The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-20

&C., than he had money TO purchase. lhere-
fore, he opened accounts with sundry mer-
chants in Columbia, who all sent their bills IN
due time to the Judge for payment. His
brother had given him no notice OF his inde6t-
edness, and the Judge was shocked at the
amount of these various bills. He Immediately
sat down and drew up bill for the board OF
trustees to request the Legislature to pass, MAX
ing it indictable and punishable with hne
and imprisonment for any merchant TO seii
goods to student of the College, on credit.
This bill provided further, that if any lawyer
should sue on or attempt to collect any such
accounts, he was also to be imprisoned, and,
perhaps stricken from the roll. When submit
ted to the board of trustees, the extraordinary
features of this bill excited some mirth, and
the Judge could get no one to second his mo-
tion for sending it to the Legislature. The
Judge was so much disgusted with the recep-
ton his bill met in the board of trustees, that
he swore he would never attend another meet
ing of the board, and never did to my remem-
bra9ce.
JSdge Withers married the sister-in-law of
Governor Miller, Miss Boykin, who owned q
valuable plantation in Kershaw District, and
large number of slaves His treatment to his
slaves, and management of the plantation, was
so kind, indulgent and humane, that it dis
pleased some of his neighbors, who said it was
q bad example in the neighborhood, and de-
moralized the slaves on the other plantations
This determined the Judge, as he told me him
self, to sell out and invest the proceeds IN bank
stocks and bonds and mortgages With all his
temper and irratability, Judge Withers was
very kind-hearted gentleman, and most indul-
gent and affectionate in all relations OF life
His house servants did pretty much as they
IL IoJ RI wQ
them. On one occasion, he told me, that his
carriage-driver, in whom he placed great con-
fdence, was caught in theft and he thought
it was a good opportunity of having general
confession of all his roguery and rascality.
He asked the fellow if he had not been stealing
his corn and fodder, and selling it. The boy
declared that so far from having done SO, he
did, on one or two occasions, when the Judge
was short of fodder, steal q few bundles of one
Of the neighbors to feed his horses withl
Judge Withers was man of great wit and
humor, and most scathing sarcasm. He told
me an amusing incident between him and the
pastor of his church. The Rev. gentleman ap-
plied to him to receive into his house, young
tady for twelve months or so, whom he repre-
sented as amiable, accomplished and pious, re-
ally most lovely and charming person. The
Judge said to me, the idea, of making stran-
ger q member of his family, was what he could
not think of for q moment. He hesitated
what to say, and at last, the idea suggested it
self of turning the application into joke.
He replied very seriously; An l see see what h
you are after. you want to make mischief be-
tween me and my wife" The clergyman was
SO much shocked at his Interpretation, that ne
simply bowed and passed on to seek quarters
for his protege elsewhere.
Judge Withers was gentleman Of ordinary
height, delcately slender, with Grecian face
and features in character with his mind, sharp
and keen. He was great talker and talked
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