Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-06
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D~'tO. Va and Smiths leading cases,
EARS the utmost ,ional quid of Coke upon Little
Vesn the Diving read yourself into a state
lion" membeyou can take walk or gallop
.--ack or, if disposed to waste your
.,sua can do 50 by devoting an hour to
u NEE t5hretty maid or charming widow, TAX
State Fare not to commit yourself unnecessar-
vas de In this way carried through my first
intsear at harrington, large town in Ken
70 tuoky where CHANGED to settle. For the
first week l turned my head sharply when
the door of my Office opened, expecting to
see client. My nerves had ample time to
become tranquil, however, and after few
months l was so accustomed to solitude that
should have regarded an actual litigant
fee in hand, as being for whom the sexton
would presently come with a habeas cor
pus. The only person who commiserated
me was the faithful jake who attended to
my rooms. Being naturally social, he
thought man shut up at work all day, the
most wretched of creatures.
"Massa Bill" AFRICAN for William Tomp-
kins, attorney and counselor,) "seems to
me you powerful lonesome here in Barring
ton. Little white, too, bout de chops II
had not then the handsomely grizzled beard
which now adorns the lower part of my face)
HLor, don't wish you know my old massa
Barr'l, TBarwell.1 Jest to be dar bout hog
killing time, scare up fox or two at night
drive deer from the knobs in de mornin',
den cavort roun' de country or horseback,
see turkey shootin', and de scrub race, an
maybe, do o little courtin' when it comes
handy"
1t was tempting picture which Jake
presented. l did know his master, though
not intimately. l meditated.
II should like to have crack at deer,
Jake"
"Gor-a-nighty, massa, Use uiggef, and
some folks tink dey don't know nolhn. But
let Jake alone. l go Sunday to Massa
Barrrs, Gaze ole Sally she looks for me. Hi
Chasin arter the dogs at sun.up through the
black-iacks is better'n loafn in dis dead
an'-live town"
1t was Saturday. That night, armed with
a pass against molestation by the patrol
Jake went home. thought no more of the
hunting but amused myself next day as
we'll as could making synopsis of Brother
Dangers sermon. had many times wan
dered after him through the tangled shrub
berry of his periods, but thought would
this time set down logically his premises
major and minor, with the conclusions
mathematically speaking, to reduce his vul-
gar fractions, with swell denominators, to
lowest terms. But did you ever wait for
the settling Of the froth of new ale?
l have heard some startling sermons in
my time. Think of q man with cropped
hair, groveling look, no manners, the ac-
tions of woodsawyer, and tone of a
bull. getting up, pulling his coat off, loosen
ing his cravat and then 'going i'm after
this fashion: "Breethren an sister'n, I'm
all the way from Indianny-ah, where l
left my wif'n six children-ah, to come over
here an preach 10 you the Gospel-ah l
ain't got no larnin', an l don't want any.
I'm proud to be as ignrant as my lord an
master-ah, an his disciples and apostles
ahI If God wanted me to have larnin'-ah,
he'd gin me larnin'" And so on for an
hour. l William Tompkins, counselor,
&c. am ready to make affidavit having
heard this exercise-the abs exploded like
o lumberer's when telling an oak-one fine
day in the woods, where, from a safe dis
tance on horseback, l beheld the motley
crowd that gathers on such occasions.
do not believe however, the story which
my friend James tells of o young preacher
who in the midst of the long prayer before
sermons, casting his eye furtively upon his
watch on the pulpit cushion, and seeing that
a considerable portion of the fifteen min
utes remained 10 be filled, went through
every form Of petition of the Jews to Pales.
tine and the coming of the millennium and
at last, thinking of an expedient which had
served him in eking out an unsatisfactory
exhortation. "And nolo, 0 Lord, l aoiJ re-
late an dnecdoteW
l repeat, l do not believe this story, al
though it has some features of probability.
TO return. On Monday, Jake appeared
with a knowing face. Presently, the cause
ofhis knowing expression came out. Col
onel Barwell called. 1t was county court
day, when every farmer of substance land
some without) came to town on business
The Colonel was in many respects very
remarkable man. He was six feet two
broad-shouldered, and not too corpulent
His leonine hair fell backward from fail
brow, while the lower part of his face wa
Drowned, and his solid chin thickly set witt
stumps of blue black beard. A more com
manding person one would seldom see. Tw
things you would be certain of: first, tha
Colonel BarWell had the most fourishin
farm in the whole country; second, that hi
family Tin his own opinion) was beyon,
comparison the first and bluest blood tha
ever sprang from old Virginia. His cour
tesy was too overwhelming in its stateli
ness. He had come to ask me to make hir
q visit. Jakes Intervention was politel
kept in the background. His daughter a.
tended school in harrington, was going t
return with him that day, having a vaca
tion of few weeks. My business was nc
troublesome, and nothing stood in the wa
of acceptance In the afternoon, Colone
Bsrwell called for me, and having mouute
our horses, we rode to the seminary. TIL
daughter was already at the door in rid
ing suit. A young fellow come out, and a
thought, exchanged a significant glanc
with her. The Colonel bent his scOwlin
regards upon the youngster as he wake
away, but neither spoke or recognized I'll
other.
"Come, my daughter" said Colonel Bar
well, 'Jake is holding your horse"
As we rode away, / took my place at hi
right, being beckoned there by her fathe
1t was really new sensation to me- to CON
in contact with such fresh and spontt
neous nature. Very handsome animated
viVacious, and natural, 1 really think 81
spoke as she thought, and without a part
Gle of policy or reserve. Nevertheless, 81
did not once allude to the youth, who ha
departed with the reflection of her smile c
his face. And suspected that her rap
and even brilliant talk was the result of e
fort.
In due time we traversed the sixtee
miles which constituted our journey to Co
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