The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1857-05-16


re mixture af the rowdy and exhorter. az
ss.hns We ever beard.
The case being called was aanounced as
.,l'e~s. to-wit: ~
/ 1ss State Charged by the proseea-
= - or fron ssnoke,..s,iarch'e.
= 81. llll B. T.. s,s.%--ses
seas.. . Aeces'y, to rob, ana sno ID lin.
beat. brnise. knock down, drag-out. and gen
erai!y nsc hp the prosecutor, and break hi.
shot gun, contrary to the
form of the Statute and against the peace and
dignity of the State of Mississippi, and the
feeIins Of the prosecutor
The prosecutor was sworn as chief witness
aud presented himself with red bandana in hand
and at request of the gentleman in specs, took
his stand to tell the court all about the m ter
AID delivered himself as follows
Feiler Cttsens:-I want to make We a little
speech. / want tn tel ye all know about it.
reckin, feller-citizens, that rme in and a.
beut as old q man as see here amongst you.
asd I've bin about as long citizen of this part
of the country as inny Nv ye. And I've had
. great minny ups and downs. and i've had
g1eat many things in my time tn hurt my feel
ines, but ! say, feller-citizens, that I've never
hss1 any thing in all my life to hurt my feslins
lie this. And the reesin say there was
neFer inny thing that hurt my feelins like this
hbekase my wife has bin sick and my family's
he sick and its all family consarn, for we are
" Qbrother-in-laws together. Glider counsel
3prosecution here interposed and said the.
illness will please address the court.) The
dtncss continued, "well, squire. i'll now tell We
asabout it. Twas last Saturday evenin was
slr At my brother Henry's. and had my gun
long with ME, and say feller-citzens, that
Y always bin in tho habit of carryin my gun
And / started hum and thot I would 90
ictn through the feld where they was soiu
'e4s and It was about sun down, Squire, and
- get down in the field saw won of the
s-s...s@s.--~s pfew'n .ad us'--
& ler booked like it was nifty tired and had
bin swettin a CRATE deel, and says l reckin ye
had better take that critter out fur it looks
like it was tired enuf and it's Saturday evenin
inay how snd ye may as we'll quit and go home
for ye kant git dun no how. And I went on
do~n to the korn-feld and thot maby mite
kill squiril or tew, for they was eatin my korn
mitiiy, and when got down in the korn-6eld
8 monstrous rattlin, and it sounded like
emp.y wagin a comm, and kood' mt think what
il the world it meent l koodn't think what q
Vi gin was don over thar in the new ground
for thar wasn't inny rode for it to travil in and
fhar wasn't nny gate or bars fur it tn get thru
the fense And I thot I'd go over thar and
See what it was, and as was q goin along and
men up upon the top of the house, but in this,
Squire, reckin l was leetle nistakin, reckin
thar warn't but one man mp upon the top Of
the house, but thot when first looked, thar
vas tew, but / reckin Squire, thar warn't none
but one only But, Squire, as I was q sayin
ksm down to the holler, and it warn: much of
holler nuther, it was only a leetle kind Nv a
sink in the ground, or = leetle branch as ye
mite call it, Bnt after l had krossed over
'tother side of the holler, and was kummin up
p the fence, which was my fence, / saw Here
.the prosecutors counsel interposed and said be
whhed the witness would come to the point,
and tell Us something about the fight. and not
tell all about the neighborbood and the korn
fields, and peas. and fences, and gullies. Come
tothe point If you please and don't stag on
and 20 cn teIIin as about th'
blstIe Of Buukers lliII, or other things like
that; thnt have no connection with the case a
all)
The Court and the opposite counsel interpos
ed aud concluded to give the witness full swing
and let him tell his own tale in his own way
Aud after brief apology for a bad cold ant
ssying that he couldn't speak we'll no how
bat would do the best he could, the witness
costinasd. Feiler-citizeus, don't want yo1
tai laugh at me, and I'll go on and do the bes
ean. and asI was sayin afors kun up b.
tie fence and / saw the man on the house
,arin it down, and sez whoever ye are up tha
ldon't want you to tear down that house, arc
De men raised up and I saw it was Pink. ant
Ehearn some thing q running off in the bushes
mt couldent tell whether it was Q COW, or
horse. or a hog, or a brute OF varmint, o.
somebody, but didn't see Wess thar.
And as was q sayin l kum mp upon tn
tother side Of the fence. and sez l, Pink wha
In the world are you doin thar, and SEE b
''i'me taring down this cussed Internal bodd!
house, for its making continual fuss in tn
naberhood," !" and sez ], Pink, l don't want y
to tare that down for its my house, and on m.
laa. and I've psde fur it. and got deed fur it
, {. And SEE Pink, se1 he, John il ye kin sho'