The mountain Democrat., 1865-07-29

Nearly hif ! esOldty go, nee
is.Sss 4ssS.ssE:I: saRSIEl2. 4 A1 g:
person Of an attpsaaY ct Ia1,.YhO. al.
though nou cloS for be
vas in trg e IAslisst
specimens 81 IL 49, -Oeheld
BY mortal mani Vss a-person of
0anAJmlEAaufs go.st bsaaKsianEe.
varied lsarningse POel-aAd painter,
@fdAWitOf 10 wOanaOVdN-ae aFST
II 60 happened thakethe aforesaid
RChllEakn, e.. U-a1; ESQ EkE kb..
poimAsdR Il d 'SheAR &C. NE EsMu Of
-. He MA Z man Of fortune and
had 9 kind Heart, &c many : poor
,prisonerA could testify who ,partook
Of The epa1 cheer with which The
pEisOasEs. wesS 'ii6eraily supplied ct
ChTistmAa and other festivals, kem
the private purse Of the high SAsslG
II was, Of course. me duty Of the
high sheri6, to summon = sEsnd and
petit Jury g attend the quarter ses.
siOn, OF which the recorder, mayor
and aldermen Of the borough Gem
posed the court. In the petlofhance
Of HE oGReial duty in ssussnoning
the petit Jury. our high sheriff IN.
dulged 10 s6Gde Of abe seFa1e st and
drollest freaks that have probably ev-
e. been heard OfiM any OSher Sown
or county. IT tie dfst 'plaes be-
'summo6ed for the October court .
jury consisting Of twelve Of the fat
test men he could Ind in the bor-
ough, and when they came to the
book to- b sworn, il appeared that
only nine jurors could sit comforts,
BY in the boxl After . great deal
Of sweating, squeezing and. sCoAing,
the panel vas literally jammed into
the box, and when seated, they pre-.
sented TO the eye Of the court, the
barristers, and the Audience the
slightest at" Of . jury that was ever
sep ina court EOOms Litgally they
became, much to the establishment Of
tkS cGdrt odd Id rObed Gdvoeates, .
packed jury" and no. mistake.
RPr thaJsapagy teEms oar face
tiOus high sheriff in consequence, it
Is said, of a0pae hat isom the re.
corder BAT there sh0pld be no more
fat pan Els iuynmGned q kis e6nfa J
went jptD The: QpPoeita axlFNme. He
sumS01Ad tWSivs d the lsaSesE and
tallest men he could End in the DO.
rOUeh and when they took their
seats in the boz, it appeate compar.
atiVely empty-tbere VAS room for
IS many more Of the same sort and
dimensions.
For the April term Of the court
our humorous fnnctionary summon.
cd Ia jury consisting Of twelve bar.
bers. Now, it so happened that
among them were the peruquiers
Who dressed the recorders and bar.
1sters' wigs. and some Of the latter,
arriving late at the bar, had to ap.
pear that morning. in court with
their wigs undressed or halfdressed
90 % to cut . veVy rFidicUlous figure,
amid the smiles aud half suppressed
langhteT Of the by.stsndsra The
high sheriff enjoyed the fun anna.
zingly, but looked as grave as .
Judge" u
!, But the browning joke Of this wag:
gish functiOnary occurred at the
suwwoning Of bis fourth aud last ~
~, at the summer session, in July.
For that term Of the court, the high
sheriff, not having the fear of the re.
eOrder, the mayor and the aldermen
before his eyes. actually summoned
. squirting jury-twelve as queer.
looking bipeds as ever took their
seats in jury, box-a jury that was
probably more looked ct and laughed
4t than any Of the appointed twelve
that ever were sworn to " well and
truly ny and true delisorauce make
between their sovereign lord and
king and thaprisOnsr atsthe bar"
But khe scene MS HeirresistahlR,
droll that the lsaEhe1 recorder conM
not maintain hls9ktA witty. The uS3.'
yOr And 6ldermsn s6ti0wed edit
Ihe hArTistsrs Iaughea ill their wigs
eecame powderless nay, even the
prisoners in the dock, who were to
be put on their trial and some Of
them to undergo transportation, could
not refrain from joining the general
cachinaton. Aud when the learned
recorder commanded the high sheriff
to bring the courtroom to order. and
intimated with . halF.suppresssd
laugh, that the latter ought to be
ashamed Of himself for simmoning
such Jury. the drollery OF this court.
scene was heightened considerably
by the sheriff, who,at the same time
looking at the squirting jury, ex-
claimed, ".All good and lawful men,
your honor"