The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-10
ABEL HICKS N 4 71GHr PLACE.


/ ABEL HICKS N A TIGHT rlAcE.
~ fhf .fAtA~ n : ceusia Salfy Dsasard.v
Monsoe. linssa Co, N. e.
July ash. 1881.
MIsFEE PorrER--l wishes 10 lar !
rase befase yan sls-s |. thinks Is hard.
You see aas born poor man. anil luck
has bern agsu me erer sincr was born
and what's waf*f, tlle Is~ has han agin
me. Too. musl haze stole sesersl times,
and nsl bfen found nnt. hus lhal's ssin ms
ffinelples. d.n'i see how llssna as gifts
rich i.s saraiins can eni.ay their rirl,es--i
rsssldn's do il. and 30 aoulJu't steal. |
nrant hate lusgrd aud lusisJ about rs
some does. bul I'm abeve Il,ss, t'os 80 I
has sallried some in tl.i* wsald. and l
aHaws 20 sulltsf sanle s.ssfe hsiofc r1Ici-
ilner steal 80 lug. I;nt lfal's mol " lhc
pinl--af rather 10 lise hajepia: for il,e
worst pun in my ease Mas hojf pint 10
begin with. 'spase had drunk about
lIlal qssntily 81 The anIeni. when Who
should roancsl .ns bui : Iorfy-foog HouB.
foa." Now Mr.. r.. il 50 happens lIssl !
an. q Toto man in inches. and cant broI
FOR one oi those tall fellows IL b. Ionkips
over my head II something beyond me.
SEES n:
.Mr. Houston. look some other canrse.
Ses he: . What's lhe matter. Iloeks r.
Ses /: don't want you 10 DC stand.
H. Thar Ioakin' over ny he'd"
Why" says be. /" IIucks. you are !
n,nl!"
That was enufr; had allrrs wanted
10 biz . tall man, and :. Forty font" was
The highest had ever seen. So ! goe:
mp and jags hin in The short ribs. Sei
he:
"Qni,. IIucks.--ynu arc fool I"
Well. upon that digs inlo him agin
Well. then. al last Mister Houston gcll
laa.,. aud takes nae by tlie iwu arms, ans
gives me Il shake ,lr,i made my teeth
,chailcr and my eyes strike iirr, and u,
hands me over The fence 10 a constable
and he takes me down 10 Sahetl's eros
roads. wirrc The Cumi was lIrhi in ma
sheen machine house. and La~yc
, Jnolns" was employed 10 defend me
lie il a mighty good I,arlcd man. Joolu
, il. and so is Judge Baiilc that tried nsr
but there was M rlianrc Cor me 10 gel oi
and 80 'Iesses guilty, and Joolus iurl
: into bcggim' ihc Judge. lie said WI
poor unfortunate man, with six childrt
/. AMI lalle given 10 liker, and there VI;
i no Jail nigher Than Chario,lc. aud il wou
-tmrvvs- ssu W runss mo W jais.
|, !. Has you got any stocks here X 6,
!, lIlc Judge 10 the Sheriff.
j No, sur" scs The Sheriff; this
/ The second Cauri ever held IN The Count
!. Of Union. and NC aini rcdJy will, sic
things yeti"
Al Will, ! fell biz OF relief when ] hear
lthc Sheriff anscr. aud The Judge locke
/, down ai a piece OF paper, and then u
c says
.Mr. Clerk. record The Judgment
. the Court: Let Mr.. llucks be conIiDc
In the sIorks fnr ono hour. And" say
. h., MIR. Sheriff, you can como rs nca
, as possible 10 executing The judgment
, The Court"
How. is that" says Juoluss aasis
up and hohimg wraIhy al lhc Jaelgs
!. /. Your honor dom, mean 10 inflicl on
unusual punishment !"
81 .Oh. mo- fays The Judge. laflin
j /. ll,c mode ul carrying oul the scntcnc
!, is left 10 lhc Sheriff"
5 And then all The lawyers lafi, bul 10,
las--and some said :" fence, Jooi'is," an
so he i ma,ldcr still. and says: M
\ Sheriff. l dare you 10 do Iha,!"
: And 50 they took me oul oi The CoaI
4 house on a general lan, and as The Law
i ycrs came along To dinner, thar ! was !,
;np with both legs through The crack Of
S rail fence, and some felieIs sitting on u
fence making sport of me
/, And heard That queer looking lelle
allan jones'" say" Jooius, look
Q your client"
And ,hcn lhongh, Joolus would la,
q tainted, lie turned 10 The Judge, and
a says: /. Ny God, J.,lsc! ! never had
cIicnt in sicl fix before !"
d, u And lie Judge and all Of lhcm lawye
!, laughed ou,. Bu, | fell huIl-my ice
l. lings was hurl as well as my legs.
don't know whether or mol you are
IN LAWYER, hut l want 10 know whether u
m accor,lm' 10 the American ConsllIutio
lc to pu, frllcr's legs though rail len
I'd because they haven't gol stocks ~ 2 nc
county. want to know, sir. Tor
10 ,ha. he according 10 The constitution.
= ro across The line to South Carolina al
~ EIclp 10 make new constitution.
Yols 10 command,
!, ABEL HUCKS.
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uEAITTIFTJI, M,LtISION TO MR.. VIZ