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he could not be hurt. Upon this the Lieu
tenant having revived, pulled the shot out OF
his bosom, and exclaimed "no, sir, but this j.
my shot," thrust it, with sang frold into his
pocket.
The KN1cKERBocKER, for September, has
been on our table for several days. We quote
some passages from the Editors Table:
The PERSONAL MANNER OF WASHINGTON
d" What a personal presence was that Of The
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY! All accounts agree
in this. We heard an old gentleman say, no
long ago, that when a clerk in Philadelphia, b"
used 20 walk two or three squares every NOR
ming, to meet WASHINGTON as he came down
Market street to his quarters. "The dignity"
said he, "of his movements, the grace Of his ST..
lutation, and the calm sweetness Of his smile,
were beyond description or comparison" ST..
ting the other day on a log, scarcely a stone
throw from where Andre was captured, and nri
far from the little Sleepy. Hollow church, We
convcrsed an hour with a revolutionary patrioi,
tremulous with the palsy Of aye, who pointed
out to us the spot, over the Tappan Sea which
lay before US, where Andre was hung, a,o
where, on that day, the troops "spread out thicb
aud black a long way from the gallows." H.
lived at Ncrplanck's Point, close by, when Ar
mold came down in his barge, and went on boar
the Nulturc, all which he himself saw. "They
fired two cannon at the barge said he, " frorl
this side: having got news OF the treason b.
express; but the gun burst at the second dis
charge, and took off the legs, to the thighs, OF
one "oor fellow, who was brought to our house,
but he died in two hours "The army then
lay at Bedford" continued the old veteran
6 and | saw General Washington almost every
day. lie was a nohlelooking man ; his c0unte-
nance was terribly pleasant. He did not tall
much; but even the little children fairly loved
him and they used to gather about the door OF
his marquee every morning, to see him aud lr
used to pat their heads and smile on them; i,
was beautiful to see." How uniform and uni
versal is this "testimony Of the eye" in the re-
collections Of Washington"
Law FIcrIoNs AND LAW VERBRAeE.-"Wh.'
curious things are the iictions OF Jaw Did John
Doe or Richard Roe ever make their personal
appearance in any court! Were they ever once
met in any house, street, or field, public or pri-
vate Nay, had they ever the good luck TO be
born Whoever encountered Stiles or Jack.
son, those li,igious r@ascals, who have been play.
ing plaintiff and defendant for so many years, in
processes of ejectment! Look, too, at the gross
tihs in all indictments for assault and battery. to
say nothing of their ,autology. DO US the IA
vor TO observer
y t'IdL tuC sdiu uelclludU', III tilc llIS OdN
} of September, in the year Of our Lord 1913, as.
saulted the said plaintiff, to wit, at NeV York,
in the county and state of New York, and then
and there spit in the face OF tie said plaintiff,
and with great lorce and violence seized and
laid hold OF the said plaintiff by his nose, and
greatly squeezed and pulled the same and then
and there %plucked, pulled and tore divers large
quantities OF hair from and off the head of the
said plaintiff; and then and there with a certain
=, stick and with his fists gave and struck the said
plaintiff a great many violent blows and strokes
on and about divers parts Of his body and also
then aud there, with great force and violence.
shook and pulled about the said plaintiff, and
cast and threw the said plaintiff down to and up
5 on the ground, aud then and there violently
=, kicked the said plaintiff, and gave and struck
} hun a great many other blows AMI strokes, and
also then and there, with great force and vio-
, lence, rent, tore, and damaged the clothes and
wearing apparel, to wit, one coat, one waistcoa',
one pair OF brooches, one cravat, one shirt, one
pair of stockings, and one hat, of the said plain
tiff, of great value, to VIII, of the value OF one
, hundred dollars, which the said plaintiff then
and there wore, and was clothed with. By
means OF which said several premises the said
. plaintiff was then and there greatly hurt and
I wounded, and became and was sick, sore, lame.
and dlsordered, and so remained and continued
Tor a long space of time, to wit, for tn" space OF
! three weeks. then next following during all
, which time the said plaintiff thereby suffered
, and underwent great pain, and was hindered and
t prevented from performing and transacting his
, necessary affairs and business, by him, during
that time, to be performed and transacted. and
also thereby the said plaintiff was forced and
obliged to, and did necessarily pay, lay out, and
: expend a large sum of money, to wit, the sum
o.! nifty dollars, lawful money of the United States
4 Of America. in and about endeavoring to be cured
= Of the bruises, wounds, sickness, soreness, lame.
b ness, and disorder aforesaid, occasioned as afore.
said.'"
"QuERE.-Would the 'waistcoats,' 'breech.
; es,' etc., be numbered, in the case of an old fash.
, Toned Dutchman, wearing eight or ten each !
, How are 'preceden,s' and the old English law
on this point"