Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-09-22
CANRY BRANCH, Sept. II.

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Our usually quiet village was
unceremoniously aroused at 2
o'clock thi, morning., by a volley
of shreaks issuing from the house
of Ms. Taylor, followed by a
sterner voice, in stentorian tones,
shouting, halt halt! Just at this
instant the HOMOGENEOUS di you OF a
shot gun mingled in the muss. A
few rods down the street from this
tumult was seen in the moon light
a young man in hfs shirt sleeves,
his pantaloons elevated to his
knees, slips dangling over his heels
~dextrously working his pins, ever
and anon hitting the ground at
short intervals of from ten to fif~
teen feet with the speed of a loco
motive. The denizenS Of the burg
thus abruptly disturbed, sprang
from the arms of Morpheus and
tearing the wax from their eyes to
accelerate their sleepy vision,rush
ed to the street. The only object
to be seen at that moment was Jim
Taylor, the hero of the shotgun,
prospectively scrutinizing the road
as if in search of the feathe s Of
his victern. In less time than It
takes to tell it, the whole popula-
tioH we're in arms, the young ladies'
in the arms of their swee,hearts:
the babes, in the arms Of their
mothers; and the young braves
with their arms full of rocks, sticks
and other missiles of war and hus
baBdry, DrS. Young and Citing
er, surgeons, were promptly on
hand Rev. j. G. Miller, with
| open bosom and extended arm,
ready to receive the ladies who
might faint, fall or fondie upon
him. The clans being gathered 3
o'clock Friday morning, found
Caney Branch, as stated above.
Just as the silver streaks Of ap-
preaching day had clipped the
eastern horizon. a c~rouching form
apparently with the instinct of the
ostrich, came peering from under
Peter RAIDERS tan shed, creeping
through the tall grass in the direc
ton Of the shoe shop, screaming
his body from the gaze Of the new
ly organized police. The plan
didn'twork, for soon the keen ey d
detectives were upon his track,
aud as he was slowing himself
away under the shoe shop, to his
great CONSERVATION, they politely
called him, and took him in out OF
dew, and furnished him quarters
on the first floor of the shop, kind
ly cared for, under the protection
Of Mr.. Shotgun. Alter forming
the acquaintance of Our newly
made guest, in connection with the
circumstances surrounding it, the
following graphic history Of his
nights adventure was given:
Our young blood had spent the
first half of the night romancing
around untle Billy Uttinger's mo>
lasses furnace, and after the GROW d
had dispersed, he bethought huns
self to take a few sips of Noun,
tain Dew before retiring for the
night. lie promptly repaired to
the residence OF Esq. Easterly,
where he had scented the zephyrs
the evening previous. After max
ing friends with the watch dog; be
entered the kitchen, secured a tea
pot, pepper can fruit jar, oil bottle
and such other utensils as he could
find, then priced open the window
of the whisky house, filled his
v~icerea first, then his old bottles,
and then made his exit through
the window. Finding his load
rather cumbersome, he deposited
a few parcels in a neighboring
straw stack. Further inspection
of the premises found him in the
ladies sleeping apartment. A gen-
eral carousal ensucd. And yonrg
blood vas seen in the moonlight
making velocipede strides toward
Caney, where the foregoing TRACE
dy was enacted.