The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-10
"Iniins About I"

A Texan correspondent of tho New
Orleans Picayune, tells a good story in
one of his letters, of "a surIy-faced, griz-
zly-haired, cnffy and moon-eyed chap"
who persecutod certain roguish damsel
with his attentions, but was finally thrown
off the course of true love, by the follow
ing ruse:
1t being the watermelon season, and
Betty's father having a fine supply, all
the youngsters for miles around, assem-
b!cd there on the holiday, to feast on
melons.
c. was prominent in the circle, till tho
afternoon. Betty held private interviews
with the other young men, and arranged
that c. should be decoyed from the house,
and frightened by the cry of Indians
from some of his comrades, which it was
thought would wound his pride and drive
him away.
:Fito- young men, with c., walked out.
A bathe in the river, three hundred yards
distant, was proposed by one, and secon-
ded by several. Of course poor G. was
Gin"
They went down to the ford, hear the
melon patch, and began undressing. In
the meantime eight or ten others, with
guns, had gone down under cover of the
bank, and sccrcted themselves along the
path. from the bathingtpiace to the house.
"Now, boys said one, "who shall be
the first To dive in that 'cre pool?"
II WILL" said c.; 'sain't first with the
gals? In course I'm first here"
Off went coats, shoes, pants, &c. Just
as Z. had doffed everything, barring a
long flannel shirt-bang bang! bang
Who-wo-ych Bang went two, three,
four, guns-loud and shrill went the In
dian yell in the dense brush, and undor
the bank.
80, Lord! lam dead man, boys p
said James Simpson.
"My leg is broken. o, save mel" cried
George Williams.
"Run for life, men! Run-for mercy
sake, rum" cried Jacl, Parsons.
Conc Of my eyes is out, and both arms
brckenr all being said in an instant
DO you see that red bazo along the
path? Look moment-what velocity /!
That Jagged hair all straight out behind
that's c., streallng it: for the house,
shirt and ali. See him about the corner
of the field, by the thicket. Bang
bang-wcnt half dozen pieces louder
than ever. rose the hideous war cry.
so. Lord" ~ shouted c., redoubling his
speed-the red blaze getting larger
punches of his bushy hair dropping out
az he "sprcad himself" See him leap the
yard fencc-high in the air-red shirt and
ALL
The porch was full of ladies-off went
two or three moro pieces. G. glanced at
the ladies, then at his short red shirt.
''Rnn for your life, c., screamed Bet
ty; the house is full Of Indians! Faith
er's dead and brother Sans wounded.
Run-speedD' y
In the twinkling of an eye c. was out
of the yard; and supposing the premises
surrounded, oil he shot. the red blaze
more brilliant than ever, and striking di-
rcctly into thickct, thorny bottom, he
reached and swain tho river and al
though 1t was near sunset, c. got into II
settlement fifty miles distant, to break
fast next morning; still retaining the
sleeves and collar of lis red Shirt and re-
porting all the family, visitors, &c, among
the slain. AS for himself, he said he
fought us long as fighting would do any
good.S
1t is unnecessary TO inform you, dear
reader, whether or not Betty was trou-
bled with G. after that snap.
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