TALES OF FCHARACTER $ COUNTRY.

 NO. FV.

Written for the Advocate. s;rcumasfantial Evidence.
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The Reader, if he has done me the favor so far to accompany me in these tales of mine, has discovered, and perhaps with dis appreciation, that relate them almost en- tirely in the first person. As the world wags, owe him some apology, for indnls- ing in what may seem to him to be pure egotism, tho, as regards my own private opinion of the matter, l am entirely of the belief, that 1t Is no business of his, in any way. But, as l am desirous of cultivating and increasing the good feeling which al- ready exists between Us, l feel bound to make my excuse. The first reason then, Is, that as these relations are all veritable matters of fact, and have actually occurred to me ill my various peregrlnations, feel myself at liberty to present them to the rea- der just as they happened; the second is, that being ia every way rambling sort of parsonage, great portion of that spirit gets into my writings, (tho' you, dear reader, have doubtless already discovered that, ) and find 1t the easiest way, for the sake of laying before you my own valuable opinions and theories, to use the first person, tho 1 SHOulu tutfcu} uo sioiSiNS to iiiJ s5i Cue iuou- esty, for 1t gives the freer vent to all my conversational and loquacious discourses; and the third and principal reason is, that, looking upon myself us very important and particular parsonage, naturally desire to impress my readers with the same opin- ion.

 So much being prefaced, l wish to intro- duce my readers to the bar-roorn of a small tavern, in the western part of a certain Teritoryor State, (it IS no business oftheirs which, and close to the Indian line. If any western man should imagine that am somewhat too particular and precise. i'll des- cribing the manners and conversation of the class of society with which he IS con yersant, l beg leave to remind him that l am writing-tho' in special manner for the edifcation of the people of the West yet also, i'll some degree, for those who know nothing of Us, our manners, or our habits.

 The tavern then, into which desire to induct the reader, was a small, double ten enlent of logs, standing on little emin- ence, and surrounded by perhaps dozen other buildings similar to ii, which, together with the tavern, formed the town of Jack sonburg. In the bar-room, gathered round large fire of logs, were some dozen lndI-1 viduals--engaged, some ip the discussion

 