Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-04-30
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COUSIN NysALLY DILLARD 0UTD0NE
I'VE do not know ID what paper che fol.
lowing Humorous article first appested5
but it was copied, we understand, very
extensively # I,iy, iygia good thing and xs
shinhcit worth republishihgsf 1T 1happeus
ed before the vars5, - s;s s';I ~, o 24s'.ao =. !,
/ Scene at ChathamsuN. g 3 during :tht
session Of the eCircuito Court, III the Goiddfs
monwealtbr vs., Cassidy. on q charge 81
malicious. stabbing. . 7.dsg.ss ,a4.Aoiss;ru
The venire being empannelled; and It'd
Jury solemnly charged by the clerk; tie
Commonwealth Attorney called In sup
port of the indictment, the witness, Bnck
Bryant, who being solemnly sworn, : tie
truth to tell, testified as follows: 2q@.s.'1s n
Question by Comlmo1nlwealth's1 AttorE.
ney Tell al you know About The cutting
Of the prosecutor, BY Cassidy Che piisDom
ersatl the bar!tas .i's''ss,d ras7HN z"o lsa
: Answer We'll gentlemen,;i 1t was e3ea
tion day4-'twasfa dark cloudy, Wet esots
drizsly day. and says'I to my old woman.
believe I'll 60 down. to, Ringgold aud
I'posit my vote, And says my old woman
to me, we'll Buck. as it is a sort Of dark,
cloudy, wet sort Of, drizzly day, says
she, hadn't you better take, your umbrilh
Says. ], to- the old woman Ispec I had betr
ter take the umbrill. So Z took the una
brill and advanced down toward RinggolE
and when T got down thar. Mr. Cole
coined, and says he, uncle Buck, have
you seed anything of oldnneighbor Hat1
[ris7 Says I to Mr.. Cole, for why?4--
Says be, he's got my umbrill. +, ssg,.i
(The witness was here interrupted, ybg
the Court and asked to con6ne himself 70
the actual fray between the prisoner and
Cole, the prosecutor. "a In answer to which
the witness remarked, in tone of indigo
nant remonstrance, we'll, now, Mr.. Judge
you hold on, for I am sworn to tell the
truth, and am a gwine to tell it my own
way-so faint forwhile for you to say no.
thing more about it; whereupon the court
and commonwealth attorney, being anx-
ious to get rid of the witness on any
TERMS told him to- GO on and tell the tale
in his own way. a:ine1e =ossaiF1a 81
Well, as | was going to say, twas On
Election day, Buchanan and 5Filmo Mas
running for the legislatur. and says. to
my old woman, says I, L b'lieye I'll 20
down to Ringgold, and post my vote.-
Says my old woman to me, says she,
Baek aak. n i i @ sort ef dark, cloudy.
|you better take your umbrill !? says she:
Says 1 to the old woman, says I, 1 spec I
had better take my umbrill; so I tuck tk4
umbrill and advanced on towards Ring-
gold, till arrived thar. Well, the first
thing I did when I got thar was to take !
drink. of Buchanan whiskey, which wss
monstrous good, and says dtosmJself,
says old boss, You feel better don't 56u?
And while I was advancing around, MI.
Cole he come to me; says be, uncle Buck.
says he, have you seen anything Of ola ld
neighbor Harris Says I, for why n
Says be-, the old cocks got my umbtill.
Arter while, 1 posted my vote, and
then Mr.. Cole and me advanced backIto-
wards home; and Mr.. Cole was tighter
than I ever seed him. And so we ad-
vanced along till we got to whar the road
and path forked, and Mr.. Cole. and me
tuck the path, as any other gentleman
would, and arter advancing a while We
arriv to. old neighbor Harris d. ao'settihg On
log with the umbrill on his arm, and
bout that time Elijah Cassidy (the pris.
oner) coined up, and we advanced on till
We arriy at ElIah's house. Elijah is my
neffew and likewise .my on-in,laW, ,he
married my darter, Jane which is next TO
my darter Sally. AFTER We had advanced
to Elijah's house We stood i'd the yard =
while a jawing, and presently two some
bodies rid up on ahoss,. With Johnston
before. and Whitfield Cassidy behind
| Whitfield and Kiah Cassidy being the
same Elijah and Kiah isbrothers,, both
born in the nat'ral way like anybody y'eises
brothers. no:gals between 'efn, and both
[of 'em is about the same sge,1iespecisAy
Kiah. which ar the youngest. 6 Kiah war
drunk. and Mr.. Cole got to cussing one
another about politix, and I advanced sip
the house. whar was, Elijah's wife. which
is my, darter Jane. which is next to my
darter Sally. Well, arter jawing willie
with 'em my little reffew says be TO ME.
says he, uncle Buck, let's go boms.-
Says I. good pop, SO we pegged Iens TO-
gether, and I heard somebody . ealing
me, but never 'tentioned 'em nor advsnc-
led back We'll, I got home and 'was eat-
ing my supper, and Elijah. which is my
son law, and married my darter jars.
which is next to my darter Sally! arrived,
and said to me, uncle Buck, says he; Rxb
killed s1man. SaysaI, ,tha he'll 1yon have.
And this is oil Lknew about the stabbing.
because l want thar!!,,pd srsas,1 s.ssqso
.RA pp person passsipg, rs iip,,llgr through i a,ess~ ess~
tain town. and observing ;npon, 8 door the
name Of Haswell. remarked that the ggeiS'-
tleman's name would be as wef1 witR6dGt
the ''H." 'o'f'2'a''1 ii0@i 1bs edi bas
re Politesnesss may si7'p prevent the Want
fof wit and talent from being ohservsd.
but wit and talent .oanhoe prevent ths dis