Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-26

says ], do you see that bird and I'll be
hsnged II the dog didn't come 10 a pint. AT
this lied down, and cropt along, sometimes
fiat and sometimes on my knees, but along
crept, Boss all the while lying lowi by and
by cum up TO the partridge and II it wasn't
after all a piece of bark I'm bowed Where
upon brushed the smashed grass and mud
off nv knees and elbers, and says l, Boss
uThe pressure had now become fearful,
and there was a spontaneous movement
among the crowd, some members of it going
SO far as TO cough and scrape their feet, when
the Judge, evidently desirous to facilitate
proceedings, very courteously leaned forward
and begged that the witness would be al
lowed to tell his story in his own way.
Brimlon hereat quietly turned toward the
bench, and clearing his voice, said:
1T was beautiful evening
HE SUCCEEDS.
"At the repetition of this statement the
Judge fell back exhausted, and putting on a
severe expression, delivered himself thus:
"'Gentlemen, beg that you willnot inter-
rupt the witness; l ask this as personal
favor. The witness will please go on AT
this hint Brimlon smiled benignly, as If he
were conferring a great favor on the bench,
the lawyers and the spectators, and then
with a voice sweeter and slower than ever,
and amid a stiffness that was to the last de-
gree painful, he proceeded:
"'It was beautiful EVENING" shall never
forget that evening. The sun was setting
in the west, where there was q very curious
cloud, funnel shaped, with large head to it,
and then sort O. coming down to leetle
eend---it was, in fact rail beautiful even
ing, and l thought | mought as well go a
huntin'; so, says /, 'Boss'-you know Boss;
be is a short taild dog with crop ears. and
as good dog as any in the country; SO hay-
ing called up Boss, and found he was all
right, | got down my gun (it's about thirty
inches in the bar'l), and thought L d lie the
lccBs, and started for the stubble. field, owned
by old Squire Todman-the one he was GO
ing to build the clubhouse on, but didn't
well, after walking bout while, with Boss
jest leetle ahead, his ears forward, and his
tail whats lett of it) waggin', what should
do but tumble over by catching my foot in
some long grass, which acted like shin
hopple-but twas no use, and | was going
to give up the hunt, when l seed ahead
partridge, Just beyond stump, a pluming
himself in the old dry ravine that takes
across the rosd-whereat says /, Boss, says
! l. do you see that bird? and Ill be hanged
| if the dog didn't come to pint. AT this l
| lied down, and cropt along, sometimes fiat
and sometimes on my knees, but along |
crept, Boss all the while lying low; by and
by | cum up to the partridge and if it WASH
after all a piece of red bark, I'm blowed
Whereupon brushed the smashed grass and
mud off my knees and elbers and says l.
Boss, if we amt passel of darned fools,
then your tails yard long, if it amt longer;
! whereat got out of the field in double quick
time, and clumb over into the road, and met
Parker, (turning toward the defendant), who
said to me, says he: What, Brimlon, you
out hunting?' And l said, Not much sc
Parker and 1 walked up the road, and he
said he jest seen Glass, who threatened tt
sue him for his bill of twenty dollars; tina
while he didn't deny owing the bill, he didn'
like to be sued'
1.-THE truth was out at last, and the pain
fully excited crowd fairly shouted with de-
light-the lawyers at the same time rubbed
their hands, and the judge heaved a deeI
Sigh, as if he were suddenly relieved from
fearful responsibility. In the general con
fusion that followed, Brimlon was energeti
cally invited down from the stand by dozeI
voices; and to this day it is a marvel among
all who heard his testimony how he neees
sarily connected the beautiful evening, tn
partridge hunt, and the fact that he heart
Parker acknowledge that he owed Glas
money on an open account"