The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-17

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gar, will arrive to leave Wednesday for Mem
phis and the bends.
Exchange Clippings, Ssarch ~.
EVANSVILLE, March i3-The Sam Roberts
has u full load on her barges In the vicinity
fuel and stores. and will leave with her tow in
the morning. Prospects fair for the Morgan.
sMARBA's "REMINISCENCES. NO. 6.
ST. Louis Times-Journal:
Alter about two mon,hsEon the Ridgley, she
laid up. and went on the Warrior, Capt. Frank
Keeling. She was very fast sinRle-engine
b at ran from New Orleans up Ouachita to
Camden, Ark; made three trips here In place
Of Davy Jones, who got drunk and pulled down
our wheel. l left her and went as master and
pilot of the Laura # stern- wheel pattern. and
Point Pleasant sixty miles up Bayou Bartholo-
miles abave Monroe, and thrity-tpree
owner of a saw mill at Point Pleasant from
which carried lumber to Monroe; low water
came along: laid the boat up and purchased
log. commonly called .'dug;out," ! took
| charge. and without flourish OF banners. bell.
or whstling. no pomp or, show. l sailed for
| Trenton. On my arrival | sold my craft for
one-half cost t25 .cents) and was taken by my
uncle. William Trents.. who owned one-half
of the landing. since called Trenton. the other
| for the previous three years. been rented by
Tarlton, Evans. for which | had received no
/ i
My wife and four children died here. am the
last of the family. and will die soon. / have
enough to take care Of and bury me. There is
under that she'd II you want him.
take, hl 1p;,,, That's al you'll get, asked
| enough for his purpose. and you should take
the horse, ! did 50. and left for Grand Gulf,
Miss. overland route. the next morning. giving
this property three days to remove myself LOG
miles. The scamp ran away with me SO often
that we were far inside OF two days making the
run In fact run was the order of proceedings
On reaching the flourishing city put the horse
| TO board at Betheas livery stable. Tom Bryan
kept the opposition. and to test the quality OF
| each horse being ridden by his owner. Bethea
proposed that allow him to run my horse.
consented. but assuring him that the animal
was not fast. except when going through a
thicket-then he was much faster than the
The following Saturday went to the track In
order to see my horse fly the track and throw
Philip Bethea over that big log but he did no
such Thing. for he conferred the track lone mie)
short that Philip. took the bank. The horse
brought one loud snort. and looked around to
see how far Mr.. Bryan and his famous Tom
Benton might be In the rear. This event ere
ated quite sensation among the turfmen. for
the reason that the Tackey was NO race horse
not even q decent saddle nag" Bryan went
the "Black-eyed White Girl" to which the
.'Tackoy'' was no more civil on !, account Of sex
for he beat her bady mr. D. then brought
was too much for him IL the line of heels. The
last was Guineapig. When the 'Tackey" pa
him through Mr.. Bryan had not half so many
horses in his stable as previous to the advent o.
the .TacEey." l must admit that this horse
was great deceiver. He played it on me a:
well as every one else; .Bethea excepted III
name and tail, small head. big eyes and nos
trils and short ears. had received a letter
from Capt Reed asking me to be ready TO 20
. NJ ia "a Brown BlacE
river packet. Bethea came to my house and Of
fered me $3.50 for the horse, stating that woulc
have no use for him. Seeing Bryan enter tht
gate held my peace to see what he might pro
pose. When he came in he looked savage
when he saw Bethea, but said: "Smarba. came
has closed a bargain" NO. said I, the horse
belongs to me; what will you give for him 2
He replied: That animal has nearly broker
, me up and cannot reach his worth. but vii