Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-01-13
STATE DEMOCRAT.


cends the following shall always have
iovous greeting when h. comes with
such capital story as this =
DEAR DhAwEs II have Just retnrn-
Cd from riding the Circuit with nav
friend John Lawless, as capital fol-
low as any Of the youngsters at this
bar: knows the country too has
elcctioncercd all over il. and Is hail
fellow Will every man. woman and
child in the district.
Wewerc approaching the celebrated
city Of i.p.eyIlie, consisting Of court
house aid one o.hcr building. which
blended III Itself the varied dignities
OF store, post-ohiee and hotel, kept by
one Ml. James Car.ine, or, a Ac was
commonly called II the people Of the
section. Jim Cariiu, Justice Of tie Ia
icror Corit, member OF the Legislature,
etc, Ct. tai staltwart fellow, with
frame Ike stone wal, red hair,
slclsc-LamucF, anil tie pside and bui-
I IL Of the country. 70 Use lis own
worl.. lie could outrnn, ontwork, AID
oat]rnk any other human critter atop
0 dirt, aud darnd Ct don't lick an1-
bo.y ao says ho 10 II.
Lawless and myself logged OF; the
sun was setting, we had talked each
other down, AID mentally ca.egalating
the chances OF stray fee from some
unfortunate ciient,;when suddenly he
aightencd himself up and shoutcd;-
Hello, Jonce. Why how are you,
old fellow.
looked and beheld a specimen Of
the genus Cracker, who joyed in tie
altitude OF iiyc feet foar, he had sandy
hair, and lis lair, eyes and completion
were ot one co.or; he had more legs
than body, AID more stomach than.
other and lie was G al IL hoinespun
.ud brogans OF hide. Such was
'Jonce
How ~ You gentlemen :. ne sad
in tones that no spelling can give tie
iaintcst idea Of; why how ar you
squire com to kose,il', ! sp'o,e, to
'tcud Clt. Wal, kin YOU give fcl-
low a If,
oh, YES lump up behind.
lie needed no second INVITATION.
tat having suuely cnsconcd himsel5iu
the place dcsi mated, brisk converse
ton speedily cneucd on thc'pricc Of
eggs, butter and poultry, the prospects
OF the weather. the chance, o. Che .
crap, and other sdch delightful and
entertaining topics.
'lou'A he -Nlnc = stay al jim "a.
Inns tonight Wal, a'ter supper, .
Jlm'li start ravin an a tariu' around .
as usu-ol, ta}kin bout h titn ~.
how he kil he!i creation. 0en-ta- /
men, jim Kin orthra- an' oat'lc arr
man ever seed bat tou l"-t ask ,o'.'
that ar file he int down IL Granhr
Lane, all you j see now quick ne
drap bis tail
How, Joncc, did he gct thrasLei
VA, | dunno what YOU cal thrash
ed but cid Mr. IornlE, who cum mp
VIXEN the tite Was amos, tout out, toll
me that jim ha@ cot the durndest lick
ing that 10 e,er seed hrman git
Jim KEEP bis bel Tor ten da, alter II
an wen he ril lll7 lace wor q as many
colors as my old omans gait. III be
eternally dodrotcd II i wan t.
Tel Us about il, Jontc.
But this Jonce positively refused TO
do. If we wanted . hear i, ne de-
clared we must Get i out Of } IN illni-
self. We '"as lawyers al s We
couldn't draw jim on We wosn WORT.
nothing. lie wanted TO Aav It, TOO
an darn i q ne "oA'9H PC mar
There was a pretty iul attendance OF
the bar that night, and ) u vas II Als
glory. After supper, when we were
all seated round til arnp.e hearth, Jam I
Is Jonce had irophe>lel' dld com
mcnce, ike Othel'o, t" speak OF his
battles braviy. hardly fought he
went "a ra'ln' an! tsrrin TO ms
heart > content, aud theie was no cMd
10 the victories nc had gained. We
listened IN revcIentlal silence, until. at
a pause in the narration, Lawless ASKED
him if he had ncFcr been whipped.
ne, Sirce: Thar amt the man nv
IN a. kin do it neither.
Never, Jim ! Now think; fyoa
were IN the witness-box wonld You
swear YOU were never whipped ::
tWa-al, never hcy bln' but ga
come mighty nigh onto i onct, did,
How vas i Tell rs jim.
Wal, ii tel You all about i but
dod rot my skiG Ct don't hex the tnst
man as pokes fun al me about It !; see
ef don't