Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-03
SATURDAY
AN ALABAMA COURT SCENE.

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AN ALABAMA COURT SCENE.
''Judge, the fe!lers arc all here now
let's open courtw said o man in calico
suit. (shlrt, pantaoons and jackef.) as the
door was thrown open, and some twelve
or thirteen Promiscuous hooking persons
were marshnled into the old harm.
| ltsvas about MONDAY. and all the morn
/ ing had been ornamenially obscured bv
a soaking shower. The complainant,
Defendant. witnesses, and al in any way
connected with the case, had travelled
seven miles To find this only spot in
large regloi, where Justice was assumed
10 be under legal distribution. Into the
country court room they came, all soak.
ing wet. aud nearly every man with the
stump Of a Tad smelling cigar in his
mouth. Two or three were very drunk,
and lay right down on benches and boxes
about the place, 10 go to sleep. One man
had though, enough to kindle fire. gath.
tering sucI material as was at hand and
around this the rest Of the party gathered
TO yet themselves partially dry. It was
a September day. and though not very
cold. Il dry jacket was more comfortable
than wet one.
"Who opens the casc?,' said the Judge,
as he turned over an empty box made to
carry dry goods and lying useless in
corner OF the place. A fellow standing
before the fire turning round and said.
.'Why, Judge. If YOU meas that dry good
case. it, is open aready!'
j Then there was laugh, and IS the
Judge sat down. another man asked him
if he was going TO keep The prisoners d7a
all TO himself.
The deputy constable then said, s.he'd
be ID i, the court should'n, be keep, in
ORDER ordering at the same time, Bill
Bruce to give him cigar
The counsel for the plaintiff next came
forward and was commencing an elo
qucnt address, when the judge stopped him
in familiar way, expressing IN urgent
and immediate necessity for chew Of
tobacco.
Il doesn't chew, JUDGE said the at.
torney.
II know you doos." replied the Judge.
The defendant then stepped forward.
and politely supplied the Judge with to
bacco
/ After this the trial went on, and an ac-
compartment of the most u]icrous Incl.
dents prevailed. Occ Of the witnesses,
when wanted. was ST sound asleep ON q
bench that The two lawyers aud the con.
stable, with their united efforts, coud'n,
wake him. When nj last aroused, he
told the whole court TO go to --, and
he lay down to 20 TO sleep again.
An old SOW rooted the door open, and
came grunting into court, surrounded by
her braod Of squeal'ng pigs.
/ "Driye her OUT" was the ins,antane.
Gus decision Of the Judge.
"Haye mercy on the widow and the
;atheriess," exclaimed a Liccupping
! drunken fellow on bench.
Judge said the counsel for the dc
lendan,, "your time know is precious.
as must be the case with SO abe and val.
liable member Of society. This case is
perfectly clear, and know your iearaing
and lucid intellect pierced through i, at tie
first glance. For me to argue would not
only he waste Of my own time, but an
insult to your penetration. Much might
be said but nothing is needed Before
another judge | would lay down the rules
Of law, but hero know they have been
deeply studied and wisely UNDERSTOOD
: look around nc, and behold an humble
house o! logs, yet | see before me til.
spirit OF truth. the unpurchasable dis,ri.
butar Of law, and the old ,enemen, rises
before my mental vision proud and beau
MI
Judge, have a bottle of Old Mononeate-
. in my pocket; for the respec, bear
your character, allow me 10 make YOU a
present Of it,
'.Verdict for tie defendant" said the
Judge -Picaysns.
SoLoMoS's TEMpLE.-'The legacy be.
quealhed by David to Solomon, for the
building o. the celebrated Temple Of Je-
rusalem is thus described by David him.
sell, in the Nth aud 18th verses ol,he Isl
} book OF Chronicles
NOV, behold in my trouble have pre-
pared for the House Of the Lord an 100
thousand talents OF gold, and thousand
thousand talents OF silver. oil & brass and
iron Without weight, for il is in abundance;
timber also, and stone have prepared. -
Moreover, there are worknen in album
da!ce, hewers ind workers Of stone and
,imbcr, and all manner of cunning men
for all manner Of work. or the gold,
; the silver, aud the brass, and the iron,
there is no number
a friend, TO give sorao idea of,he enor
nous amount Of this legacy. has made
an estimate in pounds, shillings, and
pence, and also in dollars and cents, Of
the talent Of gold, and Of silver here
; referred to. A talent Of silver, like those
bequeathed by David, is 1851. lis. lOd.
and consequently thousand thousand
talents Of silver 600 ,OO0) would amount,
to 353,59l,666i a talent Of gold is
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