The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-08-04

give me any more of your sarse. What do you
want"
''Do you want to get married ?"
''Not to you, if dop
Placing our right thumb on the nasal ex-
tremity of our countenance, we said, "You
thought you might suit sore-legged Dick s.
up our way, and should like to know what to
tell him he might count on, if he come down
next Sunday |"
"Here, Bull :" shouted the widow; "sick
him, Pompp' but we cantered off unwounded,
fortunately, by the fangs of Bull and Pomp,
who kept up the chase as long as they could
hear the cheering voice of their mistress
'fS-i-c-k, Pomp-sick sick, sick him, Bull
-suboy suboy suboy p
Our next adventure was decidedly a dan
gerous one. Fording the Tallapoosa river
where its bed is extremely uneven, being
formed of masses of rock full of assures and
covered with Shiny green moss, when about
two-thirds of the way across, we were hailed
by Sol Todd from the bank we were approach
ing. We stopped to hear him more distinctly.
"Hellow little squire, you chicken hun
ting to-day?"
Being answered afirmatively, lie continued
-"You better mind the holes in them ere
rocks-if your horses foot gets hitched in 'em
you'll never git it out You see that big black
rock down to your right2 Well, there's good
bottom down below that. Strike down thar
outside that little rifle-and now cut right
into that smooth water and come acressp p
We followed Sols directions to the letter,
and plunging into the smooth water, we found
it to be basin surrounded with deep ledges
of rock, and deep enough to swim the horse
we rode Round and round the poor old black
toiled without finding any place at which he
could effect landing, so precipitous were the
sides. Sol occasionally asked us eff the bot
tom wasn't first rate" but did nothing to help
us. At last we scrambled out, wet and chilled
to the bone, for it was 6. sharp September
morning, and continued our journey, not lit
tie annoyed by the boisterous roaring laughter
of the said Solomon at our picturesque appear
ance.
We hadn't more than got out of hearing of
Soils cachinatory explosions, before we met
one of his neighbors, who gave us to under
stand that the ducking we had just received
was but the fulflment Of threat of SoPs, to
make the "chicken-man" take a swim in the
'Buck Hole" He had heard of our stopping
on the opposite side Of the river the night
previous, and learning our intention to ford
Just where we did, fixed himself on the bank
to insure our finding the way into the "Buck
Hole"
This information brought our nap right up,
and requesting Bill Splawn to stay where he
was till we returned, we galloped back to Sol's
and found that worthy, rod on shoulder, ready
to leave on a fishing excursion.
"Sol, old fellow,' said we, 'that was most
unfortunate lungc / made into that hole III
the river-I've lost twenty-five dollars in
specie out of my coat pocket, and Pm certain
it's in that hole, for felt my pocket get light
while / was scuffiing about in there. The
money was tied up tight in a buckskn pouch,
and must get you to help me get it,"
This of course, was regular old-iashioned
lie, as we had not seen the amount of cash
mentioned as lost, in 'coons age 1t took
however, pretty well and Sol concluded, as it
was a pretty cold spell of weather for the sea-
son. and the water was almost like ice that
half the contents of the buckskin pouch would
be Just about fair for recovering it. After
some chaffering, we agreed that Sol should
dive for the money "on shares" and went
down with him to the river, to poiEt out the
precise spot at which our pocket grew light"
| We did so with anxious exactness, and Sol
soon denuded himself and went under the wa
ter in the "Buck Hole" =" like shuffler duck
with his wing broke" Puff puff! as he rose
to the surface. "Got it, Sol!' "No, dang it,
here goes again." and Sol disappeared second
time. Puff! puff! and considerable rattle OF
teeth as Sol once more rose into upper AIR"
'"What luck, old horsew "By jings, felt it
that time, but somehow it slid out of my
fingers" Down went Sol again. and up he
came after the lapse of minute, still without
the pouch care you right sure, squire, that
YOU lost it in this hole" said Sol getting out
upon large rock, while the chattering of his
teeth divided his words into rather more than
their legitimate number of syllables. ooh,
perfectly certain, Sol, perfectly certain. You
know twenty-five dollars in hard money will
weigh pound or two. / didn't mention the
circumstance when l first came out OF the
river. because I was so scared and confused
that I didn't remember it, but I know just as
well when the pouch broke through my pocket
as can be !"
Thus reassurcd, Sol took the water again and
as we were in hurry, we requested him to
bring the pouch and half the money to Dade-
Vile if his diving should prove successful.
"To be sure 1 WILL" said he, and his blue
lips quivered with cold, and his whole frame
shook from the same cause
The "river ager" made Sol shake worse than
that, that fall.
But we left him diving for the pouch indus
triously, and 10 doubt he would have got it, if
it had been there!
Our next encounter was with ain old lady
notorious in her neighborhood for her garrulity
and simple mindedncss. Her loquacity knew
no bounds; it was constant, unremitting, in
tcrminable, and sometimes laughably silly.
She was interested in quite large chancery
suit which had been dragging its slow length
along" for several years, and furnished her
with conversational fund which she drew up
on extensively, under the idea that its merits
could never be sufficiently discussed. Having
been warned Of her propensity, and being
sonewhat hurried when we called upon her,
we were disposed to get through as soon as
possible, and without hearing her enumeration
of the strong points of her law case. Striding
into the house, and drawing our papers
taking the census, ma'am~ quoth we.
"khl we'll yes bless your soul, honey, take
q seat Are Won the gentleman that Mr. Van