The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-02-20

appearance anu IueIul countenarce.
'Matter!' he growled angrily. I've spent
the night in Tophet, that's ALL
'Ha! ha! Lem.--beg pardon. Fred. but
what have you done with your neither in
teguments?'
Fred was not an Adonis in shape when
he had his Sundays on; but the figure be
now cut was inconceivably comical. He
was literally covered with mud. blood apd
feathers. with dash of green slime where
he had fallen into some mud.hole. His
coat had not rag of tail left, and his 9TH
er vestments seemed to be nothing but
rags. while Of his trowsers nothing re:
mained but the waistband, and few
streamers attached thereto; his top boots
and Kilmarnock nightcap beiag the only.
integral garments l could observe about
him. The ooze and pigeon feathers which
covered him, looked as il he had under
gone sentence from Judge Lynch. He
stepped out ruefully, and cast dolorous
glance at his plight, as he shouldered his
musket, which We now discovered WAS
blown to pieces. with little but the stork
remaining. Flesh and blood could stand
it no longer. and Wadley burs. into par
oxysm of laughter.
You may laugh. my friends but il
you had gone through what l have. you
would not have much inclination that way
All this blessed night have 1 travefsed
this Internal rooS, from one end Of i. to the
other: devil of a soul did see the whole
time. though they were shooting all
around me. Whenever saw flash from
gun. made right for it. hallooing with
all my might; but no use, couldn't find
anybody. The infernalish hag ridden,
witch possessed race have had. tearing
and sweating through the bushes. crawl
ing through briers and thorns. and falling
into mudholes and quagmires until am
as sore as if had been dragged over a
hsmp-hackle. Finally. found this bed
OF leaves. occupied by an old sow; drove
her out and took possession. determining
to rest my bones here till morning. In
falling over bush, nv old musquitoen
went off and bursted to flinders. 1t is a
great wonder didn't got killed, or at least
seriously hurt but fortune favored me
that time
BY this time the moon was shining as
bright as day. and after our mirth had
somewhat subsided, we found puddle,
where Wadley removed some of the filth
and mud that encumbered him, and We
continued our route campward.
Half an hours walk brought us all three
to the camp. where we found no one
awake but Jim Davis. who seened to be
acting sentry. Bob and Oren were both
far journeying in the land OF Nod. and
Jim's eyes did not look half an hour high.
While Fred and Phil were relating to him
their adventures. ] made ri gorous attack
on tie comestibles. finding my appetite
whetted very keen by my ramble. After
devouring an indiGniie quantity Of sand
wiches. roast potatoes. and porter, fn-
ished with cigar, and took look around:
found all snoring away, each in different
eey. like a concert of bullfrogs in swamp
except Joe. who had finished his nap,
and was martyring SQUAD. feathers. inside
and all, on the end Of stick over the fire.
The trees and the fire began to dance and
glimmer and spange in my eyes. and as
Bob says. the next thing knew did'n.
know nothin.
1t was scarce breaking day, when was
aroused By Oren and Wadley to 90 out
and shoot some birds with them; now was
the best time, as the pigeons we're some
of them taking a shor. nap; and as most
of the firing had ceased, there was not so
much to distrust them. 1t was just ligh,
enough for MS 10 distinguish the dark
| indSSeS OI O'Tus, we cOulu now shoot Win
a better aim, and we made great havoc
among them, bagging nearly three hun
dred in very short time.
Il say. jack quoth Oren, as it grew a
little lighter, Il wish bad a looking
glass
What for?' said 1.
Il want to show you your face. what
with dirt. burnt gunpowd der, blood and
feathers, don't think Miss Nancy would
be tempted to kiss you this morning.
beseech you to take squint at your trows.
ers in the meantime a rag merchant
would have turned up his dose at them in
disgust
Bah they are nothing to Phil Wad-
ley's here-he is in real Arkansas cos
tume-rOthing but his boots and the
waistband Of his drawers
But just see here-nagni6cent 7