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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
A North Carolina witness.

They have queer specimen oe human
nature in North Carolina. Everybody re-
members the celebrated "Cousin Sally
billiard Case" and here is one recently
reported, which is not far behind it
The writer gives it under the head Of
illegal proceedings"
Actions for work and labor done in
emitting ditch on defendants land Plea
Payment and set off, in bacon and corn.
meal.
Plaintiffs son on the stand-recollects
the ditching perfectly, but seems to forget
all about the bacon.
You say your daddy did all the ditch.
ing? Do you know what he got for it?'
inquired Col. G. for defendant
"He never got nothing; as | ever heard
on, that's what he never got, answered
the witness.
"Didn't your daddy get corn and bacon
from defendant in payment for ditching?'
Never heard of his getting any corn
or bacon
"What did your daddy and his family
live on last summer"
"Vittles, mostly"
"What kind Of vituals?"
"Well, meat and bread and some whis-
KY" 81
Where did you get that meat and
bread?"
"Well, fust from one, and then from an
other
"Didn't he get some Of 1t from defen.
dant?" -
"He mought."
81 know that he mought, but did hei
That's the question
With considerable excitement, and ir
tones of thunder: n
ga aAnswer rs the questig6, and no more o
this triaing with your oath. Did your
daddy, or did he not. got corn and bacor
from the defendant, for ditching?"
"Well, now, he mought, it didn't occu
edzactly, you know"
Here his honor interferes, and with 8
stern, judicial frown addresses the wit
ness thus:
"Witness, you must answer the ques
ton, or the Court will be compelled tt
deal alwith you. Can't you say yes or nor
II reckon"
"Well, then. answer yes or no. Did o
did not your daddy get corn and bacol
from the defendant at the time referre,
to?" inquired the court.
Witness now fully aroused and con
scious of his danger
"Well, Judge, | cant edzactly remem
Der you know, seein' as how it's all du
bin gone and eat up; but (planting him
self firmly, as one determined to out wit
lit, } to the best of my reckerlectshun,
my memory serves me right, he mought
and. again he moughtn't.
The plaintiff saved his bacon. We
dict accordingly.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
Meeting Death.

Bonaparte died in his military garb
his field marshal's uniform, and his boots,
which he had ordered to be put on short
time previous to his dissolution. Angus
tus Caesar chose to die in a standing po-
sition, and was careful in arranging his
person and dress for the occasion. Se-
ward, Earl of Northumberland, when at
the point Of death, quilted his bed, put
on his armor, saying that it became not
a man to die like beast" A more re-
markable instance is that of Maria The
resa, of Austria, who, short time before
she breathed her last, having fallen into a
slight slumber, one Of the ladies in at.
tendance remarked that her Majesty seem
ed to be asleep. "No," said she, 81 could
sleep if would indulge in repose, but |
am sensible of the near approach of death
and I am BOT to be surprised by him in
my sleep. 1 wish to meet my dissolu.
tioh awake" Such are the efforts Of
poor expiring mortality-still laboriue
for the breath of prosperity, and exhaust
ing itself ia efforts to rise with "grace
fulness at the last"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
A Slaves Preaching.

While residing, a few years ago, in the
Monumental City (says gossipy CORES
pondent of the Boston Investigator, T.
used sometimes to go on Sunday to a.
small church near my residence, to heara
somewhat famous negro preacher. The
church had been built by few beneve-
lent gentlemen as place of worship for
their slaves. The preacher, himself a.
slave, was an old negro, famed through
out the city as perfectly original speci- ;
men of imagination and hnmor, and more
especially for his very unique construc-
ton of various portions Of the Divine
Word. He frequently numbered among
his hearers the very elite of the city,
drawn thither in the hope of hearing
something new; and, true to say, they
were seldom disappointed. To give some
idea of his style-necessarily imperfect
to an outsider, for his gesticulatien was
peculiar and forcible-I will
morceaux LIN describing Christ's en-
trance into Jerusalem, he said "Well,
my bruddern, when de people of Rusalen
heard de Lord was coming, dey 'bahdoned
der okerpashun, and cut for de subub,
and crowded tru de gate, j Sc no doubt,
like flock O. sheep; and some broke off
de branches of de trees and t'rowed EN-,
down. and some trowed down straw and
hay, and de rest took off der old clothes
not all OBJ dem, 'spect-and tru 'em
down in de road. But it was no use,.
my bruddern; wild al dey could do dey,
couldn't stop dat are colt; he kim along
and went right in de gate, easy as nufin!"
On another occasion, when striving his
utmost to bring about a revival, he ele-
waited his humble flock several pegs in
importance. He SAID NOW, if any OBJ
you niggers tink dat cause you are black,
and poor and miserable, you'se Of ne
great Conscience in de Lords eyes, youss
vastly 'staken, 'spect, as i could prove
by many parts OBJ de Divine Word; but
one will be 'ficient for your dull COM
prehensions. De Lord says in one place:
God will not let even sparrow fall ts
de ground without His notices eand in a
'nudder place he says: Are not two SPAR
rers sold for fardin' 2 A fardin' I
would inform you, is 'sposed to be bout
as much as cent. Well, den; now if de
Lord takes SO much care Of a spafrer,
worth only half cent, Of how much
more 'portance, my dear bruddern, . His
eyes, are you five and six hundred9dollar
niggers p
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ther date nor signature. There were va
rious conjectures in regard to the stran.
ger, who had been in the village some
days, end from whom it was evident this
letter came, as well as the package re-
ceived the night before.
But when Arthur recalled to mind the
look of sad, remorseful tenderness with
which he had regarded him, he felt that
| it must have been his father. Yet he Of
ten said, as he looked into the face of his
adopted mother, that he wanted no dear
er friends than those he already had
And as for Mrs. Williams, among all the
blessings that surrounded her, there was
not one that brought a purer joy than he
whom she had taken to her heart when a
friendless babe, her New YEARS GIFT.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
NUMBER 81

for along time, and finally he ketched a
frog and fetched him in aad give himto
this feller and says:
Now, if you're ready, set him along
side of Dan'l, with his four paws just even
with Dan'l's, and I'll give the word.-
Then he says, @0ne-two-rthree- jump
and him and the feller touched up the
frogs from behind, and the new frog hop
ped off lively, but Dan'l give a heavc,
and hysted up his shoulders
Frenchman, but it wasn't no use-hc
couldn't bulge; he was planted as solid
as an anvil, and he couldn't no more stir
than if he was anchored out. Smiley was
| "a good deal surprised, and he was disgust
ed too, but he didn't have no idea what
the matter was, of course.
The feller took the money and started
away, and when he was going out at the
door he sorter jerked his thumb over his
shoulder-this way-at Dan1, and says
again, very deliberately, 'sI don't see no
Ipoints about that frog that's any better'n
any other frog" Sos,
Smiley he stood scratching his head
and looking down at Dan'l for a long
time, and at last he says, 'I do wonder
what in the nation that frog throwed off
for-I wonder if there ANT something
the matter with hiu--he pears to look
mighty baggy, somehow, and he ketched
Dan'l by the nap of the neck, and lifted
him up and says. "Why, blame my cats,
| if he don't weigh five pounds and he
turned him upside down, and he belched
out double handful of shot And then
ne see how it was, and he was the madest
mamie set the frog down and took after
that feller, but he never ketched him.
And
Here Simon Wheeler heard his name
called from the front yard, and he got up
to go and see what was wanted. And
turning to me as he moved away, he said.
a'Just sit where you are, stranger, and
rest easy, | amt going to be gone sec
ond."
But by your leave,I did not think that
continuation of the history of the en-.
terprising vagabond Jim Smiley would bcI
likely to afford me much information con-;
cerning the Rev. Leonidas w. Smiley and
so started away.
At the door I met the sociable Wheel
er returning, and he button-holed me and
re- commenced:
"Well, this yer Smiley had yaller,
one-eyed COW that didn't have no tail only
ljust short stump like bannaner. and
/ 80, curse Smiley and his afflicted cow ,
/. / muttered, good naturedly, and bidding
the old gentleman good day, I departed.
j Yours, truly, MARK TWAIN
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

A CoNTRABAND ELECTIoN.-One OF
Uncle Sans free agents in Virginia, the
other day, tried about thousand of them
in the art of voting. He told them they
should be allowed toelect a Commissioners
of their own choice to see after their af.
fairs, and directed all of them in favor Of
a Mr.. w. to say "aye." One long, un-
earthly black yell went up, "aye," every
particular niger "woting" with all his
might. Then he told all opposed to Mr.
W. to vote mo- and every darky voted
''no" ten times harder than ever. There.
upon the free nigger agent looked puzzled
and glum, and finally swore that niggers
were id fools, and ought to be ln-i
very warm place. 1t is evident ye negre
"bears the palm, not only in fighting bu
"woting.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
ARTHUR,
BORN AUGUST 23, 1851,

WAS A STRANGER, AND YE TOOK ME IN.
Farmer Williams made some inquiries
in the neighhorhood, and learned that a
lady with an infant, accompanied by a
servant, had been stopping for week past
at the village tavern; that she was very
beautiful, but pale and sad, and kept her
room most of the time. But they had
disappeared as suddenly as they came,
1t is just ten years from the time thai
Mrs. Milliams received her New Years
gift. Let us take another peep into the
kitchen of Red Stone farmhouse The
group is smaller now than then. The far
mer who murmured ten years ago that he
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

New HOUSE FOR THE PREs1DENT.-It
seems to beagreed that Congress will COM
mence the erection of a new mansion for
the President, on some healthy location,
that will compare with the royal residences
of Europe. We are great Republic.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

LosT.-A Revivalist, looking for re-
cruits, found a large-sized African. and
asked him: "Have you found the Lord2"
Answer-"GOlly, masser, is de Lord
lost!,'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

D@The man every body likes Is gen.
orally fool. The man nobody likes is
generally a knaye The man who has
friends who would die for him, and foes
who would love to see him broiled alive,
is generally man of some worth and
force.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

Dea. Doctor Abernethy used to tell his
pupils that all human diseases sprang
from two canses--stufing aud fretting.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog,
BY MARK TWAIN.

Mr.. A. WAKD-Dcdr SIR We'll, l
called on good -natured, garrulous old
Simon Wheeler, and Inquired after your
friend Leonidas w. Smiley, as you re-
quested me to, and hereunto append the
result. If you can get any information
out of it you are welcome to it. have
a lurking suspicion that your Leonidas
w. Smiley is myth-that you never
knew such parsonage, and that you only
conjectured that if Pasked old Wheeler
about him it would remind him of his in
famous Jim Smiley, and he would go to
work and bore me nearly to death with
some Internal reminiscence Of him as long
and tedious as it should be useless to me.
If that was your design, Mr.. Ward, it will
crafty you to know that it succeeded.
found Simon Wheeler dczing COM
fortably by the bar-room stove of the lit
tie old dilapidated tavern in the ancient
mining camp of Noomerang, and 1 no.
ticed that he was fat and baldheaded, and
had an expression of winning gentleness,
and simplicity upon his tranquil counte-
nance. He reused up and gave me good
day. told him friend of mine had
commissioned me to make some inquiries
about cherished companion of his boy
hood named Leonidas W. Smiley-Rev.
Leonidas W. Smiley young minister
of the gospel, who he, heard was once a
resident Of Noomorang. l added that if
Mr.. Wheeler could tell me anything
about this Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley,
would feel under many obligations to
him.
Simon Wheeler backed me in the cor
ner and blockaded me there with chair
and then set down and reeled off into the
monotonous narrative which follows this
paragraph. He never smiled, he never
frowned. he never changed his voice from
the quiet, gentle flowing key to which he
turned the initial sentence, he never be-
trayed the slightest suspicion of enthusi-
asm-but all through the interminable
narrative there ran vien of irrepressive
earnestness and sincerity which showed
me plainly that SO far from his imagining
that there was anything ridiculous OF
funny about his story, he regarded it re
ally as important, and admired its heroes
as men of transcendant ginius and fnesse
To me the spectacle of man drifting Sc
renely along through queer yarn with
out ever smiling was exquisitely absurd
AS Isaid before, | asked him to tell mt
what he knew of Rev. Leonidas w. Smi
ley, and he replied as follows. l let hin
go on in his own way and never inter
rupted him once.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21

There was feller here once by the
name of Jim Smiley, in the winter of '4(
Or it may be it was in the Spring of '5(
4 don't recollect exactly, somehow
though what makes me think it was ONT
or the other is because I remember the
big hume wasn't finished when he frs
came to camp; but any way he was the
|curlosest man about, always betting or
anything that turned up, you ever see, i
he could get anybody to bet on the othel
side, and if he couldn't he'd change sides
anything that suited the other sidt
suited him any way jnstso's he got bet
he was satisfied. But still he was lucky
uncommon lucky; he most always come
out winner. He was always ready and
laying for chance-there couldn't b.
no solitary thing mentioned but that fel
ler'd offer to bet on lt-and take any sid.
you please, as l was just telling you; i
there was horse race, you'd find hin
flush, or you'd find him busted at thu
end of it; if there was chicken fight
he'd bet on it; if there was a dog fight
he'd bet on it; why, if there were twt
birds sitting on fence, he would bet yo,
which one would fly frst-or if there wa
a camp meeting he would be there to be
reglar on parson Walker, whom he judg
ed to be the best exhorter about here, ant
so he was too, and good man; if h
even saw straddle- bug start to go any
where, he would bet you how long i
would take him to get where he was goins
to, and if you took him up, he'd follow
that straddle .bng to Mexico but wha
he would see where he was bound fo
and how long he was on the read
Lots of the boys here has seen that Smi
ley and can tell you about him. Why, i
never made no difference to HAM, he woul,
bet on anything-the dangdest feller
Parson Walkers wife laid very sicl
once, for good while, and it seemed a
'Iif they wern't going to save her, but on
morning he come in and Smiley aske,
him how she was, and he said she wa
considerable better--thank the Lord fo
his infinite mercy-and that Jim Smi
ley, before he thought, says: ell res
two and a half that she don't get vel
again"
This yer Smiley had a mare-all tn
boys called her the fifteen minutes nag
but that was only in fun, you know, be
cause, of course, she was faster tina
that--and he used to win money on tha
horse, for she was SO slow and had tn
asthma, or the distemper, or the con
sumption, or something of that kline
They used to give her two or thre
hundred yards start, and then pass hel
but always at the fag end of the rae
she'd get excited and desperate like, an
come cavorting and spraddling up, an
/ scattering her legs around timber; some
, times in air, and sometimes out to on
t side amongst the fences, and kicking u
more dust, and raising more racke
with her coughing and sneezing an
: blowing her nose-and always fetch u
, at the stand just about neck aheas
5 as near as you could cipher it down.
$ And he had little small bull pup, sh'
J, to look at him you'd think he wern
worth accent but to sit around and loo
onery, and lay for chance to steal some