Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-02
a Chief Justice in the Stocks.


stocks, and his own incar ,ton therein. Sir
Edward had his autho, for this lucidrous
scene, though the original Of the story did not
prove such philosopher as did the worthy
Italian under the same circumstances.
While Lord Camden held the chiefship of
the Court of Common Pleas of England he
was walking with his friend Lord Dacre on
the outskirts of an English village, when
they passed the parish stocks
81 wonder" said the chief Justice, swheth-
or man in the stocks endures punishment
that is physically painful? am inclined to
think that, apart from the sense of humia-
ton and other mental anguish, tho prisoner
suffers nothing unless the populace express
their satisfaction at his fate by pclting him
with brackbats"
Suppose you settle your doubts by putting
your feet into the holes" rcioiucd Lord Da-
ere, carclcssly.
| by .Iove, [ will" exclaimed the cl.icf
justice; and in a trce he was sitting on the
ground, with his feet some fifteen inches
above the level of his seat, aud his ankles en-.
circlcd BY hard wood.
snow, Dacre T. he exclaimed enthusiasts
ticaly, (" fastcn the bolts, and leave me for
ten minutes"
| Lkc,a courteous host, Lord Dncrc complied
with the whim of his guest, and having placed
it beyond his power to liberatc himself, babe
hlm farewell . for ten initiates. Intending
to sauntcr along the lane and return at the
expiration OF the stated period, Lord Dacrc
moved away, and falling into one of his Gus.
tomary Its Of revrric, soon forgot all about
the stocks, his triendss freak, and his friend.
IN The meantime the chief justice went
. through every torture oi an agonizing punish.
IN n S|h ,1n tl,,
limbs, aching in the feet, angry pulsutous
under the toes violent cramps in the muscles
| and thighs, gnawing pain at the point where
his person came in immediate contact with the
| cold ground, pins and needles everywhere
Among the various forms of his physical dis.
comfort faintness, fever, giddincss, and raging
thirst may be mentioned. He implored a
peasant to libcrate him. and the fellow an
swercd him with shout of dcrision lie
hailed passing clergyman, aud explained
that ne was not culprt, but lord Camden,
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and
one OF Lord Dacrc's guests
Ah J! observed the man Of rlut'i not so
much answering the wretchcd cupiit rs pass
ing Judgment on his case, "mad with liuuor
rs, drunkenness is sadly on the increase
us dro!l. though, for a drnnkard in the stocks
to imagine himself chief justice p and on
he passed. \ farmers wife logged by on her
pliion, and herring the wrctchcd man cx.
claim that he should die Of thirst, the good
creature gave him juicy apple, and hoped
that his punishment would prove for the good
OF his soul. Not ten minutes, but ten hours
did the chief justice sit in the stocks. and
when ut length he was carrcd into Lord Da-
crc's house, he was in no humor to laugh ut
his own miserable plight Not long after
ward he presided at trial in which a work.
man brought an action against magistrate
who had wrongtully placed him in the stucks
The counsel for the defense happening to-
laugh at the statement of the plaintiff, who
maintained that he had suffered intense pain
during his confinement, Lord Camden leaned
forward. and Inquired in whisper.
Brother were you ever in the stocks ?"
Never, my lord" answered the advocate,
with l'ok Of lively astonishmcnt.
:" hvc been" was the whispered reply
" and let me assure you that the agony infic.
ted ny stocks is-:awfM"
y DROP of human blood placed under a mi
croscope magniiied 10000 900 times would
show all kinds of animals that ever existed.
or now exist upon the earth. So says Ger
man professor In the blood of a healthy
person, the animals are quict-in that of Il
sick person they fight. The uatuml German
conclusion from all this is, that man has with.
in him all elements Of the creation Our Tcu
tonic metaphysician further says that if cat
is thrown into ii pool Of water, and left to de
compose, drop of the water will show. when
under microscope, all the animals belonging
to the cat species.
a vILLAINOUs YANKEE has been going
about secretly among the negroes in Central
Florida selling them, in fours, fifty cents each,
wooden stakes painted red, white and blue.
telling them that whenever they planted those
stakes at the four corners of tract of land
that the land would become theirs when the
expected coniscation came. 1t is rumorcd
that he has disposed of cargo of these sticks
and has returned to the North to get another
supply.
a NEGRO vas 80 convinced Of the lowlincss
OF his race that he was Indifferent rs To n fin
turc state believing that "dcy'll make mig
gers work chen in IIeaDcn !" a clergyman
tried to argue him out of his opinion by rep
rcscntinY this not to be the case, rs there was
no work for him any one else to do. His
answer vas s. You 90 way, massa know
better. If dercs no oder work for culcd per
sons up dar, dcy'll make um Stub dc clouds
along"
SOMEBODY, who has figures, says that more
cotton has been destroyed by fire and other
casualties within the last twenty-five years
than If would tako IN nav tbo not;nn.1 4 III