The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-30

know ANYTHING about the beautiful
evening" or anything OF that sort ;
Eplease tell US what you know ABOUT
this account'-at the same time rudely
showing Parker's bill into the witness
face. At this gross breach OF decorum
on the part of the lawyer, Brlmion
showed no resentment, but after re-
naming silent a minute or more, with
increased impressiveness he began:
"Itwas beautiful evening" shall
never forget that evening. The sun
was setting IN the west, where there
was very curious cloud, tunnel-shaP-
ed. with a large head to 1t, and then
sort O. coming down to leetle eehd
it was, in fact, rail beautiful ewes
ming. and Thought l might as well go
hQntin', so, says |, 'Boss'-you know
Boss: he is a short~tailed dog with
crop ears, and as good dog as any IN
the country-I having called upon BOSS
and found he was all right, L got down
nv GUN Cts about 80 inches III the
BARN and thought I'd lie the locks,
though they work like hairtriggers 5
so lied the locks and started for the
stubble>feld, owned by old Squire Tod>
man.
"By this time the symptoms OF i'm
patience on the part Of the bystanders
were openly expressed, and Glass
lawyer, no longer able to restrain him
self at the proIixity of his own witness,
Jumped on his feet and begged the
Judge to order Brimion to give more
direct answer to aisimple question. The
Judge thereupon nodded his head TO
the imperturbable Brimlon, who, haV-
ing stopped the moment he was inter-
rupted until perfect silence was attain
ed, began: >,
'E'It was beautiful evening" shall
never forget that evening. The sun
was setting il the west, where there
was very curious. cloud, tunned-shap-
ed, with large head to it, and then
sort o. coming down to a leetle eend
it was, in fact, a rail beautiful eve
ming, and l thought might as well go
a huntin', so says ], 'Boss'-you know
Boss; he is short~taild dog with
crop ears, and as good dog as any IN
the country 50, having called up Boss
and found he was all right, got down
my gun Cts about 80 inches IN the
barl,l and thought I'd lie the locks,
though they worked like hair triggers;
so | lied the locks and started for the
stubble- field, owned by old Squire Tod
mantle one he was going to build
a Gin house on, but did't-well, after
walking about while, with Boss jest
a little ahead, his ears forward and his
tail whats left Of it, Vaughn, what
should | do but tumble over by catch
ing my foot in some long grass, which
acted like shin hopple-but twas nc
use, and | was going to give up the
hunt, when l seen ahead a partridge
Just beyond a stump, pluming him
self III the old dry rayine that takes
ACROSS the road-whereat, says l.
CAT this moment the landlord rushed
ed into the court TO IN and announced
that the yenison was getting cold II
was a December day. and wanted t.
know if the court wouldn't Adjourn
soon, if he hadn't better put the sad
die down by the fire: =
THE WITNESS TRIES AGAIN.
CAT this interruption Brimlon again
stopped, rolled his large vacant eyes
over on the landlord, and after thu
, restoration of fearful silence, proceed
: ed =
t 'esIt was beautiful evening" shall
never forget that evening. The SUI
was setting in the west, where There
was very curious cloud, tunnel-shap
ed, with large head to it. and thet
, sort o coming down to a leetle eenC
it was, in toct, rail beautiful eve
, ming, and | thought | might as well 81
huntin', so says |, 'Boss'-you know
r Boss he is shorttailed dog will
, crop ears, and as good dog as any il
the country-so having called up Boss
and found that he was all right, | go
down my gun Cts about 80 inches il
the bar'D ,and thought I'd lie the locks
b ough t hey wor k Ii
; hair~triggers so / lied the locks
and started for the stubble>feld, owneC
| by old Squire Todman-the one he wa'
, going to build the Clubhouse on, bu
| didn't-well, after walking bout :
7 while, with Boss just d little ahead, hi
: ears forward, and his tail whats lef
: of it) a Vaughn, what should ] do bu
tumble over by catching my foot il
some long grass, which acted like
shin hopple-but twas no use, and
+ was going to give up the hunt, when
seed ahead a partridge, just beyond
stump,a pluming himself in the old DIR.
ravine that takes across the road
l whereat, says l, Boss, says |, do you
see that bird? and I'll be hanged it tn
5 didn't come to a pint. AT this lie'
. down, and crept along, sometimes fla
+ and sometimes on my knees, but alon!
] | crept, Boss all the while lying low
+ by>and-by l cum up to the partridge
, aud if it wasn't after all piece OF ret
bark, Pm blowed Whereupon
brushed the smashed grass and mut
= oft my knees and elders, and says
Boss
"The pressure had nov become fear
full, and there was spontaneous move
ment among the crowd, some member
; of it going so far as to cough anC
scrape their feet, when the Judge, evi
IDENTITY DESTROYS to facilitate proceeding
| very courteously leaned forward ant
t 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
g 1T was beautiful evening"
HE SUCCEEDS.
Sat the repetition of this statemen
. the Judge fell back exhausted and put
ting on severe expression, delivered
himself thus
: "'Gentlemen, beg that you vii