The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-02-25

brill" (The witness was here Interrupt
ted by the court, and told to confine him.
self to the actual fray between the pris-
oner and Cole, the prosecutor. In answer
| to which the witness remarked in a tone
of indignant remonstrance-" Well, now,
Mr.. Judge, you hold on, for | am sworn
| to tell the truth, and am gwine to tell
it my own way--so 'taint for you to say
nothing more about J" whereupon the
court and commonwealth attorney be-
ing anxious to get rid of the witness on
any terms, told him to go on and tell
the tale in his own way.) "Well, as l
was going on to say, twas on election
day. Buchanan and Filmor was a run
ming for the Legislator, and says to my
old woman, "Od woman" says LII
bleve I'll go down to Ringgold and post
my vote" Says my old woman to me,
says she," Buck, as it is sort of dark,
cloudy, rainy damp, drizzly sort of a day,
hadn't you better take your umbrill -
Says | to the old woman, says /, ~ spect
| had better take my umbrill = so tuck
the umbrill and advanced on towards
Ringgold, till l arriv thar. Well, the
first thing | did when | got thar was to
take drink of Buchanan whiskey, which
was monstrous good and says to myself,
says /, ".Old hoss, you feel better now,
don't you :" And while was advancing
around, Mr.. Cole he come to me says he,
Uncle Buck" says he, "have you seed
anything of old neighbor Harris r. Says
|, "For why :" Says he, 1.-The old
cocks got my umbrill." Arter while
| posted my vote, and then Mr.. Cole and
me advanced by towards home, and Mr..
Cole was tighter than / ever seed him.
And so we advanced along till we go to
WHARF the road and path forked, and Mr..
Cole and me tuck the path, as other gen.
tlemen would; and arter advancing
while, we arriv to old ncighbor Harris
sitten on a long with the umbrilI on his
arm; and about tha: time Elijh Cassidy
(the prisoner) coined up, and we advanced
on till we arriy at Elijh's house. Elijah
ia my neffeN and likewise my so {" low,
he married my ofafitcr Jane, - ssZZllss
next to my darter Sally.
Arter we had advanced to Elijah's house, we
stood up the yard awhile jawlng, and presently
two somebody's rid up on hoss, which was
Johnston before, and Whitfield Cassidy behind
Whitfield and kiah Cassady being the same.-
Elijah and kiah is brothers, both born in the nat
raj way like anybody else's brothers no gals be-
tween em, and both of 'ein is about the same
age, especially Kiah, which ar the youngest
kah war drunk, and he and Mr.. Cele got to cuss-
ing ore another about politix; and | advanced
into the honse whar was Elijah's wife, which is
my darter Jane, which is next to my darter Sal
ly. Well, arter jawing while with 'em my little
nefiew says he to me- says he, :" Uncle Buck,
let's On home" Says /, Good boy - so we
pegged on together, and heard somebody cali
ing me, but never mentioned em nor advanced
back Well, got home and was eating my
supper, and Elijah, who is my son-in-aw, and
married my darter Jane, which is next to my
datter Sally, arrived, and said he to me, "Uncle
Buck" says he, I've killed man." Says /,
" The hell You have!' And this is all | know
about the stabbing, becaused want thar.