The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-02
'Iniuns About

A Texas correspondent of the New
Orleans Ptcayune tells good story in
one of his letters, of ga surly faced,
grizzy- haired, puny and money eyed
chap" who prosecuted certain ro-
guish damscl with his attentions, but
was finally thrown off the course of
true love by tho following rusc
"lt being the watermelon season
and Betty's father having fine sup
ply, all the, youngsters for miles
around, assembled there on the holi-
day, to feast on melons.
@. was prominent in the circle, till
the afternoon. Betty held private in
terviews with tho young men, and ar
ranged that G. should be .dccoycd
from tho House.. and frightehcd bystaa
|rccry of indians FROM "so1e Of his COM
''rades, which, it was thought would
wound his prido and drive him away.
Five young men with G. walked
out a bathc in the liver, threo hun.
dfed yards distant, was proposed by
one, and seconded by several. Of
course G. was Gin" ,,.@-.0.
/ They went down to. tGe FRA, nteah near
the melon patch, and began undrcs-
sing In the meantime eight or ten
others, with guns had gone down un-
der cover of the bank, and secretcd
themselves along the path, from the
bathing place to the house.
"'Now, boys" said ono, "who shall
be the FIRST to: dfye in that ere pool :"
"I will" said G., "ain't I first With
the gals In course I'm first Mere"
OF won't coat, shoes, pants, etc.
Just as G. had doffed every thing, bar
ring a long flannel shirt-.bang !
bang bang Who-wo yoh! Bang {!
went two, three, four guns-loud and
shrill won't the Indian veil in tho
dense brush. under the bank,
80 Lord ! | am dead man, boys!''
Said Jim Simpson.
"My leg is broken +! @, save me %
cried George Williams.
"Run for life, men RunEfor mcrr'.
'cy sake run p cried Jack Prisons.
Gone of my eyes is out, and both
arms broken p all being said in an in
slant.
"D.o you see that blaze along the
path look q moment-~what vclo.
city That Jagged hair all straight
out bchind-that's c.. h strcakins it
for the house, shirt and all. See him
about teo corner of the field, by the
Bang : bang = went half a dozen
pieces the hideous war-cry rose
louder than ever.
go, Lord 7" shouted c., rcdoublinp
his speed the red blaze getting larg-
or bunchos Of his bushy hair drop-
ping out as he 'sspread himself"
See him leap the yard fence III
tho air-rcd shirt and all.
The porch was full Of ladics-oif
went two or three moro pieces. c.
glanced at the ladies, then at his long
red shirt.
"Rdn, for your life c." screamed
Betty, sfthe house is full of Indians
Father is dead, and brother Sam. IS
wounded, Run-specd %
In the twinkling OF IN eye G. was
ont of tho yard and supposing tho
prcmises surrounded off he shot, th6
red blaze more brilliarnt than ever,
and striking directly into thickct,
and through thorny bottom, he
swan the river; and, although it was
sunset, he got into a settlement ffty
miles distant for breakfast next morn
ing, still retaining the sleeve and COL
lar of his red shir, and re&orting all
the family, visitors, &C., as Slain. : Ks
for himself, he said he fought as long
as fighting would do any good.
1t is unnecessary to inform you.
dear reader, whether. or not Betty
was troubled with G. after that sna4t.
have reason to believe that the $40, 900
borrowed by tho government TO- day, about
which tclegraphed you, was obtained from
the Chatham Railroad Managers, and that
dersat matter "SS on nas %uoh OH araes IN
scheme. He is to be financial agent of the
: tate in New York. The Governors friends
claim that he could have obtained moncy
long ago If he had been willing to give tho
discount asked, but ho had too great n re,
gard for tho credit Of the State His $40, 900
Will, however, be nero drop in the bucket,
as the following figures will show. Tho
Legislature has been in session since july
., and il is now August &c, just fifty-two
days. They are paid six dollars day, SO
that therc 10 now duo to each member for
hisper diem the sum Of $312 There arc
one hundred and fiifty.two members of tho
Legislature, making tho total amount Of per
aien. now due $47,424. In addition to tho
per diem tle members are allowed forty cent,
per mile mileage twcnty cents each way.
If we average tho distance of the mcmbcrs,
homes from the capital at one hundred and
twonty"tivo miles, We will be under Tie
mark. That will give lis 500 for each NOM
Der, or $1,000 as the total mileage. Add
this to the per diem and we have $50, ,O24 as
the amount which it will take to pay off tho
members o. tho Legislature alone, to say
nothing of. tho salaries Of subordinate off.
GERS, the printing, and other current expon..
ses, for which. $4,000 is not high est.
mate, which woull give in all $40, 900 as a
fair estimate of the amount necessna>sgs,sSs
pay the cost of the Legislature to date
Charleston Ne,os.