Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-02-04

gave one OF her sweeping curtseyS, away
down to the ground, and then fetched her
self back with a jerk, jist like I've seen Il
bar do when he got to the end of his chain.
Sez he, The profound pleasure and scz
she, with another sweep, (this time there
want room, and she only got half through,)
sez she, stranger, it's all right Then sez
Josh, kinder surprised like, is that you,
bod ?'-jist as though he hadn't seen me a.
fore-'allow me to introduce Mr.. Blidds. ,
He held out his paw, and [ started to get
up. 'Scizzors,' thought I, twas no use;
thar sot, stuck fast to a pine knot, with
my hand pushed out like sheep bow. Sez
he. "Don't rise, Mr. Salter, on my account,
and then he scz to Fely, Shall we go with
the rest of the company p and ezshe, 'Iis,
looking to'ards me- I made an effort to
Git shet of that pine log, but twas no 60;
the icens wouldn't give, and I couldn't lift
the log. WAL seq he, $50 on, sence your
friend has noinclination; and off they start
ed. snickering fit to kill. 'Thunderation :
-'taint often I swear, but sez |, 'thundera-
tion no inclination !-'taint inclination, but
Pitch!"
They war gone, and so was all the rest,
and l was getting desperate, and putting
my arms round the log in front of nc, | gave
pull, and we parted, leaving about half a
yard of my trowsers on to that knot L
sneaked to my tent, a holding my coat-tail
down, so as to cover the wound, and a'tcr [
had got into another pair of pants, went
out, and getting one of the gals, went trail
ing around, so as to spite Fely, who didn't
pear to mind it at all. Putty soon dinner
came on, then the horn sounded for meeting.
1 made breach of Fely, but she took the
strangers arm, and put out toards the 'eGty
taJiuiclc, as the preacher called it. 1went,
but twas no use-I couldn't hear what was
said-but 1 kept thinking how could
pay that sweet scented chap off, To'ards
the eend of the meeting, heard the parson
say, I'VE must pray in solitude for what
ever we wished; : so got up and made of,
a trying to think what to pray. Bimeby, |
came to big tree, and alter looking round
to see that thar wasn't no pitch about, |
kneeed down and began to pray, at first to
myself, but as l began to warm up, spoke
right out loud, and sez l, Lord, what shall
l do? when a most orful voice sez, 'Jist
lick that chap what's got your gal" My
blood fairly friz, my teeth chattered like |
was frost bit, and tried to rise, but my
knees war fast to the ground When | got
a little over the ager fit, sez /, mighty bold,
Who's that ?" but | got no answer; so |
got up and looked all round, but no one was
to be seen. l didn't kinder like the notion,
but considering had call, I determined
to 90 in, for, sez /, the Lord says to you,
'Jist lick that city chap, and by all the rules
of fighting he's bound to protect yer, so l jist
made up my mind if he kept fOl!ing Fcly,
to seve him out.
Il went back to the camp, chock full of
courage, and coming across them arm-in-arm,
Ct would have sworn he had his arm round
her waist,) my dauder riz higher still, and
sez I, Stranger, ef you please, I'll jist take
that gal
He allowed he'd do jist as she wished
sSez she, 'Dod Salter, I amt your slave
yet, and may be won't be, nurther.'
'Sez l, You, W.. Blidds, drop that ere
gal like hot purtatur, or I'll spile yer blast
ed city soap face and then she sOt up hol-
lering and the boys began gather round.
sSez he, 'Mr. Salter, don't want to fight
here in camp meeting
Boys sez l, You see that sneak he's
insultcd me, and now he tries to get out on
the score of religion. IT'S my opinion he's
a coward, and shed my upper linen quicker
nor lightning, and tossing my coon-skin over
the crowd, gave my piny-woods yell. The
gals all started for the tents, and the boys
made ring. Hc tried to get out, but twas
no 60. WAL sez he, as cool as rat in an
ice house, 'ef must must and begun to
take off his coat
Il felt little queer, but putting conf
dencc lnmy coH, l stepped up to the scratch,
but the next moment found myself about
half way through the ring, knocking the boys
around right and left. They picked me up ;
I thought it was a mistake; l had struck at
him and thoughtit it was the rebound that had
thrown me off my balance; but thar he stood,
mighty cool. l didn't feel quite so much
confidence in my caN this time but never
theless it would Mt do to back out now. My
blood was up, and felt kind a savage as l
went at him. Heavens and 'arth what a
sumner. In about two minutes l found |
had enough, and concluded to say so, which
I accordingly did.
mo man ever lost more friends in that
short space of time than I did; for wher I
got up thar was none who knew me- l took
my beast and broke for the settlement, and
in about FIVE hours was on my way to the
western prairies. Iheardin about two months
that Fely married the city chap, and who
gave me the call never did find out.'-Cor.
San Francisco Goldcn Era.
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