The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1861-05-08


Every one who has long enjoyed the ac
|quaintsnce Of that faectious and witty phil
Iosopher, Professor Mapes, of NeM York
must have heard him relate the apecdote we
are about to give our readers; and which we
fare pretty sure has never yet been put in
TYPE. 10 be fully enjoyed, il should be
as il falls from bis lips, with his admirable
limitation Of the manner Of the parties, and
Especially with bis proverbiaI dialeetic facil-
ity, in telling astory. So R'
The residents Of Suffolk county, which
consists Of that part Of Long Island ,farthest
down East, are mostly ssasfa.ins psppss, ana
fget tffeir living by fishing. There is a
strong dash Of the genuine Yankee in their
character, and Of tbe peculiar humor that
pertains thereto. 81
/ S6ne years ago, there lived in the county
town Ia small seaside village of that coun.
ty, queer kind Of a waif, upon the unso.
'phisticased society Of that vicinity, whom we
will call Sam Jones; one Of those lazy, loung.
ing idlers, who i've from hand to mouth, no
one knows how, hanging around the doors
OF the wavside taverns, and sleeping on the
benches OF corner groceries and aIehouses:
their noses poked into averybody's business,
ane their tongaes waggihg, interrogstiveiy,
whenever :hey meet with a chance visitor to
their ne;ghb6rhood. Sam was a native of
this village, and assumed to know the name,
the age, the occupation, and the history Of
every man, woman and child 10 It. He
wss, moreover, "A great lover of litigation,
and pretended to smaftering Of law knowl-
edge. Being a veritabIe Peter PEBBLES. in
in every respect save that Of any earthly
personal interest in any case that ever came
before judge and jury, ,,the aEnuas session Of
The Circuit Court, for that county. which /.
was always held In Sans naliye town, was |
perfect gala season with him. He loyed
above all things, to go into the Court house,
and lounge away bis time, listening to the /
ex animation of testimony, the arguments
Of counsel, and the summings up Of the
adge.# sssasas}e -. Il gaK ,aGeasI8H
Among the legal practitioners at those
sessions, at the time Of which We write. was
learned but somewhat eccentric lawyet Of
he city o. New York, Mr.. Griffin. One
yening late in autumn, this Distinguished
counsellor, having been engaged during the
lay arguing a somewhat important case in
ourt, was enjoying bis cigar and glass off,
e@s.s|sg sssIs h thA sl tIal 4 I'm aahIie
Jed, when be was accosled ~. lhe ineyit4{
lie Sam Jones. as follows:
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tough .ca& Of yopr'n. in court to-day
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