Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-12
From the Indiana State Journal
INDIANA TRIALS AND SKETCHES.
REMINIsCEscEs By HON o. II. SMITH.
A TIGHT FIT.


In early times there lived in Indiana man
by the name of George Boone, descendant Of
the celebrated Daniel Boone, who should not
be overlooked in these sketches, although have
not space to pay the same respect to many others
whom / would be pleased to notice. i George
Boone would have stood we'll in those days
when there were giants in the land. He 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, breadth, and depth. I can best give
some idea of them by relating an incident that
George used to relate with gusto, after he be-
came one of our State Senators. II was about
eighteen years Of age, when for the first time
took it into my head TO go q sparkling One Of
my neighbOrs, few miles off, had large,
pretty daughter that / thought would Just suit
me. 1t was late in the fall and the weather
pretty cold; still il was too early to put on
shoes. The Sunday evening had come; / dressed
in my best bntternut colored shit, made some
six months before, but seon found that the pam
falcons reached only just below my knees, and
my coat stretched over me as tight as dried
eel skin on hoop pole. L started barefoot,
wading the creeks and muddy bottoms till |
reached the house.
They were about sitting down to supper, and
invited me. Sally sat by my side We had
mush and milk, and plenty Of it. The old lady
handed me large bowl. thought politeness
required me to meet her, at least half way, and
stretched out my hand to take it but / had
made no calculation of the size of the table, the
space between the milk pitcher and the bowl.
nor of the width of my hand. 1 struck the big
milk pitcher on one side, and out went the milk
over the table. Sally jumped up aud went
roaring with laughter into the other room The
old lady merely remarked: 1t will all rub of
when it gets dry" and the old gentleman said
. There had greater accidents happened at sea. {"
Rtrti yva nth n AZ,
lost Not word more was spoken. L saw
nothing more of Sally The clock struck ten
= :. Mr. Boone, won't you wash your feet and go
to bed % said the old lady? Yes ma am. :"
= Here is an iron pot--all have suitable"
took the pot and found it so small that | could
only get my feet into 1t by sliding them in side
ways; but got them in, and soon found than
swelling tighter and tighter, until the pain was
50 great that the sweat rolled off my chin The
clock struck eleven. "Mr. Boone, are Won not
d ne washing your feetl" "WhaC did this Dot
cost must break the Internal thing" -
dollar" Bring me the axe" :. Here it is.
took the axe, broke the pot to pieces, handed
the old lady the dollar, opened the door, and
never saw her afterwards. l met Sally at
husking several years afterwards, and as we
met she roared out laughing. ...
FIGHT IN TIE SENATE t.
But the end Of George was not yet He grew
up to be a man and a colonel, and, like Saul of
old, was chosen to lead the people. He becan o
State Senator and an able dobater. His fig
ure was 80 tall and commanding his voice 80
strong, loud, and clear; his manner 80 plain
and unassuming his coolncss and known cour-
age such--that he was both respected and dread
ed an opponent. While be was in tho Sem
ate, q warmly contested question came UP for
debate, Ratclif Boon, Lieutenant Governor,
in the chair! The colonel was the leader of one
side OF the question, and q Senator, about four
feet ten, limbs in proportion, with a voice like
a " katydid, /" led the other side. The chamber
was crowded. The colonel rose, with his eye
upon the chair, and was speaking at the top of
his voice. That's lie 20 squealed out the
little opposition Senator. GAS was saying,
Mr.. President'-"T That's lien' "As was
saying =" That's lie ~ in the same squeak
! ing voice. " AS was saying The little
senator could stand IL no longer He sprang
over the raaing, ran round to where the colonel
was standing, and struck him with all his might
on the back. As was saying, Mr. Presi-
dent the blows repeated several times, while
!ne eoionsi, without taking the least notice Of
II, continued TO address the Senate until he
S.' S.oeod nis seen, then turning his eye upon
MS opponent What are you doing?" Wha,
am 1 DONG I'm hghting." Who are YOU
n8eung = I'm lighting yon 20 Me! j
| geant-at-arms stepped up and carried the l;tti,
Senator away in a state OF exhaustion. : A yla q
Of wine and the friendly hand of the eoIone
soon put all things to rights, and the debat,
proceeded. 1T Na ss.s1 - ..'... :
I ID There Is much ingenuity exhibited In tn
different modes to induce sales. A newspape
| .nder In Buffalo advertises that he will enclos
aSl bank bill in one Of every handred paper