American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-09
How Jim callin came so nIss seaipt


capital fellow as Any one OF the young
sIers at his bar: knows the country TOO;
has been elections ering over it. and isibsi
fellow with every man. woman and child
10 the district.
We aeFe iprfoaolI0g TIE celebrated
city Of RoseyilIe. consisting OF q court
house and one other building, which blend,
ed 10 itself the gsriops dignities Of store,
post flee and hotel. Kept by one Mr.. Jas
CaIIine, or. as he was commonly calico byI
the people Of the srcton, Jim g lin
Justice OF the Inferior Court, Member Of
the Legislature. etc.. tall slsllwor, frl
low. with a frame like q stone wall. red
hair, a squint. Est like a slsdge hsmmer,
and the pride and bully ofihs coun,ry.--
To use his own words. he conli "outrun,
outwork and outdrink sny other humsn
critter atop Of dirt, and dnrnsd si | dOD'i
lick anybody IS ssys no TO it,"
Lawless and myself logged or the san
was settitg; we hhdtaiEed each other down
and WeretmentAly calculating the chances
Of a stray fee from some unfortunate eli
eut when suddenly he straishtsned him
self up. and shouted: .. .n..
'"Helo, Jonctl Why how are you. ola
iellow7" s'+'' 'e'' .''
/ looked and bsheld a specimen Of genus
"Crqsker," who enj ,yed in the aliiiris OF
FIVE feet four; his eyes and compir zion
wers Of one color; he had more legs thsn
body; and mole stomach than either, lie
was clad in -homespun, and brogsns Of
hide. Such wss Jonce. .s7at,
"HOw are you. geu.til mem" he said
in tones that no spelling can give the flint
est idea Of. why how are you Squire'--
Coin 10 Rosvi, 'spose to tend CpIi
VIA, Kin you gin . fellar q li.I?"
"ob. yes; jump up behind"
He needed no s-conl invitstion; but,
having snugly ensconced bimself 10 the
place designated, a brisk conversation
speedily ensdsj on the price Of eggs, u
ter and poultry-ths prospects Of tle
weather. the chances Of The crop. AMI 9th
er such delightful and erlertsis'ng topics
!; You'll te gWing to stay Al Jim Ca hns
tonight? Wall. after snpper iim'll star
ravn' and tarin' arouLd as usual, tslkin
about his ftin' an ,.ow he can licb crea
ton. GIN ulmen, Jim KIN outbrag an,
outlie any man ever seed; but j-s asI
him about tliat there 6ts he foule dow
N Granhy's Late, an you'll see 10y
, uick hs'1 drag lis tail" ~. ....
i'"How. Jonce did he get thrasbed?"
oval. / dunno what you CAL tbrashe
, but old Mr.. Townpy, who cum up whe
!, the fite was amos; foul out, told me- lhs
, Jim had go, tie durndest lipkrl' that h
. ever seed human man get. Jim KEEP b
4 bed ten days after it, and when he riz Ii
: foe val of as many collors as my ol
'oma1's quilt. I'll be eNeternslIy dod roie
ef i, wasn't" '.'l
,trell US all about II Jonce." '''
But this'Jonce positively refused TO q,
: II we wanted TO hear 1.-THE declared we nu
90 TO Jim himself We was lawyers, a
ef we couldn't draw jim out we WASH
: worth nothen. He wanted TO hav' it. az
~ burned Of he wouldn't be thar. .". "'
: There was pretty full attendance oft'
y y bar'thst night and Jim was 10 his glor
10 u After supper, when, we were all seat
7 around the hearth, Jim. az ioHcs proph
sled, did commence like oh.lIo to spt
:, OF his battles brsveIy, hardly fought,
I, went on a rnvin' add .taFiu' to his hear
~ ~ content. and tliete was no end 10 the vi
y y tories he had gained. We listened in re
- - erehtal silence, un:il at a p use. asked
~ 30 be had evei b-en whipped. %.
!, mo sir eel Thar.ain't the man liyi
y as kin do it. neither 3 -'t+ 81
;s e2"Never. JimH Now think; II y
r were intbe witness hox would you swe
" you were never licked?
"Ws.al, l never hev been, hat I Gu
mighty nigh outcit once, l did, -
,is "How was il? Tell us. Jim?" q "'
'le Wal lIltell you all about it, but do
y rot my skin ef don't lick tho 6rst m
'le that ookes fun at me about it, see ef
ed don t t'.' . ,t''''
p. Oi course we assured him that none
US would undertake. so dangerous an e
in pertinent and were tbereGpoh ehligtten
he as to the circumstances which ,ranspiT
rt. when Jim CALHOUN was s. nigh OF
ia being licked" ,'o9 'I
kin any Of yoa gentlemen favor
ed with aspgar? am Obliged to you \
ia Briehess WA, tn way Of It war tb
Last August fear ago, h;tched up |
nd mar 10 The buggyto go over to Mr.. E
.he OTIS He'd promised me soma new ia'
lily ioued turuip seed he had which wot
h. bring powerful big turnips. Twas
pg of the all fredest hottest Afternoons y
ad ever seed, burned il don't think 'twol
"a melted the horns off billy goat. w
as he sun war pretty high and ! was driv
IN, kinder slow through Grauby's lane,
ext the shady side when here cum ielsr
wn front OF me, IL a buggy, On the sis
w. side I druv up on TOO. till the hor
rip fetched, and then we stopped and looL
at. Ia each other like He war a little Virey
his l1rs made up suthin' Ike Mr. Bfeaess II
vas an ddn I look ike he bad auv fts in h
ast morn a flea. So we looked at each OF
!, l a spell longer. Andthen seq, see |, ca
the arn't you agwins 10 turn outS" -
You be darnedl" sss hs. right aw'
"a. Turn out youse!f. I'm on the ~
yer side Of the road and I'll be drotted ef
o." % into the sun for seseh as you"
"Ws'l see to that old hcSs" sss
an then We tcsd Ct ,uiisafsa, - ea' i
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