The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-08-13
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gR-ASHEAR,S BROKEN LEG.

gRAsHEAR,S BROKEN LEG.
FILL, AND EXACT PARTICULARS OF THAT RE-
MARKABLE ACCIDENT.
II was Asa Brashear himself who told the
story. Asa, as everybody in Louisville knows,
is not unacauaintea with cards. 1t is possible
that be is better acquainted with the queen OF
clubs than he is with the queen OF Sheba: 1t
is probable that the blue and gold Of the king
of diamonds is more familiar to him than the
picture of Solomon arrayed in all his glory.
tn point Of fact, it is highly probable. that Asa
is much better up in the history OF rh",oau
than all the kings of Isreal put together. IL IS
also highly probable that Asa is fond OF soclal
glass or two; at least we have MS own wora 10
that effect and nobody dare dlspeae Wha1 asa -;
Brashear says, and expect to- eeme QUO OF the
foht with a sound head. But this is how he
Happened to tell the story: Asa is lame of one
leo. and we asked him one day what was the
matter with the defective limb.
sHow did I happen to break my leg, did you
say? Well, it is curious thing and I'll tell
Won about it. You see I'd been drinking pretty
hard for week or so, and thought I'd lay off
and get over it. live in the third story, thirty
feet or so from the ground, and my window
comes almost down to the floor. It's mighty
easy to fall out of that window, and there's
brick pavement down below which amt as
soft as featherbed. So you see fellow thatd
fall down there would be mighty apt to hurt
himself. Ifell down. there once, and know
How it is myself
'It was dark when went to my room that
eyenin', and / thought I'd sleep awhile and see
if the trouble in my head wouldn't stop. 1t
was whizzing sort o. feeling and didn't feel
exactly right about what l saw. In fact, the
last drink I took that day there was hy in 1t.
At least, thought so But Jimmy, who was
behind the bar, looked sorter funny when l
asked him to take it out Howsoever, l soon
fell asleep, and slept I don't know how long;
but woke up rather suddenly and heard
strange kind of noise outside the door. 1t was
awful dark and the noise on the steps sounded
like a thousand men with felt slippers on,
striking thousand rattan canes on steps, and
all in military line All at once music struck
up, but it was faint-like, as 1t the band was
ever so far away. I told you it was dark as
pitch, but the door suddenly opened, and
blaze O. light came in that blinded me so that
L Lcouldn't see any more than when the door was
shut. When. I got over the daze I looked
down on the floor, and there was long file OF
little soldiers not one of 'em higher my finger,
all a-marchin' into the room. headed by band
of music, and with the Kurnel, who wasn't big
germ any of the rest of 'em, mounted on a
horse correspondent.
"Well, they marched into the room and
formed in files in front Of my bed and 1 was
hooking at 'em all the time When they had
all got fixed in proper ranks the fellow on the
horse got down, and the band stopped playin'::
After be touched the floor the Kurnel commenced
10 grow, and before he stopped CROWN he was
as much as eight feet tall. / kept lookin' at
him all the time, and ne then got up on the
he'd and took a screw from his pocket and
screwed it into the ceilin'. Then he stepped
down again aud caught one O. them little SOL
diers by the nap O. the neck and tied string
around his neck and stepped up on the bed.
And I was lookin' at him all the time. Then
he tied the other end of the string short on the
screw and let 90 O. the little soldier. The poor
little feller kicked around for awhile and grew
black in the face, and then died at least he
didn't make any more fuss that night When
the Kurnel saw that he was dead, he got down
AGAIN. and as soon as he touched the floor he
began to grow smaller and smaller, until he
was no bigger'n he was at first. Then ne got
on his horse and the band commenced to play,
and he shouted Forward, march; and the lit
tie soldiers; commenced marchin' out OF the
noom.
"Nov there was one little soldier that seemed
tn be watchin me all the time, and when the
ressof 'em commenced marchin' out, he slipped
back from one file to the other and SO on till
he had got to the rear rank. When the last
of the little soldiers but him had got out of the
door, this little chap he came runnln' back to
the bed and says:
"sAsa, put down your leg
"Well, put down my leg and the little cuss
climbed straddle CT my foot.
"'Now, Asa says he pull me up in the
Bed
II put my leg up on the bed again, and the
little soldier ran up to the side Of my pillow.
"'Asa,' says he, did you see the Kurnel hang
that little soldier?
"'Yes,' says 1, 7 was lookin' at him all the
time
-"sWell, Asa says he, 'he's comm back to
do the same thing with you in minute
"'Good God ? says [ what must do"
"Asa,' says he, very solemnly, the only
thing you can do is just to jump out O. that
winder.'
"And dumped; and that's how I happened
30 break my leg"
The writer then inquired of Aaa what he
supposed was the explanation ofwhat he in
the room.
"Weil," said Asa, "after I was taken back TO
my room, and the doctor had set my leg, told
him all about it, and he laughed and said he
supposed it was the jim jams. And I suppose
it was the Jim. jams" s."-Courier Journal.
The NAME 'SM1rH."- Gentlemen" said
candidate for Congress, "my name is Smith,
and am proud to say that I am not ashamed
&C :. T. NOV, ho thot No nereon in this crowd