Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-01-26
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We shall tell the tale as twas told 20 us
by jolly steamboat captain, at the theatre
night or two siuee, substituting aciIilou,
| Tor real names
Down the Alabam. river, in = county
which ws sh,ll name Derby. lave. lch
young planter, Who sometimes unfortunate
ly take- q grand fro ic. and ~ho, hen whi.
KY Is in bi. head, cuts up trick, aud esper.
tue most fantAstiesi that ever we're general.
ed by heated brain Iii, fanny. rhen be goes
of. tnv ,risb- seud with hm tu.ty mus.
tee, servant, stout fellov, who care. rel,-
giousiy for bi, masters weltarr. N time.
when DC can; look ait-r "a himself
weck or two since, our ece-Dtrc whom
We shall call Hudgins, attended by Cub IA.
servant, star'e ed ou q general fTolic. hyIug
equip d With two bottles Of the roy | blood
oi Fraues.' The twain Travelled soatLs est,
wsrdiy, about fifty mi!es iOtp the cou.ty OF
Cumberland. (Seil cav, where Hudg,ns
Wss ubkGoWu
JoEgip. A.oag, they came TO al oveIseer
sitting ou The top raj f tue tynee Of cot
tn held overlooking Lis LsBd., NJ some sort
OF work within. To stop. have ,hat aud
trsas tue ocer-eet. Was the fret impulse Of
the eccentric aud speedily oil baud, were
growing merry over the superior Bourba a,
~ q corner OF feucs But 10 su evil mo-
ment, al unhappy idea struck Hudgins -
He would quiz the ov~rseer by rua.iug him
believe he, the eccentric va, 'one Of Brown ;
men, aud Cub = boy that he had sto,sB-- 80
be would And ne dad 10 tue most eou6
dsntai mGnner, and many injuueuons Of Sc.
eresy, relate such tale, to tie over,eer, UT
gIng him I. JOIN
A la ID -.
two, with disteudcd eyes aud mouth, pale
silent statuesque.
AT length he shouted 30 one Of his Dri-
vers' IN the field Nei come hrre, aud
btIng Big Peter aud Jake
la tree, tbree stout negroes jumped over
the fence. Ssid the oyerseer
Ila,Be,s that VI ite Abel tiouist -
Aul Immediately upon giving this order,
L.ms,l' took hold of Cub and quickly Lad
bIs b nds ted b,h,ui bis back
Hutgius a. hrsI was ,akeu by surprise
aud Lis laugh bg.u TO grow wonderfully
weak, sst-e Ueg,oes seized him
Hold on, siaud Of you fools, be said |
was only '6age'ss that squA,b,hesd there '
Tie him ,hundered the .oyerscer. and
they did tie him. aud hat in double quick
time.
The oyersesr cw long breath A. be sur
veyed bic captive Eccrbiric wished TO II
plain the little JOKE, aud told who he " :
aud what hls object wss-just TO have some
fuU THe uyct.eer q jn'; believe ,ue word
e It-Dot he.
'Oh, yes, said be 20 Huigius, now very
pale man, its reasonable TO pose YOU'D dc
ny it when ! would'nt 60 l. ~itb YOU. YOU
white-liyered seoundrcl' But right of YOU
SO 90 Cumherilnd county jail. I've been
watching Just twenty seven days isr % ~ -
.ks to4, aui f,r tear tho 'swu l.- 49, 'r.
you sIip II make the uiggers hH yoa q hu .
Grsd hcforc we s'aitf
Ard righ' then and there, tba' trus'y
gulfdisu Of anIthet's property strung ur
Ecc Itfic. sul made ore Of tie rr.ro. +,
'dfaW him one hundred tunes vIti rr>
crack ng whip. -bc Wells. rf1tu, auf pro
'tA ions ot Eccentric we're atful o. t.a-.
III sw0re he WAs sound ou tie goo.e
'Ics s.id the oversssr but you u b. n
h,ap spurder whoa we've done With you
down youder 81 t,Snr
Mules were brought. sud the hotscs 4
lla girs aud Cob ei awsy. nnl themselves
mounted on tn h,lft3s aud f1rthwiib ihe
t,soiutr uyer.csr tfoited them ttep m y to
town securely bound sud watched bv him
n sni = iTlsty nfRo esch afmei wi'h a
douhl barrel. Arrived, tb- R,rcrtrio vas
s,'sly Jiilrd auii tha sHtcratiots ftbe Top
uiaee, Who saat 20 issr bin TO pieces
few Lost' ob'y hsd r,sp.l q ~tco liude-
ius, Dos dos .ab-fci ava s.bausd. cIu-
tfiysd % co1.mauItaie vifh ifsr.. 90 topu.
ubo knsw DO. f,uiJ ard. on tui sxpls-
ustiop ~ ths aHsi. l,1d l,- toing tho over
seer t1r Jpstics ~ .av thIt ha l, 1uiy inu-
hts dut, te sbi CAB usrs ,s.-..i tom
impsisnHmsut
TIE 'vrFs,,r .g surs ,ie dsnoumtu,
'efv fo.HsLiy taa 90 issror venresncs
bot siii 20 doubt rsiuJn o.. coon a. BE- got.
svsf b.. fright std leans boz DO. conduct
BE- rt.urI
M'rst Never ,riBs uith grave sub,
Jtsts