The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-07-12
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From the Southern Times.
WIDDER WESTBRO0K
HTOOK" THE SHERIFF.,

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Some years since, professional business
threw me into the company, for a long
day ride, thro' dreary pine woods coun-
try in an eastern county, with Mr.. Stubbs,
its Sheriff. By the middle of the afternoon
we had exhausted, as subjects of conver-
sation, the particular attachment case,
which brought us together, the political
condition of the country, the prospect OF
the growing crop, and several matters OF
personal history. In fact we had run 0"S
to use trite but expressive metaphor-
when suddenly Mr.. Stubbseye flashed, and
strange smile futtesed across his lip, as
he remarked
L havn't told you, Squire, | believe,
how got ruinated servin' the first process,
(the Sheriff was not learned man, and
occasionally didmisplace the accent, that
ever came into my hands
No, let's have it, | replied, turning
half around in the saddle it cost you
some money, did it--your mistake 2
'Ah,' he calculated with a sigh, it cost
a heap-G hsapP
This was said with the air of so much
suffering, that | told him, if it awakened
painful emotions, he must not think ofopen-
ing the old wound, merely for my enter,
tainment
It's all over now,' lie said 'and | dom
mind telling it. don't know how Il
was but Just at this moment, | caught sigh
of shabby fold Of Grape around his hat
and could not help associating itwith the
sign, the lugubrious expression and The
'sarym of the first process Anent that
we shall discover something presently
Mr. Syubbs proceeded.
- L was 'lectcd the first Sheriff of tn
county, and at that time there weren'
more'n three or four hundred voters in it
10 be sure, was right proud-it was sicl
an honor like
This is your second term, then
Yes had to miss one term of service
on account of the law; but then | was dc
d bity (debuty) J under Strokes, and when hi
y time run out, last August was two yeaI
II ago, was elected again, But that am
tellin' haw l got ruinated by that writ
Now its reasonable to suppose thatthe tir
of a thing amt as easy to know, as II
middle or last. So when the lawyer dow
at town made out the first paper and put
in my hands, was just as bad nonplusst
as you ever see.'
fWhat sort of writ was it"
= 'Nothin but the common sort, cap,
res y | know 'em now like book. Et
& had only known TEN hen'-here anoth
y deep drawn sigh supplied the place
words.
Il took the plaguy thing home, and
called in Bill Stokes (Which was the Sh'
- if himself after that, and old SOU
,dy Lumpkin, to counsel me no it. We re
Ec, it over three or four times. 1t order
son mo to take the body of Hannah We
brook, eft be found in my county, a
. her safely to keep, so that | should ha
DDS her to answer before the Judge at the NJ
'tc., Circuit for debt she owed and NOR
site that, it said l was to do i. without delay
- and il acas then nigh on to fire mon
sro Tell Court ! What was | to do with
nSGy all that time, and no sign OF jail in
O''' county "
sWen, it was a hard looking case,
) in that was simplya form, and the writ mi
ar have been served by simply leaving c'
with the lady
- ooh, know that mighty we'll no"
u "V'' Besides, at the bottom OF the paper
~ writ No Ball. and know now that IL
Ma words mean no baiirequIred; butt thou
nam then it meant that eff she was to oler
- est security in the State, warn't 10
plor it. And it was the consideration
flee, Strokes and Lumpkin both put upon
- and the old Squire went 50 far as TO
W eff he was Sheriff, he'd take that woman
- carry her home and lock her up IN
nbia same room with himselfand his vile ey
night of life, until Court commenced
,iOn. THAT would have made it pretty 50
Road YES said Snubbs but knoWed
wouldn't suit me, for my wife that
Drv then) was high tempered, and never &c
Post bear strange people in the room,
however, after counselin,' got STOKE
90 with me and | went up to the Wiu
and told her my bisines. She was mig
bad scared at first, but when she got {
r. that, she rar'd and pitched. ! should
a gin out and gone home and resigned
Stokes quieted her ssyin,' we could
her in fail, but eff she behdpsS her
ptsSS tsSe we'd only take her down to my house
. the let her stay tell Court. lhen sNe '"'
any into cryin and beggin me to take her
,iroa ger woman and keep for security Tor
debt which was only something ov