Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-26
Abel Hucks In Tight Place.
y THE AUTHOR OF COUSIN SALLY billiard.


MONROE, Union Co, n. c., July 4th, 1851
Mister Porter Il wishes to lay case before You
that thinks is hard. You see was born poor man,
and luck has been agin sense was born;
and what's worse, the law has been agin me- too.
mont have stole several times and not been found
out but that's agin my principles ! don't see how
them as gifts rich by stealing enjoy their riches
i couldn't do it, and so | wouldn't steal. mout
have luggcd and ioafed about does, but I'M
above that, too for has suffered some in this world,
and allows shall suffer some more before I'll Ell
ther steal or lug. But that's not to the pintor
ther to the hot-pn: for the worst pint in my case
was a hGl pint to begin with. | spose bad drunk
about that quantity of the ardent when who should
come along but Forty foot Houstcn,' Now Mr.,
p, it happens that am G lo,c man in inches. and
can't bear for of those tall fellows to be look
ing over my head at something beyond me. Ses /:
Mr.. Houston. look some other course
Ses he: What's the matter Hucks 90
Ses l.: - don't want you to be standin thar
lookn' my he'd"
why" says he, Hucks you are a fool !"
That was enuff I had alters wanted to hit tall
man, and Forty foot the highest had ever
seen. So goes up and jass him in the short ribs.
Ses he
"Qut Hucks you are a fool !"
Well, upon that digs into him agin. Well tlrrs
at last, Mister Houston gets mad. and takes me by
the two arms, and gives me Il shake that made my
teeth chatter and my eyes strike fire. and he hands
me the fence to Il constable. and he takes
held in masheen nIachnel house. and Lawyer
" Joolus" was employed to defend me. He is NIGH
ty good harted man. Joolus is, and is Judge Bat
tie that tried me but there chance ter me
to get off and 'fesses guilty, and joolus turns
into beggin' the Judge. He said poor unfor-
tunate man. with six children. and little given to
Ticker. and there Jail higher than Charlotte,
and it would never do to send me to Jail
& Has you got any stocks here :. ses the Judge to
the Sheriff
No, sur. the Sheriff this is the second Conrt
ever held in the county Of Union, and we ant retdy
with such things yet
Well | felt a bit of relief when I heard the Sher-
if anser and the Judge looked down at u piece of
paper, and then he says
Mr. Clerk. record the Judgment of the Court: Let
Mr. Hucks be confined in the stocks for one hour
And. says he: : Mr.. Sheriff you rs
possible to executing the judgment of the Court
How is that {? says Joolus faring up and locking
wrathy at the Judge. Your honor don't mean to
inhct any unusual punishment! Z!
Oh, non says the Judge. afhn the mode of car
rying out the sentence is left to the Sheriff
Ard then all the lawyers laft, but Joolus-nnd
some said fence, Joolus, and so he got madder STILL
and says: Mr. Sheriff, dare You to do that!'
| And so they took me out of the Court House on -
general latf and as the lawyers came along to dim
ncr, thar was lying with both legs through the
crack of rail fence, and some fcers setting the
fence making sport of me
And heard that queer looking feer Ham Jones,
say Joolus, Iook at your clicnt'
And then thought Joolus would have fainted--
He turned to the Judge, and he says My God,
Judge | never had client in such fix before ,
And the Judge and all of them lawyers laughed
out. But felt hurt-1ny feelings was hurt well
as my legs. don't know whether not you u
lawyer, but want to know whether it is accnrdin'
to the American Constitution to put fellers legs
through rail fence because they haven't got stocks
| in county. want to know. sir for eff that
be according to the constitution, I'll go the
line to South Carolina and help to make new con-
sttution Yors to command.
ABEL HUCkS.