The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-24

ing. shaking, and Tuning with rage during
The Testimony, could no longer restrain
herself. and broke out: "What, sir !
didn't. didn't abuse yez ut oil. called
yez nothin' jist only what yez are: :!
didn't call yez out Of yer name. What
r;oht had yez to come to my house, any.
how and interfere wild my bisness
Yes we're Honor, me an my husband was
hayin a little muss, and he had to cum anu
mt himself In where he had no business.
What right has he to interfere wild my pri-
vate and domestic family affairsf Amt
nv husband mine, and can't hght nun
whcniver I chooses? An rs for abusln
Captain Bibb, I didn't do no SIGH thing,
because l didn't call him anything Jist but
what he was"
CAPTAIN Bibb.-Yes, madam, bnt did not
you call me q negro; and am | negro
Mrs. Murphy, quickly "Yes, ye are
nagur. because them little Bibbs O. yourn
called my children nagurs, and my chli-
ders an me Is no more nagnrs imam
you are, sir" Repeated cries from the
Recorder and policemen of silence MIS-;
Murphy, growing hotter every moment, ana
tossing her red-faced child from one knee
on the other: "Yis, sir, me and my childers
doesn't look as much like nagurs as the
bio Bibbs and small Bibbs. Look at Bibbs,
he's dark in the face and me-im as
white an as fair as swan" Cries of
silence "All right, I'll be silent in min
nit; but I'll tell ye, yere Honor, I'm not
intendin to let none O. yere big Bibbs, nor
we're little Bibbs, nor yere large Bibbs, nor
yere small Bibbs, run over me; l wasn't
made for that"
Recorder" Murphy, don't say
another word"
Mrs. Murphy.-"No, won't say an
other word, but I'm just goin to tell yer
what think of old Bibbs."
Recorder" Can you give me security
for your future good behavior -
Mrs. Murphy" Yes, can. I'll give ye
myself. Pm good sound security. If you
are not satisfied wild me, here's another
good sound security "-pointing to the
aforesaid red.faced baby" an if he don't
suit yez, I've three other good sound Sc.
curities at home and they and me III
make FIVE good sound securities; an if we
all won't do yez, I'll have to lave Oft blsi.
ness wild yez, because ye would be hard
man to satisfy"
Recorder.-"Tm sorry, madam, but the
securities you offer are hardly such as the
Commonwealth requires"
Mrs. Murphy, furiously -" What, sir,
won't do! Oh my, it's all the same every
where, an wild everybody in this blssed
country; nobody has any appreciation or
respect for the value in the Irish people.
How wish Mr.. Mayo was here. He'd fix
me oil right. See here, you man on the
bench, want you to set this case back
until Mr.. Mayo comes back"
Recorder.-"I cannot help what Mr..
Mayo would do, Mrs. Murphy; am bound
to do what think right. have done with
this case"
Here one of the officers took her gently
by the arm to lead her to the prisoners
bench.
Mrs. Murphy" Be Off wild yez, and let
90 iv me let's no rude, unpublished hands
take hold iv me show me the way to CO."
The officer, pointing to the prisoners
bench, upon one end Of which sat big
buck negro
Mrs. Murphy INDIGNANTLY" What !
an are yez goin to have me sit on the same
bnch wild a nagur ~ Turning to the
Rccordcr.) "See here, sir, nivcr intind
to have any dalings wild We as long as
live. Ye have tratcd me shamefully."
She then continued on such TRADE
that it was found necessary to send her to
Jail. She was carried ont, bestowing
blessings generally on the Recorder, Cap
tain Bib, and the officers who had her in
tow.