The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-06
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PIGEON N RoosT.
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pigeon roost, IN Toys Valle1 .ntd d.
Gladly TAXI I'd Tom a. como vita
jsck horse 10 ring home the gan bai
Wps not empty now. In many les, thi
time prudent huptsmen carry from home NOR
meat than they bring bach but Il was not 80
at tho time Of which we are writing, on th'
frontier settlements GAmo.ras then very abun
dsnt thore. little breso, when It could be
had, salt and tobacco were All that huntsmen
carried with them. except their arms and am.
NV sister had not Gully put up my broad and
aalr, out bacon, Tongues ana eggs, and Uncle
Tom bad put in tho other ed of the sack some
OF what hs ca LED Dts " cuntroments' and con.
trspstors," amcrg Which we're red and black
pepper, ground c, flee, sugar, ard several can
listers ana bottles, with short handed ffyirg
pan ard coffee pot ni' rccsotr, too, wee
stuffed with tuhdg'', a CJrfy COM. sIinss.
straps, buell., .t5egd, aals, u,oa,c-, q
g.. We intended io Dc q -,nt three or io4f
days snd he was pio'idod for SIX mOrtu-
campaign.
We 6ross,d tia Kanswhi az tho mouth o.
Fix, and UNEXPECTEDLY overt ok Nat Colly, I'm
DIVER, and Charley, 10 came down from the
Loop on the southwestern sdo of the river, and
expected 10 ar1ive AZ the rendezvous several
hours b, fore u.s. All OF them had long, smooth
bored guns except myt,lf and Unclo Tom, who
had common short fowling pieces.
"Here they ate, said Charley. "IIow are
We, SRI I'm glad 10 see YOU. How dye DO,
before you went to IyOst last bi,ht, TO be hsrs
before / j. hi 10 day llrllow, Biackey whore
are you pCing rarliug along with them tin
pans, al turning up the whltes Of your eyes
like duck in thu der p
"Iot'l mss,a, gwirc 20 wait on you, and
pick UP de- pigns, it 90 DO you kill any
PICK en- up INDEED, sail Charley. "Whv,
you " uldbt gei over tic pain in your balA
Ter scNen ytais 10 ono.
How you gwine vi 'om, den, msssi Z"
r. Ike EN- up, you "ld rascal
"Wtal Niti' said Uncle Tom.
WI, with bgr1 tict 20 horses tail
just A. on rake ao.n curkle bIrrs in corn
fisds
U C! Tom shog,d N, whites of hi, eyes
more than ever.
WHAT, your ,rsm", my old coOnI' said
Charley 60 Uncle Ton.
"My ta1e. sar, fsd The Old m an, pulling
CT h, hs', "is Thomas Taylor; but my 'qua'o.
imcas aud GO young people calls ms unco
Tom
Tina moment Thy ho.,d TIE report Of Bon's
gun lilo bed j ppHd Of his saddo and lis
hotss itmsi- ~ in the read ~ bout uovirg.
"Bo,e,' said he, when hoy redo up, al you
tadat N, d. such uCia", should have got the
bpCk-a large cue. ,co--irsttad OF this YOU x
thing" L. bqd killed doe.
'Bless my foul ~ ssid Ullls Tom, "tvaI no
use bingih' DO mas' no is a huntor for
true lie fhoot 'um down jis' like a beef in 40
pasture; m OARS no room IA de bag for him"
Old Skew kuows how TO carry deer, said
Ben he's used to it. Horses is monstrou,
feAd on EN-, deal or alive, till thoy git used
10 en-
81 kin carry him, Massa Ben" said Tom
" jest hcsvo HIM up behind me dis horse i,
bound 10 carry whlieb.r PCT on him.
Tho tptiaiis were taken cut, tho head was
cut OF and the deer thrown up behind Utclc
Tom. Ihs rest OF tbs party role ON while he wa
tsa' sntng II, portmautcNu' fashion,, With piec
Of IL DO tskcu fro n his uockot. lie had hardl,
tSed l. 10 sui hin, and l'ken ms scat IN tn
sSdd.o, Nhtn lew arppH 81 blood irOn III
ieok OF The deer tficklcd down on tho horse
dashed IN az full tpo, and paced the party lik
Whiiiwind, Leaving tho psck-horse behind
Nho k,uupei up and stopped.
Hulo bim rA'd, M recorder" cried Char
ley to u Gle Tom ss ho sweep past bin ''hol
him hsId Or, ~ George hs'l throw you cif
but, iist,td ct h"lding hard, Uncle Tom ",
plying the whip and they heard him say 10 u
horse, q.
nouh 10 urea oirnnnln "ld ds Niger TO
you stop, DAT you VIII, LOT am gWino TO ~
YOU any time to do notin' but do runnin' Il
you've got emu OF It, =,
Thomas was an excellent iidsr, and Kept u
hofso IN the track and when the party came
with him. the bride WAS lying ! oso ON i
horses neck, and he was helping himself TO
quid ot tobacco.
HHo didn't get you on said Bon.
cd dat can do cat tick wild me, II Ian watch
him, an he III only run. When you low III
to stop, an rear, an pot De head between q
tore legs, an kick up, den IT'S serter troubl
some to stick. Blt sin't hal sich q raco sine
master Gun me DC yeTeNmP.
no" MAI atked Charley, locking at
icran exl lanNlon'
AK Uncle l9in' sala " he can tell
was rssly aIauShSol" scene.
Wbat ABOUT inc ye~snaip Clo'e Tom
aked Ihaiieyi jumping OH h'1 morse 10 assn
the old man IN read ustlng his trappings.
Yankee, massa, tad Tom " dat will d
lie amt g"lne 70 play no tricks herearte
Hes gin up tor TINS time, a'yaow.
B2t the leT7hNp, oscle Tom
Wen, sSr, was r1un on massa an
otner g"nmAn trayelnn an de h)rse rode "
strong, Pony-bullt crsetur, ABLE TO carry U
oh me, an dc portmsntIe besides but he "
30 oncommon nzy, an nus hide go onsensiO'
DAT couldn gu MN aioeg an what made
maddst via MIN Was dat he CROWD latter O
more iaL'er sbery day. whipped an
spured, but ! mought as wei Din TN
my arms an legs on wooden horse 1
wouldn't go any faster dan he chuse
an dat vas jest TO Keep me 80 iur 0ehir
dat | couldns Dear dc gemmen talk, a
oats great cumiort on DO read when you air
GO no leloW,SaIVant long 70 talk via; g
lOneAOInO i KNOW L