Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-07-13
Cousin Sally billiard outdone.

some years ago before the Circuit Court
OF Pi,tsylvania county, Va, in the case
of Commonwealth VS.. Cassaday, on a
charge of malicious stabbing.
The venire being empaneled and the
Jury solemnly charged by the clerk, the
Commemorative Attorney called, in
support of the indictment, the witness
Buck Byrant who being solemnly sworn
the truth to tell, testified as follows
Question by the Commonwealth At
torney-Tell all You know about the
cutting of the prosecutor by Cassaday
tho prisoner at the bar !
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was
election day-twas dark cloudy, wet
sort of drizzly day and says | to my
old woman, believe I'll go down TO
Ringgold, and 'posit my vote. And
says my old woman to me, well, Buck,
as it Is sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort
of drizAy day, says she hadn't you
better take your umbril; says to the
old woman | spect had better take
the umbril So took the umbril and
advanced on down towards Ringgold
and when l got down thar Mr.. Cole
coined and says he, Uncle Buck, have
you seed anything of old neighbor Har-
ris d? Says | to Mr. Cole, for why
says he, he's got my umbril. The wit
ness was here interrupted by the court
and told to contine himself to the actual
fray between the prisoner and Cole, the
prosecutor In answer to this the wit
ness remarked in tone of indignant
remonstrance, well now Mr.. Judge you
hold on for | am sworn to tellthe truth,
and am CINE to tell it my own way
so taint tor-while for You to say moth
ing about it, Whereupon the Com
monwealths Attorney being anxious to
get rid of the witness npon any terms,
told him to 60 on and tell the tale his
own way. We'll, as was going on to
say, twas on election day, Buchanan
and Filmo was running for the Legisla-
tur and says | to my old woman says |
believe III go down to Ringgold and
posit my vote. Says my old woman to
me, says she, Buck, as it is n sort Of
dark, rainy, drizzly sort of a day, hadn't
You better take your umbril says she:
Saws to the old woman, says spect
had better take my umbriI; SO | tuck
umbrll and advanced on towards King
gold until arrive thar. Well the first
thing did when | got thar was to take
a drink of Buchanan Whisky, which
was monstrous good, and says | to my
self; says |, Ole Hoss YOU feel better
now, don't you And while ! was adj
vancing around, Mr.. Cole, he came to
me; uncle Buck says he, have you seen
anything of old neighbor Harris ? Says
|, for why ? Says he, the old cock has
got nv umbril. Arter awhile | posted
nv vote and then Mr.. Cole and me ad-
yanced back towards home, and Mr.
Cole was tighter than | ever seed him.
And so we advanced along till we got
to whar the road and the path torked
and Mr.. Cole and me tuck the path, as
any other gentleman would, and arter
advancing awhile we arriv to old neigh
Dor Harris setten on log with the UNI
brill on his arm, and about that time
Elijah Cassaday (the prisoner coined
up and we advanced on until we arriv
at Eliiahs house, Elijah Is my netfew
and likewise son-in-law He married
nv darter Jane which is next TO my
darter Sally. Arter we had advanced
TO Eiiah's house we stood in the yard
awhile jawing and presently twosome-
body's rid up on horse, which was
Johnston, before and Whitfield Cass
day behind, Whitfield and Kiah Cassl.
dav being the same, Elijah and kiah is
brothers, both born in the natral way
like anybody else's brothers, no gals be
tween EN- and both of them is about
the same age, especially kiah which
are the Youngest Kiah war drunk
and he and Mr. Cole, got to cussin one
another about politix aud advanced
in the house whar was Elijahs wife,
which is my darter Jane which is next
to nv darter Sally. Well arter jawing
awhile with EN-, my little netfew says
he to me says uncle Buck let's gohome.
Saws !, good pop, so we pegged out to-
pether and ! some body 4 calling me but
never tentioned them nor advanced back.
Well got home and was eating my
supper and Elijah which is my son-in-
law and married my darter Jane which
is next to my darter Sally arrived and
saws to me Uncle Buck says he I've kill
ed man. Says ], the HI you have.
find that /, Mi knoW about the stab
bling, for I rarat her. -
THE Sr,rRs.-Of the six States east
of the Hudson River, Vermont is the
nearest to raising its own bread-pro-
ducing 454. 900 bushels Of wheat in
1869, or bushe! and peck TO each
inhabitant. Taking the army railons
of % ounces of -four per day as basis
for computing the consumption Of bread,
il follows: Vermont raises enough bread
to supply the people of the State thirty
seven DAYS. To make up the deficiency
they are obliged to purchase 3,83G,OO0
bushels per annum. Maine produces
/ 27s,0OO bushels sufficient 70 last eleven
/ days. and purchases $4,000 bushels.
New Hampshire produces 5000 bush
| els-little more than half bnshel 10
each inhabitant, or ten days supply
and purchases 4.260,O 900 bushels Con
necticut makes poorer show, produ-
cling $4,000 bushels-a supply of bread
for two days-and purchasing 1915
+ ooo l,sL.la Massachusetts raised 81