Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-03-30

the squire. lie put on his spektakes, and
after lookin at the book about miute, ses
he,
"Mr. Arp, you can have judgement
and l hope that from beocefor,h and for
ever, no lawyer will persoom to come be-
fore this honorable court with pisen doku.
ments to prove his case. If lie do, this
court will take it as insult, and send him
to JAIL"
look upon this case as warning to all
folks who gamble in law, to hold good
hand and play it well. High justice and
patriotism are winnin trumps.
After this had difficulty with n man
by the namo Of Kohen, and 1 thought I
wouldent 60 to law, but would arbrilrate.
1 had brought Tom Swillins' whaet at dol.
lar bushel if lie couldent do any BETTER
and il he could do better lie was to cum
back and 5ive me the preferense. The
skamp went off and sold the wheat
to Kohen for dollar and five cents, and
and kohen knowed all about his contrakt
with me. Me and him like to have fit
and perhaps would if hadent been puny;
but we finally left it all to Josh Billins to
arbytrate. Old Josh delberated on the
thing for three days and nights, and finally
brot in an award that Kohen should have
the wheat, and 7 should hav the preference.
haint submitted no more cases to arbitra.
ton since, and my advice 10 all peepul is
to arbytrate nuthin if your case is honest,
for there ain't no judge there to keep one
man from strikin the other. An honest
man don't stand no chance no where ex-
seppin in court house with good lawyer
to h;;ck him. The motto of this case is
never 10 arbytrais nei'';;;;a but bad case,
and take good lawyers advice anu fs!y fi;sy
him for i. before you do that.
But got Frelman-I dident, but my
lawyer Marks did. Fretman was nutmeg
skoolleacher who had gone round my ma
borhood with his skool artiklea, and put
down for Troup and Calhoun to 90, and in
tended to. send seven or eight more ii lie
proved himself right. soon found that
the little nulifier wasent belevin in any
thing, and on inquiry found that Nutmeg
was givin powerful long recesses, and en-
ployin his time chiefly in carryin on with n
tolerable Sid female gal that was goin TO
him. Troup sed he heard the gal squeel her
self one day, and he knowd Freedman was a
squeezin Of her. I don't mind our boys
squccziu Of the Yankee gals. but III be
blamed if the Yaknees shall be squeezin
ourn. So got mad and took the children
away. At the end of tie term Frctman
sued me for eighteen dollars, and hired
cheap lawyer 10 collect it. Before this
time had learned some sense about law
yer, SO hired good one, and spred my
pocket book down before him, and told
him to take what would satisfy him. And
hetuk. Old Phil Davis was the justice.
Marks made the openin speech to the effels
that every professional man ought; to be
able to illustrate his trade, and he therefore
proposed to put Mr.. Fre,man on the stand
and spell him. This motion were fou.
hard, but it agreed with old Phi's notions
OF "high jestice," and says he, "Mr. Freet.
man you will have to spell sur" Mark
the swore him, that be would give true evil
dence in this case, and that he would spell
every word in Dsn'l Webster's spelin book
correktly to the best of lis knowledge and
belief, so help him, &c. I saw then that
he wer tremblin all over like cold vet
dog. Says Mark, "Mr. Fretman, spell
'tisik )" we'll lie spelt it, putin in a ph
and til and a gill and zh, and I don't
know what all, and I thought he was gone
up the first pop, but Marks said it was
right. He then spelt him right straight
along on all sorts of words, and little words,
and long words, and short words, ard after.
words and he knowd EN- all, ill finally
Marks ses, Now sur, spell Ompompynu-
suk." Fretman kdrawd long breth and
sed it wasent in the book. Marks proved
it was by an old preacher who. was sit.in
by and old Phil spoke up with power, ses
MI. Freetman you must spell it Sur
fsetman was a swsttin IKE run down
hliy. He TUX one pass at It and psissea.
You can come down, sur" says Marks
you've lost your. case" Aud shore epuf
old Phil giFe'a vesdit, against him like q
;ldarn.
Marks was whale in his way. At tba,
same court te wa. about to nonsult a dok.
tor bekause he dident have his dipIomv
and the dokter. beg'd the court for time to
| go home after il, He rode. seven mile,
back as hard as he could liek Il, aud iawsbsr
he,handadlit lit overt to Marks very trump