The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-06-27

tne oincers related 10 me little seen
which occurred at Buena Vista, when III
+ whole brunt of the Mexican advance wa
borne by an Illinois regiment. II seeme
as ifthey would be annihilated by SUPER
ority of numbers, and there was som
| sign OF wavering, when young Sucke
drew his rifle deliberately and dropped
Mexican. "Set up the pins!'' he shouted
and the whole regiment took up the wore
and at every fire would shout, "Set "
the pinsm The officer said they Tough
like demons, and with as much drollery
and fun as if on a spree. At another
time when charge was ordered, one o.
| the officers could not think of the word
and he shouted, "Let 'er rip!" when the
the whole line burst out with the vel
"Let 'er rip!" and dashed in among The
Mexicans, laughing and shouting the
new battle cry. OF course there axe
many honorable exceptions, but the chay.
acteristics Of the young Sucker are main.
lily as have represented. The State
itself is yet but little over "twenty years
Of age," and was settled all in heap
Poverty piled in upon the settlers very
unceremoniously, ard they had 10 strug-
gle with all sorts of hardships and diff
culties, sickness, privations, bereavements
and even dangers. So the youth were
conceived, nursed, and brought up in a
mixture Of sorts Of exigencies, which
makes them what they are. p
Many curious and most laughable scenes
are of daily occurrence in the courts of
Justice. will relate one which occurred
in Kane co., in the circuit court, few
years ago, when Gov. Ford was presiding
Judge, which may serve as specimen.
An old miner and land contractor of
considerable wealth, was summoned as
one of the Grand Jury. He came to
court gloriously drunk and rather late
in fact, not until the court was organized,
and was engaged in trying case. He
came staggering in, dressed in buckskin,
and making his way TO the bar addressed
the court and people with-,How are ye
darn ye,' at the top ofhis voice.
The Judge put ona decorous frown,
and said Mr. Clerk, enter fine Of FIVE
dollars against Mr.-
"Wal, Judge, | guess you think this
old hoss hasn't got the money, but you're
mistaken old feller."
Judge :"Mr. Clerk, enter fine Of ten
dollars" III
"Wal, old feller, I can fork up" And
threw down the gold to pay the fine.
Judge: "Mr. Clerk, enter fine of
twenty dollars"
"Wal, Judge, here's the pewter, but if
only we two are going to play this, put
up your money if you do rake down the
pile"
Judge: Mr.. Clerk, enter fine Of fifty
dollars"
"Hold on Judge, that's too big an ante.
This old hoss's got the lead, but | won't
play you don't put down your stakes
draw the bets"
By this time the Judge was savage,
while the crowd around were vastly anu
sed.
Judge: "Mr. Sheriff. commit this man
for contempt of court"
"Hold on Judge; you're too fast, or |
be. ] guess its me. bid off the Jail
yard, Jail and all, for the taxes, and /
guess Town that ERE public institution,
and you wont imprison man in his
own house reckon"
This was said with kind of drunken
gravity that made it irresistibly ludicrous.
The Sheriff dragged him off, however,
and the next day when he was sober,
he mlde proper apology and was for
given.
Equally ludicrous scenes have occur
red among this free and easy people
enough to fill volume; but the class of
whom they were the actors are rapidly
disappearing, and in all the towns Of
ten Or twelve years growth, there are
now good lawyers, good public buildings,
aud respectable courts, though not con.
dueted with that imposing ceremony
which you see in Canada, or even in
New England, ...,t, ...,.t- q.