The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-09-14

long flannel peticots, an it am she as
we grow up, dat fills our dinner bas-
kets ddoughnuts and apples as we
start for scool, and ticks US when we
tear our trousers"
At a recent sessiorofaones1of the
Courts of a Southern. State, an entire
negro jury was empanneled. A case
was brought before: them, the wit
nesses examined, and the attorneys
made their respective arguments.
The Judge, after laying down the
law, and recapitulating the testimony,
gave the paper into the hands of the
Foreman, a rather intelligent looking
darby, with instructions as soon as
they found a verdict to bring it IN
without delay.
Thirty minutes or more elapsed,
when the jury returned headed by
the Foreman, and stood before the
Judge.
AS the Foreman appeared TO hest
tate, the Judge inquired
"Mr. Foreman, have you found a
verdict >"
"No, massa Judge, we hadn't found
him, nc how" replied the ebony jury
man.
It's a very plain case,", said the
Judge.
"Can't helpit, Mass, couldn't see
it," replied ebony again.
"On what grounds T" inquired the
Judge
1--WE didn't look into the grounds,
massa Judge" replied the foreman f;
t-de ossifeo didn't take us out into de
grounds, but he took us. into a room
and locked us in. an tole us when we
found de verdict he would left us out
So we began to find a verdict, an
sarch every nook, corner, crevis, an
cherry ting dar was in dat room, but
we found no verdict, no nuffen OBJ de
kline dar." d.
About half past IL o'clock, yesterday
says the Memphis Appeal, of Mon
nay, as people We're returning from
church, a lady dressed in the very
height of fashion, with a gorgeous
Grecian bend of magnificent proper
tons, tripped down Main street in the
most approved style, like a cat tread
ing on eggs. just as she reached the
corner. of Main and Jefferson streets
where the "gentles most do congre-
gate," a newspaper, neatly folded,
slipped from under her skirts and fell
on the sidewalk. A polite t'macker-
il" slw it full, and called out to her
thatsshe had "dropped sumthin," but
she kept her eyes fixed on vacancy,
and moved straight ahead without mp
pearing to hear him. A few steps
further and another wad fell from the
same region, and there was a visible
diminution of the size of the lump on
her hack. They hoy yelled after her
81 say Missis, you're losing
all your papersf" The only sign of
hearing him that she gave was
qulckning in her pace as if she was
anxious to get away from those dig
gins as quick as possible. kind
hearted lady, who was walking behind
her and understood the situation at
ibis moment hurried up alongside
ind whispered to her that she was los
her bend. This information acausz
I'd her to turn into a friendly stairway
near by to repair damages; but just
IS she put her foot into the door, an
enormous bundle of papers, a hundred
Or 81 in number, dropped from BEL
Meath her skirts and rolled IN the
The "mackeriI," indig-
1ant at the treatment he hadreceived
md the apparent disdain with. which
lis polite attentions had been met,
IN this rushed forward, and selling
The bundles of papers, startled the
Sabbath stiffness on the streets with
yer extra L Latest E.o~s the seat
aOar" The lady, it is needless 70
didn't stop to take an extra.