The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-02-23
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January, 1866 b.
AN UNFORTUNATE WIDOW.
sd. Smith, ii tbs recently published ssTheat-
IricaI Journey work '---by ere way Al ssssding-
y interesting and amusing volume exhibit
ing the early struggles If the drama ia te West
md Southwest aIates che following odd oc--
curance during bis peregrinations IA Georgia:
Between the Caleba Swamp and Line Greek
- the Nation, We saw considerable crowd
gathered near drinking house. most 81 them
seated and smoking. We stopped % see what
was the matter II was Sunday. and there had
been quarter race for . gallon Of whiskey.---
The first thing noticed On alighting, was the
singular position Of one Of the horses Of the
party. He was kneeling down and standing on
his hinder feet. BE head wedged II between the
ends 81 two logs Of the grocery, and be was
stone dead, having evidently rim directly against
the building At full speed causing the house par
fally g fall ~ from ne house
lay Sci 80 "a rs
thro III might have out th -
lives. AZ said most Of TIE crowd were '
ca and smoking
aWhat Is an thisg' inquired 'sWhat is
the mattef herel"
4 Matter! after while answered one In
drawIing voice, giving good spit, and re6lling
his mouth with new cud Matter enough;
there's been quarter race.
"But how came this man and horse lIledg /
asked.
Well answered the chewing and splitting
gentleman, the man was considerably in liquor,
reckon, and run his boss chuck against the
house and that's the whole on it.
Has doctor been sent for! inquired one
Of the party.
asI reckon there amt much use Of doctors
here replied another Of the crowd. Burnt
brandy couldn't save either Of 'eIn man Or boss
aHas this man q wife and childrengo inquir-
ed +
& NO children, that knows on, answered a
female, who was sitting on the ground short
distance from the dead man smoking very com
posedly.
s'He has wife thenl' remarked what
win Be her feelings when she learns The fatal
termination Of the most unfortunate racer
g yes sighed the female sit was al unfortu-
nate race. Poor man ne lost the whiskey.
DO you happen to know his ea-has she
been informed ofthe untimely death Of her hus-
band, were my next inquiries.
Dol know herr Has she been informed
ofhis death said the woman. well 1 reckon
YOU amt acquainted about these parts. am
the unfortunate Widder.
You 1Eadaml You The wife 81 this man
who has been 50 untimely cutohs ] exclaim-
lea IN establishment
Eyes, and what. about itg said she. I'm
Timely cut or His throats cut, that's 81. 81
that 'tarnal sharp end 81 logs and IS for IFS
lbeing untiuelg don't know BIT It's wen
nOw as any time Re gai1.'i d ti 10
kOvP
sshe resumed ersmohing and we resumed
Jour Journey
] QUEnR MATRIMONIAL FREAK.-A letter from
b citizen Of Living ton county, KY, "a ils Dam
vile Tribune, relates the following BIZ Of family
history ii the neighbOrhoodl
"a widow lady took an orphan boy p raise.
quite small. and when u ihe age 81 eighteen
she married him, sle then being II her llielh
ew. They lived many yeala together, happy
y couple. Ten years ago they took Az or
.lrhan rr g raise. This fall the al .v died.
lbang S. gsals s. zee. ana f. seven weeks ai,er,