The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-09
ANECDOTES oF CnuEr-JusrIcE MAR
SHALL.

Judge Msrshall's simplicity OF character
aud absent mindedness have been the
theme of a humber Of anecdotes. The
one best known is about bis puzzle over
the buggy and the saping. Turning
aside one day 10 avoid one OF those awful
mudholes which abound IN Virginia eoun.
try roads, the axel of his buggy cncoun-
tered stout sapling The sapling was
between the hub of the wheel and the
body Of the buggy. Too big 10 bend
down and too supple to break, this sap
ling seemed to the Judge TO be wholly
unconquerable What TO do he knew
not lie got down out Of the buggy the
better TO apply his great intellect TO the
knoity suhiect aud to study II thoroughly
up. While pondering peinly, a negro
came along.
Uncle, said the chief Justice, wish you
would tell me about this sapllng, cant
get over II, and can't get around 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 broad
but silent grin. Why, ole marster, said
he, spec de bes' thing you kin do is to
back yo' buggy twill you git clare OF dc
saplin,. den turn dc hade (bead) of yo
hoss and den you kim void dc sapln' and
90 to cote slick as goose-greese.
Thank you-thank you kindly, uncle,
should never thought Of that in the
world. You are man ofsuperior mind,
There's half dollar for you, And the
judge drove joyfnlIy of.
Another anecdote illustrating the same
simple mindedness and easy good nature,
has NO tar as am aware never been IN
print. II is this When Judge Marshall
lived in Richmond his opposite neighbor
was Colonel Pickett, father Of the Coufed-
crate general George +. Pickett, Of Get.
tysburg fame. Colonel Pickett was man
of wealth, lived well, and was not con-
tent unless every thing about his household
bore the marks Of good living. His horses
were his PRIDE aud were conspicuous
everywhere for thefr splendid appear
ance, being as sleek, fat, aud high spirit
ed rs abundant food aud excellent groom
ing could make them. Judge harshall's
hogses, on the other hand, were notorious
/ ly lean aud unkempt. Everybody bet
the judge bad long remarked This. At
last il was brought to his notice, with the
suggestion that his carriage driver neg
ected the horses, sold much Of their food
aud appropriated the money 70 Lis own
use, good deal Of II going, no doubt, for
/ liquor
The Judge called him up without
( delay. Dick, what Is the reason Colo
mel Plekcirs horses ate IN such splendid
/ condition, while mine are almost skele.
u? am afraid you neglect them,
-. Salf curry them, and don't half feed
thea.
n,.,....-.. 'setiug tise attack, wss lair
ly posed. lie s"iHea '"a Aa"f6
awhile ull he couid "a, wv -, "
about him, and taeu sale
look al you--ls you iatf
No, said tie Judge, decidedly noa
Well, look at old miss (Mrs. Marsbslj
is she faty
No. .... ....s...
Den look At 30 horses--is dsy fat
No. .... -s .....s
Now den, sou jes' Iook al kunnle Pic
kett. lie fat, his ea'idgs driver tat, hls
horses fat, his dogs fat--all fat. DE troof
Is, Mars John, fat run 10 de Pickett fanl.
ly, and It don't run in ourn Dat.
all!
Wen, said the judge, after a lltue re-.
heeiiou, there i good deal IN that
never occurred % me before. lie turaed
hack luts hls study. and Dgek Vas never