The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-13
Constable, continued he, with q would
be digpifed air, bring in the bells

| uc ulSuiiHA dtI, npIlnsSs ln lHe DcHS.
Yes, yer honor. ...n,, s.s ,ag,.
h a few moments the string of bells
and bellfries from sBarebones' 8, neck
were In the court. m ia7ts
Examine and report said the sa-
pient Justice. 90 tf
bells. i,t5s. Y 81: Iss1,. q
'1hrse |! very good. shuball Wat.
SON, said Wigglcsby, assuming, q Sc.
we're look and pompous tone as he turn.
ed to the amazed pedler, show is it that
you are daily before me Z how is it that
you are ever breaking the laws ofyour
country 3 trespassing upon the rights
of your neighbors Interfering with the
regulations of the commonwealth eau.
sing f.as ss agt'sS
Nov, Square, I swov;; as tits for
! that c HtF5ti E'}tsl flje so -, q"
sSilence! not word Of contempt
shuball Watson, ! fine you Eve dollars
and costs Of court for being upon the
highway Of the, commonwealth, to the
great danger of the life and limb of the
commonwealth, with but three bells at
tached to your sleigh or vehicle, when.
the law clearly and expressly says that
the number shall be sfive or more and
may this Dc solemn warming to you in
future, and sanctiGed to your good :
'Whew ! Je-hos,i,phat! fye- dollars
70 Tor the h bells! BE-, now, Square, an't you
leetle tn hard sonia feller, when good.
ness knpys, them ere three Z make
more noise than o hui bushel basket full
OF the little thimblet tjingling things that
arc on your sleigh f7t a.'Ia
sSilence!a a bell!is a belt the Statute
knows no distinction between bells.'
sSho' o'ow!-wa' al, now, but Square,
mine are as large as COW bells, .a
Cow bells or!chusch bells, il matters
,nat;a bell Is a bell, cried The now flu.
irous Justire, pay your fine Immediate
l.Yiand ba OF or I'll fine you for con-
tempt sssai3ss.isss II no, s,.s,....-
draw 10 RS ss: skin pal 's35s
Whilst Els facs frightened s. d nov ss'
thought Struck him him .T & ic 500 soon paI;d thc
fine ard left the Office I'll III i brown stud 5.
shaking the dust from the shoes as he he
crossed the threshold. sBeils Is bells
yeess.-,zactly so--bclls is bells, mutter-l
ed he to himself, Ss,s, Il, 4
The following night was bright and
clear, and the stars tw;nkled out scoldlv!
from their coyerts I'M the sky. The
earth was clothed nits wintry mantle,
and the ice covered trees glistened like
diamonds. The air was sttiiffan biting
whilst the sweo sma hours ayant the
twal, we're fast approaching. The mer-
,ry sleigh bells had ceased their music,
and the inhabitants Of C-had long
since retired to their slumbers, when
suddenly o terrific crash and ringing
was heard IN the streets that started
every one from their beds. What
could itbe was 1t hre! was 1T the
dreaded Peter Rugg! windows few
up, and night caps protruded, despite
the severity OF tho atmosphere. On it
comes ,crash-bang -ding--dong rat
tlety whanS ana 10 the wonder OF all,
\ L d. Il L - u L 4 \
o'u Darso'l'cs anoies a'ons,s hs neau
a a'u ~. I'd" atpop,n Us usua': 5nI1e s,.:n,
@ ,;.s u s"., 49, aSu n ~ ' "h,h R I'm. .'' :.
tachc1, 70 h;s cart in vo.;ons nloces r;ng.
I'M, IN horr;d d;scor,ant ns.aIs nnon tho
n;eht mir Some wondered some
onabed some sworo ond closaa thor
windows with an impatient slam.
Halo halo! what is this? who are
YOU that thus disturbs this ncighbor.
hood, making night hideous!' cried the
enraged dispenser of Justice, Squire
Wigglesby, as he learned from his win.
dow ?swho arc YOU? Illhaye YOU Ia.
ken up!'
sB,U. = boU0 y .b,;olo,, sb,ho 80
he shot round The corner ossbe Smn;re,s
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