
son presided the piano But the Romans only near
If their Emperors killing in fnn to rghten their CUES
with and how his divinity private headsman, Niger Ba
batus performed USUAL with his wellknown dexterit
His froca Of really trightfal character T. "
after banouet when the capital jest of staying had fait
f. make him merry as usual that he rushed the
ilciaI altar attirea the dress Of
with linen apron for his sole costume de seized U
allst as though he about to ssy the appointed "
tim hut he turned suddenly round on the resident oicss
! nd butehsred him instead, And shssesei al who ~