The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-04-05

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the young people Of the male persuasion
OF THIS place, whose Efforts to procure
"tun," when the ordinary means fail, are
generally attended with tho most coin.
plste success. This "fun," however, is
death on the unluckyr cu!prit-or, MS he
is termed by the authorities for the time
being, ".he subject" The object of the
men Of Tuckagc, as near US We can learn,
is to inveigle themselves i.to the conf
dencc Of some unsuspectiug individual
whose travels have not been so extensive
as those of Captain Cook or DR.. Living
stone, but one whoi by nature, If not
by name-"Green." When one Of the
Tuekage men finds that tho subject is
gradually giving way to bis glowin5 des-
crIPtlon Of what fun may be Ind by doing
so.and-so, he proposes that soon after the
shades ofuight shall have wrapped our
village in a mantle Of tlarkness, they shall
take "a walk and tile victim, probably
With grave missiyings as to the ,erminu-
tion of the adventure. yields a reluctant
consent. The treachcrous guide then
conducts his verdunt victim to some Sc
cluded spot, where arc. stationed several
Of the comprehensive at a given sig
nal, fire ,hcir pistols. The guide. with u
wild shrek, sinks "mortally weunded"
to the ground; and with his apparently
lying breath exclaims-"l'm shot!
Run" OF course tie subject needs
no second bidding; aud an occasional
vollcy from the pistols adds additional
speed to legs which seem to lave cast TO
tile winds their pedal procliyi'ics, and
transformed themselves into wings After
due time has elapsel, the victim is"hunt-
ed up" arrested. and arraigncd before the
Court Of Tuckage for violation Of tie
peace, attempted horse.steul,ng, or some
other misdelneanor. Still, these little es :
capadcs have not been confined to the
class Of people known as The
Young man from the country, gltg
And you can'liire dollar hin;e
FIR sevcral-of the subjects have be.h' the
tlashily dressed and very knowing"
runners Of Eastern mercantile houses.
who have come, among our mountains
only to fluid crowd Of filters who
could learn tlem a Lesson which would
LIST them lifetime.
On Saturlay. last, a rather grecn-look-
inglspccincn was observed following a
banjo around town. and occasionally
thrusting Into tho Ionic ori6cs in lis
countcnancc unknown quantities Of
"gungerbreadn lie was Immediately
spotted by one Of the tTutkagc men,
and Ly nigh,fall was III a condition to lie
"pus through in the mos, approved
style. The usual prclinlinarics were ar
ranged, and short time after dark, arms
in arm with the decoy,t the .vcrdsnt
youth might have been seen sauntering
leisurely out Of town. All went of just
Us i. was planned, aud We are informed
by spectator that the deetness Of this
subject could be "eka!ed bi few and ex-
SEIZED bi non."" In the course Of IN
hour the '?uckagc men reformed, AID
sending out their constables. soon un-
eartel the culprt Arfestlns him in the
usual manner. he was brought befor. the
Honorable Court, aud duly charged with
attempted felony, in having Icen seen in
the act Of Stealing horse from one OF
nur citizens. The officers who made the
arrest, aud other witnesses, gave in their
Testimony, and the prisoner was allowed
to make bis own defence. The scene ut
this point becomes so supromely rid'cu-
lous that 1t must be seen to be, apprec;a-
ted. The Judge, however, with coun-
l .. H d
tenancc stern and unnloved as the sun.-
EmittofTable Rock. proceeded in digni.
fed manner to dispose Of the ease; aud
after esrntiuting at length on the henious
nature Of tic offence, in consideration Of
the youth and,inexrerience efthe prison.
or, mildly sentenced him to thirty days
confinement IN the county Jail. The off.
rs then take charge Of the Subject
and followed BY the entire audience, they
t1ko up their line Of niarclf for the lock-
up. 1t is previously arranged that the
constable shall propose an escape to tie
prisoner, and that on turning d corner.
he shall suddenly ''mnke u break.' The
rusc is generally successful; and with
the whole crowd at lis heels, tie poor
sutjet, glad to escape the threatened i'm
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