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the arms of the troopers, and they hewed
down their hated enemies, without needing
their cries for quarter. Some two hundred
men, according to some accounts, were killed
in less than twenty minutes. Stedman, in his
history of the war, puts the number of killed
and wounded at three hundred, but Botta,
who is generally irstratc authority, thinks this
number too large. Tradition says that ninety
horses were killed and wounded COL Pyle,
badly injured by sabre cut fled for shelter
to small pond near by, and plugging into
the water, concealed himself among the reeds,
with nothing but his head above the surface,
until the fight was over and the field deserted.
He then crawled out and made his way to the
British camp. The Americans did not lose a
man or horse, killed or wounded T!
A few of the tories managed to reach the
British camp and carry to Tarcton the terrible
intelligence that Pyle's detachment was cut to
pieces by the rebel vagabonds, Expecting,
with good reason, that those sasabonds
were in search of him, the colonel broke up
his camp and pushed for the main army Lee
following hard upon his track.
Much valuable plunder was taken from the
defunct tories The equipments and arms
were all new, from the British stores, and they
soon replaced the miserable arms borne by
some Of the American troops. Sixty.fye hors-
es were also taken, with new saddles and rig
ging complete. Lee, reinforced by three hun
drcd Virginia rifemcn, pushed after Tarleton,
until he was within few miles Of the main
army. Fortune the capricious goddess, .
said Lee afterwards, "gave us Pyle and saved
Tarlcton."
The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-01-16

GoING TO SpREAp HERsELr."-As newly
married couple, evidently from the country,
were promcnading Montgomery street, their
curiosity was suddenly aroused by the appear
ancc Of some mysterious looking articles, dan
Cling in q large show window. They eyed
them with the deepest concern, first on one
side and then the other, until at length the
husband having completely exhausted his i'm
aginative power, drawled out
"Well Sal, consarned my picture ef them
aint the cussedest looking things | ever hearn
tell on" Then twisting himself about and
giving the contents of the window another
look, he added: "What Oh airth kin they be?
What do you guess the darned things are?"
Why Jake, don't you know :? krinolinc and
hoops"
do tell" calculated Jake softly "Them's
'em, is they" and he again ran his eyes about
the strange apparel.
II think they are so sweet" venturcd Sal,
when, at the same moment, a lady, dressed in
the very height aud breadth of the fashion,
brushed along.
Jake had seen enough. His mind was made
up Sal must have "krinoline" Without
saying word, he started to enter the store,
but was stopped at the door by her. with all
sorts of entreatics not to carry the joke any
farther. But Jake was determined. lie had
taken a fancy to the goods, and could not rest
until his better half was supplied with them.
She drew back, but it was of no avail. He
gathered her arm tightly in his own, and ma
king long stride into the establishment, ex
claimed
"Come along old gal, you're my wife now
and = ef you shan't spread yourself"
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JOHN 7. HEISS Proprietor.
November /. 1851
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AN INCIDENT or THE BATTLE TlEID.-A SOL
der was wounded in one Of the battle fields of
the Crimea, and was carried out of the lield.--
lie felt that his wound was mortal--that life
was quickly cbbing away--and he said to his
comrades, who were carrying him:
"Put me down; do not take the trouble to
carry me any further; l am dying.
They then put him down and returned to the
field A few minutes afterwards an officer saw
the man weltering in his blood and asked him
if he could do any thing for him
Nothing, thank you"
"Shall get you little watcr!' said the
kind hearted officer
No, thank you; am dying"
is there nothing | can do for you? Shall
write to your friends"
II have no friends can write to. But there
is one thing for which would be much obli-
ged in my knapsack you will find a testament;
will you open it at the l4th of John, and near
the end of the chapter you will find verse
that begius with Peace Will you read it.
The officer did so, and read the words, -
=" Peace leave with you, my peace give un-
to you; not as the world giyeth, give | unto
you: Let not your heart be troubled, neither
let it be afraid"
Thank you sir" said the dying man; j
have that peace; | am going to that saviour;
God is with me; want no more" and Instant
ly expired.
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he is writing, or reading proof, lest he get an
CRY with thee and invite thee to walk out of bis
sanctnIn.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-01-16

WHY DErAuLTERs AND LITTLE DARKIEs STEAL.
Mike little darky of about dozen years,
was purposely left alone in store one day.
and watched through door that stood ajar,
to test his honesty Finding himself alone, he
began to canvass the apartments for something
good; and, slipping behind the counter, he
stood. deliberately helping himself to nuts and
candy. Upon being caught in the act and re-
primanded, he began to justify himself by say
ing, You'd no business to leave me alone,
you always knowd I'd steal" The moral fits
larger cases Of pcculation or misappropriation,
it is not good, in any sense, for a man to be
left alone; he needs equally wife for his fire
side and watcher in his business transactions.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-01-16
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d ESPECTFULLY inform their friends that they
IL are now prepared to build carriages, Buggles,
and Sulkies, in the most approved styles now in
USE We have now in progress from fifteen to TWEEN
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examine the work before it is painted as we have
in employ the best workmen that the south can
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Designs Of all kinds of vehicles to be seen at our
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with proper usage.
Butler & Kock, will supply planters with every
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y%H Inc proprietor ol lHE STATES was one oi Inc
original founders of the Washington unon.' and
establishment of that paper, iustiIlcs him in proms-
ing paper well worthy of their patronage.
JOHN 7. HESS Proprietor.
November /. 1851
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/" | have now been at work canyassing on your Ma
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1t is different from caivassing for any thing else cv.
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never received with Indifference anywhere, for the
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anybody know what am after, and thus | get them
Interested before they know what piendid offer am
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for The engraving and tell them So and and when
offer them the engraving and Magazine one year for
lhree doais thcy are perfectly astonished. did not
get TO going well for the first two or three days
Inc lst day got subscribers; the I'd day got
subscribers; the Sd day got subscribers the 4th
day got l3 subscribers; the 9TH day got sub.
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shall do much better next week. 1t Is the engra-
wing that does the business, Everybody wants tho
engraving. You may calculate upon fiom 1000 to
1000 subscribers from me this winter ] am going to
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in the spring.
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TIE Subject.

THE SUBJECT.
"What a creature he was what a career he sc.
complishcd One of the best officers Of the Rcyo-
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successful II not the greatest lawyer that ever prac-
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THE AUTHOR.
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itttNoh4t<aAttes - nc ilt4uchtbthn-
bling or shooting Of school-tsachcrs nj
tho Soath by boys In the schools, is one
most melancholy features Of
I0(itnt news. The Pittsburg Gazette,
In quoting the last case, adds:
"a Kentucky friend once told us of
school he undertook TO teach in Helena,
Arkansas. The first operation almost,
on commencing his session, was 10 search
the desks OF his pupils for deadly weap-
ons. We think the number Of loaded
revolvers, which he said he found in tho
course Of his scrutiny, was thirteen.
The number of knives, dirks and slung-
shot we do not pretend TO remember
IL was horrible TO think Of however
These tender youths pistols were moro
ready 10 shoot than their IDEAS"
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