Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-01-28

thFt was rs a''t& 49, $50
An Alabama Court seeae.-4' Judge, ths
| iellefs arc all here now lets open ettsagt I
said il man IN u calico suit. (ahirt. pahtafbons
and Iaeket.) hs the door was thrown open. and
solid w Give or thirteen pfomIsenuaz looking
peieeta wee lhafsI allied Ia the old barn.
1t was about noon lay. and all the morning
had been ornameptally obseured by a soaking
shower. The complainant. defendant wltnes.
ses, aud all III any way ronfeeted with the
sase, had travelled seven miles to find this on.
ly ppot ina large region where Justice was as-
al ned 10 be under legal distributions Into
the county court room they came, al Roaking
wet, and nearly every man with The stulup oi
a bad elgat a his mouth Two or Three were
very drunk. and lay right down 'l benches
aud boxes about the placess 10 20 to sleep,
One man had thought enough 10 kIhdle q
lire, gathering such material as Was at hand
aud around tbs the rest OF the party gathered
to gel themselves partially dry, 1t was u
September day, and though not very cold, u
dfy jacket was more comfortable than il wet
one
Who opens the case !" said the Judge, ~
he turned over an empty box made 10 carry
dry goods, aud lying useless i'll a corner Of
thu place.
A fellow standing before the fire, turned
round'and said, Why Judge. If you mean
that drying case, It Ia open already I"
Then there was Il laugh, and as tho Judge
sat down, another man asked INN II he was
going TO keep Tho prasphef's boz all to himself !
The deputy constable tlteussatd he'd he ID
u the rourl shouldn't 90 iet.t IN atdGF,'' or.
dersnG, at he same time, Bill Bruce 10 give
hlin "A Cigar,
The ruonsel for The plaihiIil'neAt came for,
ward, aud commencing An eloquent address,
when The Judge stopped htul "a i familiar way.
eAPfesslng ali ufe ent aud lmluedllte n~ecesste
y lof a chew 81 tobacco.
:" does at Chez, Judge sa the attorney.
:" know you doos,'' replied the Judge.
The defendant then stepped to ward, and
politely supplied the Judge with tobacco.
After tins the triai went on aud mn accom-
p%anlmetlLei Hsost udtcreua Incidents prevail
ed, One Of The Witnesses When wanted. was
sosonpd asleep OH Il bench, that the two law yes
and tho constable, with her united Efforts
coutd'n vale hIta. Wien ut last aroused,
he told the whole court to 30 10 L--tl, and
layTdown TO go TO sleep again.
An old SOW rooted the donr open, and came
s'f'H'' ''N' tAt u II w tti lbfI
oi squeallng Pigs.
" Drive her out ~ was the instantaneous
dectsjoa Of tho Judge.
" Lave mercy on the widow and the f1-
therIess = exclaimed 4 hlccupping drunken
fellow OH . bench.
Judge sad the counsel for The de,ea-
a'h', your tine | hno" IS precious, AZ must
De inc case with so able ana valued a meal
Der OF society,-IlIts case Is perfectly clear
ana ! Know your learning and lucid intellect
pierced ihr"a,sh il al the first glance. For
me TO argue, would be not only a waste of
my own Time, but and insult to YOUR penetra.
ton. Much might be sad, but nothing is need
ed. Before any other Judge would law down the
rules OF law, but here | know they have been
deeply studied and wisely unlerslood. look
around me and behold an humble house of
fogS, yet see before me the spirit Of truth,
the unpnrcbasable distributor of law, and the
old tenement rises before my mental vision
proud and beautiful as a majestic emple of
Jnst%e. Judge | have a bottle of prime old
Munongahela, in my pocket ; for the respect
| bear your character, alloy me to make YOU
a present OF it."
Verdict far The d Jeaant" sad tho Judge.
Christmas was celebrated at Philadelphia
WIN great zest--eapeeiaIiy by some vi The
ire companies, who banged one another's ia
ces, and deiaced ard injured one anotller's
in a most pho S and p~raisefui manner.
During the year 1912 there were 1909 ar
rivals at the port of New York from foreign
ports-whfch is l30 less than last year. The
clearances were 1895 coastwise
1896.
The best proof hat is furnished us of the
advantages we have gained by the recent trea-
", is that the English public regard it with
great dIsiaror. When two disputants are
dissatisfied with the award OF an uln-
pre-, 1t is nearly as conclusive OF the Justice
d the decision as If they were equally pleased.
But as IN the case re:erred tic, when the Ame-e
public are pleased with a result that pro-
iuces nothing but dissatisfaction ill Efglaai
hose who would attempt 10 persuade the
that they have been routed and dis-
IGNORED, are actuated by some motive other
han a true one.
A KIND MOTHERS ADVICE TO HER
SON.
"When'er you marry" to her son I
A prudent mother said,
Choose for your loving ~helpmate, one
Rich widow, or old maid
Fol any wife may turn out i'll.
But Dick, the money sever will"
N3yORAITY