Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-08-22
A STATLIYG ADVENTURE.

In the sumner of 1915, / as travel.
ling on buiness in the westen part oi
Tennessee. That portion ofthe State
which lies letween the Tennessee and
MississippiEas at that time arid, drea-
ry forest. No roads-no nothin but horse
paths-throgh the woods, ai the only
marks to guide the traveller Jpn his jour
ley were the 'bIazes' and 'nothes' on the
'ees. / wa dressed in the rue backs
oods fashDn, and | rode afery mus
'ag With a name and tail white as
ss.Lw, beautiful arched neG, and eye
ilk an eagle He was perect beauty
antas feet B the wind. Acress his back
iiew par Of saddle bags containing
10 q side adozen 'pones' Of corn bread
ana bee ofbacon, and to balance them
there'as pile ofrocks' in The other end
M hehape of two thousand dollars in
gold, ~ch Ihsd collected, and was trans.
Poft.lnglem to bank in Kentucky, TO
DC dIsP&d Of for Eastern exchange
- sHVD0Sh SttI4Up UpS nuHB u6uE-
ing irony saddle, and tle holsters in
1Foht eoHeaed two beauties, in the shape
ot enoIino pistols. Over these, to keep
thetn ofy, Fe the squirrel skin covers.
NAG De riding for several hours
s~Immlng'fsivers that crossed my path,
shunng y th-ich perfume of the forest
MOVERS sa'cAg the squirrels playing
ABOUT "a NE 'Fetops, and listening to the
music waicn iAed from the throats of
tnousaho' OF Dra atwinged songsters with
"t'lch tle WooaAbounded. I had not
seen q sohtaFy Man being since morn
!ng' a"a y alsH wrapidly approaching;
lHueeu' Nhau ARES began to grow dark, |
ana nag maze Y Ay mind that would |
pave 20 camp ont the night. Iwas
looAlng 3out 70 SET some good place,
S when ! vas star1ied she neighing of
two meHApproathingle i On hor.abocL
They wee rough lookg fellows dressed
in hunting shirts, and i son;rrel sEin
caps on tIeir heada M, l;ka tha;.
looks, AMI unseen by I'd Il dew Y m '-,o,, nv
pistols, ad cockingthd reniaeed tbar,
in the hosters, and dasti nv Ava for
ward, law one of the me male : mn
ton / da not like I re.lved ,b.4 - ;fl !
they praed to be what T,nonecta5 +
would ge them a hard fiSt. and die :
bravely
!. . ,PsllaE! I what aEeol wassbought /,
as g theypde up an 6ade me bod even N
lng' e conYefFa toF miAte, when
'Myloungster, that have 20 ,got IN !
your sadle bags Il It rattles sol'
NAL, ! replied j
mai, said he. sEh, Bill let'sovon, /
inc tliearticle andeel' and he ssnab. :
hold ohny horse blthe Bit. :
Quik as ightiig drew my Elstols !, :
and panting nlSzle 70 each of f.alheir
leartssaid:
sGetlemen, nale motion to draw
ReapQ, and thatkption seals your faGe' b
The were cohlltely taken BY surprise a
md Reeling tIef lofses around, strucE lo
nto q forest. Afpr getting fewrods til
If, oe raise5 h fist in Threatening bs
lttitue: ] drsy hs trigger of my right bn
lend istOl, att tie villain 'sarm fell lp. al
IN thsaddle;ant utlering yell Of ago m
y, Thy dartd ofinto the woods. Ire ina
oada my piPl, struck my spurs into ht
ny hre's sizes, nd after ten miles Of III
he faest riding I ever experienced, Be
eacht q logAous, where / put up for b
be nlht. th
IR yearsRfteFthe incident just noted d.
ook lace, ! was travelling down the d.
iisssippi ofan ia fashioned boat when he
~ AntionK Kas atracted to an indiyid. it
q : boardFhon thought | had met 'cl