Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-03-06

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Mr.. EDzroa fter our return from
the Gulf Of Mexico, we began to feel
like returning home, thinking that
bear hunts, fishing excursions, and al
Iligator fights didn't pay. But as We
Eall had been men Of Business, we had
business to wind up; and this, ofcourse,
consumed considerable length Of
time. We were owing something,
and some folks owed us for services
rendered. As have before stated,
I've had elected N. +. Brown captain Of
the expedition to the Gulf and author
Lied him to hire . team and a driver,
dlay in the Eecessaries for the trip, etc.
But in q few days Mr.. Par put on
his collecting suit, and came down
town to see the boys, and get pay
! for his team and wagon. lie dunned
us each one separately, but to no pur-
pose. We told him that we had moth
/ ing to do with him and his team
that Capt. Brown was the man be
must 60 to. By the way, Mr.. Par
was owing Capt. Brown double the
amount Of the hire of bis team, and
Brown was very willing to credit his
+.
!. account in that way; but Parr was not
willing. Next day Mrs. Par who
wears the pa OH breeches, sent
Capt. Brown a note, which read as
follows, viz: 9Mr. Brown have let
you have my mules to go your goings:
now / want my pay, and if you don't
send the money up Immediately you
had better, for I need the money
To this note Capt. Brown replied that
he would pay her if she would pay
] him. Every few days PAR would
dress up and come down and dun the
boys, but it was all no use. We all
settled with Capt. Brown, and left the
matter with him and Mr. Parr, think
ling that Mr.. PAR was below par, and
had been ever since Mrs. Parr began
to wear the breaches. The greater
lportion of our crowd were intending
to 60 porth, as soon as we could col
lect, pay off and get off, which we
! found rather a tedious job. But fol
! lowing the example Of PAR, we would
put on our collecting suits and 60
round town, to as little purpose as
Parr, almost. After being disap-
pointed several times about getting
eff, we formed ourselves into a Club,
which was known by the name Of
1.-THE Can t-get-away Club" We
now spent the most of our time in
fishing and hunting on a small scale
around Micanopy, Our honorable host
/, having procured seine, requested
some Of bis boarders to go with him
lseining in creek on Payne's prairi,,
on fine morning; SO George and /,
together with tHo others, set out IN a
cany-all for the fishing ground, some
eight miles distant. The creek was
known to be infested with alligators,
but the boys were all ashamed to hint
, about backing out, until preparations
were made to "pitch in.' Then only
, two, besides Sandrooter, we're willing
Ito venture. AS ] was the tallest Of
the three, / had to 60 through the
deepest water and drag one end Of
!, the seine alone. We made several
drags up the creek, with considerable
success, but coming down again we
Fwere dragging through a deep hole,
and the seine dragged SO heavily that
I was scarcely able to get along.
Thinks ], we've got one this time
sure. ! pulled to the bank, and was
standing in mud to the knees, while
the others pulled round. When the
tselne was nearly out OF the water,
there lay a great alligator about twelve
fleet long, bis head not three feet from
where I stood. He Immediately
opened his great mouth, and almost
thought ! was swallowed. yelled
and he founced, but run / could not
for | was too deep in the mire. At
J length he got out of the seine and
plunged into the water, and /, rather
than be considered cowardly, took ny
end of the seine and plunged in after
him-but we did not succeed in cap
turing him again. After a few more
/. Idrags we caught one about six feet
Hong, but he too got away. We tram
Piled. over aliigators all the evening,
i but came off safe; no one was bit nor
swallowed, as We expected to be. A
| few days previous. George and some
others were seining in the same creek
and captured 4 small alligator three or
-four feet long, and George tied him
j tight and fast to a tree with rope,
until they we've done seinipc: but