Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-26

SwIN yoa L,rr-Hoorer the eai,cr q.
IN Alsbsus journal y hose name wc ncv forrxt
ta, which has always something in il to make
ss laugh: tells the !ollo~in. ysrr:
/ Shall ] tell you tit of q story. having No
eoaeeet'on With politics. tbs hot, dry weather!
BIZ rcrmi,sioa-
Old Col D. Of the Mobile District. va,
one q the rc.t singular charse'ers ever kao~n u
IN Aiatama. lIewas te,iy and eccentric. hot
possessed many 6ne Qualities. which ~ere fall,
srpreeiafed BY the people Of the district. MANY
OF his freaks are yet frcsh in tie memory o. the
-old uns" Of Mobile. Aud al ~ig tell that
the Col. though hard - hest. vas once tcrrii.,,
taken IN by 4 couple of legal tyros. Geo. Wood
ward l telieve, tells the story. Lui however that
may tc, u Is in keeping With the others related
OF the old gentleman.
IL seems that Col D had . mi.unJcr
standing With the tvo gentlemen alluded tc. and
vas not On spcstiGc terus With then, slshouch b
all three 81 their we're rrofc..i.naliy riding the
sane circuit rr,'ty much together. The Young
ones being well aware of the Cols irra,eihie
nature. determined. wien they left one of the
courts for another. 20 have ,oIae fun ty tie xay
at his e.pense. They seeorainsiy got sboa,
ball an hours sfsrt Ia lea,in. aud presently
they arrived az dark. L-asd stream thst look ID
as though IL might I've q dozen feet deer. Tut In
inS il. they slirh'ei and pulled or ,heir coat.
aud boots. sat quietly down to watch for old
Tartar
jogging along. at length zane the old fellow
lie looked hr-i q; the youny.ier. uho were
cravely dra~in.. on their boot. and eosi.. a. I,
they bad just had a swim. aud then looked 81
the broad eT.el that rolled before him like .
'ran.inrcnt stsr. The Col ws. s~fuIly rs,ziei
is ihi. creek ssimminS," ke gros led after
Iau.c of soine moments
No reply wa. msde-iLe young men ,imri,
mounted their bore, SA.i rode oh sone I.it.e
distance and STOPPED 10 saieL ogr hero
The Col. slowly diye.ied himself sc coat. boots
panisloous aud drawers Thee he .ierly tied
up IN bis handkerchief and hung them en the
horn Of bis saddle. then be rcmoupfed. aud G.
be was ,hort. fat man. With rsuneL or rather
inordInstc 'iye, rather inadequate leg. face
'Se vnbered apple. and brovn viz. there j.
no doubt be made mn iniere-iin; Picture ss he
be.ircic bis s'eed. with the breesr h..Jipc -rn-
inebs.
Sl"uly aud cautiously the old gentlefr an took
css -. 1.il lss..h ed shs s.s~r !. :. .ss
S..r:, .:s, .ss ss1 ss sSs s !ss :!sf's 80
There must. aid . &c. sE d., Of seep
channel between this and the Lsnk-see Lou !,
Su"r we W dsst through here.
y sharp ls.b made the hor-e spring the va
fcry waste. and another carried the horse and
rider 90 The opposite bsnk
The creek wss nowhere more than foot iee,,
:. Wild yell from the young 'uns announced
Their APPRECIATION of the sport .. they rslIored
away
III catch you. you ra.eal.. Va.
ground befxecn Il,e 81. p---s teeth, AMI away
he gslIoIed in hot rnrsuif, nIutterips vengeance
on bi. foes
On they speed. pur.uer aud pursued The
yoTnS-fer- Laughed. sBd tie Col damned With
mighty emTha-i-. while III. .Lln euiiered and
eroe.ed in tie hroeze like Ioo-e Hyins jib.
10. on. aud the pur.ued rescbed n farmhouse
on The rosd-ide Their passing started 6oe.
81 geese ffofn q frhec corner. which as the Col
rushed up. IRE; him with nut .Jresd wings. elon
gated beel. aud bi.e- dire. 1ii- horse -..f,esi
-pddebly. aud fhr Col "a. on tie cro.nd. 10 a
,o".i M pmspiie heap. With 81. brown wig Iyir,
BY be .i'ie. ard the Lusdle Of eloibe. ,es,iered
al around.
The White headed children 81 the Loasc came
nut Fret tool distant view nf fbe monster 81.
u seemed Q" fh~r,. sps then returned 20 r.t1ri
Pr"gre-.. Af'er linis the fsiLer of tie fsnily
~sn.e aud the s1sir tciB. sGyI.in.i. assisted
ihe Col 10 ~skibs III. ioiIsiie--fLe Csl. swear.
~; snf 'le ecupfrymss lssgLin= sii the vbiic
Ifes..d and moun'ed our bcrp started az
~iih vVlsi phir, ssd ~. very .oon out ~
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