Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-31
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Court Incident,

Court Incident.
One Of the prominent ornaments Of the bar,
celebrated for his genial disposition, found
himself about the close of the war washed
ashore high aud dry, peculiarly, in the city
of Richmond, where he was fCEced to hang
out his shingle, aud commence practice in the
Hastings Court. One Of his frst clients was
youth who had been arrested at the instance
of respectable negro man of family for haV-
ing crooked" his house, aud severely injured
his daughter With stone thrown through the
window.
At the examination, Pompcy was put upon
the stand, aud proved his charge in such un>
-deuiable terms that it would have gone hard
with our friends client had it not been for
the following crOss.examination
LaWyer-You say one stone came into the
room where you were sitting with your family,
and struck your daughter!
Pomp-Y Yes, boss.
Lawyer-Where did it strike her a?
Pomp-(silent for a while) Il don't like
to tell, boss.
Lawyer-But you must tell. demand
again, where did it strike herr"
PomP-Dat all foOlishness, boss tell
you it hit her. l don't like to tell where
fore desc ladies in court.
Lawyer-But you must answer. Where
did it hit her!
Pomp (slowly)-on the bosom, boss
Lawyer-Weil, how severely did it injure
herr
POmp-Oh, quit dis foolishness. I amt
Gwiue to tell.
Lawyer-Agaiu I must insist upon my
question being answered. Did it injnre her
any?
POmp (iu dispair)-NO, sab! 1t did no,
iujure her, but it broke three fingers of gen
tleman what was p1yin' his 'tention TO her.
The case was dismissed Immediately for
Want'Of jurisdic,ion.-Ne'c Orleans Times.
He FELT GOOD.-'FeIIow trabblers,' said
4 Culled preacher, EFF l had been a etin' dried
apples for week, an den took to drinkin' for
u mont, ! coodn't feel more sweIl'd up dan
am dis minnit wild pride and vanity at SEEM
SIGH full tendance har dis eyeuin'; au' when
/ refeck dat it am rite in dc vito -washiu'
season, when de bruddern am seen gwynin
round de streets lOokin' like ole Gypsum
mum MES preserved in lime, an de sisters are
mp to dar ankles in the scrubbin' time, my
heart yerns towards you like a piece of India
rubber ME no, stObe, an feel dat hab an
afickshun for you that muffin can estrange, or
syringe, forget now which but one am just
de same as fodder
AN IRIsH BULL--The Detroit Tribune
says that a resident of that city, who lives on
fashionable thOrougbfare, observed man
whom he did not care to see coming toward
his door, aud hurriedly instructed Bridget to
tell the person that he was not at home "All
right, SIR" said Bridget, as she made haste to
answer the door bell. lis Mr.. at
home 2" inquired the caller. Faith an he's
gone out" responded the Obedieut servant.-
when will he be at home 7" asked the man
at the door. ''Hould on a minnit," put in
Bridget, san RI az him %
RATHER FoEoErrUL.-Mr spriggins is
little forgetiul sometimes. He counted his
children the other night, but could only make
fourteen.
"How is this ?'' he asked his wife? al
thought there were fifteen of them at the last
census!'
$50 there were,' answered the wife but
little Sammy was drowned since then"
"Indeed! - said Spriggius, meditatively;
"Wby, it seems to me l heard Of that at the
time"
Good morning, Mr.. smith-On the sick
list to-day 7"
Eyes, sir; got the ague."
ado you ever shake -
"Yes, shake like thunder"
"Whsn do you shake again ?"
Cant say when-shake every day"
why do you ask :!
"Oh, nothing in particular, only I thought
if you shook so bad, Ia like to stand by aud
see if you woundn't shake the fifteen dollars
out of your pocket which you have owed me
so long,"
A young man becoming engaged re-
Gently, was desrTOUs of presenting his intended
with ring appropriately inscribed, but at
loss what to have engraved on it, called upon
his father for advice. "Well," said the old
man, "put on When this you see remember
me = The yoan2 lady was much surprised
few days after at receiving beautiful ring
with this inscription: when this you see
remember father ~
A gentleman, whose custom it was to
entertain very often a circle of friends, obser>
we'd that one Of them was eating something
before grace was asked, and determined to
cure him Upon a repetition of the offense,
he said For what We are about to receive,
and for what James Taylor has already receiy-
ed, the Lord make Us truly thankful
"A lady recently said to an Irish man.
servant Il wish you would step over and see
how old Mrs. Jones is this morning. lie re-
turned in few minutes with the information
that Mrs. Jones was seventy two years old
A queer humorist, who has had hard
time of it, says When a man begins to go
down hill he finds everything creased for the
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