Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
Aumuruns department.
"SHOOST so LONG AS 1T VAS"

A Chicago correspondent sends the follow
ing: At recent trial before Justice Dough-
erty it was thought important by counsel to
determine the length of time certain "2 quar-
tiers of beef, 2 hogs and Sheep" remained in
an express wagon in front of Plaintiffs s store
before they were taken away by defendant.
The witness under examination was German,
whose knowledge of the English language
was very limited but he testified in a very
plain, straightforward way to having after.
ward carried it out and put it into the afore-
said wagon.
Then the following ensued:
Counsel-"State to the jury how long it
was after you took the meat from the store and
put it into the wagon before it was taken
away"
, Witness I shoost cand deli dat. !
dinks bout twelve feet. l not say nearer as
dat"
Counsel-"You don't understand me. How
long was it from the time the meat left the
store, and was put into the wagon, before it
was taken away by defendant?'
"Witness- / know not what you ask
dat for. Der wagon he was back up NIT der
sidewalk, and dat's shoost so long as it vas.
You tell ME how long der sidewalk vas. Den
feet? Dwelve feet? Den I dells how long
it vas"
Counsel-"I don't want to find out how
long the sidewalk was, but I want to know"
(speaking very slowly "how-long-this-
meat-was-in- the--wagon -before--it-
was-taken-away?"
Witness-"Oh! dat! Well, now, I not
sold any meat so. all time weigh him; new
er measured meat, not yet. But I dinks bout
dree feet" Here the spectators and his hon
or and the jury smiled audbly.) 81 know
not, shentlemens, how is dis. dell you all I
can so good as know"
Counsel-"Look here, want to know how
long it was before the meat was taken away
after it was put into the wagon?"
Witness-Qooking very knowingly at coun-
seD-"Now you try and get me in scrape.
That meat vas shoost so long in der wagon as
he vas in der shop. OATS all I told you.
Dat meat was dead meat. He don't got much
longer in den dousan' year not mooch."
Counsel-"That will do"
A- In old militia times, Gofstown, Hills
borough county, New Hampshire, was the
rendezvous where the military Of the surround
ing country assembled annually for drill. 1t
was an occasion that drew together young and
old for many miles around, and its parades,
sham fights, personal encounters, gambling,
drinking and general uproariousness made
"GoAstown Muster" familiar name to all
who ever dwelt in the central or southern
portions of the State.
Very early in the morning Of one of those
eventful days an aged couple, living some
miles away, started on foot for the parade
ground. To shorten the distance they took
a short cut through the old burial ground at
Gof1stown Centre, from which they emerged
just as Sam w. was passing along the high.
way. Sam was bound for muster" and had
taken an early start, so as to lose none of the
fun. Arriving at the graveyard, Sam looked
toward it and saw the old man and wife com.
ing over the stile. In the early dawn he
could distinguish just enough to see that they
were very old, and concluded at once that
they were inhabitants of the silent tombs,
awakened by the unusual stir. So, waving
them from him with both hands, he shouted
go back, old man, 60 back! This isn't
the general resurrection; it's only Gcfsto'm'
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