a Cale of ! @tte, Or Fourth Jaly iR the Back Woods
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OS fne morning the 4th July. ls45. 1 arrived at settlement not one hundred miles from Little Rock, the nucleus of which was a store, where was congregaed the patriotism of miles around, iR the shape of farmers. hunters. loafers and gentlemen of leisure generally.

 There had been nothing premeditatsd. but all as by one consent had settled upon this particular point the reason was soon known. here vas the on- y chance for inspiration. here only could the inspir ed waters mot of Parnassus but the still exh- ieratng cornl be obtained and here t was expected that the pent up patriotism of the last twelve months could have ow and voice from the breast and lungs of some back-weods Demosthenes.

 Hi,her they came from mountain, plain and val. ley. by twos by thress and singly. notiy th'ong. but esch face showing pIeasursbls antcipations oi the coming spree, the means of which was display ed in ssndry ways--here it was peliry neatly tied with bark asd suspended psnier wise behind Its owner, there a monstIoas beef hide stiE as board and occasiening great anneyaRee to its owner, and uneussiea sniaasl he hsstrode. some hsd small Par eels of beaver, otter and coon-skins, some again. bees-wax, and ofhen--tAsir Jaess--and though last and psossst. looking e certain of their fun and liquor as their more fortunate neighbcrs.

 Soon they were all together, and the question went sound. What are we to do. Some proposed shooting snatch for ihe qaos. sone jumping. esh- CTS again candy paIling old Gesrgia fashion, . scsub-see and ether entertaining varieties too nn- merous to mention all for the liqasri finally it wss dsedsd thst shoeting- match for ths liauo' shosid come s. and % seon ss suieiency cf thsss