The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-14

following from the New York Spirit Of the
Times, relating to tho General when he
was Il Judge:
was on the Mississippi last summer
when heard the following story
The General, then Judge jackson, was
holding court III Il Shanty at little vii.
I;':@tc III tennessee, and dispensing justice in
large and small doses u, seemed to linn to
hc required i'll the casc before him. One
day, during court, Il great bulky looking
fellow, armed with II pistol and Il bowie
knif', took it upon himself to parade be-
i"ro III" shanty courthouse, aud curse
Jnl%r, jury, and all that were there assem-
hlc'l. III its turn.
J"d"c Sli"Iill, arrest that man for con
tempt OF court and coniinc him -
Gut went the Sheriff, but soon returned
with word L" III" Judge that he found it
lm'hSsih!n I" take the "llrn'cr.
Judge Summon Il posse, then, and
bran" him before me-
I!" Sheriff pm; out again, but the task
w;'a 10" difficult he could not, or .larc,
not, lay his hands ui'"" the uan nor did
a"y of til" !,">sr like the job any better
than he did, us Tie teliow threatened to
'slu", the fist skunk that came within :cn
feet %. him
\, this the iu.l"c waxcd wroth-to
nave his authority set 1t defiance before all
,h" good people Of that vicinity, SO Ii;
loudly sang out
MIR. Sheriff. since YOU cannot obey nav
orders, summons mc-ycs sir, summons
me-
You, Irlg" > exclaimed the Sheriff in
;,uazcmrnt.
YES, me summons me I'll see what
! | can ,ln'
We'll, Judge, il You say SO, though do
h"t like /" do it but ii you will try, sup
pose must summons YOU
Very WELL sail Jackson, rising and
walking toward the door; 4 adjourn this
court ten minutes
Tie ruilan was Standing a short dis
,ancc nom the s,,"ty, in the centre of :,
crowd Of people, disappearing at :; terrible
rate, ilouri>hiny his weapons and vowns
Death IN! destruction to al! who should at
tempt {" mo,c>t him.
lu'lgc jackson walked very calmly i:,"
the centre Of the group, pistols in hand,
and ?oni'rontc,l him.
Now saiI he looking him right straight
i'll the eye, Surrender, YOU Internal villain.
this very instant, or I'll blow YOU through
The man eyed the speaker for Il mo-
mrnt, without speaking, and then put up
his wcar"rs, with these words
There, Judge, its no use give in
He then suffered himself To be l,l by the
sheriff without "lp"sition he was cowc'
y few days after The occurrence, when
the man wis aSkc'! why he Knocked I'm.
's"r to one person, when he before refused
t" allow himself To I,c taken 10y the wLol.
company, he replied
why, when he came up looked him
in the eye. aud saw shoot, and there.
wash. shoot in nary other eve in the
crowd aal 50 says to myself, says |, its
about time to sing small and So did.
Az Im6rnrd Dihnmo-An awk
ward affair which once occurred to one Of the
iulrrs on the Western Circuit has been
the subject Of murii niirih. 1t appears tlra,
the 'ious judicial, having finished his labors,
and having cast off his forensic wig at his
i.in.S, had retired into the next room to
wait for his brother judge, whom lie was
about To- accompany to some Of the local
ar;>t"cracv to dinner. The female servant
"fthc house had entered the bed chamber
10y Il side door, anl not knowing the Judge
WAS i'll The next room, i'll Il froic arrayc'l
herself in the Judges wig. Just at the
moment when the fair Mopsy WAS admir-.
ins herself in the looking glass, the Judge
unexpectedly entered the room, and poor
M"p>y, catching a sight Of the stern coun-
tcnance looking over her shoulders in the
glass, was SO alarmed that she tainted, ana
would have fallen to the ground, if The
learned judge, impclIcd by humanity, had
not caught her III his arms. At this cr,i-
cal moment his brother Judge arrived, and
opened the dressing room door, with a
view to sccirg if he was ready, discovered
his learned brother with the Einting maid
in his arms. Not wishing to interrupt
what he thought to be an amour, he quick
ly attempted to withdraw, when his brother
Judge vocifcratci, For Heavens sake stop
and hear this matter explained.' 'Never
mind, my dear brother, the matter explains
ilscif,' and he left his learned brother to re.
cover the faintinS mail rs lo could
Grtmmer's tluecdotes Of the Bar.'
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