The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-25
WHOLE NO. 1905.

siess' VINO resided in distant part Of tba
STATE was present to give it his personal su.
PerVislon: In the course of Mr. DIS. arpument
ne let tall some profane language, for which he
T Indd ptompiiy checked and reprimanded by the
license OF tongue, retorted with great asns,;.,
ana much harshness of language
MI Clerk, said the Judge cooIIv. nut
down twenty dollars fine to Mr.. d. pN'
by c." said Mr.. D., "IIl never nav
cent OF 1t under heaven, and I'll swear as m1ch
as please" oS iiiucn
NJ "P P! down another fine of twenty dollars.
p" III see the devil have your whole oen.r,
ton; rejoined Mr.. D.. %before INV eoekets
snail be picked by cursed Yankee interIonar :,
:, Another twenty dollar fine, Mr.. Clerk"
You may put on as MANY 6nas a. no.,
please, Mr.. Judge. but by C. there's dif-
reckon.
{" Twenty dollars moro, Mr.. Clerk"
Tia, ha I" laughed Mr.. D. with some bitter
ness, you are trifiing with me, see, Sir but
can tell you | understand no such iokine
and BY c. Sir, you will do well to make an
end of it,
Mr. Clerk, said the Judge with great COM
posnre, add twenty dollars more 10 the fine,
ana hand the account to the Sheriff Mr. d.
the money must be paid Immediately, or shall
Commit you to prison."
The violence of the lawyer compelled the
Judge to add another fine; and before night,
the o0streperous barrister was swearing with
all his might to the bare walls of the county
JAIL The session of the court was terminated.
and the lawyer seeing no prospect of escape
through the mercy of the Judge, after fort.
nights residence in prison, paid his fine of n
hundred and twenty dollars and was released.
He now breathed nothing but vengeance.
i" Ill teach the Yankee scoundrel," said he,
4 4L.k
mat member OF the Kentucky bar is not TO
De treated IN this manner with impunity"
The Judge held his next court at Frankfort.
and thither Mr.. D. repaired to take revenge
tor the personal indignity he had suffered.
Judge X is as remarkable for resolute fearless
ness as Tor talents, hrmness, and integrity. and
after having provided himself with defensive
| weapons, entered upon the discharge of his
dutiss with the most philosophic Indifference.
Oh passing from the hotel to the court house,
the 'uage noticed that man of great size, and
evidently OF tremendous muscular STRENGTH. fol-
lowed him so closely as to allow no one to step
between. He observed also that Mr.. D., sun
ported by three or four friends, followed hard
upon the heels OF the stranger, and on entering
the court room, posted himself as near the seat
oil the Judge as possible, the stranger meantime
taking care TO interpose his huge body between
the lawyer and the Judge. For two or three
days, matters went on in this way the stran-
ger sticking like burr to the Judge, and the
lawyer and his, assistants keeping as near as
possible, but RETAINING from violence At
length, the curiosity of Judge R. to learn some
thing respecting the purposes of the modern
him to his room, and inquired who be was. ",,,s
what object he had in view in watching his
movements thus pertinaciously.
Why you see," said the stranger. eiectinO
a quid ct tobacco that might have frighted a
small skif, I'm ringtailed roarer from Biz
Sandy River. | can outrun, outiump, and out.
tight any man in Kentucky. They teIlsd me
IN Danville, that ths'ere lawyer was comm
down to give you a lickin Now | hadn't
nothin agin that, only he want going to give
you fair play, so l come here to see you out,
and now if you'll only say the word, we can
fog him and his mates in the twinkling of a
quart pot"
Mr.. ID. soon learned The feeling with which
the champion regarded him, and Withdrew with
out attempting to execute his threats of ven
geance upon the Judge.-Nelo Hausn Pail,