Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1860-10-20

socks % at the time, but ss he had ,uyyr.'ed
the search, they did not think to search him
Ofcourse the socks we're no, found, and nobody
vss thrown overheard. He seemed to delight
in trying such seetures as the abose; he .mu-.
cd himself in that way often. He did not often
get caught either; and il he did, i, made No dir
ference to him. lie didn, care. He voali
always get out Of ser,pe. Iii. uit and hi.
inveative faculties s'u.ys.erved him in pinch.
and his sssarauce never forsook him. Ifhe had
turned bis stteotion to some good work among
his fellow men. he would have been distinguish.
ed for usefulness, for he was capable Of dong .
great deal Of good. We believe he did at ono
time profers to Be p,ous. and there are those
nov living, Who remember his interesting
prayers.
To illustrate further his love Of fun it is said
that among things, he once stole all the elo-
thing he could on his way home from several
miles distant; and that be got sub . load oi
shirts, pettieoats. &c, that he had not room for
them in his house, SO the next night Lc carried
yearly everything back. aud scattered them .
lo' 3 in places where 1t you j Look ss though
they had blown away. lie never enquir~d
whether the shirts al fitted or not. There we're
probably some nis6ts. lie would relate these
tricks Le had performed for his oxn amuse
mcni, and laugh over them with spparentlcy a,
much relish one would Of harmless joke
! that did not involve q violatios Of the With
commandment.
This man had q very scnteci person Il address.
quick and apt to catch a notion, aud as he vas
travelling about and seeiog good deal Of the
world, he passed for as mech Of . gentleman rs
Saay better men euSased in less questionable
parsuits. When cbcsSed 10 sn enterprise tha,
required expertnes, aud skill in dealing xith
others, he always dressed sell, and threw od en- :.
tirely his Laekwocds air the closest observer
would not kuow that be had not lived all hi.
life in the city.
The suijeet Of this ,keteh wss reforming ouee
from an exp. .ditiss iats Piit.yIvssia Cousty,
where he hsd not met with sueL success as he
wished. lie started for w.y.e county and the
Twelve Pole. Somewhere on his vsy, be took
negro woman and brousht along With him
only. when lie got .lons to Trort's Hill, be had
fne looking young negro Loy xiih him. lie
went int, the Esd where the slave vas p.oxiuy.
aud read to the sstosi,Lei girl q bill or sale,
made in due form whereby the said negro xo-
man Vas Transferred to the IentlelDan LoIdiss it,
do you know ~hst that means.
| Yes sab
We'll, come on.
Yes, masss. pot de old boss in DC stable.
No you don't; come with me nox. 1 h.s
order. to take you along I'm 10 a hurry
I!e hurried her axay into Lr,d.e path. where
he produced of mems clothes, aud then rave!
cd with man servant Ofeour,e tie tur.s
crs Of the missing property could no, nae.
him.
lie was generally popular with hi. Neighbour
FOR be would not stu-e thetn seriously. IIewa.
commonly quite prompt in the F,y yweot oi Lis
debts, and wouij soWetIiHes Pat Lin.eir out ..
much 10 pay debt a. he would ~ get norc.
Ii is sid be ,iolc an axe once from . man
whom he oxed small sam Of m, ney. lie sf
terssrjs told the he ,ok the axe. paid hin.
for ], together w;:h ihe little deb, ADD interest.
remartiog that il wss easier to seal the s,e
than il was to buy one.
| lie wss once .rrrste5 for t.kin. some bor.s-
from ooe Of the states S.urh. The owner Of
the hor,es ui:h two other men took hin. from
h'' home ON Ssady 10 20 aud have hi. trial lie
recovered hi. horse. sLj started L.ek The
sfst night they ,toppoi where G. "a. &C.
quaisted. lie esiied the others early. and The
laiy Of the house gave them breakfast @
's'd il va. time to b. going. urged the old
psn the owner Of fbe horse. 70 hurry out
He vent himself sod ssddled bis oss hor.e.
While the lad sa1dIeI the old nss's lie mouo
ted his horse ju-t before the o:j mas IA. ,es
dy. bid him good norniog. aud rode s.sy to.
wards home si . rate bis esp,ors you'd not On.
dertste to imita'c. They let him go. saying
he uss too sharp for then ssybos. aud they
should have too much trouble % ssjsrt.ke 10
get him bset 90 Csrolins. Tsst Gas the end Of
that a9,ir
C. sac st one time eonssei 10 Jail for one
of bis enterprises. sbes be .ept foS his sic 70
cone sod zee hin she seat 20 hin. for sot
siIb-fsndins Lis ssssrie- ard vso ierins.. .nJ.
n .he had sone reason 20 sorpo.s erine.. -.
iossi rer Lu.ssoJ uiih oil tie sr5or e true