The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the N. o. Pic,yune.
THE CUT DIRECT.

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/ THE CUT DIRECT.
!. A tall, raw toned countryman bounded
like an Intliasrubber ball into the Recor.
ter's. Office yesterday mnrning, with his
head done up in a blootl- stained towel,
from which flowed sanguinary s,ream.
crimsoning his face aud broad, expensive
shirt collar. About his neck was a large
table cloth or sheet tucked under his shirt
collar, hoating in the wind, and this also
was spotted with blood. Following him
in rapid succession were three negroes.
the fnrem"st Of whom was in his sbir,
sleeves and bare headed, had evidently
heen assailed in his advent by the advent
iions circumstances Of the countrymun's
l'nnd clos"Iy and firmly clutched his era.
vat and shirt cnllar. andswith determined
purpose that wnuld have made h,m black
in the face if Nature herself had no, been
brforthapd in the fe!:!.
"ls lhore law in this Office, Judge or
oint there1 Is blood 10 be split and the
offender 20 clar or no.?" inquired the
cnuntryman, and as he did so he ges,icua-
ted by Jerking the prisoner backward and
forward.
This is court Of Justice, SIR" replied
the Recorder. m"ving the Bible lille on
the desk btfnre him.
Then sit dawn. you Internal scoundreI!'
exclaimed the couhtry,nun. rs he seule,l
the prisoner on bench with greater
quick ness than gen,leness. "Judge," lie
continued, IL aint hoss. stealer, and lis
hard TO wear the brand; never stole noth.
in more than apples, and that's long time
ago, and the idee Of havin' folks pn,in'
their fingers at me when I walk alunp the
roads, and inquire what hosses is worth,
amt as pleasant as i, nigh. be-lhere'd be
a fig HI right away"
but why should you suppose anybndy
would accuse you oGssuch q crimel" in.
CURED the Recorder III amszemen,.
"Why, because that cuss there has qin
me the mark, and if there's law in the ma
rish ] want him punished. and if ther.
nint he'd better have heen bnrn black
snnke nt once lhan come within twenty
seven rods ofmei'' aud he elevated his fst
in rage.
'What has he tlone!'! asked the Record.
er-''hns he struck ynnl''
II sh"uin't think he had" replied the
compluinnnt with surdnnic grin-4.if he
had he wouldn't hev been here; but he's
done worse thing-he' maimed me. This
here's what he's done 10 me-may the ever.
lastin' and continual blaze Of the DEVILS
kitchen fire brile every atom of grease ou
"fhis c"nfounded black wal"u, hidr!"
With the expression Of this tIrmo,,iac
wish the complainant rnceeded 10 unfnd
IN" bi""dy towel that bound his CORY I..cks.
and disclosed mass Of cnagula,ed blood
and hair clippings, covering his Ief, ear.
"L""k here. sill" lie excluime,I-.an,I
me strong man wept in the bitterness OF
his heart
"You have seen stabbed, sir!" said The
Recorder. "Offlcer, take that black fellow
into custody"
"N". sir" sni.l he Of the ,ueful counlen.
ance. sinking his head sorrnwfully and pa.
z'ng ahs'rncte'lIy a, a reporter.
''Oh never shnke ynnr CORY locks a, me-!
Thou canst not say did i.r' exclaimed
reporter with waIking-s'ick like shriv-
elItd aud fr"st-bilten sugar cane.
''No. sir: don't, don',," said The cnun-
tryman-"n"b"dy struck me; but III tell
yon jus, how i. happened, and he'll find
afnre ! get through that he's keiched the
wrong pig by the ear. My hard got ra,h.
er long, and when seed sireaked pole
snckIn' out nf"re door, I thought I'd GO
IN aud have about pound and q half,nnk
of. Well, This ere varmint told me he'd
cut il, and SO. down. The fus, thing h..
did was IN tie me up into this sheet, so
light that couldn't breathe sca'cpIy, told
him 10 cut it short behind and if he'd a
shaved il he couldn't have took il tofTniph.
er I" the skull; but ! didn't mind thu.
cause ! knowed it would grnw again.
By'n.hy he cum to ,rimmn' 1t round the
ears. and every now and then Id feel the
sharp rints Of his scissors jnbbed into me.
1t made onld chill run all ,hro' me, and
told The fe'ler Ia be kecrful or he'd hev nv
eye OUT; but he knowed he'd got me tight,
aud Kept on. My har nint none Of the
silkiest, cause il aini accustomed ia no
parlic lar ,rainin' and don't grease often
and il wns considerable labor To brush II
out. By'n-by he GO. to COMM the scien.
tifcs cl"s' to my left ear. and fus, he'd gin
a snip. and then he'd rattle The scissors az
il he was a-tryin' to cut away the air in
stead of har.-This sort OF science made
me shiver jest as il had the chiIIs and le
yer on me. and | kept a.winkin' for fea
he'd poke the points into my eye. tol,
him to lei me be. that my hair was GU. fus
T rate, and was Altered I'd ketch cold if
| he'd TOO much taken off at time. but he On