Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-24
Buchanan's majority over all

SCENE IN A KENTUCKY CoURT.-In the good old
times in Kentucky. when "substantia justice" was
administered in log cabin, after very free and
easy manner, a suit was brought to recover Ger
tain moneys of which it was alleged plaintiff had
been defrauded by the ingenious operation known
as "thimbe rigging" In the course of the trial
plaintiffs counsel who happened to be an expert"
undertook to enlighten the court as to the np0dlS
! Operdrldi of the performance. Putting himself IN
to position, he produced the three cups and the
'litte JOKER" and proceeded suiting the action to
the word:
"Then, may it please the court, the defendant
placing the cups on his knee thus began shifting
them SO, Offering TO bet that my client could not
tell under which cup was the little joker'-mean~
ing thereby, may it please the court, this ball
with the intention of deirauding my client Of the
sum thus wagered For instance when | raised
the cup so, your honor supposes that you see the
ball.
"Sppposs I sec!" interrupted the Judge, who
had closely watched the Performance, and WAS
sure that he had detected the b3II as one of the
cups accidentally raised. "Why, any fool can
see where it is and bet on il aud be sure to win
There amt no defraudin' thar"
"Perhaps your honor would ike to 90 a on
it," insinuated the counsel
"G0 V? Yes, and double it, too and here's
the rhino. It's under the middle cup"
IN go V on that" said the foreman Of the
jury.
:'Aud I, and l." joined ia the jurors one after
the other, until each one had invested his pile.
"Up!" said bis honor
up" it was, but the "little joker" had mystic
riously disappeared.
Judge and jury were enlightened and found no
difficulty in bringing in verdict in favor of the
plaintiff on the ground that it the 'derndest
kind o defraudu." His honor adjourned the Court
and I'StOOd for drinks all round in consideration
of being ''let of from bis wager.
A Worm IN A ToorH-The Ballymena Ore
land) Observer has the following paragraph,
which is interesting, if true:
On the Dist inst, a medical gentleman of
BaHymena was employed to extract a patients
tooth. 1t was a grinder of large size, appar-
emily sound, and so firmly seated that it broke
in the effort for its removal. On examining
that portion of the tooth which came of with
the instrument, a very extraordinary worm
shaped living animal was found ALTERING to
the centre of it. On being carefully removed
without injury, it proved to be five -eighths of
an inch long, lively as an eel, of a blood red
color and about the thickness of a wooden
thread. On viewing it through q microscope
of limited power it appeared to be ringed or
jointed in its formation. No legs were visible,
and it moved by erecting its body, arch like,
in the centre, and projecting either end al
| pleasure for itappeared 10 have 4 head az each
extremity. One Of the heads was large fist.
and broad in proportion TO the creatures size,
with q capacious mouth and two black eyes,
set very widely apart, and projecting from the
upper part OF the head. The other head was
smaller, with a heightened snout, and mouth
opening from underneath.