This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com WIDENER LIBRARY HX DI1SS C HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY THE BEQUEST OF EVERT JANSEN WENDELL CLASS OF 1882 OF NEW YORK 1918 10 Books Published by U. P. James, Cincinnati. The Course of Time. A Poem. By while the Dictionary of Quotations, a new feat BoiucBT POLLOK, A. M. With a Memoir of ure in works of this class, will afford many the Author, by Wm. Livingston Prall, Esq. opportunities of poetical illustrations of the A copious Index and an Analysis prefixed to writer's ideas. each hook. 32mo, cloth binding. Price. 5O cents. The Instructive Letter-Writer, Few modern poems exist, which at once at designed for the improvement of ladies arid tained such acceptance and celebrity as Pollok's gentlemen, containing a variety of Letters on Course of Time. 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JAMBS, In the Clerk'i Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Obi*. ..UKlt ,U K / >i I 'I >'. «l !'. Jl .it "'>' »••'.. i .• "in • i V / /. / I ';i H r D L .•: .u Yii a :r is -•: f .1 .'i '; •' ,T a :i ;i '. o T u v a i. v/ vox . o » TO WILLIAM S. PIKE, ESQ. STRANGE hands may turn thip page and strange eyes glance o'er your name, to forget it before the quivering leal has settled in its place. But warm hearts in the South will join with me in the justice of this small tribute to one who found Redstick a country village, and by his enterprise and liberality, agdstcd by a few of a kindred nature, has made it what it w — an orn»w»««t to the Pelican State and the pride of it* citizens. D. C. #,.(•• . .,,••|'j i. , ; ••,:'••] v't ''M;' •/i',', :,'.. i.Wil .;..!. •/•;• i'J •"._: •,'. ',\ I'.l.'io'.1 .i ..r ,i 1*1.] .,' • ,' ; i ' ..*. ; ii'i . I'.i. .,•;'' .:'i /> .(I •.• ' '• • « CONTENTS, CHAPTER I. LEAVING HOME — A new friend— 1Arrival at Lemonskeezer — Mac — Old Push — Mac's trick on Old Push— Catfish and watch — Fracas between Mac and Old Push.. 7 CHAPTER II.' , ' On the road to Redstick— French stngn driver — Arrival at Redstick— " Who's ' elected— Electron returns from Piinkin Hollow— The Cruokites— The Shankites — A general mix,up and grand free fight. .... ... ,.«, 10 CHAPTER HI. ., ..,,., Commencing a profession — Mac's address te the landlord on hog meat and pork in ,., general — Reform in the table 12 CHAPTER, IV. Clients scarce — Uncle Joe — Mac in the livery stable business — " Old Bay" — " Old Roan" — Long,legged specimen — Uncle Joe and Oreeuey — Horse swap — Mai and Oreeney — Mac over,reached by Oreeuey — Uncle Joe in a rage — Dissolve partnership — Mm: applies himself again to the law ;.>. ;'.'. '13 CHAPTER ^: J". Green Smith, M.D. — Whiskerando and Mac— Mac in a rage — Trick on Whisk* erando — Bank defaulter — A grand chase — Tonnierre — A cow in the road — A tumble — Overhaul Whiskers — Tied him hand and foot — A mass — Hoax ex plained — Law business flourishes. IB CHAPTER VJ.., Rabbit hunt — Mnc's $25 pups — Brahma bull — Mae out of humor — Pursuit of rab bits — The' Brahma gives chase — Mac pitches into a thorn,tree, where he remain* guarded by the bull — Threatens to shoot, but thinks better of it — Th«* btill sends him his $25 Pup — Mac finally escapes — The Bull in full chase — The hunt renewed next day — Exciting and amusing scene with the Brahma — Hor nets— Cart tilts up— Painful bumps — Mac enjoys tire sport from a distance— The party escape from the field and the bull — Extracting thorns 19 CHAPTER VII. "Truth will out" — Practice increase* — Invitation to a kail — Hal — Miss Ducliapclle — Dick Foxy — Oyster sapper— Tho ball— Miss D.'s cousin — A $25 bet— Leaving the ball — A trick — Mac, Dick and the dogs — Amusing joke — Pugnacious dogs 44 . CHAPTER VIU. Dick and Mac — The challenge — Preparations for the duel — Rich scenes on the duel ground — Second in a scrape — The duel — Nebody hurt. «!8 CHAPTER IX. Devil's Swamp war—" Old Judge PeAsley"— " Small' Bug " — Blaze and Cinders, at torneys— Witnesses described — Strange characters— Cross,questions and amusing answers — Witness returns from the "Spread Eagle" — New case— Miss June Bug — Witness describes the fight — Learned argoroenl — Important testimony.. .19 CHAPTER X. Object in going South — Lady acquaintances— Enquire Smythe — Miss Clara and Miss Kstelle Smythe— Mac in lore— Borrowed harse anil buggy— Col. Wad d— N ight drive 1— A beautiful scene— Visit to Esquire Sinylhe's — Character of Old Smythe— Mao a»4 Hall " sold " — The thunder,storm— A mistake — Mac in a pickle— Hall ditto 37 T W CONTENTS CHAPTER XI. Story "too good o keep " — Hall and Mac " ripped around " — Visit to Col. Peter Wadd's — Hunting — Wild turkeys — Four turkeys presented to Esquire Sinythe, who in return >euds a bill for 24 turkeys at $4 per pair, with characteristic uote. blowing up the party — Affair settled ................ 42 CHAPTER XII. tin brick duel — Uncle Jim — Brllr and Jack/-Prac<ical jokes — A comical duel- Fun for Uncle Jim and the Colortel— Billy and Jack satisfied ................