The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1824-12-23

WI ID OuISIreICUcu arilSs anu wings Vi lUFGs
To watt him TO the realms above
But while they disputed for the prize,
Still lowering around the lower skies,
In slip'd the Devil, like Weazel
And down to hell he kick'd old Keazel."
Thus finished, he took to his heels, and
old keazel close after him with his cane:
but being unable to overtake the Indian he
returned to share the sympathy of his neigh
bours, who were in a roar of laughter.
GREEN MONKEYS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
An English officer, serving in the Column
bian army, gives the following particulars Of
the Green Monkeys of South America: By
night the trees were visited by groups of
green monkeys, who kept up such horrid
chatterring as prevented our enjoying sim
gle moments repose until day, when we
were bcset by immense focks Of parrots,
paroquets, and macaws, more noisy than our
nocturnal visitors. had an opportunity of
witnessing the ingenuity and cunning of the
Indian guides, one of whom proposed to rid
us Of the monkeys, provided he got hand
some pcn-hnlte as a reward. He went OUT
side the trees with bottle, in which he put
some peas putting down his fingers now and
then, he took out some, which he eat with
seeming satisfaction leaving few strewed
around, he retired, and the monkeys, who
are very minute in their observance of mans
actions, descended very cautiously, and hav-
! ing found some ofthe peas, quarrel ensued;
but one, more crafty than the rest, peeped
INTO the bottle, and, determining to secure
good handful, thurst down his hand, and fill
1 ling It, he set up a litter, as he found he
could not withdraw his hand The In.
dian now ran and secured him, and all the
rbc fed from branch to branch in evident
agitation. Part of an old red Jacket being
procured, all hands went to work to make
him new suit of clothes, and. after being
dressed, he was LET loose in the branches a.
m ng his astonished companions, who collect
ed round him and gazing on him with curi~
osity for about five minutes, busy scene en-
sued the other monkeys plucking branches,
and Hogging the soldier monkey, who Jump
cd from branch to branch, pursued by the
whole commonwealth of monkeys, until they
were out of sight. 1ehus the Indian rdded
us ofthose pests. We daily saw different
tribes, perhaps three of different colours in
one day !; some were very mischievous, throw
ing pistachios, lines, and other fruits, at us.
Our women rode on donkeys, one Of which
getting tired, and as beating would not make
him go, he was abandoned; the monkeys,
as usual, were attentive spectators, and see
ing the donkey left, they descended to have a
ride; three or four dozen mounted together
on his cars neck, and every other part, and
Ieven two clung to his tale, while the others
whipped and scratched HIM. The donkey,
frightened by his novel treatment, acquired
new speed, and began cantering, while his
pursucrs as ifimbly piled him, until he came
up to our rear braying The monkeys now
abandoned him, SO tlreadfully scratched and
/ torn, that he never attempted to stop after
+ wards.
, JUDGE JEFFRIES.-- Jeffries, as pleader,
. was remarkable for brow beating witnesses
and for uncommon insolence and scurrility
| of language; but he sometimes met with
smart rebuffs; and OH such occasions, not
, understanding his well known assurance, was
, exceedingly disconnected. Being once coun-
t sci in a cause about the validity of a lease,
wherein a gentleman who was witness
made use of several law terms, as lessee. and
lessor, assignee and asaignor, and his evil
dencc being directly against Jeiiries' client,
7 to take him off, and daunt him, he said to
him, ''you there with your law terms ofyour
lessee and your lessor, and OF your assignee
i and your assignor, do you know what les
: see or a lessor isl / don't believe you know
that, for all your formal evidence" To
which the gentleman answered, "Yes, Sir
George, but do, and I'll give you this in
stance of it if | nod to you, am the nodaer !;
0 and if you nod to me, then you are the nod
&c - which answer put the whole court in
to laughter. When he once happened to
be counsel in a cause, in opposition to Ser
jeant Maynard, that lannon's lawyer having
: said something which Jeffries did not like,
Z he told the SERGEANT (who was ola very adj
. vanced age) that he vas now grown SO old
!. that he had forgotten the law. "'Tis true,
Sir George, (replied Maynard') have for
gotten more law than you ever knew" We
are also told that plain country fellow be-
ing witness in cause in which he was con-
cerned, and Jeffrics not liking his evidence,
amongst Neutrality-suspicious. called out, "H on
:, fellow in the leather doublet, pray what have
: YOU for swearing?" The man, upon this,
: looking study on him replied, Truly, Sir,
:. if YOU had no more for lying than have for
: swearing, you might wear leather doublet
= as well as me.'' 1t is likewise said, that
= when he afterwards sat at q country assize
p as Judge, an old man with great beard
y :. came to give evidence before him, and not
- doing it to his mind, he began to cavil with
Il his beard, and, amongst other expressions
:, told him, THAT if his conscience was as
a large as his beard, he might well swear amy
= thing This so nettled the old man, that
70 he Immediately replied, My Lord, 1t you
~ go about to measure consciences oy peards
- vorr .ordshiD has none.