The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-11-13
50 PER ANNUM


,asstl HEr MINES THAT Ksows NoTHISo.
I-some witnesses in courts of justice teoat
comprehend questions, no matter how perth
neht or how sskilfnlly put. MIR. Parks, the
wines alluded TO below, is a fair specimen
OF the lot. The prosccuting attorney thus
addresses lin: ~ ,aSs ~ 80 4,
= "Mr. Pasks, state. if you please, whether }.
the defendant, TO yonr knowledge, has ever
followed any profession = .srs's
he has been professor ever since J
have known him.
..Ali! aprofessor Of yhafyn .sss.s
"Aprofessor of religion
You don't understand me, Mr.. Parks.
What does lie dog' 3
well, generally as lie pleases.n :
"Teli the jury, Mr.. Parks, what the de.
iendant follows" 81
Gentlemen Of the jury, the defendant !
follows .lie crowd whom they 90 TO drink"
'sMr Parks, this kind Of presarication
will notado here. Now. state, sir, how the
defendant supports himself,' s. - ...
Il saw him last night supporting him.
selfagainst lamp post
MAY 1t please your honor, this witness
shows au evident disposition totrifle with
htl,is houorablescourti, ,s.......g
iagslhe eCoust.--..Sir. Parks, state, if yol,
know ANYTHING abon:lit, what the defend
ants occupation is. The Court, let me say.
has no idea that you aseaa 70 be disingeuu-
GUS" q. q
iss" OCCUPATION. did You say, sirl
"Oerepatioa," answered the judge 81
es,' echoed the counsel. What is
his occupafoay
tssls | am not nistaken,l lie occupies gar.
ret soinewherein town. .n ,rssss. 49,.
"Ihat's all, Mr.. Parks. i understand
you to say that the defendant is a professor
ofieligion." - =,
.,He is.m scyt, -
Does his practice correspond with his
I f.ofsSsfcas sssr,s. -
Il never heard of any correspondence, or
letters of any kind
iou said something about his propeusi-
~ for drinking Does he drink hardlr
No., sir i think hesdrinks as easy as
lsany man ever saw y - .--ss - IS
! sone more question, Mr.. Parks: You
nave kRown this defendant a long time.
What are his habitsi Loose or oiherwiseg"
The one he has got on noso, / think, is
rathertight under the arms; it is certainly
100 short wais:ed FOR the fashion. !, S..
You can lake your seat, Mr.. Parks.s
Not q great deal of information, = as Mr..
Meddle says IN the play, aeiicited from hat
witnes,""
Amateur GARDExINe. .-"I don't see
what IN sin's become Of them dahiias / set
out this Spring" said Tapclorn. tetirei
slop shop merchant, 10 his wife one morn
ing a nonth ago, as lac hunted in vain
among the eweeds and grass Of bis garden,
TO see where or wien his two doliar-a-piece
dahiia roots were going 10 appear.
'.Cantthink what's the matter with en-
he continued. .Goldblosscm said they
were the finest roots he ever so.d--ought to
he up and IN blooni--two months ago.
Oh, pa, forgot 10 tell you. said Miss
Tapelorn, "tlat our Patrick, one morning
last Spring, was digging in the garden
,hete- and he turned up some things thar
BOXED just like sweet potatoes; mother and
| looked at them, aud tlionght they were
potatoes those Maclntoshes had left undug
wien they moved away astwinter"
We'll, you-a =" gasped 1Npehoru.
well, pa, ma and ] had them all dug
up and cooked, and they were The meanest
tasting things Meserer knew, and we gave
them all to the pigs.n
Iapehen looked like a man in the last
stages Of disgust, asl jammine his fists
down into his pockets, lie walked into the
house. muttesing
lut, tat, tpt!--thiFiy.swo dollars and
! the finest lct Of dahlias In the worI,l--goue
% tae l't3s! s!''-IlamoyS Of FdlconJridge.
/ Donns NAMES A"Pisr.' -Dobbs walked
!oto Z Dry Gg9dery, on Court street, and
began 10 look around 4 double tinted
CLERK immediately appeared to Dobbs.
4 What can | do for YOU. sirln says he.
/ good dcal," says Dobbs, "bus l bet
4 YOU won't.p
'l'il bet wiil," says the knight Of the
\ yard stieh!1"if caSs.'
''WllatIiyou bet of that9r saws the i'm.
lpes,mbable Dobbs
"lll. bet foupence''' says the clerk with
q cute nod.
/ iii so it" says Dolbs. .Now, trust
4 mo ior couple Of dollars wu,h Of yur
stuGsi'
/ "Losf, by Nedr' says -yardsstick. "weh
there's The fourpcnce"
i "imnk you; call again when want to
4 trqdefH SAYS Dobts.
"i)o. il yeu please; wouldn't like 10 lose
Pyonr custom says the clerk. sno how
fohie young IHan lliat-as soon as his
cha vegeiaies, provided his aickey dent
cot his thtaat, be'lL be arier Inc ga..s, Dobbs
iaiaks!-lis,Wors ef alcoss1ridgs.
\ ftiend bss favored Us with the follow.
ips excellent jet dtsprit upon DR.. Kane.
4 Il wgs Sent, TO our correspondent IN .pri-
paie let,et5 t,9u Brsn,z Mayer, Esq, Of
Baltimore, Who wrote il upon hnishiug tie
pcsasas e the Doctors new aud thrilling
books lliasaiagtoa IalelIiSe8ecz
4 FrTenAs UroS ora ARcrtc Rxpnokss. DR.. sase.