Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-06
From the California Spirit of the Times Ike Rattlesnake Gets Run Ont
BY A COW CoUNTRYMvN.

An0 TNaIl4SolldAe SetS Run Out BY COW CoUNTRYMvN
 1 was making the best of bad road cominc from Mudville to Branciforte, when on turnin9 sharp corner perceived Ike coming towards me at full speed. He was bareheaded. and his costume approached that generally conceived to be worn by the Georgia cracker I lodged through a bunch of chunisel to escape him, but he soon caught me.
 Llstenin to grind Georgee is that the way you leav an ole friend? A pusson wud think you wor chicken thief coched in the act, the way you run. Fust and foremost, hey you got eny sch thing as baldface about vou?"
 passed over pint bottle. He took it all down at one dram, threw away the flask, and opened.
 George, that ticker is jest about as good with nothln Tn if, as a passon with no saft saw der Is mongst the wimmin. It's the fust suck I've had for nj onto tew weekes I've bin hunted wus nor ever the Vigilance Committee put ned McGowan thru Jest read that, an Pll explain when you're done'
 So saying he passed over a greasy bit of pa- per, smelling strongly of tobacco. Here it is reader, to show for itself
 "Twenty-ate dollars. S28.
 The redy money will be paid in bary at six scents a pound, to any one or ones givin infor nation that will lead to the discovery of one lkey Rattlesnake, for huggin and kissen of the marred wimmin, promisin to marry an fooln of the gals, and lyin permiscuslv on the men folks in the Cow Counties. Pussons will in quire of the subcommittee at Mudyille, Dorc- | town, or Branceforte
 By order of the Scentral Committee. JOIN BoTTELFLY, Secretary.n
 "Georgee, ant that jest nigh onto heil. an plenty ov brimestone. Eve jest bin prosecuted in that durned way ever sence wor a child. | kalElIates they'll find that Rattlesnake can sting as well as rattle afore they git thru with me. tell you hoss, that the I5aacs am iaim up evry pannel. l wor nosin round driukin as usual, and as I'd heard my name mixed up with meetin that wor goin to be held, I thort I'd be thar. Branceforte aiut very large, but the pepol all has mack ov tendin to every body'S busness, an leavin thar own slide. So I thort I'd fool em an tend to my own fur the space ov that meetin. A mars doin ov it haint never bin heard ov Sence Joe Bluberry tried it. an they imposed on him so much that he wor forced to lower hisself, an % to the Legislatur n seltdetence Bout an hour afore the 1neetin. tux, well say nj onto quarts ov killdevil whisky Ill order to keep me up equal to the excitement. Then l went down to the hall: no one was round. so cormenced lookin round sort ov like cat in a strange garret, or pas- son ln stage with nuthin but backlegs an ter baccy fur company. At the back door dis Alvered yaller jackets hole chock ful ov the llttel critters; so goes to a store an gifts a pint ov iong-hck, an makes string ov it rum the hole to the mdde ov the room, an then I sot down on the bench to wait. They soon begun to pour in. One store keeper were thar dress ed ln corjuroys an yaller hat. He looked as ef he'd alers perfer helpin pepol tend to there busness then mind his own. Then they or ganized the meetn. It made considerabul noise than an anti Lecompton one, though there wasn't so much htin mongSt the officers. Wun chap gets up, an sez he, Mr. President, moves reward be offered fur the offender, an then he pulls out that paper jes showed you It wor passed unanimously. Another won sez. Mir. Chairman. He ddent git no furder, an I'll tell you why-yaller jackets wor in town.- They'd got scent ov the long, lick, an by this tune wor in the midel ov the room, buzzin round like fifteen year old gall when she puts on her first ..hoop. One ov em seed this fellar rise an struck at him-he hit him jest above the rite eye, an he yelled an left
 Then the tite kOmmenced in arnest I've never sed the like at any barn buildin, bull batn or hous raisn 1 ever wor att it wor like putin tom cat an a coon together an turnin em loose. There warnt a oull cheer, tabil leo. ruler or walkin stick left in the room. The way the lumbur tew-a reglar pady shilealee fte wudent hev bin no whar. The president iump- ed out ov the back door an lit on clothes line stradde ways He hant bIn seeN to stan with his feet together sence--all ov em wos tux with leavin, an we mOngst the rest. Thar warnt a coat tail to be seen for the dust they kicked up. l lief fur the woods an 1 spects I'll hey to run wild for the balance ov my days, maybe I'll turn civilized enuf to be able to sit on cowerners inquest Georsee am you goin to camp meetd. Ill be thar abouts. Am Paddy liker risen in town, l wish you'd send me cuppel oY gallons.n