Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

trooper, the odltoZ OF M Alapam'
Journal whose name Ne now forget, bu
which always has something In IL &
mako us laugh, tells tho following yarn
Shall tell you a bit Of story hav
no connection with politics, this ho,
weather By permission.
Old COL D., of the Mobile Dis
trict, was one of the most singular cl,,sr,
acters ever known In Alabama. lie
testy and eccentric, but possessed many
fine qualities which were fully appreca.
ted BY the people Of the district Many
OF his tricks arc yet fresh IN the memo.
ry OF the 'old uns' OF Mobile. And all
will tell that the Colonel, though hard
10 boat, WINS onco terribly taken In by a
couple OF legal tyros. George Wood.
word, believe, tells the story, but how.
ever that may bo. il Il In keeping with
the others related of tho old gentleman.
IL seems that Col D., had n
misunderstanding Win the two gcntic.
men alluded to and was not on speak.
ing terms with them although all three
Of them wcic professionally riding the
samc circuit prcity much together
The young ones boing we'll aware ofthe
Coils irrascible nature, determined
when they left one Of the courts for an.
other to havo somo fun by the way at
his expense. They accordingly rot
about half an hours start In leaving
and presently thoy arrived at dark
broad stream that looked as though IL
might be dozen feet deep, but in real.
ity not moro than as many inches
Crossing IT, thoy alighted, and pulling
off their coats and boots, sat quietly
down to watch tho old Tartar.
Jogging long. at length camo the old
fellow. lie looked first at the young
sters. who were gravely drawing on
their boots and coats rs ii they had just
had swim, and thcn looked at the
broad creek that rolled before him like n
translucent star. The Col was awfally
puzzled
is this creek swimming ? he growl.
ed af(er pause of some moments.
No reply was made-the young men
simply mounted their horses and rode
off some little distance and stopped TO
watch our hero
The Col. slowly divested himself ofI
'oat, boots, pantaloons aud. drawers -
These he niccly tied up in his handker-
,hiefHand hung them on the horn Of
ais saddle, then rcmounted. and, as he |
was short, fat man, with n paunch ofI
nordinato sizo. rather inadequate legs,
. face Ikea withered apple, and brown
wig, there il no doubt he mado nm In
picture ns ho bcstrode his
'tced with the breeze, holding gontlc
lalliance with the extremity of his on.
y garment.
Slowly and cautiously the old gentle.
nan TOOK the eruck hHifn.lengtl and /
he water was not more than ietlock
lccp, Here the horse stopped TO drink.
length and half, and the stream was
10 deeper. Thirty feet farther doei.
led shoaling!
Hero Col. D. reined MP.
There must, said he, he ID of n
Iccp channel between this and the bank
sec how IT, runs. Wen dash thro'
'ere.'
A sharp lash made tho horse spring
he watory waste, and another carried
Iorso and rider 10 the opposite bank.
The creek was nowhere more than u
oot deep.
A wild ycll from The young uns an.
Iouneod their appreciation of the sport
= they galloped away,
I'll catch YOU, you--- rescals, was
round between Col. D----'s tucth and
way ho gallopod IN hot pursuit, NUT.
cring yongevnoo on his iocs.
On llicy spco. puiruer and pursued.
The youngsters laughed, and the Col.
amncd with mighty emphasis, while
lis shirt huttcrcd and cracked in the
reeve like loose nying iib.
On, on, aud the pursued reached n
arm. house on the roadside. Their
assing startcl flock Of gccsc from n
nnce corner, which aS tho Col, rushed
p, met him with out.sprcad wings,
longatod necls aud hissos dire. Ills
orse swcrvod suddenly aud the Col ,
'as on tho ground IN most unroman-
c heap, with his brown wig lying by
is side aud the bundle Of clothes seat
cred dl around him.
The whito haired children cf the ,
ouse came out first, took u distant
lew of the monster as IL seemed TO
lem aud then returned lo'repoi pro
ress. Ailer little the father OF the
,mily camo, and the affair being OK
laincd, assisted the Col. IN making his
Col. swearing aud the f,
laughi " all tho while. ,
Dressed and mounted our hero start \
of with n wolul phiz, aud was very \
BON out of sight. !