. The Southern States. k and lonely, andthe suddenness of the apparition hadtaken Crayon quite ofl his guard. He PIC TURESO UE VIR GINIA. 235 began to entertain Mices suggestionhimself, and went so far as to push backthe guard of his rifle-lock and loosenhis knife in its sheath, and was fumblingin the sack for his revolver. By thistime the men were beside the carriage,but instead of any hostile demonstrationthey saluted the travelers civilly andpassed on. Done gone by and never totch us ! quoth the coachman, drawing a longbreath, and deres deer tails and hnidlegs sticking out o dere bundles. B
. The Southern States. k and lonely, andthe suddenness of the apparition hadtaken Crayon quite ofl his guard. He PIC TURESO UE VIR GINIA. 235 began to entertain Mices suggestionhimself, and went so far as to push backthe guard of his rifle-lock and loosenhis knife in its sheath, and was fumblingin the sack for his revolver. By thistime the men were beside the carriage,but instead of any hostile demonstrationthey saluted the travelers civilly andpassed on. Done gone by and never totch us ! quoth the coachman, drawing a longbreath, and deres deer tails and hnidlegs sticking out o dere bundles. But it is not my purpose to attempt to follow Porte Crayon too doggedly,and I will fill the rest of my space withincidents and anecdotes from his accountof the journey. One day Mice tied the reins to hisleg, and drawing up his carpet-bag, withsome hesitation pulled out a bundleabout the shape and size of a manshead. What! exclaimed Porte, haveyou turned naturalist, too? What areyou going to do with that hornetsnest ?*. THE NATURAL BRIDGE, B\ PORTE CRANON, 1S55. 236 PIC TURESO UE VIR GINIA. Dis aint no hornets ness, MarsePorte; dems bank notes, an please sir,I wants you to count em for me. On examination of the bundle itproved to be a wad of one-dollar notes,a circulatino- medium then in tolerablerepute in southwesternVirginia, furnishedfor the most part by Washington Citybankers. When he saw of what materialMices ball was composed, Crayonscountenance fell and vague suspicions ofbank rol^bery crossed his mind. Where in the name of fortune didthis come from ? Did you find it orhave you robbed a country store?Confess instantly. No, Marse Porte, replied Mice, withhonest fervor, I never stealed money inall my life—I didnt. Fact is, marster,I larnt dat way to thumb a Jack whatyou showed dem wagoners, and so Iskun dem nigger waiters at Lynchburgand Charlottesville outen dat moneyhonestly, Marse Porte, honestly—datmoney and dese two watches. Here Mice produced a brace ofcopper watch
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