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THE
KEOWEE COURIftUt,
fWiriD AND PUBLISHED WKKKI T BY
TiUMMIER <fc LEWIS.
\V. K. Easley, Editor.
TRR1I8.
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"cription when p lid within thrt-r months, Two
if oiiyraont is dolave 1 to (he clo e of die
?db??r5plio? yenr.
\ll subscription* not clearly limited, will be
coiui lerel a* mu le for all indefinite tilue, and
eon in.m l till a U ^continuance is ordered and
All arrearages fai l.
A h'erti*einetit*'mjgrtci\ at 76 cent> pur square
or thi first iiKertinn, and 37 1-2 cts?. for each j
contin ii'd insertion. Liberal deductions made ,
-i? ?
,w ? uvi i iniiig uj i iic J cur.
tar All (Jo umuiiicfttloiH should V,o a Mrcsscit
t<? tlio Itiiblifthi'M jM?st pnM.
? ... , ,?rrt~;. ,1. :
A Ji O OOTi^j.
Lwing Nor Alnvayh VVa.hini.
-r-Coi. Kemy .3, of llie 4 ii Reg nieut,
was rmparkao!e for the studied pomposity
oi his dictation. One day,
obsj ving tlmt a careless man in the
ranks h;?vl n nonnliaf
? |'VWM?..?I UIUJT nu Ci !
wnirh appeared not to ha/e been !
washed for a twelve-month, lie was |
exeee iujfiy indignant at so gross a
violation ot military propriety. "Take
ii-m," ^ad i.e to tlie corporal, who i
w is an irishman, "take the man and
lave him in the waters of the Ciaudiana."
After some time the corpora!
ieta.ne I. "What have you done
vv.lh the man 1 sent yon with ' 1 inquire.!
the Colonel. Up flew the
corp iraPs right Imnd across the peak
of tyscap?' Sure, f?n't plase your
(\ono:*', and didn't \er honor tell me
to lada him in the river ? and there he
is according to yer honoris orders."
Thehy-standers, find even the Col j- !
nel h mself, couid hardly repress a
smile at the facetious mistakn of il?p
honest. corporal, wJio looked innorenc?itfcdraii(l
wondered what there
could be to laugh at.
\?r ' ..I H*n ;
A Grotcfii:t.'-^-uGo o jt :n the
woods; Sambo said a >outhe;n master
to one of his jiogroes, "and cut
lyie some crochets l< r a fence?to
stick in the groupd like Ill's,v making
at the same an inverted A of two fin
gers on the tat*?le.
The neurro look his axe, went into
the wood*: was #?one all dnv, nnd re-,
turned at fyst with nothing but his axa
jn his hand."
' Where are your crotches, Saunl
o?' asked hi? mafeteV:
"C'ouldn t fit d none, massa, no
liow!'
.' Couldn't find any P said lvs mas-'
ter ; 1 wny there are thou ands of,
them in thorn woods. i
?? ii(y iuwr\ ?u
that tree: there arc ha'f a do en on
that: roulHh tyou find any like that?"
pointing to a forked branch on the
trr?.
"Oil, yes, mas: a, plenty o' dem
ls!nd; but dey all rh> rh ?rr>?-fought ;
you wanted dem k'nd that cro!ch
dvion!i% '
,1
A Dialoouk.-?1 Well, mv son-ran
you gtVe mo some ffippoW"
' I reckon. not. Wo lmin< no meat,
nor we haini no bread nor we Laint
no laters.'
"Well you can g:ve me a bed,can't
you?1'
'fl ferkon not ; for we ha n't no
feathers, nor we hninl no straw nor
we ha nl no floorng fo our ho*ife.M
"Well, you can give my horse
tome*lrng -o eatf'
U1 reckon not; for we ha'nt no
corn nor we ham! no hay, nor we <
liaint no outs ne'lher. '
. T * ** *
* lit the name of human nature,
i how do you all do here?"
"Oh, very well, I ilsank you. Jrwto
are <tJl your folks to hum} 1
Tom F/ wns death on a joke.
I rero eet once that tie Professor
rall*H? him up on a qi e .tion in as.tvonouiy
on the eel p>e of th%sun.?
>6m was somewhat fash oi>Wb!e amontf
we seniors but was unab'e to
g'.ve 'he desired information.
I % k?Wfllt' Raid th*? Processor in his
qui. -teal growl, ,"suppose you were |
I n| pMii t'fl nslrjnomor general to the ,
[ n ie I Sia'ps, an! (lu;y wane I lo
know the time of iho ?ext cclpje,
what would you dof1
? 'Why,' said Tom, as *>l>er as a
deacon, "I d rets gn ihe office/1
| Said BiU to Tack,' how many lcf?
- ? ' *-? --11'
wwjru u. cusi nave cmi ng me vail
* & * \^
i' iKPIIFiife," answ?*rrd Jack.
*?No, PKbiild nt,*> t>a cl Bill, "for
, o*lte?ltl nt makpii
o, would nr
pokW$i^.
TO MARY.
by richard uknrv wii.d*.
Mary, farewell!?like tlic ill umed toll
Oftoo-iin. rurfi w-liour or paming ball,
Tbo?e word* ?>f fenr ami misery strike the pouI
With an unutteri.b'e mnx?Farewell!
Fnrcwi-ll!?to me so love', to idolized,
So prni*?d, en fluttered, humble ver e can toll.
No novelty?thou kuow'st how much thou'rt
priced.
How imi? h thou wilt be inus'd and inourn'd?
Farewolil
Fart-well! farewell! the parting hour draw*
ingii
When silently the bursting heart must swell
With nil that Earth hut utt?r> in asigli?
Tho ccstacy of wrolche<ln?M?Farewell!
Farewell! onro nv re-?how many an hour of
yean
Ara In tho -e wor 1??nh that tl>er were a ?peli
To?avo thy breast from grief-?thine eye# from
teur*.
^in i i coui i die ;n Drowning them?Farewell!
ON MY BIRTH DAY.
BT RICHARD HENRY WILDr.
Ano'lirr ?'f my wii*'e<l vetirs ha? gone,
And brought menenrer nothing but the grav?*;
And thus they wax nml wane nnd one by one.
Leave, as they foun 1 me,?Melancholy'* nla*e'
Knob *tamp< it* wrinkled deeply 01 my brow?
Kneli nlii?(h Um fro?t upon my scattered hair;
Vlndtlioai* who knew me once and see me now.
?peak of me a-i Aiming "the thinyi that wore.'
I've watched, through nigh', til! dawn; tho lingering
pun? v
It i? my f<>rtie<h inn?at length appear*,
ilnd m.mih to quu.Uion mo? HWI?:?t ha-t thon
done
Through this long waste ofmi-crable year?!
F!tc hi eighth lu^t**, gallant galh nt Surrey died,
!?..? .1..:.. - i-r? i?i-!- - i -'"
!> >, MjrnM. ii'ii in'iniri n ucmnio s name;
1 /A-'W. then, Oft hmior.ible pride-?
' No nob'e n piiation nf cr fame!
Horacc nn l Vigil, Cicnr Seip'o lit
Willi u'ory.erw thy yours, tlieir i-wonl or "age;
Ev n while thou livilVt, Nn[>olc<>n, Hymn writ
Their brief ami burning annaji on thu ag?s!
'Mnd t'lo-jl''--- B ill ir;1i! I know it all?t'n trual
WaStiintf my lieml an 1 It cart on Lnra or Rliimo;
WMlo tlio irrerocahla momenta flow.
Ip ri^ho J, Bil l bequeathed no name io Time!
? ' ' J .
BMfD Wsl'l1 A'(N)1?^$.
The Chittete GatIo:ring.?A very
interesting ccremony took place yes'erday
afternoon on the p!a a. Ac
cording to previous announcement,
the Chinese residents of San Fran
ci"Co assembled to receive, through
ihe hands of H sHinor Mayor Geary,
Frcd'k A. VVoodworth, and Rev.
Albert Williams, some works, pri.ncij
ally o' a reiig'onscharacter, which
had been sent from China for the'r
use. There we e ?.erhnps 100 of the
Ce estia.s presen ?anil we have
never seen a finer looking body of
men co'.Iec.ed tnor??hf?r i?? yJm? Pre?
cisco. In fact, this portion of our
population is a pattern for sobrety.
order, and obedience to the laws not
on y to our foreign residents but to
the Americans them: elves.
The C'h nese were dMassed in the
manner of their country, but appeared
to have taken especial pains to
rgout to the best advantage on this
occasion- They were gathered in a
circle upon the p a.form, the Mayor
nia:i ouier gentlemen tieng n the ecu
tre. Mr. Wobdworth sia ed the object
of the meeting, wh ch was rendered
nto Chinese hy a native. Mr.
Wiliiartis then /nitxte a few appropriate
remarks, which the Celestials
appeared to received with a goad
deal of sAtisfacti6n?and then the
mayor put in t; s onr to good effect.
A gentleman whom we H:d not know
fo. lowed in iome e.oquent remarks
about the heaven y home to which all
who tread in the narrow way-are
'YUst hurrying- This and other me apliorn
seemed lopu///le the Interpreter
inio understandable Ch.ne e,
which had ti e eflect to amuse the
whiie-tro uers gentlemen mightily.
After .he speeches were over, Mav
or G^ary )riV?ied all t e China Boys,'
to 'hke a place n the fuilera! proces>?
to-day, which invitation was
moat graciously accepted. jjThe New
Testament and tracts were ihcndis*
tribute'I w th a word of advice to ihe
recipients* to make u>e of them as
finge>|Obts to^.oiql ihe way toheav*
evu an.I nllflrttwfilf If^m ino ar^vWi..
vmi iiiv .uiun^jo
m m of t he crowd, which a Chinaman
who 'speaHe* Eeng oese, interpreted
l hut.*: 'We like a g >od deal
to have the books, and shall no doubt
futd them \ery ag eeable and Vdfy
funny! th?-y quel iy Separated apparently
with the idea ihat tho outside
barbarian# fcre very g eat fr vM of
La Chow, theaf^mDerof of China,
A TIGHT RACE CGATSIDERIN\ !'
BY MADISON TENSAS, M! DDuring
my medical studies, passed
in a small village in Mississippi, I 1
became acquainted with a family
named Hibbs (a nom de plume of 1
course ) residing a few miles in the
country. The family consisted of
Mr, nn<1 Mr?. H.hlw nmt t'nn rPli*?*r
I ...... . ?? W ? Itliu own* A Imj |
' were p'ain, unlet'ered people*, honest 1
11 intent and deed, hut overflowing
with that which amply made up for J
a!l their deficiencies of education,
nimely, warm-hearted hospitality, 1
the distinguished trait of southern 1
character. They were orig nally !
from Virginia, from whence they had
em graced in quest of a clime more
genial, an.l a soil more productive
than that in wh'ch their fathers toiled. '
nrn. i i i i . .
i nun- semen mil oeen rewarded,
their expectations reali ed, and now, 1
in their old a<*e, though not wealthy
in the "Astoria!*" sense, still they
had sufficient to keep the "wolf from .
the doir," and drop something more j
j substantial than condolence and tears ;
i ?M i lin K'l' #Kri# i >AirnHhi J I
> ??iv> urn uiai jiu?ui ijr iiciuua lumiu |
for Mie kind offerings of hum .nity. !
The old man was like the generali- 1
fy of old planters, men whose ambi- '
?ion is embraced by the family or J
social circle, and whose thoughts
turn more upon the relative value of 1
' Sea Island" and "Mastadon," and j
the improvement of their plantations, j
hail 'he ' glorious victories of Whig
gory in Kentucky." or the "triumphs 1
of democracy in Arkansas."
The o'd lady was a shrewed, active '
dame, k nd-heartcdand long-tongued,
hf?nHVnl?nt nnfl imnnrtinl. matim? liu? J
- -"> - ? """ ?"Fl >"-l '
coffce as strong for the poor pedes- '
rlnn with his All upon his back, as !
the broadcloth sojourner, with his '
"up-coun'ry pacer."11 She was a '
member of the chiKch, as well as the !
danghter of a j man who had once
owned a race-hoi>e: and these cir- .
cumstan^e? gave her an indisputable
right she thought, to "let on all she J
knew,1' when religion or horse-flesh
Wnu ttlf> ihotrio. At Ano mnmanl oli? '
.. A.w < MV 4 A v -UIIV IIIV/iUtIM <JHt<
would bo heard discussing whether 1
the new "circus rider/1 (as .she al- !
ways railed him,) was as affecting in '
Timothy as th$b!d one was pathetic 1
in Paul, nnd anon (not anonymous '
for the old lady did everything above
board, except rubbing her corns at 1
supper,) protecting dad's horse from
the invidious comparisons of some 1
v:siter who, having heard, perhaps. 1
that such horses as Fashion and Bos- !
ton existed, thought himself qualified
!f? dniihf llir- n'd inrlv e n<icnrlinn llmt 1
her lather s horse "Shumach" had j
run a nrle on one particular occasion.
"Don t tell me," was her never
fai.ing reply to their doubts, "Don't
lell we bout r'ashun or Boating, or !
any other beating 'Shumach1 a fair
ace, for the thing was unfeasible; 1
lid nt he rvU a mile a minute by \
Squ're Dim s watch, which always
stopped zactly at twelve, and did nt 1
he start a m-nut" mfore, and git out, !
just as the long hand war tfivin' its 1
nst quiver on ketcnin the short leg '
of (he watch f And did'nt he heat ev
eryihing in Virgf nny 'cept once? Dad 1
and the folks said he'd beat then, if
young Mr. Spotswood hadn't give
old Srwage,' Shumach's rider, some
of thai 'Croton water,' (that them
Y( r' era arc makin' sich a fus.s over
as ben* so good, when gracious
Lltnu/tl nAlltin Kni UfKnt ihn rlnnliM-ii I
call interconception cduld git met^
take a doe,) and jis fore the race
Swage pr Shumach, I don't 'stinctly
member which, but one of them had j
to 'let down arid to dad's hoss got
heat."
The son I will describe in a few
words* imbibing his parent's cor.
| tempt for letters, he was very illiierI
~ . - J U_ I 1 ? 1 -? i
ivui mm aa ur ii?.u nui ciijuyeu IflC i
equivalent of in vel, was extremely
igdorarit on all matters not relating j
to hunt in# or plantation duties. He
was a stout, active fellow, with a '
merry twinkling of the eye, indicative
vf iiuihuii 'mh? {huuniujr ivm jm ?ii;uciii
joking. We had HecOriie very intiitiaie,
he instructing me ih 4'foi*e8t
lore," ati-l 1, in return, giving amu* '
singsior d$, or* wfo#t Was as much '
10 his liking occasional introductions
tirhrrifllih p^ramvp!.'1 i tthll hra<s?ii/4 i
! with my fitory. By way of relaxu1
lion, and to relieve the tetiiun* tiki* .
denl more or less to a .student's life, i
;l.YrouU&t<tk<?my gun. walk out to
old Ifibb s sperid awiy or two, ami
reiorn r*fr&hed tt> niy boo left.
| One fine af ernoon 1 started ujfcift .
hiich an excursion, and as I had on a ,
other for final] game. j|
At the near end of the plantation i
there was a fine spring, an a<Uaceht, <
a small cave, the entrance artful', y or I
naturally concealed, save to one. ac- <
quainted with its I vality. The cave
was nothing but one of those subter- ]
raneous washes so common in the
west and south, and called ''sink- j I
holes." It was known on'y t'j young
H. and myself, and we tor peculiar ! <
reasons, kept secret, haying put it in <
requisition as the depository of a jug I
of "old Bourbon," which we favoreo,
find as the old folks abominated 1
drinking, we had found convenient to
keep there, whither we won d it p i v ]:
to get our drinks, and returrt lo ihe j i
house to hear them descant on the !;
evils of drinking, and "vow no 'drap/ 1
'cept in doctor's truck, should ever
come on their plantation.'
Feeling very thirsty, 1 took mv I
way;,by tnto spring that evening. As <
I descended tlie lull o eKopping it, I '
beheld the hind parts of a beirslow'y <
i . i . if ? - i
uemgurawn 11110 me cave. iuy nean *
hounded at the idea of killing a bear, ]
and my plans were formed in a so.r- j
ond. I nad no dogi?the house was ;
Jistant?and the bear beconi ng
'small by degrees, and beautilul.y
less."' Every hun'er knows, if\oi '
shoot a squirrel in the head when it 's '<
siick'ng out of a hole, ton to one I
hell jump out; and I reasoned that if :
this were true regarding squirrels i
might not the operation of the same
principle extract a bear, apply ng it ; <
low down in the back.
Ouir.k as thnmrlit I lnvrl!i>fl mi/ i <
afun and fired, m ending lo give him 1
the buck shot when his body appear-11
sd; but what was my surprise and y
liorror, when instead of a bear roll'ng '
out, tlie parts were jerked nervously 1
in. and the well-known voice of young 5
H. reached my ears.
"Murder! [fingins! h?' nnd kuck- j '
le-burs! Oh! Lordy! null!?nifl!? '
take hm oft.--Jis let me off Ins 1
vvunst, dad, and Til neve run mam s 1
colt again! Oh! Lordy! Lordy! all *
my brains blou:al e'ean out! Snakes! '
snakes!" yelled he in a shrillpr 'one '
if rintQlKlft ? 1 nil dm nlll. i/ln fill I
>? ^V|YUIW?V^ I .??! 1 11V/ WUIOIMI/ u.ll.l j
snakes in the sink-hole* I 11 die a ; ]
Christian, anyhow, aiui ifidebe- j
fore I wake," ami out scrambled poo '
H-, pursued by a large b adksi a'.e
If my lile had depended oui ti, I 1
could not have restrained my laugh-j1
ter. Down fell the g in au.l dow:i 5
dropped 1 shrieking convulsively.? '
rhe hill was steep, and over and . 1
jvuri wem, mini my neaq suiK ng a 1
stump at the bottom, stopped me, |1
half senseless. On recovering som^- (
what from thn ^tunning blow J found (
tlibbs upon m.1., taking* s i is'ar-.tion ,
Irom me for having oioWn out h's (1
brains. A contest ensued, an J IT. : J
finally relinqu shed his hold, but I |f
saw from the knitting o' Irs brows, <
that the bear-storm, instead of being J
over, was iust brewimr. "Mr. T<>n- !
sas," he saul withawfuT .d'gn'ty, l l m
sorry I put into you Yoi g you cum
to, bui your'e at yourself now, and as
you vc tuck a shot at me, it s no
more than iar I should ha.ea chance ;
fore the hunt's up.'
It was with the grea'est diflfiou'ty ;
that I could get H. to near v/.'h me
until f oviJnntiiil lli/? i".. I'll-'- K..? ?~ I
>.? ( m iv.*i *?i\i ni?omiyi'> uui (19
soon as he learned it. lit; broke out (
in a huge laugh. 1 Oh, dod busted! 1
lhat's "nufT; you has niy pardon. I ;
ought to know (1 you didn't k-nJ it; 5
'sides youiis soiapcd ihe skin. I s
war wus sneered than hurt, and if i
you'll go to the house and beg me off;(
from the old folks1 111 never lei on J
you cuddent tell copperas breeches !'
from bar-skin." ;'
Prr?lY*ia'lnrt tliot I 1 '
? ??->* my in* ]
fluence, 1 propoie i ta inj a ci nk, i
mid ihat he should to I me how he
had incurred his parent s anger. He
eisscnted,and afler Wvj had inspected
the cave, and seen thai it he d no
other serpent than the one we crave.I
we entered its coo! recess, and II.
commenced. "You f-ee. Do-. 1 heard
bomttch from mam about hor dr.d s
SSiumach and nigger Swage. and the
mile a minute, and theOoton wate*
that was gin him, and how she b eve.11
Lhat it it warn t lor bettin and ilie (
cuse'in' and fightiri runn'ng rare-hor <
ses warn i the sin folks said ii wai; j1
and if they war anyth ng 1o make her (
Wet gellin religion and jn;n th;i '
Church, it war cos she coyldn t tend I
aces, and to nave a rare ro.t of *
tier own to comfort her clip n years, I 1
such as Her daddy had afore her, till <
ihe gQit me; so lcou dnt rest for '
wantiir tP s?e a horse rare and go j'
khairM. r? rans. m ti?<? rr<\i aim ?!???.< I t
Y l~\ ** r ' " P" , l r. " ??
wisbin'for. And then I d think what <
sort of a hoss I d want him to I q? J
a quarter nag, a m.le critier, or a hoss ,
w<j^#au|d run (for all maui says it
PjMj't bo djpj a whole four mile at a ]
itretcti, SometiiiK s f think I d rathMr
6v?o a quarter nag, for the suar ?
: . t.
v*' iSPI-w; >' v.
'!.|!"|'_*'.!|Wj!gfj nuji'.miiuuji'i a?
pense wouldn 1 long be luing, and
Ihen we cou^l run up the road to
old Nl-;k Banner's c >w-ncn, and :
Sally is almost alle.s o r tliar in the
cool of tbe evenn'*, and in course we
wouldn't be sc: cruel as to run the
poor critter in tl e heat of the day.
But ll en agm, I'd th ilk I d rather
have a llliU'l4. lor th? citcnnont .
would be greater, and we could run
down the road to o d Withers orchard
an his gal Miry is frightfully
fond of sunn.ng herself thar, when
she spects me long, an 1 she d hear
of the race, certain; but tl.en thaiwar
the four imles to my thinking j
ind I d knew d in such case the cite- !
inent would be greatest of all, and |
you kiu.w, too, from dad s stable to !
the grocery is jibi four m;les, an in !
a e of any spute a.I h nJ.-> would be 1
wiliin io run over, even it'it had 10
lie tr ed a do '.en t mes. So 1 never :
sould 'cide on which sort of a colt to !
wish lor. It was lust one, then
toiling, till I was nearly 'straoled, !
in I when mam, makin me religious,
lo;d me one n glit lo say grace, I
ies shut my eyes, looked pious, and
l'p|!pil r?nt- > ? ..".I
-? ? III mill ill ,
bout five m'nutes arter, came kick- !
11 dad s slnmak oft', under the tab e !
Ihinkin 1 war spurrin my cr.ttei in !
i tight place. S > I found that the i
t)est way was to g ?t the hoss fust J
? ?;! then termine whether '?should
i e S.\tlv Banners, and the cow-pen;
Miry Withers, and the peach orchard;
ar Spillman s grocery, w.th hald-iace. 1
' You ve seed my biack coil, that
)ne that dad's t'nfh??r nr'n I?? > if
? ? ? 111 mo Hi IIIO [ t
will when lie died, and 1 sped the j
eason lie wrote that will war, that
war, that he in ght have wun then,
or it s more than he had when he
was alive, for grannm was a mon- j
>irous overbearin woman. Theco.t'
would ourn up in my mind, evdfo
line 1 d think wliar 1 was to get a |
lose. 'Git out! Sl?flUjit lust?he j
lever could run, an.I sijyjwit lie could,
nam rides him now, an he s too
i.d lor anything, 'cept totin her and
join1 called mine; for vou see, thomrh
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ie war named Colt, yet for the old
;uly to cull him old, would b 11 like
lilt liar iecting contempt for the rabbi
, on account of the shortness of
r,s tail.
"Well, thought 1, it does look sor- j
er unpro.n sin, but its coit or none;
sol termined to put him in trrimn
he lust chance. Last Satu day,
a'ho shou.d cum ridin up but the
lew rirkut preacher, a long-legged,
,veak y, sickly, never-con?enteu-on
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ioo- mic- iit5ai-uii"iiie-p:niiiaiion-warwoked-fur-him
sort of a man; hut 1
iidn i look at him tvv.ru, his hoss
,vas the crutcr that took my eye; tor
ho minute I looked at him, I knew
l.m to he the same hoss as Sam
Spooner used to win all his splurgin
limes with the folks said, and wot he J
lsed to ride pa>.t our house so fine on.
i he hoss war a heap the wnss fo
ige and change of masters; for prea-'
'hers, though they re nvty ticular
Itoul thar <*wn comtort, seldom tends '
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w 11kmi noshes; loronc is privit properly
and tother generally borried. :
I seed from the way the preacher rid
hilt he didn t know the aii'tnal he !
,var straddlitl'; but I d.d, and I 'tor-!
nined i wouldn't lose sich a chance
jt trainin1 15olt by the s>de of a hoss !
wot had i un real races. So that n gl.t,
irler prayears and the folks was (
ibed, J and Nigger Bill tuck the bosses
and carried them down to the
jastur'. Il war a forty-aker lot, and |
consequently jisl a quarter across? I
or] thought ii best to promote Colt, i
>y degrees, to a four-miler. When
>ve got tlmr, the preacher s boss show
:d he war ti iWin ; but Colt,dan# h m!
or?monced nibblin1 a fodder stack ;
over dm fence. 1 neary cried for
icxmcnt, but an idea struck me; I
titched the criucr, and told Bill to
f t on Colt nnd Mid. tight v* hen 1
fvlhe word.?Hill got redd v, and
inbeknownst to h;m I pulled up a
xinch of nettle8, and as I clapcd
hem under Colts tail, yelled, (if*!'
Down thut his graceful like a sleelrap,
and away lie shot so quick an'!
"ast that he jump! clean ou* from un-'
ler Bill, an l got nearly to the end j
)i ine quarter lore ihe nigger torli
he ground iie iiton his head, and in
oitrte warn t hin t?m> we cotched
Soil, and 1 mOnn ed him.
"The next t>me 1 said go" he show
id dial age hadn t spiled Irs legs or
memory. Bill an1 me rf*e< d we
Miuld run him now, so bill moun'ed
Treacher and we got rea ly. Thar
,var a narrer par? of the track Itween
w?? whivm, mil hn ii war near me enu 1
>f the quar'.er, I spected <o pass 1
I'reavher Tore we got tha#? mo I (
warn t afraid of barking my shins. 1
"We tuck a fair start, and off we i
ivent iike a peeled ingun, and 1 ?oot j
seovered it wurft't such and ea$v
natter to pass Preachy though
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t'olt dun delightful; we got rtigliWr*
trees, and Preacher warn't passed
yet, and 1 'gan to get skecred, for it
warn't more than wide etnutfh for a
ho98 and a half; eo I liollereri to Bill
to hold up, but the imperdent nigger
milieu ins piciur ami aid, *no ci
be cussed if lie warn t go:n' to play
iiis hnn rut.1 1 gin him to understand
he'd better fix for a foot-race
when we stopt, and tried to hold up
Colt, but he wouldn t stop. We
reached the oaks, Colt tried to pass
Preacher, Preacher tried to pa s
Colt, an\ cowollop, crosh, cochunk!
we ali cum down like 'simmons ar?
ter frost. Colt got up and won the
i wv-v/, A lunyuci ii ion uci' u IU I iw*i Uiit
one leg hod got threw the stirrup, an*
lo her m in the head stall, an* he had
to lay still, doubled up like a long
nigger in a short bed. I lit on my
feet, but Nigger Bill war gone entire.
1 looked up in the forks of one
or the oaks, niirl thar lie war silt in \
lookin1 very composed 011 surroundn
nature. I couidn t get him down till
1 promised not to hurt him for disobeyin*
orders, when he slid down.?
We'd 'nuff racin for that nigh*, so
we put up the bosses and went ta
bed.
' Next monrrigthe folks got ready
for church, when it was diskivered
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11117 liu-srs IIU'I KOI out I. Hll 1)111
started ofTto look for them; we found
them clear oft'in the field, try in1 to
git in the pastur to run the last nights
rare over. old Blaze, the rcverlushunnry
mule, bein* along- to act as
judge.
' By the time we got to the house
it war n'gh on to meetm' hour; and
clad had started to the preachm1, to
r-u.~ ? - ?
ten nit; twins iu sing on, us pre?cner
and mum would be 'long bimeby.
As I lie passim was in a hurry, and
lmd been comp'siwiin' lhat hiscreetur
war dull, I suadfc I him to nut on
Uncle Jim s spurs what he fotcn from?
Mexico. I saddled the passnn'shoss
takin' 'tieu'ar pains to let the sad l!eb'anketcome
down low in the flank.
Bv the time ihe-n fixins war ihrovv.
mam war head nigh on to a quarter.
lWe must r'u\e on, passim,' I said,
lor the fo'ks'll think we is lost.' So
1 whipt up ihe mule 1 lid, the passun
ehirrupt and chuct to make his orittur
gallop, hut the animal didn't
m ud h'hi a pjc. 1 'pan to git vext;
sudden he thought ot his spurs, so he
ri7, up, and drove them tvw in his
boss's flank, till they went through
his saddle-blanket, and like to bored
his nag to the holler* By gosh! hut
it war a qnickener?the hoss kickt
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mi me passim nan io nug mm round
the neck to keep him from pit chin'
him over his headi He next jumpt
up hont as high as a rail fence, passun
ho!<lin on and tryiri' to git his
spurs?but they war lo"kt-his hreech
es split plum across with the strain,
and tiie piece of wearin tniok next
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ujusKin umue a monstrous puny nag,
as the old boss, like drunkards to a
barbaoue, streakt it up the road.
"Mam war ridin slowly along, ihink<n*
how sorry she was cos Chary.
Doiin, who always led her off, had
sich a had cold, and wouldn't be
ab'e lo 'sis her singin to day. She
war praetisn1 the new hymns, and
had urot as far n? wlu<r it snv?;. *1 hnv?
a rare to run/ when the nassnn hr'v
in sight, an in bout ihe clodgin of a,
d edapper, she found thar war truth
in the words, for the colt, hearin the
hoss nnriin up behind, began to show
signs of runn n : hut whe" he beards
the passim holler'wo! wo! to his hogs,
he thought it were me shouting'goP
and sure nuflf off they started jis as*
the passiin got up even; so it war a
fair race. Whoop! git out, but it
war eg'rstin?the dust flew, and the
rail-fence appeared as strate as a rife.
Thar war the passim, his legs,
fast to his critters ilanx, arms lockt
SI IT)lin<l Ills fa/>a uo nnlo ou o
aaiw nwik^ ?v?v % - ?mj J/UIU UO *r?
rabbit s belly, and the while flag
streemin' far behind?and thurwhr
Mam. fust on one side, and then on
lot her, her new caliker swelled up
around her like a bear with the dropr
cey, the old iady so much surprised
sheeuddent ride Btcdkly,and tryin' to
siop her edit, but he war too irain&l
lo stop while he heard lgo!' Mam
got 'sited at last, and her eyes Van
1o glimmer like she seen her daddy a
ghost ax:n 4if he ever trained up a
r* 111l/i ni' (l 6?n^/i-linoo tr\ I\r\ 4\.?a*4 ?
?.'? f. WI ? V?$\/V I|V?10 %\l UV IIUIU l/l u
small brush on a Sunday,' she, commenced
riding beautiful; she braced
herself lip in the saddle, and beg'n
lo make caikcrlations how she war
lo win ihe race, fot it war nose, and
nose, and sho Miw the pawun spunr
rin his critter overy jump. She tuk
aft her shoe, and ihe wav n nnmher
ten goto meet hi brognn commenced
? hoss particular were
n caution to hoss-flc '' itkept
nose and no: lRtti6q?n?
wwcaryyin too fmicfo-^c'gut t'orc<>lt
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