Mountain Democrat., 1857-03-21

hut wore EIlcl lnSCrlntlnn Wrltt' n IN
burning tears. The bcrcavrd friends lin
gercd moment around the sacred spot
then slowly wended their way back 10
their lonely dwelling. left thc village
,hdi rTening, with sad heart il is true,
but it was sadness that chaStrnS and
rctnrs the soul, and never may | forget
the funeral i'll that country village
AiDilT,
Ovcr-!hr RIVER, March, l%i...
"MIin. About"
\ Texan correspondent of The New Or-
leans PicJun1a tells n good story in orc
ofh's letters, Of "a y.larrd, griAz'v-
haired, rhuIly and moou-cycd cAAn, who
crrrcutc'l n certain roguiSh dams,l with
his attentions, hut was finally throwr If
the course of true love hy the following
rtiSr.
Ii being the Watermelon SEASON, and
Grttl ;, father having tinr supply. all tho
y"uN"SirrS fer miles arourl assembled
there on the holiday. 81 Coast ON n";cNs.
(, was prominent IN the circle til the
Wlrlno"n. Betty held private Interviews
With the other young inrr. and arranged
that c. should hc dcrovcd from the house
and frightened hv the crv Of Indians from
some ",hS comrnGcS, wnichlt was tho I
wou'G wound his pride and drive him
away.
Five yOun& men, With G., walked out.
y hathc in thc river, three Ear'rc,l yrrl>
distant, WAS proposed hy onr. a;,l ."cnul-
ed hy several OF fcoursc io"r &. was
in"
They Wrnt down to the cord, n'ar III,
melon Patch, and began un.,c-,it... IN
meantime, eight or ten others. With guns,
iad gone down Hndcr cover of the bank
and sccrctrd themselves along III, path
from the bathinG-plnCc to the house.
The Company'with C.wcrr iI tinr glrc,
and in going down; spoke or the rcccn,
outragcS OF the Indians, their increasing
holdncSS, &C., thus, exciting the anti-com-
hatiyc humps Of {. to tho highest pitch.
"Now, boys said our, "who shall TIC
the first to dive in tn at t&c pool."
81 will, said G.; "ain't first with The
galSy In course I'm first here"
ga went coats, shoes, paUtS, &C.. Just
aS {. had dotted everything, barring n
short red flannel Shi"t-laug bang {!
bang! Who-wo-ych BanE went two,
ta.rv four guns loud and ,,Nijl rose ihc
lu,iau y,l in the dcnSe hrp,", ;ad ul&rr
the bank.
80 Lord! am dead man, boys"
Suid James Simpson.
"My ley iS'hrokcn. o, save me" cried
George Williams.
"Run for life, men! Run. for mcrcv'S
sake, rum" cried Jack Parsons.
"Onc of my eyes is out, and both arms
broken, all being said in An instant.
DO YOU see that red blaze along the
path' Look n mcmcnt- wha. velocity !!
That Jagged hair all straight out behind
That's C., strcaking it for the house,
shirt and all. Sec him about the corner
Of tho field, by the thickr,, Bang bang!
went halfa dozen pieces louder than ever
rose the hdcouS war-cry"
-, Lord ~ shouted C., ra,louhlirg his
Sprcd-thc rcd blaze getting lqrgcr-
lunches ot his hushy hair troprmy out
MS he spread himself" See him leap the
yard fence, high in the air, red shirt and
all.
The porch was full of ladicS-oT went
two or three more pieces. {, glanced at
the ladies, then at his short red shirt.
"Run for your life, {" screamed Betty
"thc house is full Of Indians Fathers
dead, and brother Sam woumtlcl--run,
speed"
In the twinkling Of m eve c. was out
Of the yard and suppoSing the promises
surrounded, Oft ho shot, the rcd blaze
more brilliant than ever, and striking Iii.
rcctly into 4 thick, thornv bottom, he
reached and swan the river and although
II was near sunset, {. got into n settle
ment fifty miles distant, u breakfast next
morning, still retaining the sleeves and
collar Of his red shirt, aGir>portc all the
family, visitors, &c, amorg the slain. AS
for hmSrlC he said he fought as long as
fighting would do any good
II is unnecessary To inform YOU, dear
reader, whcthcror not Betty was troubled
with {. after that snap.
OLp MrN,--A wise man will never rust
out As long as he can move or breathe,
hc will he doing something for himself, or
his ncjghbor, Or for poStcrity. Almost to
the last hours of his life. Washington was
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