Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-01-20
Another North Carolina Witness.

case and here is one recently reported, which
is not far behind it. The writer gives it un-
der the head Of legal proceedings"
Action for work and labor done in cutting
a ditch on defendants land. Plea: payment
and set-otf. in bacon and cornmcal
Plaintiffs son on the stand-recollects tho
ditching perfectly, but seems to forget all
about the bacon.
"You say your daddy did alb shis litchinge
Do you know what he got fort it ~ inquired
Col. G. for defendant.
ale never got nothing for it. as ever heard
on; that's what he never got" answered the
witness.
"Didnt your daddy get corn and bacon
from defendant in paying for ditching 7"
"Never heard of his getting no corn nor
bacon !"
"What did your daddy and his family live
on last summer
| Vittlcs mostly"
"What sort of victuals ?"
/ sWell, meat and bread, and some whis-
key"
"Where did he get that meat and bread ?''
Well, fust from one, and then from the
other.'
"D,dn't he get some Of it from defendant2' p,
Z" He mought."
"I know that be mought, but did he?-
! That's the question"
! "Well, he mought, and then again, you
know he moughns.
With considerable excitement, and in tones
of thunder:
"Answcr the question, and no more of this
| trifing with your oath. Did your daddy, or
! did he not get corn, and bacon from the de-
| fendant, for ditching 2"
| C Nol l. - l,>,&
exactly you know"
Here his Honor incrferes and with stern
adicial frown, addresses the witness thus
"Witncss, you maszs answer the question,
or the Court will be compelled to deal with
you. Cant you say yes or no?'
| 81 reckon"
We'll, then, answer yes or no. Did or did
not your daddy get corn and bacon from the
defendant at the time referred to-" inquired
the Court
Witness now fully aroused and conscious of-
his danger:
"Well, Judge, I can't cdzactly remember
i you know, seein as how it s all dun been gone,
and cat up; but (planting himself firmly, as:
one determined to out with it,) TO the best.
of my rcckerlectshun, if my memory serves
me right he mought, and then again he
moughn't."
The plaintiff saved his bacon. Verdict ac-
cordingly.
! THE dog Of one of the regiments of the
French army died recently in Paris, aged II
years; it was adopted by the regiment be-
cause, during painfu march, while the 81
rocco was blowing in the Desert, it showed
them where water was tnbe procured it went
to the Crimea, where it was badly wounded,
in consequence of its 'dctcstable habit of run
ming after the bombs it was present at the
battles of Magenta aud Solferino and charged
with the regiment, barking as loud as il could
at the Austrians.
PLANT PRovIsIoNs.--rh Columbus "En-
quircr" thinks that one of the greatest dan
gers before the South is the probability that
our people will neglect the raising of provis-
ions and devote too much attention to the
planting Of cotton
WoRDs.-Beware of impure words. Filthy
conversation is fruitful means Of corruption.
1t is a channel by which the impurity of one
heart may be communicated to another. And
we know who hath said, Evil con,nunicn-
tions corrupt good manners" Words are an
index Of the state Of the heart. Hence says
Christ, BY thy words shalt thou be CON
dcmncd; and for every idle word that men
shall speak, they ahall give account thereof