Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-09
'.DEsTRUcTED. A Lively INCIDENT OF

tle COutu Que uOI uulTSQueUl!y IcaIS auu Sue
things which forcibly bring to mind that this
Sally Dillard, and Georgia Scenes. Jogg-
ing along one day in railway train saw that
rare spectacle, ''destructed' man. We were
Iattling and humping along on q journey taking
from, sun to sun, and about the middle of the
dav. as is usual in these cases, every one was
,vettv we'll talked out and great calm relgned
IN the car Then, as the train approached a
station and the speed and the noise iessencd
:, single voice rose upon the alr--the voice otone
announcing a proposition rather. than dealing
forth denunciation, and yet with suspiclon
# singer in its tones. The voice said
No. sir; | wouldn't damage no mans lot.
RI rent piece of ground mean to take as
;puch care Of it as cf it belonged to me. L
wouldn't do no sech thing as injure proper.
~ vas to rent. No, sir, wouldn't do it
But you have destructed my property. anu
here the voice ceased to be that of one announc-
aug general proposition and betrayed rising
wrath. Of course, we all turned around and
teheld in the owner Of the 'de$sructed" prop
:rty Man cf about forty, clad in somewhat
eedy black, and possessed ct Il red garnished
with reddish black n:ou tache, which was
evidently fast outgrowing its last coat OF dye.
Surmounting this face was hat of antique
nouId-such in fact as may be imagined if you
conceive one of the old-fashiored narrow RIM
u.ed beavers, chopped off within about Two
inches Of the band This headgear was kept
in place by black elastic string passing back
of the ears and under the chin Opposite the
injured man sat an Insignificant looking young
fellow to whom he was addressing his remarks.
Yes" he broke forth again, apparently re-
had excited, yes, sir, you have destructed my
property. You and old man Foster You
meant to destruct it. y
Prove it said the other mau
Il will prove it. will prove it, Sir, in the
courthouse [ have good hackers. Aleck
Stephens have wrote me letter, and will be
my lawyer in whatever I wish to do. O! |
have good backing, / tell you, l mean to law
your for them damages. You aud old man
Foster. I mean to have it all out Of you. And
married poor pore widow woman, and
you have destructed her property. You and
old man Foster. o! you G--'d-;-,' and
here the aggrieved one began to swear.
Ladies, ladies, cried several voices all at
made move as ifto eSpel such a viola,or OF
The proprieties. That extremity, however, he
spared them Without word, and with the
utmost solemnitv. he lifted his left hand to
The left side OF his hat and his right to the
right. much as an organ grinder monkey does
when YOU toss him copper, and lifting his hat
perpendicularly alott from his head as high as
The elastic would permit it to go, made three
apologetic bows, one to the right one to the
left, and one full front. Then he sunk back
into silence, and quiet regned
You seamp' broke ont the voice anew.
after a time, you grond grand scamp. y,
YOU are q grond scamp. Eff you We're outen
here Id war wear YOU out married poor
widow woman, ans YOU have destrueted
her property You have ruined that lot. You
and old man Foster. You put a scalawag thar
and he then brought in a Yankee garrison,
which have damaged it s4Oo. You grond
scamp"
The tide at once turned iu the ''destru;ted
mans favor The whole car was instantly his
friend. Some sharp looks were bent on the
bringer in of that Yankee garrison. 1t was
evident that all was forgiven the orator, his
profanity his more than. halfapparent drunk
enness, in consideration OF the fact that he, toe
had been troddeu under the iron heel. This
sympathy, electrically communicated as 1t had
been electrically felt, was too much tor hun
He arose. snifted, and went into the other car
TO get q drink. Still affected he returned, and
in tones where grief struggled with anger, re
marked:
And I married n pore widow woman and
you have destrucled her property. Aleck Ste
phens wrote me it's car case OF damages.
But l don't want no damages You can't put
me back whar was You groud scamp. o!
YOU are 4 grond scamp You and old man Eos
ter. You scaulp! You don't dar deny it.
III war you out And here, with another
snif1e our friend departed for another drink, re
turning to sink into soliloquy out Of which
every now and then came the word ''de$truct.
TO laugh was not in tho hunor OF the car,
since it was felt the man had really been IN
ured, but it Was impossible to repress litter,
and this litter broadened into chuckle rs q
lonp tall bright eyed, country fellow arose away
off st the opposite end Of the Car, aud after
solemnly observing the 'grond scamp. re.
marked; Gen linen, that man has good
disposition. I wish | had that good dlsposl-
tion Then the car roared.
LAWYERS PUZZLE. E.--The Chancery Court
has been in session during the week; Chancellor
Fielder on the bench. One OF the most per-
picking questions that ever came before
Court for solution was presented this week,and
Tor the benefit of those who delight to untancc
conundruns and solve riddles, we will give the
Ease as it was presented to the Court: y sells
lot of land to B, and takes his note for the
purchase money. i subsequently, MORTGAGES
the land to &, the latter of whom has notice OF
AS lien for the purchase money. B after this
executes another mortgage to D. who has notice
of the prior mortgage to c. but has no notice of
the lien in favor of \, for the purchase money.
Now AS lien is superior to that ofC, but D.
lien is superior to that Of y: while C's lien i
superior to that of D. \ attempts to enforce
his lien, and D steps iu aud says, You cant
do that; my lien is superior to yours. D at
tempts to enforce his, and c steps up and says
You can't do that D, for my lien is superior
10 yours. Cattempts to enforce his lien, anc
\ cones in and asserts the superiority OF hE
Tor the purchase money Aud so it continue:
TO move around in circle without ever finding
the man entitled to equity. G't'nrlH' AT
r0cTlic.
+. S. Allpart late clerk of Barclay, Braeot 4
Co., Buffalo, \. Y, charged. with embezzllr
$4,000 of his employers money, and abscond
ing to Canada, was arrested at Suspension
Bridge yesterday and brought to Buffalo