The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-03

To ward the death spear from his side,
In battle by Santee she. died
Where sings the surge
A eeaseless dirge
Near the lone grave of Sallie!
The amusing writer of the sketches Of ''Ru
raj life in Louisiana" tells the following story
in the True Delta
! While engaged at our toilet, we were start
led by some one under our window, whistling
/ in a. very high key, "Oh Susannah, don't you
cry for me- We threw up the sash, thrust
| forth our head, the music ceased, its place be-
! ing usurped by the voice of Mr.. Facias, who,
with an axe thrown across his shoulder, salu
ted US with, Hello, old feer, your dev'lish
lazy this morning; come with me I'm jest a 60
ing out in the swamp to cut 'gallus' to hang
that chap on, and I'd like to have you long to
help me toat it,
! We excused ourselffrom that disagreeble en-
ployment on the plea of not having breakfast
ed. while Mr. F. resumed his way Emporium
ately advising the forlorn Susannah not to as
sumo a lachromose condition in consequence of
his absence.
About one o'clock, that gentleman having
returned from the forest, entered the bar-room
, Of the Lost Pleiad, took smash and invited
us to come oyer and witness the acrobatic per-
+ formance.
; '.Why," exclaimed we, as we approached
: the Jail, 1--WE thought the law required that ex
f ecptons must take place within an enclosure
80 it does" said he, and don't you cal
that an enclosure--say pointing with hi
S long cane toa stakeand rider worm fence sur
rounding the building; Il put that thar thi'
= morning-the law don't require me to build {
stone wall Eor brick one puther, jest.to hang
! a feller nor does it require that I'm awar of
, that | should chik the cracks betwixt the rails
nuther, to keep anybody frum seeing"
Where have you erected your gallows
= 80, faint erect yet. but soon will be-her(
f Bill, he continued. take this rope (drawing
S from his pocket a piece of plough line, abou
eighteen inches in length, and go and tie one
! end OF it round Tolley's neck and fetch hin
: here"
: The deputy departed and soon returned
: leading the culprit, secured as commanded
He was short, chunky don n't-care a-cus
looking fellow, who sauntered careessy along
n with his hands in his pockets.
He was placed by the side of long cottor
: wood sapling which was lying on the ground
0 Ithad recently been stripped Of its bark. ex
I cept the fork at one end.
: The sheriff drew off his blanket coat threv
: it across the fence looked full in the culprit'
9 face and addressed him; "Mister Toey, your
r burned mean lookin' sneak, now aint yer
y Durn yer, III teach yer how to set FIRE to
e sbanty and be guilty of arson-pul off yer ha
: sir, and hold up yer head.
t The deputy having fastened the other enC
: of the rope to the sapling Mr.. I. seized
Z prong of the fork in either hand and poised
n above his head as high as he could reach, bu
S not quite clearing Mr. Toleys toes from th
ground, while the deputy stood by watch i
e hand, counting the minutes as they passed
o The sheriff still with his arms aloft becomn
S very red in the face, callen out, Il say, Bill
/ how long has he been a-hanging?"
n '.Jest three minutes and hslf," answere
n the assistant.
!, Then he's only got one mint and ha
n more, and he don't begin to be dead yet"
"Aleck," observed the counsellor. ''if | ma
: be permitted to venture an assertion, 'twoul
d be that the supreme law of the land makes
i obligatory upon you to keep him in Rsuspens
: until the vital principles is no more"
!. Counselor, shet up; | know what II
IS abont. You may know all about the theory {
: law, but you don't know nothin' bout the prac
= tiee and it stands to reason that ycu shoul
t know nothin' bout the duties Of sheriff. bu
: I'll tell you, I've heered ever since was boz
that arter gentleman had hung a give
p length O. time, and want kilt-and I thin
e FIVE minits is the time-hes entitled to his life
: and think he oughter be too. KNOWN thu
it to be the law, { or how could SO many peopl
s be mistaken if 'taint, Pm a-goin' to let hir
h down"
: So saying, he threw the sapling as far frou
d him as he was able, jerking the culprt yer
/, hard to the ground, thereby prejudicing hi
: comfort much more than his pendant postio
a did. Loosening the halter from his neck, an
d smashing his hat down over bis eyes, the shel
: iff seized him by the collar, planted the toe /
It number eleven peg boot extremely low dow
0 10 the dorsal region, and exclaimed:
e Look a'here Mister Tolley, you've jest e;
s. capped death by fction O. law-now go br
it hang me. eff ever l ketch you in this paris
! again I'll kick you till your nose bleeds, d y
! hear2 then scoot. Come, boys, let's go an
is git up a small game of draw"
is A well known miser died recently in Ne
o Jersy, leaving large sum of money whc
will go to his two nephews He was eight
lie years old and died with the firm belief tha