The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-26
IDAHO WORLD.
CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL.


CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL.
Among the Literary Notices." il
The New York Tribune of Novenbe
22d we find the following Of the grea
Chief Justice:
Judge Marshal's simplicity of char
acter and Observation-Disclosures have been
the theme of number of anecdotes
The one best known is about his puzzle
over the buggy and the sapling. Turn
ing aside one day to avoid one of those
awful mudholes which abound in |ir-
ginia country roads, the axle of his
buggy encountered stout sapllng.
The sapling was between the hub OF
the wheel and the body of the buggy.
Too big to bend down, and too supple
to break, this sapling seemed to the
Judge to be wholly unconquerable.
What to do he knew not. He got down
out of buggy the better to apply his
great intellect to the knotty subject,
and to study it thoroughly up. While
bordering vainly, negro man came
along. "Uncle," said the Chief Justice,
II wish you would tell me about this
sapling. l can't get over it, and | can't
get around ii, and don't want to stay
here all day and miss Court. What
do you think had better do?" The
negro could not repress broad bat ST.
lent grin. "Why, ole marster," said he,
Il spec de bes' thing you can do is 10
back yo' buggy twill you get clear w
de saplin', den turn de hade (head) Nv
yo' boss, and den you kin void the sap
lin and go to Cote slick as goose-srcase."
"Thank you-thank you kindly, uncle.
| should never have thought Of that in
the world You are man Of superior
mind. There's half dollar for YOU"
And the Judge drove joyfully of.
Another anecHote, Illustrating the
same simplc-mindedness and easy good
nature, has, so far as | am aware,
never been in print 1t is this: When
Judge Marshall lived in Richmond, his
opposite neighbor was Col. Pickett,
father of the Confederate General George
E. Pickett, Of Gettysburg fame Col
Pickett was man Of wealth. lived
well, and was not content unless every =.
thing about his household bore the
marks of good living His horses were :
his pride, and were conspicuous every :
where for their splendid appearance. ).
being as sleek, fat and high-spiritcd as
abundant food and excellent grooming !.
could make them Judge Mar5hall's "
lorses, on the other hand, were notorious :
y lean and unkept Everybody but I
he judge had long remarked this. At
asst it was brought to his notice, with
lie suggestion that his carriage driver :
neglected the horses, sold much OF their I,
God, and appropriated the money To 4
is own use, good deal Of it going. =
o doubt, for liquor The Judge called q
lin up without delay: "Dick, what is III
ne reoson Colonel Pickctt's horses are IL
4 such splendid condition, while mine "
re almost skeletons? am afraid Won !
eglect them, don't half curry them. z,
nd don't half feed them Dick. not %
Specting the attack, was fairly posed. 10
lie hemmed and hawed a while till he y
ould gather his negro wits about him. III
nd then said: "Mars John, look at OF
you fat" "No," said the ~
Judge; " decidedly not" "Well, look IL
ole Miss Mrs. MarshallD; as she TO t.:
IL" No" "Den look at me: is IL
t" mo" "Den look at vo horses: m
dey fat?" "No." "Now den. Won tn
S look at kunnie Pickett. He fat II
S ca,ldge-driver fat. his horse fat. his
ogs fatal fat De troof is. Mars
ohm, fat run in de Pickett family and We
don't run in our'n. OATS all" "Well" so
10 the Judge, after little reflection
here is a good deal in that. 1t never a
'curred to me before" He turned lin
'ck INTO his study, and Dick was never up
Dubbed any more. &C
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