The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-11-20
BIG BRINDLE.

1" 'i'ie, many year" ago, thcrc resi-
dcd gentleman Of great hospitality, large
fortune, an'l though nneducatcd, posscssc i
of hard knot sense. Col. w. had been
elected to the Legislature, and had also
been Judge Of the county cou,t.
His elevation, however, had made him
somewhat pon,pous, and lie became very
fond of using Lig words. On his farm he
had a large, mi>chicvol,s ON, called big
i'nn'lIc," which frequently broke down his
neigl,hors' icnces, and committed other
drrrc'atlo,,s, much to the Cvlvncl's annoy
ance.
One morning, after breakfast, in pres nee
OF some gentlemen who had stai.l with
him over ight, and who were now on their
way TO town, lie called his ovc, seer and said
to him:
"Mr. Allen, I desire you to impound Big
b'i"dls' i" "'arr tiHa may hear no more
anlmadversions on his eternal dcnc.la,ious." :"
Allen bowel and walked off, sorclv puz.
zlcd to know what the Colonel meant.
So, after Col. w. left for town, lie went
to his wife and asked her what Col. ".
meant by telling him 10 "impouud the
Why" said she, "thc Colonel means to
tell you to put linn in pen"
Allen left to perform the feat, for it was
no 'nconsI'lcrablc one, rs the animal was
very wild and vicious, an,l after great deal
Of trouble au'l vcxa.ion he succeeded.
"WelI," said he, wiping the perspiration
from his brow, aud soIiloquizing, "u,s is
'mpounding, is it! Now 1 am dead sure
the old Colonel will ask me if have i'm
pounded Big Brindle, and LII bet puzz;.
him rs bad rs lie did me-"
The next day the Colonel gave dinner
party, and as he was not aristocrat;c, Allen.
the overseer, sat down with tho company.
After the second or third glass WIS discuss.
cd, the Colonel turned to the ovrrsccr and
said:
"Eh, Mr.. Allen, did you impouni Big
Brindlc, sir Z"
Allen Strengthened himself and looking
around at the company, said:
Yes, did, but old Briudle transccnded
the impanncl Of the impounl and scattcrlo.
phisticated all over the equani,nity Of the
forest"
"What do you mean by that sir 2" saiJ
lie.
"Why, mean, Colonel said Allen,
"that old BrindIc being dognosticatcd with
an idea Of the cholcry, ripped and tarcd,
snortcd and paved dirt, jumped the fence,
tuck TO the woods, and would not be i'm.
pounded TO how u
This was too much the company roared
again, in which the Colonel was forced to
join, and in the nidst of the laughter, Al
len left the table, saying to himself as lie
went: "t "a. ,r,s...s. ,e.E
~ reckon the Colonel won't ask me to
impound auy more oxen." =, !.
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A Bank III Boston held uote for collec-
ton against man in Rockland, Me. The
usual notice was sent but by some means it
went TO RockInud, Md., where strange to
say, it found Man with the same nanIc,
who replied rs follows:
"Irecd A note from you stating that you
held my note Of SO dolls, j should like to
know from whom that note is, for i have no
recollection Of signinga note Of that amount;
/ should like 70 know who that.aoto l. from,
ifa fist one I will pay It sifnot you mout as
well look 10 Gle devil as 10 look to i,, me.
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