The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-10-31

siously told by the prisoners ibg poor
creature was instantly scquiitsd sEd
her oues.'s long-sianding debs imply
discharged. ol aaaf agla lliR
Abel Huoks in Tight Place. gg,e
BY TIE AUTHOR OF COUSIN sALLT nm,
LIZARD. th
Mister Porter ~ wishes 10 Law q case
before you that think 10 hard. You see
was born poor nan, and luck has
been again me ever since I was born,
and what's worse, the law has been again
the, 100. | mout have stole seseral
lines, and not been found out, but that's
again my principles. | don't see how
them as gets rich by stealing can enjoy
their riches-I couldn't do il, and so
wouldn't steal. mo,it have luggcd and
loaled about as SONS does, but I'm abovs
that. too; so has suffered some in this
world. and allows to suffer some moro
before i either steal or beg. But that's
not to the pnt--or rather, to the half
pint: for the wors, pint in my case was
baIfpint to begin with. I'spose I bad
drunk about that quantity Of ardent,
whep who should coEu along but Forty
foot Houston. Now, Mr. p, il SO hap
pens that / am low man in inches, and
| can't bear for one Of those tall fellows
to be locking over my head at so,ne-
thing beyond me. Ses /:
Mr.. Houston, look some other COURSE.
Ses he: What's the matter, Hucks? I
| Ses I, | don't want you To be stand
in thar ookin' over my he'd.
| Why ses he. Hucks, you are fool!
That was enuffi; | had alters wanted
10 hit tall man, and Forty foot was the
highest | had ever seen. So goes up
and jags him in The short ribs. Ses be:
Quit, Hucks! you are fool!
J Well, upon that digs into him again.
Well, then at las, Mister Houston gets
mad, and takes me by the two arms, and
gives me shake that made my teeth
chatter and my eyes strike fire, and he
hands me over the fence TO constable,
aud he takes me down TO Sabeu's cross
roads, were the Court was held in
nosheem | [nachine] house, and Lawyer
J"ous was employed to defend me. lie
is mighty good,hearted man, Joolus is,
and 20 is Judge Battle ,ha; tried ME bu,
| their was no chance for me to get of,
and so | tesses guilty, and Joolns iutns
into beggin' The Judge. lie said wss
n poor unfortunate man, with six childrer,
and little given to Iiker; and their Was
no Jail higher than Charlotte, ,and il would
never do TO send me To jail.
Has you got any stocks here? says the
Judge TO the Sheriff.
! No, sur. ses the Sheriff; this is the
second Court ever held in the County
Of Union, and we aint ready with sich
things yet. ~-gl4
| Well, felt bi, Of relief when herd
the Sheriff's answer, and The Judge
looked down at piece Of paper, and lhan
he saws, ns.
| Mr.. Clerk, record the judgement Of
the Court: LIE, Mr.. Hncks Be confiaed
in the stocks for one hour. And, says
he. Nj. Sheriff, you can come as near as
possible 10 executing the judgmen, Of
OF the Couri.
How is that? says Joolus. Airing up
and looking wra,hy a, the Judge. Your
honor, don't mean 10 inAict any unusual
punishment!
i Oh, no! says the Judge, latin: the
mode Of carrying out the sentence is left
to the Sheriff,
And then al the lawyers lall. b,t
, Joolus an" some said fence Joolus, aud
so lie got madter still, and siys: MI, ,Sher-
, id, dare you tu do that!
And so they took me ou, Of the Court
house on general laf, aud as the law
yers came along to dinner, than I was
laying with both legs through 1.-The crack
Off rail fence, and some iellers setting
on the fence making sport Of me!
| And | herd tha, queer.looking fellcr,
Ham Jones, say Joolus, look a, your
client!
+ And then / ,honght Joolus would Of
tainted, He turned to the Judge, and
he says: My. God, Judge! never had q
client in such fix before!
;. And the Judge and all of them law
yers laughed out. ButI felt hurf--iny
feelings was hurt as well as my legs -
don't know wetber or no you are i
lawyer, but ! want to know we;h er il ia
accordid'i TO the American Constitution,
to put iellers legs through . rail fence
because they hayen'tgot stocks in alne~S
country? | want to know, siri for ef thati
be according TO the constitution, IN 60
across the line to South Carolina aud
help to make new constitution! Yours
TO command. . Ists W
+ 'sf. ABEL HUcKs. y