The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-12-31
Slack o. Breeches Pint.

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ney 70 the Red River, may recoll.ct . noint
--above Alexandria-that used TO Le called
"slsck o Breeches Point" changed now. no
doubt To- some more euphonious title. In
| the Spring OF 1874, it fell to my lot 10 So
lourn few days at this deleclable spot; and
though not naturally curious rs to the Why
OF that which does not Immediately concern
me. i'c"nssss my curiosity was somewhat
excited to know the cause Of naming nv
then abiding place Slack o Breeches
| Point. had friend on the Point" (who
SO destitute in the West ms not to have such
an essentially Potipher Stripes, by bap,is-
mai name, that is, il he ever enioved the
refreshing influence Of any ablution. Lu,
more generally known by the more laconic
soubriquet Of Pot To "Pot" / went, to
ascertain from him the origin Of the name
Of the Point.
My frst question, after the usual salu,a.
tons on meeting him, was directed to this
OBJECT and l shall never forget the shake of
h's loot, or the cut of his eye. as ha turned
IN the Immense arm chair, which he was
then assiduously dernolishing will, his EAR.
kansas toolhpiek." 10 answer my question.
Never heerd noihiu' abou, it. eh!" said
Pot. singular. that! Whar ,cas you rails.
ed, strangerf'
acknowledged with becoming humiia.
ton my entire ignorance Of the subject, and
to have been raised Too far distant from the
Point" to enjoy the advantage Of it, edu.
cational means
! Vow" said Pot, "a lee,le pull on the
Methodist Mission and will tell you the
story that named this Point"
Seeing my look of surprise, at his clubbing
a square built whiskey bottle the "Me,ho
dist Mission" he explained, parenthetically.
that the bottle was the relic of a camp meet.
ing foray.
"Well,' said Pot, after heavy draught
on the "Methodist Mission" you've hearn
OF my Jeruse--but Of course you hev; who
hainu She's considerable uow--not touch
though to what she was in her young days.
Well. AS was goin' to say, afore ever seed
Jeruse, and whan she was young like, and
all'fired spry, there WAS feller come down
10 these parts from one Of them cussed Yam
kee States-Bosting, think it was-and
bein' fixed up spruce like; and havin' an on.
common gift of CAB, he persuaded Jsruse
he was the best feller she ever seed. Mind.
now, that was afore she seed mel and no
thing would do bot she must let him spark
her night arter night, till she almost grow
ed to look like the darned Yankee. Things
went on after this fashion for quite spell
IN the winter--and they had agreed to ge,
married The next spring, and move over to
| Texas.
| Now you see" continued Pot, ",Lst the
cabin where Jeruse used to live was about
three miles from the Pint that you want to
know about, and the underground in them
times was most uncommon thick and snar-
| ly, and II warnt no use to try to get through
to the Pint, except slow and easy-like.
Well, one night the Yankee, getting a lee
tie heated up by the whiskey Jeruse had
gin him, and settia' close to the fire, and
holding Jeruse in his lap---and being, I
think, natarly vieiops-~give Jeruss chuck
sort of sideways and-well, I never did
know clearly bout what happened; bu, Je-
ruse says IL twarn't two minutes afors the
Yankee had broke through the rndergrowth,
and WAS maxim for the pint He had
a long, blue tail coat on, with eagle but
tens, yellow vest to kill and breeches
that was So big down the legs, that they
couldn't have teen much comfort in cool
evenings. I've heerd them that seed that
chase say, twas the beautifuIest one they
ever seed. Thar was the Yankee leaping .
| up aud on, scrouching down TO make head.
way-bis blue tail coat hanging little oil
this tree, and trtie on that bush; his val.
Ter vest all busted up the back, and tore
awful all over; his breeehas tore some. but
damaged most by havin' the hold up but.
tons knipped Off every little ways The
Yankee bowed terrible through the nos,,il.
but kept movin' on. And there was Je-
ruse Land Of Freedom! how she looked,
with red bandana around her head, her
hair all broke loose, har frock clean gone, her
two spankin' new petticoats ribanded awful;
and thar she was right arter him-a regu
lar starn chase--a laborin' and cussn. and
asbootin' streaked .igbtuin' out Of her eyes.
Well! when the Yankee got just clear OF
The underground, and about a hundred
yards from the bank on the P'int-Jeru,e
about ten yards behind--be hadn't nary
blue coat, yalIer vest, hat, shirt, or boots
aud was holdin' up what Was left OF his
''ousers by his hands. Jeruse, as soon a>
she got clear of the undergsowth, seed that.
II she ever wanted TO ge, held az the Yam.
kee, she had to do IL IN three hundred yards
The Yankee was near the bluff on the pin 1
-Jeruse almost nigh ,ouchin' bim--when
she seed the Teller was goin' 10 make a
leap Tor the river. She made one spring al
him. caught hold Of his trousers bshin,l. and
down she come. kerwallop! with the Slack
oil l'reechos' in her fit. but no Yankee. lie
had Jumped, in state Of 'nalur,' cieao out
ol ms breecies, over the bluff aod into the
i"er lie was clean gone-and new.
or was seed, except oneet after, aud that
was the next day-about forty miiesI'o,her
side, and was still n runnin'! Nol,ody ever
disputed calm this place Slack o. Breeches
flnl-suanger, woqld yoni"
Portcr's Spirit
a Young lady in Newnort. Ky has al !.