The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-02-25
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L.e.snInsa3 Court H)v3e
BY "FALCON BRIDGE

gal, agricultural and domestic. And hence,
the never ending A?kansaw stories, of the
''an.icnt rcgime,' become the more vivid
thrilling or lu1icrous, contrastcd with the
present ord; Of things i'll thai part Of incl,
Sam farm.
Some years ago, in one of the newly laid
ont counties of Arkansas, quite an intestinal
war broke out among the people, relative to.a
court house. One party would have the coun
try scat here, and another party there. The
one side insisted the court house should be
located here and built SC, s.lhc other side"
persisted in bu:ldag a court house thus and
there, and no way norno low else. The dom
oriat or dominant party went to work and
made clc0J'9. end up went a spacious log cdi,
flee, in which JUS ice should hold her court,
and legal affairs cf,hc not over ropulous coun
~, he disposed according to the statutes,
Blackstone, Coke and Li.lrton. &c. Tie
court, being ready 20 b,@in business, til,
.iadgo preceded C organize irries, grand iu
RIGS and swear them and lie officers Of the
court. Upon reaching the court house The
Judge found very considerable gathering of
the people he fit proud to have such a grand
onenng, and feeling his cas-, and knowing all
Wild Cat county had their eyes stretched to
that suspicious epoch, with tic weight CT his
official robes and The dignity cfilic STATE Of
Arkansas resting upon his broad shoulders, he
determined that the glory ofthc one should
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other sl,ank from. IIitchng his horse to the
rick, in rear Of the court house the Judge took
eff his mittcns and <aluttd the crowd chat be-
can TO assemble about him.
well, gentlemen" Ii, be gan, when coarse
voice interrupted the judge with
'LcoA here, Old hess, nonc o your ralavor
''Sir!' the judge responds in some amaze
mcnt.
eyes, stree, old boss fly, You amt comm
none o your big hicks over this crowd, no
how" says another.
''Why, gentlemen, (s,ammcrs the JUDGE
what's all this moan"
Mean Why it means, judge, you can't
come no SIGH a lead o poles over us, well you
can't"
but, 7, gcntlcman-"
Gentlemen be, you'll find ts men round
YER" bawls one of the crowd, NOW hcnmnm
i'll the bcwildcrvd lawyer.
"Well," continues the Judge, Greatly, this
is without precedent. lam astonishcd-"
"-lnd yc'll lie more astoniShcd yet, judge,
ifye opcna court iii these diggins ~
at can't be did, old hoss!" cries another
Now the judge was a whole team himself,
when aroused: he had lived too long in the
woods to be frightened at ground hogs or gar
ter snakes; his courtesy and good hulnor was
thread-bare he was growing rcd about the
gills, his hair bristled upon his capacious head
and it vas very evident an explosion was on
hand.
'Look here, says the Judge, ''l'vc come
here to open court: if the court is ready, I'm
ready for COURT if there's any cases on the
docket TIL try them: ifthcrc's any niger
s;ealcrs, horse thieves, colntcllctcis, Or
rascals ofany description I'll put them through
course of sprouts. ormy names hot Judge
Buzzald, Of Wild Cat county, STATE of Ar
Kansas ~
'IIurrah hurrah 2" bawlS the crowd.
"1'hrcc cheers fer The cd boss, he's raising
SCAMP
".,nl," continues the Judge, Il will further
state for your general and several good, and
respective information"
600 it bob-tail ~ cries one.
"Silcncc, darn ycn' echoes another.
elf any man attempt to show any contempt
for my court. I IL clap the screws on him
quicker than lightning: if any man with NAL
ice aforethought. darcs TO modest me, I'll
threw down the dignity of my official station,
and waffle the skunk Until his onry hide
went hold corn shuckso'
''Put en- through: iudgc"
600 in Give ON gossi'
"Thrcc cheers for the judge, hurrah WHO'D
oopn"
And the Judge started for the court house
door, his saddle bags on his arm, the airre
soudng with a full ycll and chorus of the
crowd. There were the jurors, the lawyers,
the cases, the plaintiffs, defendants, witness
SEES, sheriff and officials and persons ncccssa-
rily connected with temple ofjusticc. 1t
was very evident, however, that row was
brewing: it was in vain that the cricr cried
order or that the judge ordered the disorderly
out. His eloquence, his dignity, his common
sense, all failed to restore order" or organize
the court.
81 would like to know" said he, as soon
as rartia, quiet was restored" what this ca
hal means, who arc the disoIderly, and what
they are aftcr?''
"Ncll, Judge" says u tall, gaumt, wolfish
fellow, rising above the crowd, ''you see we
folks up above Rattle snake Fork, of Postum
Creek, and the .iinin" ncighborhood, arc agin
this yer court"
"You are 60 exclaimed the Judge, ''wlo
are you, sir"
"That1l near judge. when ] get through