Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-16

A VERY PECULIAR LAW sUTrsAT THE COR
NERs-PoLLoOK vs. lBIGLER-THE W.T.
ANEssEs sUBPGNAED AND THE WAY TIE
DISPUTE WAS SETTLED.
Posi- OFFS, CoNFEDRIT X ROADS,
(wlch Is In the State NV Kentucky, ,
D 1850 4

April 2, 1905.
The Corners is continyooally eggslted
Scarcely does one fever git herself allayed
afore another is set agoin, and the result is
tue community is kepta bilen perpetooally.
There amt nothln 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 thein is out,
there's minatoor Tophet to-wunts.
The last eggscitement WIZ probably the
most pekoolyer.th 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
Linkin, and by no meens the least Nv EN-.
Under the old psrtiarkle 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 ther
wood be Ceesers, HaDnibals and Pompeys,
call EN- Ceeser Pogram, Hannibal Gavitt,
ct settry. This anserd very well ez loug
ez they wuZ in state Nv skriptooral servi-
TODD; indeed, the proud Caucashen 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 sich, this odOr wuZ not peTcepti-
bic. 1t hez developed sence emancipashen.
Jes so with Their names. In their normal
condishen ii wuZ well-sence, its degre-
dsshun the Corners won't brook, no how
Deekin Pogram and Issaker Gavitt per-
tikelerly chated under it. They mourned
and lost flesh under the infickshen "To
think" sed the Deekin, "uv a hunderd
niggers bearin the honerd name Nv Po-
grant" ITO think" sed Issaker Gavitt,
NV hundeTd niggers beariu the liustrus
name Nv Gavitt p Andso they petishened
the Legislacher at Frankfort to relieve
EN- by passin a law perhibitin niggers from
bearln The name Nv white men witch wuZ
their former masters. The fact licked out
and this imbrolyo wuz the result.
Pollock, the Illinoy store keeper, witch
is disturber, immejltly sood Joe Bigler
for store debt, and he'd him hauled up
afoIe Square Punt. Joe immejitly sub.
penaed al the citizens Nv the Corners e.
witnesses, and he'd EN- all in the court room.
"Come," sed Deekin Pogrsm, "sware me
and let me go. don't know nothin ABOUT
! this matter anyhow" - ~ IA
Not yet" sed Bigler, 81 hev other tes-
timony witch shell put in. MIR. Constable
call Hannlble Pogrsm." The Deeken
started ez eff he he'd bin shot.
And ez we kin save the valyooable time
Nv this court by swarm Nv EN- in a lump,
700 may eau also Pompey Pogram, Joolius
Pograml, Ceeser Pograrn, George Wash
/ ington Pogram, $50 named becoz, like the
/ first G. W., he coodent tell lie, witch is
/ proof concloosiye that he is pure black
and haInt got no Pogram blood in his
vains,) Mellissy Pogram, Abslum Pogram,
/ Cleopatra Pogram, Paul Pogram, Marie
Antynett Pogram. Bonaparte Pogram,
! Charles Wesley Pogram, Abel Jackson
! Po-"
"Wat DOES this meant" shreeked the
Deekln, ez they ali filed into the court
room. wat do 700 mean by bringin into
this yer court al these id niggers ?"
"Wat do L mean? Wat difference is it
to 700? They'r nly witnesses-by these
intelligent ireenen perpose to prove that
yer Pollock perjered villain and a most
unconshuDable swindler."
And he grinned at Pollock, who winked
wickedly at him in return.
"And 1" sed Pollock, "to save time
mite ez well hev my Witnesses swoTe.
lsSaker GaVitt, stand up"
Issaker arose.
Now, Mr.. Constable, call Pompey
Gavitt, Melindy Gavitt, Augustus Gavitt
Petronella Gavitt, Lycurgus GaVitt, Alb
SUM Gavitt, Moses Gavitt, Judith Gavitt
jefferson Gavitt, Adam Gavitt, Martha
Washington Gaviit, Paskel Cav"
Am l to be swore with all these mig
gers" roared Issaker, rel in the face.
Rely" sed Squire Punt, al can't per,
NIT this"
81" But yoo must" sed Bigler Ez desprii
a wretchTz is this Pollock, es deeply ez be
hez wronged me, ez much ez loati,e, hate
and despise him, he shell hev fair play in O
court Nv justis. Even shood he beet me
| and crush me meath his iron heel, / insist
that he shell hev his rites. But the Squire
he'd better swear mine first"
And ez they generally don't like trouble
with Bigger, the Square, pale ez COST, for
he didn't know wat wuz comm, sH0re the
pile. g. -. s., ~ 49,.
-" Now" sed Bigler, "Cesser Pogram,
stand up. Ceeser, doyoo know the nacher
Nv an oath?"
-s"Yes, sahl' III Il afE =
Who wuz yoor father, Ceeser?"
| 81" Don't know, sab"
-" Is your mother in tie room, and hez
she been sworns'
"Yes, sah." fa,a-r
-" Yoo may set down for the present
Will Melissy Pogram arise ?" -
- The wench got up -ra 10
=" Now Melissy, state to The court The
paternity nv yoor son.
II object" shrieked the Deekin. what
hez that to do with yoor OWN Pollock q
store debt2"
sis this yoor caset" retorted Bigler
"Are you defendant OF. plaintiff herein /?
Melissy, anser. No, Melissy, on second
thOts, TO spare the bushes NV the Deekin
Ito cast the mantle Nv oblivion oyer the
peccadiloes NV his yooth-yoo incident an
ser. Do 700 want to cross-examine the
witness, Mr.. Pollock"
mo-" returned be. "Lycurgus Gavit,
stand up. What right hev 700 to bear the
name nv Gavitt ?"
N"It wuz my ladders nanle'
~"To witch pertikeler Gavitt do you al
lood ?"
"The lately deceased Elder"
"Thenyoo are half brother to Issaker ?"
az is" - - =
"4ou may sit down. I viii state to the
court the objick Nv these questions, which,
without expianashen may appear irrele-
Want Mr. Bigler and agreed unanimous
ly ez TO how this SCOT should be conducted.
Niggers alone knowd the coz Nv difference
that unfortnitly ariz between US, and
knowing that Che pure African wuz un-
worthy Nv belief, we determined to yoose
only SIGH ez Good show indisputable descent
from good trustworthy Cancashen citizens
Hence this preliminary egg aminashn. We
hev here tie niggers NV mlxed- blood from
every plantasher, in the 'nabarhood and