The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-05-08
MI sceIIaneous.
From the Bench and Bar Reyieu.
WILLIAM PINKNEY AT BEL AIR,
Continued from last aceek. J


The night of the adjournment of court
the lawyers, and even the Judges, had what
they called a regular frolic. Mr.. Sears was
in Baltimore, and the scholars were easily
l-inAuced:t to join in tin fact, they wanted
no. inducement. About twelve o'clock al
night we. were aroused from our beds by q
most awful yelling for the ex-sheriff
'Hall' Hall 7 was the cry. Soon the door
was opened, and the trampling of feet was
heard in minute the frolickcrs assembled
the stairs, and one of the judges, with q
blanket wrapped around him like an In
dian, with his face painted, and red
handkerchief tied round his head, and
with red slippers on, entered our room
with candle in one hand and bottle in
the other; and, after making us drink all
round, babe us get up.
We were nothing loath. On descending
into the dining-room, 10 there were the
whole bar dressed off in the most fantastic
style, and some of them scarcely dressed at
at all. They were mad with fun and wine
The ex sheriff brought forth his liquors.
and was placed on his own table culprit
and tried and found guilty of not having
been, as in duty bound, one of the origina-
tors of the frolic. He was, therefore, fined
glasses round for the company, and ordered
by the judges to pay it at Richardson's
bar. To Richardson's the order was given
to repair. Accordingly, they formed line
without, 1ndian-file. Two large black wo,
men carried light in each hand beside
the first judge, and two smaller black wo-
men carried light in their right hands
beside the next one. The lawyers follow
ed, each with light in his hand and the
procession closed with the scholars, who
each also bore light. being the smallest
brought up the rear. There was neither
man nor boy who was not more or less in.
toxicated, and the widest pranks were
played.
When we reached Dogberry's domicil,
one of the boys proposed to have him out
with us. The question was put by one OF
the judges, and carried by unanimous &C.
clamation. 1t was further resolved, that q
deputation of three, each bearing bottle
of different liquor, should be appointed to
wait on him with the request that he would
visit the Pawnee tribe, from the far West
drink some fire-watcr with them, and smoke
the pipe of peace.
Prettyman, whose recklessncss knew no
bounds, and who, as suppose, wished to
involve me in difficulty, moved that the
smallest and largest person in the council
be of that deputation. There happened to
be by Dogberry's quantity of logs, which
had been gathered there for the purpose Of
building log house. Mr.. Pinkney was
at this time the great lawyer ofMaryland
He was dressed in splendid Indian cos
tune, which a western client had given
him, and he had painted himself with care
and taste. He was ne-looking man, and
stretching out his hand, be exclaimed =
Brothers, b. seated but not on the
PROSTATE forms of the forest, which the
ruthless white man has telled, to make I'm.
to himselfa habitation. Like the big war.
rior, Tecumseh, in council with the great
white chief Harrison, we will sit upon the
lap of our mother, the earth; upon hel
breast will we sleep; the Pawnee has ne
roof but the blue sky, where dwelleth the
Great Spirit; and he looks up to the shin
ing stars, and they look down upon him
and they count the leaves of the forest, and
know the might of the Pawnees'
Every one, by this time, had taken q
seat upon the ground, and all were silent
AS the lights flashed over the group, they
formed as grotcsquc scene as have evel
witnessed.
Brothers. he continued, those eyes OF
the Great pointing upward to the
stars-'behold the rushing river, and the,
say to our fathers, who are in the happy
hunting grounds Of the blest, that, like it
is the might of the Pawncc, when he rush,
es to battle. The white men are dogs
their carcasses drift in the tide they arc
cast out on the shore, and the prairie vol
fattens on them.
Brothers! the eyes of the Great Spirit
behold the prairies and the forest, where
the breath of the wintry wind bears til,
red fire through them; where the prairie vol
flies and the fire flies faster. Brothers, the
white man is the prairiewolf, and tn,
Pawnee is the fire.
Brothers when the forked fire from The
right arm Of the Great Spirit smites the
mountains brow, the eagle scars upward
to his home in the clouds, but the snake
crawls over the bare rock in the blast, an(
hides in the cletts, and hollows, and holes
Behold the forkcd fire strikes the rocl
aud scattcrs ii, as the big warrior woulc
throw pebbles from his hand and tin
soaring eagle darts from the clouds, anc
the death-rattle of the snake is heard, ant
he misses no more.
Brothers ! the Pawnee is the eagle, th,
bird Of the Great Spirit; and the white
man is the crawling snake that the Great
Spirit hates.
Brothers the shining eyes Of the Grea
Spirit sec all these things, and he tell
them to our fathers, who are in the happ,
hunting-grounds Of the blest; and they sa,
that some day, wrapped in clouds, thel
will come and see us, for our land is likt
theirs
This was said with so much eloquenc
by the distinguished lawyer, that Their
was a silence of nearly minute when Ii
concluded. In the company was lawye
named Short, who, strange to say, was JUS
six feet three inches and a half high, ant
he had client, which is stranger still
named Long, who was but five feet high.
Who has precedence, Judge Willard
called out some one in the crowd
breaking in upon the business of the occa
sion, as upon such occasions business al
ways will be broken in upon-'Who la
precedence, Long or Short p
Long exclaimed the Judge, 'ofcoulst
1t is settled rule in law, that you mus
take as much land as is called for in tn
deed therefore Long takes precedence c
Short. Maybe, Short has u remedy in equi
ty; but this court has nothing to do wit
that; SO you have the long and the short q
the matter
Judge cried out the cx-sherifl, w
must go to Richardson's; you know it
my treat
THE Pawnec, the eagle of his race eX
claimed Pinkney the prophet of his tribe
he who is more than warrior; whose tongu
is clothed with the Great Spirits thunder
who can speak with the eloquence of til
spring air when it whispers among tn
leaves, and makes the flowers open an