Butte record., 1854-02-18

case under much excitement. She
said she never see such work in all
her born days. Just because Charity
Beadle said Philista Filkins warnt no
better than she ought to be, there was
such hullabalu and kick-up, enough to
set all natur crazy
Why la sus me ! continued she,
turning around to the Squire, do you
think this such dredful thing, that all
the whole town has got to be set togeth-
er by the ears about it Mude-ra-tion
what hum drum and furry
And then the old lady stopped and
took pinch of snuff, and pushed it up
very hard and quick into her nose
Ike requsted Mrs. Brown not to talk
SO fast, and only answer such questions
as he put to her.
Well, now, that's nice, she continued
Warn't sworn, or wasn't you' and to
to tell the truth, too, and the sohole truth
L warn't sworn to answer your questions.
Why, maybe you don't know, Mr.. Pet
tifogger, that there are folks in States
prison noa0 for lying in Court of JUS
tice
Squire Longbow interfered, and stated
that he must say that things were going
on very promis' cusly, quite agin' the
peace and dignity of the State.
Jest so [ think myself, added Mrs.
Brown. This place is like town-meet-
ing for all the world.
Mrs. Sonora Brown exclaimed Ike,
rising on his feet, a little enraged, do you
know anything about what Charity Bea-
die said about Philista Filkins An
swer this question.
Whewl fddle-de-dee highty-tighty
SO you have really broke loose, Mr.. Pet
tyfogger, for now the old lady's temper
,oas up. Why didn't you know l was
old enough to be your grandmother p
Why, my boy, continued she, hurrying
on her spectacles, and taking long look
at Ike, know'd your mother when she
made cakes and pies down in the Jarseys;
and y0n when you warn't more than so
high and she measured about two feet
high from the floor. You want me to
ams,uer do you. told you all I know'd
about it, and if you want anything more,
[ guess yon'll have to get it, that's all 4;
and, jumping up, she left the witness
stand, and disappeared in the crowd.
I demand an attachment Cor Sonora
Brown roared out Ike, an absconding
witness
Can't do it, said the Squire it's agin'
the Constitution to depIive any body of
their liberty an unreasonable length of
time. This witness has now been con-
fined here by process of law norma
nour. Can't do it Be guilty of tress-
pass Must stick to the Constitution
Call your next witness.
Ike swore. The Squire fined him one
dollar. He swore again. The Squire
fined him another. The faster the Squire
fined, the faster the oaths rolled out of
Ike's mouth, until the Squire had entered
ten dollars against him. Ike swore
again, and the Squire was about to re-
cord the elsrsntA dollar, but Ike checked
him.
Hold on hold on ! you old reprobate,
now I've got you. now you are mine ! ex-
claimed he. You are up to the limit of
the law You cannot infict only ten
dollars in any one case. Now stand
and take it
And such volley of oaths, can't phra-
ses, humor, wrath, sarcasm, and fun,
sometimes addressed to the the Squire,
sometimes to the audience, and some
times to his client, never rolled out of
any other mans mouth since the flood.
Ike commenced with history of the
Squire, as he said, he was a rafting lum.
Der down on the Susquehannas and he
followed him up from that time. He
could tell the reason why he came west,
but wouldn't. He commented on his
personal appearance, and his capacity for
the Office of Justice. He told him he
hadn't only one eye, any way, and he
couldn't be expected to see a great way
into milestone and he didn't believe
he had as many brains as an lister For
his part he knew the law; he had ran
sacked every part of the statute, as
glutton would Noah's Ark for the rem
nant of an eel; he had digested it from
Dan to Beersheba; swallowed every
thing but the title-page and cover, and
would have swallowed that if he warn't
mortal; he was living, moving law
himself; when he said law ,cas law,
,r,u.e low. Lo++o- sal 49,