Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-20

old wound merely for my entertain

the old wound merely for my entertain
ment.
ats all over now" he said. '.and | don't
mind tellin' it, I,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 lueubrious expressing and the
.ssaryin of the nrst process" About that
we shall discover something presently.
Mr.. Stubs proceeded.
II was 'lected the first sheriff OF the
country. and at that time there weren't
more n three or four hundred voters IN 1t.
To be, sure. l was right proud--it was
such an honor like" ~. sd ..-.,,a-
.sThis is. your second term, then.
ayes, had to miss one term of service
on account of the law. but then | was de-
bity (deputy.) under Stokes, and when his
time run out, last August was two years
ago, was elected again. But that amt
tellin' how | got ruin by that writ. Now
its reasonable to suppose. that the first OF
thing amt as easy to know as the mid
die or the last. So when the lawyer down
at town made out the first paper and It In In
/ nv hands, | Vas just as bad omplussed as
ever you see. ''''3-
| .Wbat sort Of writ was it - ea faH
.No,hin' but the common sorts. (capias
RESI- | know 'em now, like book. If
II had only knowed 'em then here an
other deem drawn SIGH supplied the place
Of words: iiN g 37 f5tsa' Sa :.
! ..I1ook the plaugy thing home. and !
called in Bill Stokes which was sheriff
himself after that,) and old squire. Lump
kin 10 counsel me on it. We read it over
! three or four times. 1t ordered me TO take
the body of Hannah Westbrook. 1t to be
found ia nv county, and her safely to keep
so that [ should have her TO answer yer before
1 ithe,ludge at the next circuit for a debt she
owed. and moren' n that, it said was to 90
] SO without delay--and it was then nigh
on 10 five months tilicoprt What was
to do with her all that time, am, ,l no sign o.
iai! in the county! .....-..-...t
swell, it was hard looking case, but
that was simply a form, and the writ
might have been served by leaving copy
with the lody." ....t. n.
"Oh, know that mighty well now, but
didn't know Il then. Besides, at the bot.
tom Of the paper was writ .''No bail,
and know now ,thatthem words mean nc
bail required, but / thought then it near @
/ that if she was 10 offer the best security IL
/ the state, l warn't 10 take it. And It was
" the consideration, that Stokes and Lump
kin both put upon it, and the old squire
d went so Ear as to cay, if he was sheriff
j he'd take that woman and carry her home
and lock her up in the small room will
4 himself and his wife, every night OF his !'ft
4 unteN court come around" .fsiilt edsa1aa
4 ..Fhat would have made it pretty safe
ii Eyes" said Su,bbs. sbut | knowed tha
! wouldn't suit me, for my wife (that wa
; thrn) was high tempered, and never coul'
bear strange people in the room. But
however, after councelling, | got Stoke
| to 60 wah me up to the widder, and tot
her my business. She was mighty ha
tscared at first, but when she got over tha
u she r'ared and pitch. Ishould jist si
out and gone home end resigned, bu
Stokes quietcd her, sayin' we could put ne
in Jail, but If she behaved herself We
only take her down to my house and Ie
"A her stay till court Then she turned int
/ cryin' n and besgins me to take her nisse
woman and keep her for security for n
| Idebt which was only somethgg over
hundred dollars, and the niger was likei,
But looked ia my paper and read It a
to her-totake the body Of Hannah Wes
brookl. ",Hleis's2as ta!s =,
:. She said she'd 60, and she had The q
le roam horse saddled up, and while Stoke
aud me were talkin' and noticing, 81
mounted him and started off in lively cal
u ter, on the Georgia end of the trial. W
OF mounted, aud galloped after her, and 81
% hadn't got, = half mile before we had ne
Z. Then she cried and begged again but Y
ae put piow line around her waist and ne
81 the end, after leuin' her give some dsre
= !. tioas to her niger, we took her down
= my house. My wife treated her nigl
- civil, and every day or two we'd Iet ner !
'ts up home and look after her consaris.
on time rolled on tlll about a month fbefo
o, const, and one day Stokes rid up to u
eo gate in = pewedal hurry, and called =
W out. :, ...s. fs,,,,s,,s.,.t /
/ "You'ye played thunder said he.