Demoine courier., 1856-12-18

ShDnol gay UhaI ne DeAruu MIN say tnaI
he meant to do il. Knows the defendant
very well, but never played cards with
him Bough, a COW Of him before las,
fas:.day, for which payed him; have
also traded with him Considerabel, all
right. Did not hear him smack her, bot
thinks he nigh, have heard him il he
bad done so. Knows nothing more a.
bout II.
"Sookey Carl examined.
"Juslice Prcbasco, State what you
know,
"Sookey.-l know William: see HIM
a running, but could not say what itwrs
about.-Did not see her box hls ears, but
heard others say she done so. Know
nothing about his milking the COW with
Betty, Believe his character is good
Lief, the field before sundown. Did no,
hear oshnicl Everett, say that the mat
ter would cone INTO court.
Peter Nos,rand examined.
Justice Probasco. Stare wha, You
know.
"Pe,er Nosiranc. Was 10 we field.
but at the farder end. Did not notice
tbst ye defendon, kept near Betty. II
he had a done SO. think he should have
seen him. but Cant say, as he was too
far off. Saw him %ronring, bu, Can, say
what IL was for. If he kissed her,
would like 10 have been ia his place.
That's all. may il please The Court
Laughter
Justice. Silencs! This proceeding
is ehameful.
"Andreas ksshaw examined. See
him do il; was within three feel of MIN.
He done IL all to oncen,. Believe that
Betty could not have Help, il, Do not
blame her for striking Him. Thinks
she served him right. Never have made
any offer of marriage To Betty Scudcer.
Conduct always proper to her. Have
no Ill will agains, William Barkaloo.
"Several other examinations made
Fined l5s. and bound over 10 keep the
peace"
Thus much ! have been permitted to
copy from the records of Coran. and for
the res, of this adventure in smack ing am
indebted to Judge Bebsen, the historian
of Long Island and the authnr of "Ante-
Revolutionary and Revolutionary Incl
ten,s.' who has paid much attention to
such things.
When Bill Barkaloo was fined fifteen
shllings he reared oul with laughter, and
IN fac, he had been eigliDg and laughing
ever since be came into court. He ,hrus,
his hand into his pocket and paid The
fine in pieces of eight. out of a gsod
store of cash which he had in hand
lie also told the justice TO do his worst,
that he was an old fool. and tina, as long
as the girls liked him he could afford I'd
pay; that he would do The same thing
over again before the sun went, down.
and he defed all The selectmen Of Coram;
that he was Of age tina, day and that The
Bible would prove il. He drove forth
with 10 Betty ScuIder's where he found
the old man picking chips. and the Ole
woman straining milk in the dairy, aud
Betty in ,ears because Bill had been
broughi into court, and he proposed to
marry her. Nor do the records OF the
Island. MOI the historian, not Judge Gen.
son himself. declare tina, she refused The
suit. On The contrary, she said tha, she
would think OF IL; and she did think of il,
and she turned il over and over in her
mind; and when il was vie wed in all its
aspects. and when tina, fine farm on the
Hampstead Plains was taken duly into
account, neither did old Mr.. Scudder or
young Mrs, Scnd6er venture 10 raise any
objection On the contrary they thought
that the wild OATS oil William bad already
beer aud ihrse whom God had
joined logelher let NJ inap pax asunGe:.
Consequently, when the New Year
came around with It's happy congra,uta
ION, aud the ne " CIDER WAS clarified. and
Caram for pace in a twelve-monih pu,
on a glad aspect, and the seiectmen re
!axed their irowns. and lie minister
smiled, the minister was invited 10 The
comfortable homestead, and there, (amid
the same happy company. which bound
the sheaves of wheat in the late golden.
glorious harvrs,,) when he had made a
prayer. aud shox ed how oil things sork-
ed together Tor the good of those who
loved the Lord; when he had pictured
cleaning Ruth and spoke Of William
Barkaloo anc Bosz. he joined the pair
in mutual bonds and gave his benedic
| ,iOn The fate was hannV- and manv