Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-22
Almoss . Tragedy.

We have Just received inlormAii0n
from an adjoining county IN His1is-
dppl, Of Q very serioue Fenc0ntro be-
tween two well-known young gentleg
men whose presence In the society ID
which they mingle is always deslrAblss
ana whose various accomplishments
ready wit and Ears musloai talsnt ere
universally esteemed. Unfortunately
these gay lolharios always MANAGE
through soma combination Of elreuIae
stances not ct their own control b
fall desperately In love, and both as
once, with the name yOung lady az
ladies; for whether Il 70 one or 3 dozen
Of the fair sex that pine Tor Q smile
from these "Iady kllleFs,S there 10 %
reservation Of attention On their paEt4
though SlngulArly snOugh the ehAruns
that attract the one someh0W fascinate
the other, and both are smilten iOgelA-
or. Il 10 not natural that this cert Of
thing could last long, nor did q, for On
ThuFsday, ata fah.lry, On the elassie
banks Of Cypress creek, where both
had gone to play the gallant which
consisted chiefly IN putting worms o.
the ladies' hooks, and By their prosenoa
filling the mud-cats, gOggloueyOs and
gaspergOOs with r~eVeTentlal aWe-lo
say nothing Of the turtles and frogs
which, Of course, fed 10 wild dtsmAy,
and the alllgatora which moved on Tor
parts unknOWh-theTo IN the pietnr~
esQue swamp the climax was reached,
the smolheFing embers Of Jealousy
gradually kIndled, burned, ragged, TN
I'll the bFush heaps that had been go
aare by the troopers In en- adjoining
field hid their diminished heads end
went out 10 ignomiuy. De. WinslOw
had bAited Miss JaponiOa Haybloe-
SONS hook lust onee too often, end
Me-. Jones had paid altogetheR too
much attention 10 Miss Lilliewhiteb
fishing line. That would never DO.
The mad cats and google eyes, and
even the waiter m0ecasins noticed b
and left the Soene In eonoteEmali0n,
while the turtles dlVed feOua aumAFy
logs and went to the bottom Of CypFe8
Greek to be safely out Of danger. Tie
storm wee brewing, and ahAlly e bgeAA
forth In all its fury efAf
Said the Doctor: "Dld you splasA
that WateF % my new clothes thas I
paid twenty-seven dollars sud six-blts
for Yesterday" mn SOC s.
Said Jones: "ThAps whaG's the mat
ter, you betl"
'Then SIR quOth window, "WItuesa
my wrath, m furnish the mOnstefe oa
Cypress Greek with . suficient quan-
lily Of grub and old clothes
to last them over Q week."
and he showed Jones into the
creek, and jones pulled him 10 az
ter something like the jack and iill
business After the two had skir-
mishSd around IL the mud for some
time, they came ont looking brave and
but slightly vel, 90 70 speak. And
now there are two snits Of clothes for
sale at Q bargain near the picturesque
banks Of Cypress Greek. There will be
no more fsh.fFies 10 the near future.
tho young ladies have shaken both Of
the water c~ombatanta, who are consult
Ing as TO the Availability OF going over
10 Louisiana 70 dght Il out, while the
poet Of that vicinity has composed
these affecting lines on the occasion:
thought u we're EOng 10 aLe Q dooeI,
50 they tuck u out In the water whore
Hw was eooel,
And l think that was very OtOosl-
For they don't 1--we on n0thin' now bnk
corn meal gFousl.