Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-12-11

CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL. In th,
monthly gossip of Lipp.ncott's Magazin,
for December are the following capita
anecdotes of Chief Justice Marshall.
Judge MarsnaI's simplicity of charact
er and Observation-Disclosures have been tn,
theme of a number of anecdotes. The ont
best known Is about his puzzle over tn,
buggy and the sapling Turning asid.
one day to avoid one OF those awful mud
holes which abound in Virginia country
roads, the axle Of his buggy encountered
stout sapling. The sapiing was between
the hub Of the wheel and the body OF to,
buggy. Too big to bend down aud too
supple TO break, this saplioe seemed To tn,
Judge to be wholly uncouquerabie What
to do he new not. He got down out o
the buggy the better 10 apply his great
intellect to the knotty subject aud to study
it thoroughly up. While ponderiug vain
Iy, a negro man came along.
'..Urcl-, said the Cnief Justice. I wish
you would tel. me about this sapIlng.
can't get over it, and 1 can't get aroune
1t. and | don't want to stay here all day
and miss court. What do you think
had better do
The negro could not repress a broad
but silent grin. Why, ole marster, sad
he, ! spec de bes' thing you can do is tc
back 70 buggy till you ct cl4r of d.
sapiiu', den turn de hade (aead) OF 70
hosS, and den you kin void de saplin an
20 cote slick As goose-greese.'
"'Thaul 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 joyfuily off.
Another anecdote, illustrating the same
simpie-mindednes and easy good nature
has, 50 far as am aware. never been In
print. 1t Is this When Judge Mars-al
Ived in Richmond, his opposite ueighboI
was Go onel Pickett, father of the Conte i
crate General George L. Pickett Of Get
t}sburgh fame. Colonel Pickett was d
man OF wealth, lived well. and was not
content unless everything about his house
hold bore the marks of good living. His
horses were his pride, and were consUic-
uous everywhere for their splendid appear
auce, being as sleek. fat, and high spirited
as abundant food and grooming could make
them judge Marshalls horses on the
other hand. we're VIGOROUSLY lean and un-
Sempt. Everybody but the Judge ha
on- remarked this. At last It was brought
TO MS notice, with the suggestion that hi,
errrIage driver neglected the horses. sold
much OF their food, and appropriated the
money to hls own use. a good deal Of it
going, no doubt. for lgu0r.
" Tne Jul5e called him up without
delay ID OK. what Is the reason Colonel
PIcNett's horses are in such splendid clnli-
tion. while mine are most skeletons ? I am
afraid you neglect them. don't half curry
them, and don't half feed them
" Dies, not expecting the attack, was
lairiy posed He hemmed and hawed
awhile till ne could gather his negro wits
about him. and then said Mars John.
.ooA at you-is you fat ?
''' No, said the Judge decidedly
not
" Wei, look at ole miss, (lIrs..Mar
sha'i), is she fat
..' No.
- Den LOOK at me. IsIht?'
Den look at yo' hossez. Is dey fat2,
'..No.
Now den, you jes' look at Kunnle
Pickett. He fat, MS ca'dse-driver fat.
nosses fat. his dogs fat; all fat. De troof
Is, Mars John, fat run IN de Pickett family.
and it don't run in our'n. OATS ALL
"'We.,' said the Judge, after a little
reflection, there Is good deal in tha:
1t never occurred to me before He turned
back INTO his study, and Dick was never
troubled any more.