The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-20
ORIGINAL Poetry.
rNrittca for he Hcrald. !
D: DISTRICT COURT.


Here comes numbscull who trics to report
Tho things which are done in this digniicd
Court,
First comcth the eJudge, Mngisterinl in mcin,
Who prcsidcs with II dignity ne'cr before
With courtesy too, Which scarce ever is
found. :.
In 'ho Judges who travel the circuit around
Next comcth the Clerk, Al mnntall andgrhvc,
And then the Clerks Clerh, n big stuu;
young brhrc.
The Solicitor'noxt, man of rpputc,
With n head full Of learning, both cunning
The Lawyers come next, some young and
some DID,
Som. modest and timil, som, brilliant and
bold,
Who sat and looked on, while they shivcrcd
with cold
Aud last some spectators, the wise and the
The learned, the witty, the brave and the
The Court now was opened and IEarry was
called,
llc appeared booking frightened and rather
appalled,.
Ills counsel then rose, and wise for the
noncc,
Said lha; TO save time they plead guilty at
Oacc,
Al right. Next somc men who thought
they would thief,
a COW. and rcgalo themselves on some good
beef. .E.
Ono pleads guilly. the other says ho
Is not guilty, aud therefore must be
rric | by his courry, eight men do you sec,
Shut up in n box. NJ one nifty Il day, zas
For tho opurposo Of giving The niggcr fair
play.
:. -. 4 n
some blnck,
Some tell truth while others vcracity lack
The Judge makes His *rccch and the Jury
Tho rs TO their verdict there is not muc.
doubt,
In ten minutes come back and equity" they
Sny,
Aud The nigs go 10 Jail to await sentence
day. SD
Tho crack case OF the Term. IL appears
thaFa hog,
Belonging to 49, (his name Eve forgot,)
Had been guilty Of entering neiGbormg
lot
70 pick up some grub, and while there hnd
been seen
by a parcel of boys, who to run him were
keen,
First urged on him dogs, and then picking
up StlckS,s f- e 81.
Struck the poor piggy some very hard licks.
And struck him 80 hard that " close up the
strife,
The poor little piggy departed this life
The owner, quite ycxcd, TO revenge his pig s
death,
(rig died. by the way, for tho want of some
brcn,h.)
Took his gun and wont ont, when ho met OH
the road,
A boy with dog, which he certainly Know
Had killed his Gnc hog, raised his gun took
And doggy fell down being killed on the
The dog it is proved belonged to The son
OF him who indicted the nan with The gun,
And as it is laid to belong to the ono
Who brought tho Indictment and not to his
The counsel object that tn allegation is
wrong -
And tho Indictment is therefore not worth
an old song,
But the Judge says It's law that whereas the
Belongs to his fathcsea fact which no ono
Will dare to dispute, HAT whatever belongs
10 tho son is the fathers, cen pair Of old
tongs.
This being decided the council next raise
nice point, Tor t1e WhlCn nc ueSvfVoth
-, lmu III praise,
/ LIZ This, that dogs are not property snch
AS the law will tako noti;o Of, ne carcth II
Whstberthoy live or,dic, and therefore its
fit
For The Judge to direct TINT the Jury acquit
But the Judge says that watch dogs and dogs
for the chase,
Are properly such that on them men do
place 4nkS t#s- Ill.
A high yaluo, wherefore tho killing the
Is crime, and that therefore Inc point is
but lame.
This being the oase the lawyers next 90
TO ihc Jury and spccchify-onc for to show
That the killing Of dogs is sin ani shame
For which the accused ought to suffer in
fame,
The other to provo that 'tis nobioand prime
10 kill dogs by the wholesale or ono at a
time, @ r.
The Judge make his charge and tbo Jury
retire.
While the Courttakes o recess 10 search q
Fifteen minutes clapso and tho Jury como
back, Ts4R-
While the Clork c3unts them over TO see
that none lack, ~
Takes The reco landrcadS, gently dropping
n tear,
Ii firm tono Of voice SO that oach one may
llcar,
A verdict Of "guilty," at which counsel dc
fol 80 M E'li6 V5t, ~ ~ *
No little aggricvcd, and mako on appeal.
The next cases called, no interest own, -
And time slowly drags Till the docket Il
done. ts.M EsF" n TRY
Now. sentence day comes, tho prisoners
brought in,
Tho Judge passes sentence that each fol
his sin
Shall stay in the Jail n ccrtainlong time,
Till sufficiently punished, he be for his
crime.