The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-01-01
A Match for Cousin Sally billiard.

The Richmond Wing has fairly matched
Capt Rice and Cousin Sally billiards. fol-
Scene at Chatham during the session OF
the Circuit Court, IN the case Of Common
wealthvs. Cassidy, on charge of malicious
stabbing.
The yenine being impannelled. and the
jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the COM
moLwealth's attorney called, in support OF
III, indictment, the witness, Buck Bryant,
who, Icing solemnly sworn, the truth to
tel, testified as follows.
Question by the Commonwealth's Attor-
ney. -,
Tell all you know about the cutting OF the
prosecutor, by Cassidy tn, prisoner ut the
bar.
Ans Well, gentlemen, it was election
day-'twas dark, cloudy, wet sort OF
drizzly day, and says to my old woman,
believe Il 90 down to Ringgold and post
my vote And says my old woman to me,
vel Buck us It is sort Of day, cloudy,
wet sort OF IA drizzly day, says she, hadn
YOU better take your ulnbrill. Says to the
old woman | spect had better take the
umbrill. 81 took the umbrill and adyanc-
ID down towards kinggold, and when got
down thar, Mr. toe coined, and says he,
uncle Buck, have yo seed anything OF old
ne ghbur Harris? says to Mr.. Cole, for
why? Slys he, he's got my umbrill. (rhe
witness was hero interrupted by the Court
and told to contne himself to the actual frcy
between the prisoner and Cole, the prosecu'
tor. In answer a. which the witness re-
marked in tone of indignant remonstrance,
Well, now, Mr.. Judge you hold on, Tor
am swOre to tell the ruth, and l am gwine
to tell il my own way--so faint ior-whiIe
tor YOU TO say nothing more about it
whereupon the court and commemorative
attorney being ANXIOUS to get rid OF the
witness on any terms, told him to 50 on and
tell the tale in bis own way.) Well, as
was going on 10 say, twas ON one lection
day. Buchanan and Fillmore was rum.
ing for the legislator, and says to my old
woman, says |, | b'lieye III 60 down to
Ringgold and 'pOsit my vote. Says my old
woman 10 me. says she, Buck, rs It is sort
Of u dark, cloudy, rainy, damp, drizzly sort
OF u day, hadn't you better take your UNI
brill, says she? Says to the old woman,
says 'spect had better take my UNI
brill and advanced ON towards Ringgold, till
| arriy thar.
Well, the first thing l did when ] got
thar, was to take drink OF Buchanan
whIskey, which WIS monstrous good, and
says to myself, says old hoss, you feel
better now, don't you? And while | was
advancing around, Mr. Cole, he came to me ;
says he, Cnce Buck. says he, have you seen
anything Of old neighbor Harris? says |,
Tor why? Says he, the old cocks 20, my
umbrill. AFTER while, POSTED my vote,
and then Mr.. Cole and me advanced along
ill we got to whar the road and path fsrked,
and Mr.. Cole and me tuck he path, rs any
other gentlemen would, and srter advancing
u while. arriy to old neighbor Harris u set,
tin on a log with the umbrill on his arm,
and bout that time Elijah Cassidy (the
prisoner) coined up, and we advanced on
till we arrived at Elijah's house. ELIJAH IL
my nephew and likewise my son-in-law-he
married nv darter Jane which is next to my
idarter Sally. AFTER we had advanced t.
Elimh's hOase we stood in the yard awhile
a paving, and presently two somebody's rid
up on a hoss, which was Johnston before,
and Whitfield Cassidy behind-Whitfeld
and Kilh Cassidy being the same. kliJah
and Klah is brothers, both born in the
uat'ra way like anybody else's brothers, no
Gals between EN-, and both about the same
aye. especially Kah, which is the youngest.
Kan war drunk, and he and Mr. Cole got y
cussing one another about politix, and ad'
yancrd in the house whar was Elijah . vile,
which is my dartcr Jane, which Is next TO
INV darter Sally Well arter jawing awhile
with en-. my little nefew says he to me,
says he, Uncle BucA, let's 30 home. says
|, good pop, 81 We legged ON together, ana
I heard somebody a,llin me, but never
trntiOned EN- nor advanced back. Well, !
got home and was eating my supper, ana
Elijah, which is my son in-lsw, married my
daI.er Jane, which Is next to my darter
sally, arri,' d and says he to me, Uncle Buck,
says he. I've killed man Says i, you
have? And this is ali l know about the
sabbing, because warnt thar.