The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-14
JUSTICE NAPOLEON BONAP.
EART SPRIGGINS.


rates, an individual who gIoried in
he name OF Napoleon Bonaparle Sprig
gins hsd obtained his commission, b.
Idetermined honestly and rightly 10 per.
form oil The duties Of the Office, end en-
10y the digolies, emolumens, & perqui.
sites thereof. Hs hvng up board al
he side OF his door, on which was
scrawIed in chalk, lhe following words,
Ito viii;
InopO/ean bonop0rte spriggi0s, E S
Quirc gus lis of The pE.2S.
Then he appointed his own constable,
and called Court.
He received f'om his predecessors,
certain documents, folded 10 Legal form
on which legal action had commenced,
and which under the law, our new jus
ice was called on to perfect.
The Court House was a certain grog
gerry, grocery, or confectionery, as the
case may be, a, the Cross Roads, OF
which Justice Napoleon Bonapart Sprig
gins was the owner and occupant,
'Mr. Cons,eble,' said the justice ia
king his seat beside large box, which
vas turned up 10 answer the purpose OF
table and assuming digni'y hecom
ng his station. 'Mr. Constable said
Ne, 'ihis ere court now sci, and already y
for bushes, lie, any one wha, wants ins.
ice and tho lor, cum in. You Dave
Scute! let alone tina, ere wiskey barre
were not now : lectoneeri g!--'hi
ere is Court, and we'll have no drink
ing in court, except as 10 those who pay
down.
The first case, Mr.. Constable, j.
Roach vsrs,n Smell. Call John Rosch
John Roach Ohm Roach h--come ir
10 Court" bawei the constable. Don
answer please your honor.
Call SnelI.'
Simon Snell-Simon SoeIl Com
INTO court. Don't answer, please YOU
worship
'Gone to Texas, cried some of III.
by standers.'
Gone to Tex,s ia conempt Of III
ere Court, | order hnI to be taken l.
inI, forthwith, MI Constable. Such
he Ior.'
'rhe State varsus Teddy O'ReilIy
Mr.. Constabiei
ia the shayens before the door, youl
Ihonor--he's always on hand.
Then call the State
well | rachoh as how I'll troubI
you leelle, said a byslandsr, To bin,
he state into these diggins'
'AlI the same: Mr.. Constable, III
parties must be called! That's the lor.
'Ths Stale of Florida, come ,n,c
court, cried the officer. Don't answs,
your Honor
well, this serious matter, Mr.. Con-
stable! Charged with an oath, mumhIed
the dignity, casting his eye on the wa.
rant 'John Smith, ARRAY, rio'ous con.
duct, bigamy. Who lhe thunder 10 Big
Amy, Mr.. ConspsDlc!'
'Cant say, your honor
'Call her into court.'
Big Amy. Big Amy!come into COURT
Dont answer. But here's Teddy o.
Reilly
Here Teddy O'Reilly,a little chuffy,
red faced man, approaches the dignila'
ry al The box,
We'll, Teddy demanded! The Jas
lice, with an awful frown; 'what is this
alfa!r between YOU and Big Amyi
'Davil OF Bit, your worship's hon.
o;i as the good woman who owns me
can testify, your honor
$50 there is woman in the sfrrr!I
and where is she Mr. Teddy O'ReiIly%I
'The Lord knows your worsnip',I
honor, unless she be in ;he dear City o
Cork where | left her some nine year.
last Michnlmsn. with the chllders, the
Iiule O'Re,llys.'
'Bu' Big Amy, with whom it ssem
you had spree the oIher day--where'.
she!
al fam, yonr worship, of'thai spal
peen, John Smith. II ! could only ge'
hould of him with a drsnof The shills
'ah, saving your honor's iivireuee, I'd
lachs him to AXE sway an honest msn',
character. May the devil burn himp
Where's John Smith. Mr.. Consts-
bItf'
(which one your honots'
'Why the one that can tell ell chou,
this affair with The Big Amy