The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-03
THEDAILY GAZETTE.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8
Early Indiana Trials and Sketches.
"Reminiscences ~ Nos. o. %. sssish
A rloar FIT.

/ In early times there lived in Indiana n
man by the name Of George Boone, de-
sccndant Of the celebrated Daniel Boone,
| who should not he overlooked in these sketch
6, although ! have ~ space to pay the
same respect to many Others whom would
be pleased To notice. George Boone would
have stood well in those days when there
were giants ia the land lie was near seven
feet high, with large bones and muscles his
hands were large, but his feet were beyond
ANYTHING Of the kind have ever seen in
length, brcadth and depth. | can best give
some idea Of them by relating mn incident
that George nsed to relate with gusto, nc.
ter lac became one OF our Stat. Senator'S
~ was about eighteen years Of age, when
for the first time took it into my head 10
| 60 sparkling. One Of my neighbers, few
mites oif, had large pretty daughter that
| Thought would just suit me. IL was late in
the TALL, and the weather pretty cold still
| Y was too early put ON shoes. The sun
day evening had come ] dressed in my
best butterlut colorcd suit made some six
months before, but soon found that the pan
talooils reached only below my knees, and
my coat stretched over me Is tight ~ n
dried Gel skin ON . hoop pole. ! started
barefoot, ad,ng the creeks and muddy bot
toms till reached the house. They were
about sitting down 10 supper, and invited
ne. Sally at by my side. We had mush
and milk, AVA plenty II IL. The old lady
handed me large bowl thought polite
ness required me TO meet her, at least half
way, and stretched out my hand to take IL
but had made no calculation Of the size II
the table, the space between the milk pitch
er aud the bowl, nor Vi the width OF NY
hand. struck the big milk pitcher ON one
side, and out went the milk all over the
table Sally jumped mp and went roaring
with laughter into the other room. The
old lady merely remarked: /" Ii will all rub
III when Il gets dry, and the old gentleman
said: There had greater accidents happen
ed at sea-" But IL was all over with me
saw that all was lost Not word more
was spoken, | saw nothing morc ef Sally
The clock strack ten. Mr. Boone, Won;
you wash your feet aud 10 t. he'd - said
the old lady. Yes ma am Here j. an
iron pot-ail | have suitable" took the
pot aud found II ~ small that could cnl,
get NV feet into il by sliding them in side
ways but | got them In, ani soon found
them swefi,ng tighter and tighter, until the
pain was W great that the sweat rolled III
Boone, are yon not ionc washing your feet ri
e " hat did this pot cost must break the
internal thing" A dollar Bring me
the Ak" Here il s." / took the AZ,
broke the pot 10 p,ecos, handed the old
lady the dollar, opened tho door and ne, er
saw him afterwards met Sally nj husk.
.ng several years afterwards. and ~ we met
she reared out laughing"
a rIcHT tx rur SENATE.
but the end Of George was not vet. lie
grew up Ia be man and colonel and like
saul of old was chosen 10 lead the people.
lie became State Senator and an able de
oater. His figure was so tall and command.
inR, has Voice Nj strong, loud aud clear, his
manner so plain and nnas~uming, h,- cool
mes and known courage such, that hc was
both respected and dreaded as an opponent
Nhile he was in the Senate a warmly con
tested question came up Cor debate Rat.
elm Eoons, Lieut.. Gov, in the chair. The
1ol was the leader of one side Of the ques-
ton, aud Senator, about f,ur feet ten,
'imhs IN proportion, With n voice of Katy
did, lead the other side. The chamber was
crowded Tue Col rose with his eye upon
the char and wa speaking at the top ii hls
Voice. hats a lac, squealcd out the lat.
tie opposition senator. - As was saying,
Mr. President" THAT'S l,c,s A. wa
saying-" TLat's lie" In the same
sqncaking voice. a. | was saying
The little Senator could stand il no longer
sprang over the railing, ran round 10 wherc
the Col. was standing and struck him with
al his might on the back As was say
ing, Mr.. President" tue blows repeated
several times while tLe Gol w,fi,a.sf tal.
ing the least notice IT il, continued 10 adj
tires- the Senate until he closed his speech,
then turning his eye upon his opponent,
" hat ART you dong r. What am do
ing; pm fighting" "Who are you fighting r.
I'm lighting yv..n Ne had no knowl-
edge 81 il whatever" The sergeant at arms
stepped up and carried the little Senator
i.ay IN state of exhaustion. A glass of
vine and the friendly hand u the Col soon
put all things to rights and the debate pro-
eeeded