The weekly sun., 1862-02-15
THE
PIGEON RoosT.
by nm Old vIrsinian.

|
Valley, Ben Burn, the crack hunter Of tn,
hS'ghtorboud, o-lled at or house on his way y
apig'on rcOe In Tey's Valley | Joined hin
eisdiy t-king old Tom as commissaIy, with a
J"ck horse TO bring bone the game, but ths bag
was not empty nov. In mauy cases at thi,
uMo prudent huntsmon carry from home NOR,
meat than they bring back but IL vas not so
At tho time OF which We are writing on ths
front or te,tlemeuts Game. sas then v-rv abun.
0aot thsre. A little brsa', ~hen it could be
bad, salt and tobacco were all that buu,smen
carried with them, except their aruls and am
| murittn.
My ei.tsF had BOT only pnt up my bread aud
| eal tut bscJD, tunguee and eggs, and Encle
Tom bSs put IN tho other obd Of ths sack so ns
| oil what ms ca loo his " contrefhsnts'' ard cor
| usptOLst HmlnR VII ch wefs rcd aud o!ack
| psPPor, grcu5d tlos, sug4-, and several az
i''srr anu % tiier, With short handled fry log.
pas aid cJhso pot Ills pockets, tcO, we're
sLhed vib t3bscco a curry cUiHr swings
r'fHfe, brCklsr ttroSd, avis, NJ coles, &c ,
g.. We iStsbdod tc DO arsent tLrse O' fodr
days, tnc ho va, p.Gyitod fer ak uvLths
| Camr s'pn.
Ws t-oessd the Kazsrts al the mouth Of
Eth HL1 Unexpectedly Jvsf; ~ N,t Cjliy, Sam
D,o-, aau Charley, sto cane Gown from tbs
l. ~ o. tho s"''i "osts'i slcs &! tns fiyor, and
tXptc ed 20 Wflys ~ tic RENDEZVOUS tovsrl
900, %, iU-s Us ~, u ,h,m h-d Tong. snuoth-
t. ts. guls except ulNstlt snt 1 ,Cls Tom, Who
hs1 comm, t'Oit to"ii'g p'oces.
| ii,fo ts-y srB. ssil Ctu.ry. "How arc
| ". 81. i'u llnC g. zoe yo-. Hos dye d.,
| u Be Z Wt- you must have w,ka1 up
| t0i.ps Eol ystt {, TuOrt last isht, 70 10 hsrs
bofo ish To- iRv. li-l'ow Is acLe, woers
~. you .''"g IH'l.tg dong vita 'hsn tia
| pan. b. 'ars'- e " no whites Of your Oyo5
il1s a G. il tho iof =
"L,;'. m,,ss, gwiaoto wait m you, anG
| Ii,h u, 20 pillas 1. r. 10 you II ny"
! "Igs 'g ur, utsoo. ssNi Cue-l-y. "Wry,
/ uf0 y 90 nv - = no
iuft rsi. s.r',rp ,,us
Tow -. g0iho ii en- ia uAsss ?"
| X 10 "a, u;. sou old Ta-, ;,
| What U.r - se.d UuClu Ton.
"Wby, WITH bu,a t,st 20 u hcrss's tail.
jus' ss sou rake towr curkle bars IN corn
| dslds
u q. Ton tiowsd tho whites Of his syes
| more than over.
"wnats your rAino, my old ooon1' said
Chadey T. UGoio Ton.
MY Iau.e, ~, said she Old man, pulling
tG bio -, "is Tn. mas Toy lor; but ny 'qqa n.
a. ces tut 20 young people calls mo Uncle
Tom"
1iAt moment they hos the report Of Bon'a
gun lie hEG FL ppsu OF has Ssut o, Rnd III,
DOfse T5miiled H. the II 80 ri hout uuvi,R
"Boys,' said he, when they rode W, al you
ladu'l made such Il nti,o shoulr have got tn'
Dut&--A large Cus. too-irsttHd q this young
hing" Ito hsd krlon Zoe.
"ble.s nv soil w. Haid Uncle I IN, "'tSas nc
use biiBgin' CO mea' he ia buLtsr tOI
I1s he olOot 'um cosn j'st liko beef in II,
pasture, an Gars no room Go bag for him"
"Old Sbsw k,Uws Low to carry a deer, tit
Bon hos usod TO II, Hosea 10 mons'rou,
leu,o on EN-, dead or alive, till they git usOc
to en-"
81 Kin carry him, Ma.ss Bor," said Tom
"jtst heSve him up beh'ud me dis horse II
bOund TO carry wnateb.r pat On h'm "
Tho eL,iEus were taken out, the head wa
| Cut al AID thu t-oF flrt w. IN bshpd ~ ri,
Tom. The rest Of tho parry rode Oh whiis To VA
fastening II, pcrtmanthau.tashiOn, Sith piiC
Il Tops tuhou from his pocket. llp had LIrd
i&td IL 10 suit hin, and taken las scat IN tn,
, rsddlc, wh,n n few drops of blood from tn,
eek Of tie deer ttickled DO Sn on tho horse'
tlatk IN al instant tho frightened hors
% dashed Of at full rpgud, and passed. the Irty ik
rhi,iwni, leaving ihe pack horse behind
4 who g.llapot up aLd stopped.
" " Hold him ha-d IN, fsce-rid-r, criod Guar
. Icy to L Gle Tom Hs he swept past him "hol.
u Tim hard or, ry George hrl throw YOU III
" Bot, insteud u holding bard Uncls Tom va
y plSing the whip, and they hoard him say 10 th
g Lore,
!, You'll DO tired orruunn' wild Gis niger for
you op, ds, ycu Will, for Aln'. gwine to xiv
> you any tiuo 70 10 noun but do runnin' al
!, you'Ve got euuf Of it.
:, Thomas WAS an excellent rider, and kept IN
~ horso IN lhs track; AZ d whom the pIrty camo u
y Sith hIu; the bIidlo was lying ! o,e on IN
horses neck, and no wa helping himself TO
Qud ~ TO- pccO.
= '!Ile didu't get YOU off p said Ben.
Goa TO, Mlssa Ben de horse has to be faal
a, cd dat can do 0at tick wld me, il l'm watchil
"a him, an he II only run. When you bw u,
n TO stop, an rear, an put de head between i
,e toTo legs, au' kick up, den it's serler trouble
NJ nOme TO stick. liit amt hal sch race sin,
NJ mater gin me de jowsharp."
r. flows that p askod Charley, locking at n
Al forao explanation.
,t AK UIcle Tom. said | /; " he can tell.
n was really a laughable scene."
, What about the jewsharp, Uncle Tom
"a asked Charley, jumping off HIS horse TO ASST;
,e the cid man IN read listing his trappings.
aa Yankee, massa, raid Tom dlt will a
. lie amt gwine 10 play no tricks herearte
~ He's gin up for this time, auyhow.'
n. Bat the icwsharp, UGcle rom -
:" Well, sar, i was waitin or massa an az
other gemman travellin, an do horse | rode W,
~ a strong, pony-built creotur, abls TO carry tv
rs ob me, an DO portmantle besides but no "
no ne so oncommnn lazy, an his hide 80 onsen-bu
s' a dat J couldn't git him along an what made II
., madder wild him was dat he crowd tatter "a
ef more lazier cherry day. | whipped an
spuuod, but mouRht as well bin tiri
n my arms an legs on a wooden horse. /
IN, wouldn't 20 any faster dan he chu9s
" an dat was jest TO keep me so fur behll
aR dat cOuldna hear de gemncu talk, II
Wis dat's great cumiJrt on ii, road whom yOI all
III got no lcloW.saryant long to talk Wl K
IN ~ lonesome ] don't know what should hl
done If il hAGut been Tor hacker. | got tir,
at OF tightn' him, an whenever came to a n
as oTn or a church, used 10 turn him an back hi
TO by. But be had no rc gion in him, nor CO
I'M Hhance, for all dat. When we Wus passing
no dat uncommon way, the people laughed at hi
rs, an me too, an he wus Sicn fool he didn't mil
nd dat, TOR ho didnt mind nOthn but quick IN
,r. tion an an empty manger. | fel: somctim
s, like gttin' down when was out on sight, a
ih KILN him, an tcllin' mts'a dat he dloI Of
Dir tit Of de collie Or &c appopleNy.
'H "Well, sar, at last aXd master to buy ms
nj jewsharp for eumpany, teln' him how l)l
Ter some | wus, an how impossible L. wus to !
along lie bought de jewshl, p, an glu /,
or, me, We hal hardly left &c li'tle TO va whar
a ought il, when Dardeyil-di' was his Lam
OF dropped behind as u,huL, an lett msa quart
X. Of milo behind. | iust tuck a chaw OF back,
so, an when dat gin out, Olt wild do jswshaT
an an putin her to my mouf ! hldl, tOtch mo
uiF than a nrdRg q" Rg, when Darlevl rsiscd up
IN. bead 80 high he Ike TO have hit me In do IA,
70 lie turned his ears dis way an dat, li'tenin'
hear If dat ting dat made de uncommon moi
ck Vus nigh 10 HIN. lie bad stopped 3, ck sti
,in | seed hs wSs trimDln', an | iOtch sno.h
ms trdRg toOngee, an bless you il he dlnt b'
The right of like a quarter horse. ! held him hal
an let him run. MaEer an de oddsr genn
heard us cummin', an' tinkin' dat sonet
Val, wus runned mad, they clsrd the ira k, an so
as Dardevil kotch up wild 'uu, he ruund rig
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