The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-12-18
A KICKING STORY.

A very handsome friend of ours, who few
weeks ago was poked out of a comfortable Of
fee M the river, has betaken himself to Ban.
gor for q line to recover from the wound in.
ficted upon his feelings by our "unprlncplcd
and immolating administration"
Change of air must have had an instant cf
feet upon lis spirit, for, from Galcna he writes
us an amusing letter, which, among other
things, tells Of & desperate quarrel that took
place on board of the boat between real live
tourist and real live Yankee settler. The
latter trod on the toes of the former, wherenp-
on the former threatened to "kick out OF the
cabin" the latter.
you'll kick me out Of this cabling 7"
Eyes, sir, III kick You out of this cabin y
"Yon'll kick me, Mr.. Hitchcock, out OF this
cabing?'
"Yes, sir, III kick you, Mr.. Hitchcock Y
"Wel, guess" said the Yankee, very cool
", after being perfectly satisfied that it was
himself that stood in such imminent danger oil
assault, Il guess, since you talk OF kicking,
you've never heard me tell about old Bradley
and my mare to hum Z"
"No, sir, nor do wish"
"Wall, guess it won't set you back mncn
any how as kicking's generally best to be con
sidered on. You see old Bradley is one Of those
sanctifed, longfaced hypocrites, who put on q
religious suit every Sabbath day morning, and
with good deal of screwing, manages to keer
it on till after sermon in the afternoon ; and
as was a Universalist, he alters picked mt
out as a subject for religious conversation
and the darned hypocrte would talk abon
heaven, hell and the devil--the crnsiciou
and prayer, without ever wnking. Wall, he
had an old roam mare that would jump owe
any fourteen rail fence in Illinois, and open an,
door in my barn that hadn't a paddock Oh IT
Tn or three times found her in my stable, ant
told Bradley about it. and he was very sor
ry--an unruly animal-would watch her'-an'
hull lot of such things all said in serion
manner, with face twce as long as old decor
Farrar's on sacrament day.
| knew, all the time, he was lying, and so
watched him and his old roam tn !; and for three
about bed time, and Just at daylight old Brad
ley would come, bride her and ride off thel
lust took my old mare down to blacksmith
shop, and had some shoes made with cork
about four inches long, and had em nailed o.
her hind feet Your heels, mister, amt nuthr
to en- | took her hum-give her about te
1eet OF halter, tied her rlGht IN the center q
the stable fed her well with oats at o'clok
and after taking good smoke, went to bed
knowing that my old mare was truthtelln|
animal, and that she'd give good report Q
herself in the morning
| hadn't got fairly asleep before the old VIC
man huched me, and wanted to know what o.
airth was the matter out at the stable. S
says !, 60 to sleep, Peggy. it's nothing bu
Kate--she's kicking off flies, guess Pnrt
soon she hunched me again, and says she, MI
Hitchcock, du get up and see what in the worl
is the matter of Kate, for she is kicking mos
powerfully
Lay still, Peggy, Kate will take care of he
self, | guess
Well, the next morning. about daylight Bra'
ley, with bride in hand, cum to the stable, an
true as the book Genesis, when he sw the Of
roan's sides, starn and head he cursed and swol
worse than you did, mister when came dow
on your toes After breakfast that morning
Joe Davis cum down to my house, and Say
he
'Bradleys old roam is nearly dead--she's Gu
all to pieces, and can scarcely move
i want to know says J, how on arth di
it happen :