The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-10


prosecution for payment of wagcs-col-
orcd man VS.. j. w., Esq. Counter
chargc-sc not rendered the old
story that tho coorcd man wont work be-
Ing proven, tho prosecution fell to the
ground, and j. W. sustained. Tho dc.
fendant, it is stated by ono of tho jury.
men, elatcd at the result brought about
ny the law and the evidence, took bee
limo for somewhere, which this eminent
Jurymnn could not gct clue to, and
left tho party who did him such service,
high md dry. The hope of sswotting
their whistles" after 50 arduous sitting,
was nippcd in the bud. Tho defendant
"hadn't oughtcr gone" and acted thus;
common gratitude demanded better treat
ment. No doubt he intended it as
good joke, but tho jurymcn failed to see
tho pink" and missed tho hope. of a
quart at least of the best; we'll, such is
life.
WHERE DID THEY CONE FNoM.-Thc
boys, wo mca"; the boys composing tho
School Of Capt Pifer2 Where did so
many OF them come from? We always
have thought that there was number
OF them here, more or less, having two
very Juvenile specimens Mt homo our
selves, but only now begin to realize the
extent of the institution, since Capt. p.
has opened his temple Of fame. Did he
call them from the vasty deep, or did they
just come? No matter, their number is
an indefinite legion, and during hours
OF recess when turned from under the
magic influence Of the Captains eve,
aud the wave Of his arm, II ''ncrvish"
man would think Brdlam knocked into
several pieces. We used to think lust
alter the surrender, when this peculiar
| institution came uHdcr the old sanctum
window on the corner, (now burned
down} to play "knncks," "a game in
vented by the devil to annoy US with)
that tho entire collapsed confcdcracy
had turned the boys over TO safe keep.
ing IN Newbcrry. "Kuucks !" what a
Villainous game it. was, aud how thank.
ful arc We that it has been discontinued
10 such. pitch did they carry it, that
on Il Summers afternoon, our limited
supply of good nature gave out and no
wonder, it WAS hot, hot enough TO melt
the last butldn on Gabc's cont the per.
spiratiun llcwed in streams, while
"knncks," "knucks," from street full
OF throats, representing every variety Of
sound from the Shril troJlc Of the four
year old, to tic rough bass of tho llrtcencr
howled into pc open window. Ugh, il
was soul.trting time. Well basin of
slops stood il the corner, and old Nick,
tho invtntorol the game, who happened
by the wayto be about just then, ta1.
| ing pity OIL us, suggested that wo upset
the sonpy, black compound on their dc.
voted heads, or rather, pointing to the
basin with his torkcd tail, said give i,
to EN-" and we did give it 10 'cm, and
they did git up and git. aud knucks was
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never more. What ever became Of these
interesting youths, VIC have never dis
covered, perhaps some Of them are Of
Capt. P's. number, aud have reformed,
quit their hchavishncsS, and now with
ambitions lungings look forward to the
time when the world will be electrified
ny their el"4ucnce, and tho spread Of
their fame. Now what has this rcminis-
cencc Of 1865 to do with Capt. p's.
school, or the great number who attend
We'll, simply this, that we are glad to
sec so many we'll behaved boys ntten.
ding school, and rejoice as much on their
account AS on that of their worthy and
efficient principal, 10 whom be all honor
and praise, aud further rejoice that the
| game Of knncss does not constitute one
Of their amuscments. As to the quos
lion where did they come from, 40 arc
unable to answer.