The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-09-14
The Court in a Predicam ment.

The Jefferson (Ga.) Neavs and Farmer tells
the following good story in recent issue:
1t becomes our duty to chronicle one of the
most extraordinary outrages upon the sanctlty
of the judicial errnine that we have ever known,
the particulars of which we succeeded in OBJ
tanning from the unfortunate gentlemen them
selves:
It seems that on Sunday morning last, his
Honor and the Attorney General, having hired
horse and buggy for the purpose, started
about 6 o'clock a. M, from Augusta for this
place, where, according to law and Governor
Bullock, they we're to hold the DISTRICT Court
on the day following. 1t was soon discovered
that the fiery steed they had hired, which re-
quired two men to hold him in Augusta, was a
venerable relic of by-gone days, got up tor the
through the streets of Augusta soon subsidized
into four mile an hour trot, and this, before
they had come fifteen miles, into walk, out
of which it was impossible, with any applan-
ces at their command, to move him; the usual
persuasion was employed until neither gentle
man was able to raise hand to strike. Ihe
sun was down and they were still many wea'
~ mile from Louisville, when it became egl-
dent that, tired of walking, the horse wished
to stop, and it required the joint influence OF
the whole Court to keep him moving at all
midnight came, and still with indefatigable
zeal, they piled the rein and whip-when, at
a. m. they reached Big creek-the water was
up but fordable. 1t was like plunging in Ere
bus, for the darkness could almost be felt; but
into the creek they plunged steadily the horse
advanced 1.-THE ford is rs yards across )-he
reached the middle-the water running through
the foot of the buggy like Niagara, when their
progress was suddenly arrested visions of dis
guised horsemen with long bright barrelled re-
peaters had been dancing before their imagi-
nation, when their progress was suddenly ar
rested in the middle of the creek; water four
and half feet deep all around. The croaking
of thousands of frogs, the hooting of owls, the
deep believing of alligators made night hide
GUS.
Dead blown at last, the faithful old horse
could not raise foot, and thus they we're
Was ever an Honorable Court in such a fix +?
Here was an 'estoppep with vengeance; what
was to be done? Blackstone, Chitty, Vattel,
all were silent-their case was one not provided
for by law. Even Chancery afforded no relief
Seated in their buggy with their feet on the
| dash to keep dry, their horse immovable and O
hell of waters roaring around In the hope Of
obtaining relief, they halloed until they could
only squeal but no help came. Hour after
hour passed, while heavy swarms of mosquitoes
demanded their blood. Day dawned at last
and with it renewed efforts were made to per
suade or compel Dobbin to move, but ne wa:
insensible, there he stood and there the Court
sat. At last about seven o'clock, friendly
contraband, driving q cart came to their res e;
cue; he waded in, took the horse by the bride
and led him to dry land. In two hours 10y
a. n.y. the Court accomplished the four miles tt
| Louisville. where it arrived tired sleepy anc
hungry, but apparently in good spirits.