The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-03-14
PAN0IA. MISSISSIPPI. THURSDAY, MARCH # 1851

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peaeathlo anil sifiaoua popple found
shanghai heus tied 10 theif dagf
bells, making aheafthly onolling.
iimil women saw ghosts, and he
minister lpai the sermon he left qui
city on BIZ study table Saturday
night The cook sosel I'll her yila
ais we're bcsiiclod. fOr The pepper
got into the pumpkInpics, and Che
glngrr into the soup There was cold
water placed 10 tho vinegar crncts,
AMI lhoro we're arpl, dumping made
and stuffed With cotton.
At iho end Of the week, Fan and |
propolel 20 have "a lark, - and set
ourselves quietly about our preparn
liona We had each Of us aniee suit
Of boys clothes made aforclImc for
masquerade, aud one evening We sat
in our room with these spread out be.
fore ~.
"My hair is SO nice, Lot, ! hate to
have i shlngled aud whit do you
suppose Mr Tom will think 2"
"A liz for NJ. Tom; hate to
lose my hair as bad ~ you DO. but
We can wear it in curls, and just
think Of the Fun p
only say fun to Fan, and it was
enough. She sat down, and the scis.
sors soon lid the work. Fans hair
was cropped close to her head. My
own shared the same fate; aud then
We commenced the job of entering
the horrid habilimcnts with which
civilization invests % masculine in
this nineteenth century. After some
female imprecailcns perfectly harm
less, J assure you,) and many rounds
Of rreprcssiblc laughter, We stood in
pantaloons, handsome, aud liable to-
he sheriff. fastened Fans nous.
tachc on, and tied on my own whis.
kcrs; aud. when thus arraycl, would
have defed our grandmothers Gong
since in Abralams BOSOM to have
known us. Uncle Tom was away,
anil W. stole ont Of the house uuno.
ticed, anl along few streets, till We
came TO DR.. Wcbb's stable. Here
we stole s,calillily IN, took down The
harness, placed it upon u splendid
black horsc-.lhc finest one anywher,
in the cpuntry--placcd the horse bc'
fore an rlcsau, new carriage, select.
u a nice vhip. and in five minute.
vtr' sai,ly IA the street with our
prize.
Now speed away, my bonny boy,
sang |, ~ ! touched the beautiful
creature with the ship, and we dash.
ed "a into the moonlight.
We knew that the conntry was in
festel with horse thieves, and that
much alarm existed among the own.
crs of nice animals; and our inten'
ton was to frigh,cn the doctor, rails,
the ncighborhood, have n good ride,
aud bring the horse back while cy.
eryboiy was o'f hunting for it. Sc
we drove. rapidly on--fan, as usual
singing at the top Of her voice. To
nigh, the song ran thus:
"0vcr the desert speed to thee,
On y stallion shod with Ere
While the wild winds ars LEI, behind
In the ,pccl of ms desire.
Under tho window now stand,
And the midnight hears my cry;
love thee, love bu, thee,
With love thn, canno, die;
TIL the .uu il cold.
And the stars grow old,
Anl the leays. Of the Judgment. book un.
fold"
"Who is il you love 50 frautically,
FAM"
"Iincle Tom
We drove on. enjoying the srlen.
,lii moonlight and the cool evening
breeze. and almost rorgctful Of th,
scrape We we're in. until Fan sudden.
/ ly booked around. and saw two men
| on horseback about a mile behind US.
We had been riding about an hour.
anil had gone abou, eight or ten miles.
Mere followed. lot
"As ! expected
"But you won let them ovcrtske us.
"No: and | did not mean tia,
they should eet IN sight Of ", but
NJ ye driven too slowly. Well turn
IN to this road. and around home by
Lima"
But. Lot. I've just been thinking.
vha, If they should catch us =
ave heard of their hanging horse
thieves to the nearest tree. without
judge or jary.''
.Ym'll look veil a hanging. Lot
your legs are short. but. ! vos!
should en-, terrible figure with my
long limbs . dangling. 80. IL you
please. ma belle, touch up this blessed
nag
"Tn case they should hang ron,
Fan. what word shall send to you'
friends !"
"IIang me--and how do you intend
to escape. prsyf
Turn States evidence"
"yrry veil, ia such . case. send
wori to them that / made very
rooI-Iooliug roypsr. and that l died