Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-04-09
For the Standard.
LETTER FROM PINEBUR MOCCAsIN.
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Would you blicve I've bin takin' another hunt
for SAM! It's fact but guess had sum fun
out'n it Ibis time. | ketchcd him up tree this
time. But must tell you about it.
Dave Wilmon, who lives about 10 miles from here,
down on Ratlesnake creek, sent ME word last Mum
dy that must be certain to come to his house that
evenin' and bring my dogs. Dave knowed had six
of the best hounds in all the country.
Well, blowed up my dogs and sot off, not 'zactly
KNOWN what Dave was up to. When in about a
mile of his house met him, ami he GRIMM
clean across his face. Ses he, "Uncle Pnebur,
don't you want to go to hunt for Sam agin to-
nightE" Nun of your fun at me, Dave" /,
" for I'm sorter sore on that pint" Ses he, jest
go with me Tonight, and I'll make you laff yourself
sorer than you now is" lie then went to tell
me that he had found out Know-nuthn' rendez-
vuze, where they was to meet that night, and with
a few words he let me into his plans, and agreed
to take my second hunt for Sam
This rcndezyuze is called the "gravel.pit," bein'a
big hole out in the woods where rocks has bin quar-
ried. About nine o'clock We bowed up all our dogs,
IA in all, for Dawes got 8. We took Dawes old
nggcr man, Ike, along with us to carry AK and
mind the dogs. We left Ike and the dogs about 800
yards from the pit and when in about 100 yards
Of it. Dave took out fresh fox skin he had provi-
ded for the purpose and dragged it along close to
the pit. We could sec 80 or 40 fcllers in it,
though there was only one little lantern burnn'.-
They was iishiatir' poor fool, and maxim him
OIL two sticks tied together in the shape Of
(It rerl lindrd me OF the Devil on Two Sticks
but spose it the best they could do, for they
hadn't one of them seed Bible in year,
We dragged the fox skin sorter round the pit, and
then went back for Ike and the dogs. As soon as
we got to where the fox skin had bin dragged, my
old Drum (my avorite dog opened. In three secons
the whole pack was in full cry, and and Dave and
Ike all holerin' hard could, and rushin' TO-
ards the gravel pit.
Then there was sight for you wuth seein' You
never seed rats scamper out'n mcatub faster or
wuSs skecred than them Know .nutlins run out'n
the pit. 1t looked jest like pot bin', over.
spoSe they thought all the catholics and furrenurs
in the world after them. They screcched,
screamed yelled and run Jest like Old Nick had
his redhot pchfork at the ecnds of their coat tales
Dave held To Il saplin and latfcl ii he nearly had
spasums Ike jest fell the ground and rolled and
kicked and hollercd. l held my sides with both
hands, and It all could do to keep from split
tin wide open Meantime, or Of the dogs that
had bin trained to ketch runaway niggers, thought
they had some of that sort of sport on hand, and
away they went after the Know. .nuihins.
Presently heard Drum bark, and knowed he
| hal treed some varmint. We went to him and blow.
cd up al, the dogs :" goly," ses Ike, lookin' up
in the tree, dats de biggest possum ever l seed"
| "Cun on with your ax," ses Dave, land let's cut
him down." Ike hit 2 or 8 licks, and the 'possum'
couldn't stand it no longer Scs he, For Gods
sake take away them internal dogs" "llello!" ses
Ike, 'poSsum talk? Goramity, Pse gwne 10 leave
| here" So sayin' he split through the woods and
called the dogs of Dave and was latin fit to kill
ourselves. and down cum Bill Muzzlcr the Presi-
dent of the gravel pit council. He swore he was
jest gwinc along path to a nabors house when the
| dogs got after him. You he was know -nuth-
| in, and couldn't tell the. truth. But he was about
the meaneSt lookn' rascal | ever did see. We be
hgun 70 laff ut him, hut he sed he was in nifty big
4>sry; and this time he told the truth, for he wen,
>/0f in bubble quick time.
Next mornin' called up the dogs and examined
their teeth and found several shrcds Of clothn anC
! q liftle tfS umh lv'S hut cnut
hear of nobody that has bin dog bit. l think thai
rendezvuze is broken up.
In my next you'll hear from me agin.
Yourn till dcth.
PINEBUR MOCCASIN.
w- We publish to-day among other proceeding
of Democratic meetings, those of the Democrats o
Hertford and Randolph. In last published
the proceedings of our Guilford friends. 1t is, in
deed. gratifying to the Democracy generally NOV
ing with much enthusiasm and power; but j
is especially gratifying to to recopd the action
our Democratic and anti Know Nothing friends il
Counties where, in Iiertford, Randolph, and Gull
ford, they are in a minority The fact that the.
may not be able to succeed in electing members @
the Legislature and County officers instead Of dc
pressing seems to a stimulus to their patri
otism. But let them not despair. Cannot Uert
JOTU Oe CNTTFU: tucTc Iot STouhu ioi hoPS S'e
, in Guilfold and Randolph?
r. Ii. Brown, Esq, Of Randolph one of the com
mttce on resolutions at the late meeting, and dele
gate to the Democratic State Convention, was re
Gently Whie. He is now fully identified with tn
Democracy. Mr.. Brown edited, not long since,
Wing journal in ASheborc'. lie is young gentle
) man Of excellent character and of much PROMISE
We welcome all such into our ranks.
WESTERN Hay FOR WI.MINGTON.-The last Colds
borough Tribune says: "Just as We 60 to press,
freight train is starting for Wilmington with arg
lot of splendid Western hay-as green and fresh a
when collected from the meadow. This hay wi
nov come into competition with that from tn
North, and, we trust ultimately exclude it from tn
Nortl, Carolina market Herein is seen Of tn
great advantages Of the Central RailrOad.
INCREASED IMpoKrATIoNs.-The New York Gus
tom house records show the value of foreign DIR
goods, entered at that port in March, to be $9,09s
329, against s. 369 34l, in March Of last year. Fc
the first quarter of the calendar year, the compar
son is S2s,755,714 for 1856, to $I6,35s, ,OS7
1865.
W We call the attention Of capitalists and ott
erS desiring safe and profitable investments. to tt
> advertisement of R. Morris, Esq, Treasurer of Wi
mington, in to-day's Standard.
ROAD MAsTER-We learn that Capt. j. E. ALE
has been apl ointed Rnad Master on the N. &. Roat
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