The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-04

A COUSIN SALLY D1nnARD SroHx. =!
The sceue reported below oceptfed
some years ago, before the Oirodit
COURT of SPittsylvania County. lVa.!
in the case of Common wealth %. Gas.
saday. on charge Of malicious stab.
bipg. .,->-'-
The venire being empanneled aud
the jury solemnly charged by the
clerk. the Commonwealth Attorney
called, in support OF the indictment,
the witness, Buck Bryant. who. being
solemnly sworn the truth to tell. testi.
fed as follows:
Question by the wealth's
Attorney-Tell all yon know about
the cutting of the prosecutor by Cassa-
day, the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-Well, gentlemen, it was
election dsy-'twss dark, cloudy,
wet sort of drizzly day; aud says to
my old woman. believe I'll go down
to Ringgold and 'posit my xate. And
says my old woman to me, we'll, Buck.
as 1t is q sort OF dark. cloudy, wet sort
OF day, says she. hadn't you better
take your umbrill? Says to the old
woman. 'speot had better take the
ombrili. SO I took the umbrill and
advanced on down towards Ringgold;
and when I got down thar, Mr.. Cole
coined. and says lie, Uncle Buck, have
you seed anything of neighbor HarrisP
Says to Mr. Cole, For why? Says
he, He's got my umbrill. The witness
was here interrupted by the Court,
and told to oonfine himself to the
actual fray between the prisoner aud
Cole, the prosecutor. In answer to
this, the witness remarked, in q tone
OF indignant remonstrance, Well, now,
MIR. Judge, you hold on, for I am
sworn to tell the truth, and I'm gwine
20 Tell 1t my own way-so taint while
Tor you to say nothing about it.
Whereupon the Oommonwealth's At
torney, being anxious to get rid of lhe
| witness upon any terms. told him to
go on and tell the tale his own way.
Well. az was going on to say, twas
on election Gay, Buchanan and FIimo
was running for the Legislature, and
says to my old woman, Old woman,
[ believe I'll go down to Ringgold and
post my vote. Says my old woman
to me, says she. Buck, as it is a sort of
dark. rainy. drizzly sort of day.
hadn't you better take your umbriii?
says she. Says ! to the old woman,
says l, 1 speot I had better take my
umbrill; so tuck the umbrill.
and advanced on towards Rinegold
until 1 arriv thar. Well, the
first thing did when I got thar was
to take drink Of Buchanan whiskey,
which was montrous good, and SAYS /
to myself. says I. OLD Hoes you feel
better now. don't you? Aud while
was advancing around, Mr.. Cole. he
came to me. says he, Uncle Back. says
he. have you seen anything of old
neighbor Harris? Says I, for why ?
Says he, the old cock has got my um.
brill. AFTER awhile I posted my vote,
and then Mr.. Cole and me advanced
back towards home. and Mr.. Cole was
tighter than 1 ever seed him. And so
We advanced along till We got to whsr
the road and the path forked, and Mr..
Cole and me tuck the path, as any
other gentteuan would, and after ad-
vanciDg awhile he arriv to old neigh.
Dor Harris setten on log with the
umbrill on his arm, and about that
time Eiijah Oassiday (the prisoner)
coined up. and we advanced on till we
arriv at Elijsh's house. Elijah is my
neffew and likewise son-in-law. He
married my darter Jane, which ia next
to my dartes Sally. Arter We had ad-
vanced to Elijah's house. We stood In
the yard awhile jawing, and pre-.
sently two somebody's rid up on a
horse, which was johnson before and
Whitfield Oassaday behind; Whitfield
and Kiah Cassaday being the same; /;
Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both
born in the nat'ral way. like anybody
else's brothers. no gals between 'em,
and both of them is about the same
age, especially Kiah, which are the
youngest. Kiah war drunk. and he
and Mr.. Cole got to oussin one another
about politix, and I advanced in the
house whar was Eiijah's wife. which is
my darter Jane, which is next to my
darter Sally. Well, arter jawinR
awhile with EN-, my little neffew, says
he to me. says he, Uncle Buck, let's
go home. Says I, good pop; 80 We
pegged out together, and I heard
somebody callin' me, but never ten.
toned 'em nor advanced back. Well.
got homo aud was eating my supper
and Elijah, which is my son.in.law,
and married my darter Jane, which is
next to my darter Sally, arriv, and
savs To ma nnoIe Rnok aovo ha Tsra