Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-05-05
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The following incident in the lii. Of Mr
/ Nigta,l. who was recenty elected TO the
United States senate by the Legislature
OF Texas, we fad i'll the PnladeipLi
Irc,s -
Several years ago Mr.. Wincfall was a
resident OF South Carolina. aud member
in The Legislature 1T that State. \ diai-
Guilty arose between him and Mr. Brooks,
the father Of the late Preston S. Brooks
and Wigfali posted Mr.. Brooks as a
rascal and eewar1. after the Sputhsrn
fashion. Mr.. Bird, son Of the then wife
Of Mr.. Brooks, came to town abru, the
time, but ia ignorance of the difficulty.
called on WiLiall. with whon he was on
friendly terms. and invited him 10 bis then
approaching wedding. The twa gentle
men were proceeding through tn street
together, wh-n the placnrd In qpes ion ut
traced Birds attention. Turning at once
10 Wtsfll, inquired if he, w. was the
author. The bauer responded that ne was
Bird then sal he woa!l tear it hown.-
W,Efli frrbale II, hi peril Bird. how
ever, dill r. A shooting nf'.sy imtnedi
ate y followed. in which Bril- was si.iaI hg
W,ptall. A sor of Brooks, sen. ,ban toyA
up tbs quarrel AMI challenged WisfHi.--
They met WIgf,lI received Voun. Brooks
fire unharned. and then diSchar ,cl bis
pistol in the air The duel was At this
pnin, arrested Immediately afterwards
Wig.all received SECOND challenge fr"m
Preston 5. Brooks, known subsequently
'or his assault nnon Smot,r sumner
This challenge Wiyfall declined tn accept
The quarrel. however. was not allowed to
suhside, and to avoid further h'oodshed.
Wigtall soon after Withdrew from the
State and removed to Texas, whore be has
since resided. From his sec'usion thence
he has nov emerged into The Senats Of
he United States,
When General Jackson was Presiden. Of
the United ot".es, said an aged laborer At
the Presidential garden few years since.
"he could tell an honest man from roynp
when first he saw him remember that
clergyman, with a stiff white choker
and an uniarnishra suit OF lllck, called
| upon him one morning when he was over
| looking sone wers that was be forming
in the garden, and requested an appoint
ment to spme Office. saying.
General, | warkei harder for yoar
| election than many of those un,n whom
you have already bestowed Office
'Yon nra n minister of the Gospel y
sail cid Hickory. inqpiringly.'
Yes SAID the clergyman. ~ was n
minister. hnt | thought conld do better
by becoming n politician. so | stumpsd
til" district week DAYS f,r you. aad preach
ed for the Lord Slnlays"
Old Hickory, turning shor. toward,
him. and looking him full in the face
said l.:
"By ths Eternal if you woull cheat the
Lord you wpuil cheat the country. I will
have nothing to d, with veu or anv like
YOU. Good morning. and he walked rap
idly away.
never shall forge. thu look, OF ,he,
hypocri'ical clereymln Had the la,
Judgment been set, and Ne before the
great white throne. doubt il he wnul
have looked more blank and chopfallen.' =
SHARP AS A NEEpLE.- The iollowinc
bon mot was started out West. A busy
housewife vas sitting in the door way ply
ing her needle. Her husband Iounyins 4
on the rail, his foot slipped and he bruised
| his knee on the door stone 60" said h,
groaning, II have broken the bone, I'm
sure" Well, then" said .he. holding uI
her needle, with its eya broken ont, "vo,1
and have done very nearly the same
think" "flov So" "Whv don't 20,
see" ssid she, II have broken the eve O
,hs needle. man, and you have breksa u,
knee of ths idle mas"