Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-04-17

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A VERY PECULIAR LAW SUIT At THE COR
NERs-PoLLocK VS.. BIGLER-THE WIT
NEssEs sUBPGNAED AND THE WAY THE
DISPUTE WAS SETTLED.
9sR PosT OFEIs, CoNFEDR1T < ROADS,
1ca,fs= =, (Which 10 in the State NV Kentucky, =
April 2, 1868.
. The Corners is CONTINUOUSLY eggslted.
Scarcely does one fever git herself allayed
afore another is set agoin, and the result is
the community is kept a bilen perpetooally.
There amt pothin like peace here. Per
tickelerly does this occur when Bascom
runs short His barrels contain the troo
oil which flows onto the troubled waters
Nv our passions, and when them is out,
there's a minatoOr Tophet to-Wunts. f
The last eggscitement wuz probably the
most pekoolyer that ever happened to emmy
people, tho it wuz nothin more than Good
be expected to grow out Nv the altered re-
lashens Nv the races to each other. 1t WuZ
one NV the legacies left us by the tyrant
Llnkln, and by no meens the least Nv EN-.
Under the old partiarkle system, it wuz
the custom Nv the niggers to go by the
name Nv their troOly patriarkle masters,
wlch wuz nessary, and not only nessary,
but proper. Onto every plantashen Their
wood be Ceesers, Hannibals and Pompeys,
and the only way to distinguish EN- wuz TO
call EN- Ceeser Pogram, Hannibal Gavitt,
ct settry. This anserd very well ez long
ez they wuz in a state Nv skriptooral servi-
TODD indeed, the proud Cancashen mas
tiers rather liked it than otherwise, ez the
frekency with witch their names wuz called
indicated the extent NV their possessions
But sence these cusses hev sot up for them
selves, it amt so pleasant. Now that they
kin own property and perform all the
functions Nv men, the same ez eny one
else, it hez become distasteful to the Cor.
ners. 1t is a singler fact that the Corners
hez diskivered, since the niggers wuz set
free, suthin they never knowed afore, to
wit; The niggers hez an odor onlike the
white. When they wuz slaves, and used
to nuss EN- and play with EN-, and wait ON
EN-, and SIGH, this odor wuz not percepti-
BILE. 1t hez developed sence emancipashen.
Jes 80 with ther names. In their normal
condishen it wuz well-sence, its degre-
dsshun the Corners won't brook, no how.
Deekin Pogram and lssaker Gavitt per
| tikelerly chated under it. They incurred
and lost flesh under the inflickshen. ITO
think" sed the Deekin, "uv hunderd
niggers bearin the honerd name Nv Po-
gramr' "To think" sed Issaker Gavitt,
Nv hunderd niggers bearin the illustrus
name Nv Gavittp' And so they petishened
the Legislacher at Frankfort to relieve
EN- by passin law perhibitin niggers from
bearin the name Nv white men witch wuz
their former masters. The fact licked out
and this imbrolyo wuz the result.
| Pollock, the IlinOy store keeper, witch
is a disturber, immejltly sood Joe Bigler
for store debt, and he'd him hauled up
afore Square Punt. Joe immeiitly sub
penaed all the citizens Nv the Corners ez
witnesses, and he'd EN- all in the court room
"Come," sed Deekin Pogram, sware me
and let me go. l don't know nothin ABOUT
this matter anyhow"
"Not yet" sed Bigler, ST hev other ties
timony wich I shell put in. Mr.. Constable
call Hannlble Pogram." The Decker
started ez eff he he'd bin shot, f
"And ez we kin save the valyooable time
Nv this court by swarm Nv EN- in a lump
| 700 may call also Pompey Pogram, Joolius
| Pogram, Ceeser Pogram, George Wash
ington Pogram, $50 named becoz, like the
first G.. W., he coodent tell lie, witch il
proof conclusive that he is pure black
and haint got no Pogram blood in his
vains,) Mellissy Pogram, Abslum Pogram
Cleopatra Pogram, Paul Pegram, Marie
Antynett Pogram, Bonaparte Pogram
Charles Wesley Pogram, Abel jackson
PO-"
"Wat does this mean?" shreeked thu
Deekln, ez they all filed into the cour
i room. swat do 700 mean by bringin init
this yer court all these id niggers?"
"Wat do mean? Wat difference is i
to 700? They'r my witnesses-by thes'
intelligent freemen perpose to prove tina
i yer Pollock peTjered villain and mos
1 understandable swindler."
And he grinned at Pollock, who winket
wickedly at him in return
"And l." sed Pollock, "to save time
mite ez well hev my witnesses swore
Issaker Gavitt, stand up"
"Now, Mr.. Constable, call Pompe,
Gavitt, Melindy Gavitt, Augustus Gavitl
/ Petronella Gavitt, Lycurgus Gavitt, Alb
stun Gavitt, Moses Gavitt, Judith Gavitt
Jefferson Gavitt, Adam Gavitt Marth
Washington Gavitt, Paskel Cav" asss Z
"Am | to be swore with all these mig
gers" roared Issaker, red in the face.
Rely" sed Squire Punt, II cant pei
But 700 must" sed Bigler. Ezdespri
wretch ez is this Pollock, ez deeply ez b.
nez WrOngeQ me, ez mucn ez lOatne, hat
and despise him, he shell hev fair play IN
court Nv justis. Even shood he beet M
and crush me meath his iron heel, l insis
that he shell hev his rites. But the SOUR
he'd better swear mine first"
And ez they generally don't like troubl
/. with Bigler, the Square, pale ez a COST, TO
he didn't know wat wuz comm, swore tn
pile. ~
Now" sed Bigler, "Cesser Pogram
. stand up. Ceeser, do 700 know the nache
Nv an oath2''
eyes, sab r. .f.8,,5 B, 81
"Who wuz yoor father, Ceeser ?" ia
"Don't know, sah."
Is your mother in the room, and he
? she been sworn?'
eyes, sah."
"Yoo may set down for the presen
Will Melissy Pogram arise ?" a, 4
The wench got up. KS X
, "Now Melissy, state to the court th
paternity NV yoor son.
81 object" shrieked the Deekin. "Wha
hez that to do with yoor OWN Pollock
6 store debit" ks
els this yoor cases" retorted Bigle
"Are you defendant or plaintiff herein
, Melissy, anser. No, Melissy, ON secoD