The life of . him to give me a few minutes for reflection, andtold him if he would allow me a moments consultation with a friendin the other wagon, the misunderstanding should be settled satis-factorily. He consented. That friend was a double-barrelled gun,loaded and capped. Seizing it, and approaching the hog drover,whose two mounted assistants were by his side, I said to him, Now, sir, you must apologize, for your brains are in danger. Youdrew a weapon upon me for a trivial remark. You seem to holdhuman life at a cheap price; and now, sir, you have the choicebetween a load of shot
The life of . him to give me a few minutes for reflection, andtold him if he would allow me a moments consultation with a friendin the other wagon, the misunderstanding should be settled satis-factorily. He consented. That friend was a double-barrelled gun,loaded and capped. Seizing it, and approaching the hog drover,whose two mounted assistants were by his side, I said to him, Now, sir, you must apologize, for your brains are in danger. Youdrew a weapon upon me for a trivial remark. You seem to holdhuman life at a cheap price; and now, sir, you have the choicebetween a load of shot and an apology. He instantly apologized, and we entered into a different sort ofconversation. We agreed that many a human life is sacrificed in PURCHASED A STEAMBOAT. 205 sudden anger, because one or botli the parties carry deadly wea-pons. The prominent points at which our company performed in thatwestern and southern tour, were Nashville, (where we visitedGeneral Jackson at the Hermitage,) Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and. EXCOUKTER IVITU THE Vicksburg—of course paying due respect to numerous intermediateplaces. We met with various success, though on the whole we didremarkably well. At Vicksburg we sold all our land-conveyances, excepting fourhorses and the bandwagon; bought the steamboat Ceres for 206 A SUDDEN DEPARTURE. $6000, hired the captain and crew, and proceeded down the river,stopping at desirable points to open our budget of amusement. At Natchez our man-cook left us, and I sought in vain foranother. I applied to a white widow who, I had been informed,would answer the purpose. She objected, because she hoped shortlyto marry a young painter. We needed a cook; our case was des-perate ; I called on the lover; mentioned my object; related thestory; and asked him if he intended to marry the widow. He hadnot yet determined. Cant you hurry up your ideas, and marry her at once ? said I. Certainly not. He did not know that she would have him, andhe did not know tha
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