The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-05-24

es 10 KNOW rAyou nave any inOneyp
S.-S" Oh, money lyuary red = Judge.
'cept The two Snaff what YOU owe me
forSfefriage.vsgV ss.l;s' i.{er SIS - f5,E,s
gU 49, Then the judgment of this
cpurt is.Stbat syou be sconfned in ahe
parish jsibfor. 4s hpurssda.ing from 40;
niorowitnorhipg,Si s4fiS.; yas l9
lsSsA-e Then, fisky, Judeeg I'D like tb
know how inHihb denoe You're gwine TO
git over the; bayou .ef you sock me, lin
Che Jug, ! haint got, nobody 10 'Iie!p
pull the ferry DAT, and, I don want iio;' 5
Meandeting in font sof BostiIia is IS "a q
stream Of water Known as Bayou rur,
tle.' down which the angry current
nsshes with frightfuf velocity, " with,
Ing md twisting. like serpent 10 ex. ex !.
tremes agony" The only means of
crossing it was in a fiat the property of
Snelier. and the mode Of ferrying was
by, hauling on q rope stretched across
the bayou embarrassing through stand.
ards faytened to the gunwales of the
boat. The Judges boarding .hoose was
situated on the opposite side of the
stream, and it SO happened-perhaps
by previoussconceft among the citizens
--tbst on this particular, evening that
gentleman and Mr.. Smelter were the
occupants of the boat. AS they, near.
ed the channel, the, latter drew forth
from a leather sheath at his girdle an.
old rusty knife, and placing the blade
across the rope, called out:i ~
~ say; Judge, you kin swim, can't
yeri" -. .',ss. >
@No, S,neiter; but why do you ask
that question ~
Bekase, my jewlarky, Tn gwine 10
cut this ere rope, aud let the old crazy
boat go 10 thunder, which she's sure 10
do ef she strikes one o. Them snags. ef
you don't remit that ar judgment the
State got agSa me ia your SCopft 10,
day.n 4 s ! e s3.3 81 "a 4
"Why, Smelter, exclaimed the udge,
in evident trepidatiop, g you're derang.
ed, The Court can't possibly do that
at present. Sucll procedure would
be siguaiiy informal; IN fact, super ex-
trajudieisl, and OF no force OF, validity.
The Court, you observe, is not now in
the position Of Court, but merely that
of private iadivadnal; hence, whatever
course it might pursue in the present
'exigency, would syail you naught.-
True, my fiend, when the Court is in
line or .function,' tits then tho expo.
nent Of the law. and knows no other
,mottoihan Jfat jusfitia raat c1l,t,a,'
and so long as The judicial e,mine is
ehtwined around me, the, Court is de-
termined to preserve il pure and un.
tarnished. or die martyr in the at.
tempt. But, Smeiter, you are a good
sort of fellow, and iii tell you what
Ill do" se - ~
IS" Well, Judge, let's have 1t Quick.
The boat shan't bulge nary fsnuiher
inch. till gifts my just rights" ~ u ~
+ Its this, 'Smelter.raIf you wilt land
the Court safely. it willpay you double
fefriags in addition to the sum It is al.
ready in default" ~'Es.' asaA- fa...-.
Z "a Can't begin to do It, Judge :" and
MI. SmeIter severed one strand of the
rope. "Remit that ar Judgment right
here, in Chambers, believe yon cali it,
don't yerf or I'll let 'er IN, and lave
you a settm' astraddle of that snag in
one mint. ~. SO. ( y.zyEtr.
Hold, hold, Smelter, don't do that.
Put up your knife and approach tire
Court tomorrow morning, and If you
can show cause why the judgment
should be SET ASIDE, the Court win, vii.
;lingly give you a iIeating." T2y
"Of conrse," said Smelter, brighten
ing up, !" 4 kie show cause: darn good
cause, too aia't | got nobody to help
me keep ferry, and IL yoa put me in
the jng, ain't that. s,oppin' the public
highway, says. and more than that,
amt sI--but never remind, ms You say
you'll fix il. albright ia tire morning.
III take yos over.p ~ - y - -, 81
~ The landing was safely effected, the
Judge stepped ashore and assembled the
bank very deliberately, then turned sud
denly, facing the ferryman, and said
90 Smelter, answer me this question
-scoatd you have severed the fopei"
Mr.. s: placed Jhe thumb of his left
1hand to the tip of bis nose, made many
singa,ar gyrations with his fingers, and
answered -
80" Course not Judge I amt darn.
ed fool = can't swim no ,more'n stone" "
The Judge wheeled around with eoun.
tepaiice by. no means indicative Of am.
liability, and pursued his way home.
The next morning the fiends Of Mr.
-S.;had the pleasure Of attending tha,
gentlemau's leyee ON tbowtona side Of
the Jail ,bars.--N. O.e5yae Della. = .
-rl-r. s~sep. - 90 =. - (.
*, WIrH the TIpE.--W We ali know .wha,
la favorise he generally Is who is. nnaf
.fectediy pleased with, everybody; and
when one sees with the worlds eyes
f.holds with a worlds faith, and walks ii
theswortd's ways, he is in the way offe
ceising a thousand tokens Of thewoild's
good. will. Besides, il is so much more
| pleasant togo with the stream. Inde
!. .pepdenliy Of the favor one meets with
/. .