Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-07-14
How Widow Vestbrook
TOOK" THE SHERIFF,

by the middle of the afternoon we had exhaust
ed as subjects Of conversation, the particula
attachment case which brought US togethe,
the political condition of the country, the pros
poets of the growing crop, and several matter
OF personal history In fact, we had run out
to US trite but expressive metaphor-wbe,
suddenly Mr.. Stubs eye flashed and stranc,
smile fiuttered across his lip as he remarked
4 haven't told you, Squire, believe. how
got rulnated servin' the first process Cthe Sheriff
was not learned man, and occasionally die
misplace the accent) that ever came into m,
hands,
NO, let's have it, l replied turning half round
10 the saddle; it cost you some money, did il
your mistake!'
'Ah,' he calculated with sigh, it cost hear
"a heapp
This was said with the air of much suffer
ing, and l told him if it awakened painful emo.
tions, he must not think of opening the old
wound merely for my entertainment.
:tsa all over now,' he said, and don't mind
tellin' it, don't know how it was, but lust
at this moment caught sight of shabby fold
OF Grape around his hat. and could not help
associating it with the sign, the lugubrious ex.
preston and the 'sarvin of the first process.
Anent that, we shall discover something pres.
emily.
Mr.. Stubs proceeded.
i was 'lected the first sheriff of the county.
and at that time there weren't more'n three or
four hundred voters in it. To be sure, was
right proud-it was sich an honor like
This is your second term, them
yes. had 10 miss one term of service on
account of the law, but then was DEBILITY (de.
puty,) under Stokes, and when his time run
out, last August was two years ago, / was
elected again. But that amt tellin' how got
ruined BY that writ. Now its reasonable to
suppose, that the first of thing amt as easy
to know, as the middle or the last. So when
the lawyer down at town made out the first
paper and put il in my hands, was jist Is bad
onpIussed as ever you see.,
What sort of writ was it!'
'Nothin' but the common sort (capias resi-
| know em now, like book. Ell bad only
knowed EN- .then-here another deep drawn
sigh supplied the place of words.
I took the plauguy thing home. and called
in Bill Stokes (Which was Sheriff himself after
that,) and old Squire Lumpkin to counsel me
on il. We read it over three or four times. Il
ordered mo to take the body Of Hannah West.
brook, ct to be found in my county, and her
safely to keep, 80 that / should have her to
answer before the judge at the next Circuit for
debt she owed, and rnoren'n that, it said was
to do so without delay--and it ,uas then nigh
On to .fve months TIL Court What was / to
10 with her all that iime, and no sign of Jail |
IN the county!
swell, it was hard-looking case, but that |
was simply . form, and the writ might have |
been served by leaving copy with the lady.
On, know that mighty we'll nosC but |
iidn't know il then. Besides, at the bottom
IT the paper was writ No Bail and know
low that them words mean no bail yecu;red |
'ut thought then it meant that eff she was TO |
'fier the best security in the State, warn't to
AXE 1t. And j: was the consideration. that l
stokes and Lumpkin both put upon it: and the |
I'D Squire went so far a. to say, Of he was
Sheriff, he'd take that woman and carry her
'ome and lock her up in the small room with
imself and his wife, every night Of his life, on.
ell Court came around.'
sThat would have made it pretty safe"
'Yes,' said Stubbs; but knowed that
vsuldn't suit me, for my wife (that was them
7as high tempered, and never could bear
TRANCE people in the room. But, however, af.
er councellin,' got Stokes to 60 with me up
the widder and told her my bisness. She
'as mighty bad scared at first, but when sbe
OF over that, she r'ared and pitched. I should
st gin out and gone home and resigned, but
tokes qnieted her, sayin' we could put her il
u. but ct she behaved herself we'd only take
or down to my house and let her stay tell
ourt Then she turned into cryin' and
sggin' me to take her nigger woman and keen .
Or for security fer the debt which was only
'mething over q hundred dollars, and the njc.
sr was likely. But looked in my paper and
ad It out 70 her-'to take the body Of Hannah
She said she'd %, and she had The old roam
'rse saddled up. and while Stokes and me !:
ere talkin' and not noticin,' she mounted him
ID started of in lively canter, ~ the Geor. | !.
END OF the trail We mounted and eallop-
after her, and she hadn't got half . mile
fore We had her. Then she cried and begged
ain but we put plow line around her waist
d held the end, after lettin' her give some !,
rections to her niQgsr, We took her down 10
mouse. NY wife treated her mighty civil,
q every day or two we'd let her 60 up home q
d look aftss her consarna So time rolled J,
til about moath before Court, and one =
Stokes rid up TO the gate in = powerful n
ry, and called me out 4,
You've played thunder said he. II,
How? said I. -
why, think Of Mrs. Westbrook! It's all &c
ong, and she's sent down word to the very III
Eyer that put ont that writ against her! and's b.
two against you; one to make you turn her
se, and tother to make you pay twenty thou. -
ID dollars for taking herr Z.
shant servo 'em, says !. :.
Makes no odds They've done appointed q
Friner Coroner, and hen Be mp tomorrow, d
N - Mrs. Westbrook has had chance o. | =
are to somsthin.' You'd better look osttf
Well. says ]. 4 recon they've got you, to-.
g was along, and belpt to do Il ].
Oh. yes,' says he, bat fhey'vs got ne for = 8
ness!" y
! said no more, but walked right into the q