New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
LIFE IN X dNSAS.

There is some fun in ksnsas occasionally, a. we
gs,her from the following extract from letter In The
Boston Journal:
"Tne people of the new country as class, have an
unusually keen sense OF the ludlcions lacy possess
pecaisi talent for broad buresqGe, and never fail to
exercise 1t VII, there Is an opportunity. western
men go into fun they DO into spocuatlon-al over
have seen many Illustrations OF this. AN example
which occorIed here nsnt before last though not re-
nsk able ibcidepL Intensely Western IN Its
sppu A ioviai lobby member from Cofey County
was caught attempting 10 kiss pretty chamber maid
at his hotel. For convenience sake i VIII call hin
'Suilb. Tie story got abroad and the boys
lrol tier bacuar for everybody determined that
Surth should be tired for this helnous offence. &c.
la'e in the evening, in room crowied with spec
tatcrs, mock Court was formed. Hoosier Judge
from Southern katsas. as full Vt fuo as an egg Is
Of at, chosen 10 preside. Inc Speaker vi Tue
Hoae of II, prese selected ~ act as con-
stable, Al indictment against Smith being made OUT
the constable iould hD IN bed. de Was uncoremo-
pioasy dras ged forth and brought into C rrt. And
then comDopced scene of the most ,rrepresstoe aud
soilichibg hnnlor that ever Witnessed. jury was
impanueled many persons beisg excluded tdefeirOsn
On the novel grounds. Secretary w ,lsh, among
others, was excused tho sneg alton OF bad moral
cbaI.vter Two members of the House we've APP
pou,ea--,ne To prosecute the other TO defend. Wit
nesses examined, thu Court swearing them with
sbe utmost gravity, alter form somewhat Ike tns:
Mr.. -, you IN the presence Of thus august
Conrt ara the great Mississippi Valley; therefore,
stand on your cigny and tell the truth at the risk
. OF Your hie TIE testimony, though someShat con-
Trajectory, was conclusive, the Court ruling that
names aud dates were immatena, and that hearsay
Testimony was ciream dantial evidence Ine ease
was made oot in the most minute manner, even to
showing the bald spots Sniths head Iron which
the yonrg woman was said TO have torn the HAIR IL
seli-deieusel great many luiicrous altusions
were mace, and finally, the oouosel for detouss, on
httipg that toe Court was parls was fGod two cans
OF oysters fof contempt The srguulsuls were gone
thrvugo With. The Court instructed tae ,ry per-
spptury, to bring in verdict Of guilty. the prose-
cotion begged they might be instructed fulther
thet any fine that they soodt assess was 10
be paii in oysters aud cha mp Asne; whereupou
The Judge informed the lawyer rather sharply that
the Court Understood herselt, perfectly The Jary
found Smith guilty The Court, after al appea 10
his iseliDgs, which was very toachIng, hbed hun
twelve of oy sters aad two baskets OF champagne
Assar.d hun thai il bei0g court OF original and
ciusiVe jurisdiction there appeal IRON its dec
Gons, spd ordered hin into custody una the hae and
cssu SHOULD be pad Lake Crockotts coon, NTH
came down, AId in sooat half hour the court Jury
Pneoler sno spectators sat down - the repast. 10
the tossts abd s<ntimebts which folio xed some cum
Gus tfharons occurred For instance Mr. Sergeant at
Arms Warren gave the he ath OF Mr. " Ash
l hoSf he arrested for c0stempt the other day and
Nj walsh responded in q teat speech; after which he
toasted the Hoase of Representatives, and cslled ON
the Spoaker--sll Of wdicn vas s,rlkius Instance
tao lion aud the lamb lying doSn together The fes
tvies we're kept up until very late hour; ami the
total exosase 20 smith Of his attempt 10 embrace the
pre,t, cLsn bermsid footed up TO sbeat $l0Or'