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

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A COUSIN SAIMx DnnARD SgoHk. III
The soene reported below ocspSSd
somo years ago, before 'She OfF61it'
Court sof SPittsylsanie' Countyi "A ys..'
In the case of Common wealth %. lOas.'
sedsy. on charge Of malicious stab,
biDg. - sA!s''-
The venire being empanneled aud
the jury solemnly charged ky the
clerk. the Commonweslth's 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 Com mon wealth's
Attorney-Tell ell you know about
the cutting OF the prosecutor by Cassa-
day. the prisoner at the bar.
Answer-Wel!, gentlemen, it was
election dsy-'twas q dark, cloudy,
vet sort OF drizzly day; aud says I to
my old woman, I believe I'll go down
to Ringgold and post my vate. And
says my old woman to me, Well, Buck.
as it is sort of dark. cloudy, wet sort
Of day, says she. hadn't you better
take your pmbrill? Says to the old
woman. ] speot I had better take the
ombrill. 80 I took the umbriil and
advanced on down towards Rinegold:
ind when I got down thar. MI. Cole
coined, and says lie, Unols Buck.i have
you seed anything Of neighbor Harrisp
Says l to Mr. Cole. For why? Says
he, Hes got my umbrill. The witness
was here interrupted by the Court,
and told to confine himself to the
actual fray between the prisoner aud
Cole, the prosecutor. In answer to
this. the witness remarked, in q tons
OF indignant sremonstrance. Well, now.
Mr. Judge, you hold on. for I am
sworn to toll she truth, and I'm gwine
60 Tell 1t my own way--so taint while
for you to say nothing about it.
Whereupon the Commonwealth At
torney. being anxious to get rid of til.
witness upon any terms. told him to
go on and tell the tale his own way.
Well. as was going on to say, 'twas
on election day, Buchanan and FIlmu
=ss RAINING for the Legislature, and
ssys 1 to my old woman, Old woman,
l believe I'll go down to Ringgold and
'posit my vote. Says my old woman
to me, says she. Buck. as it is a sort of
dark, rainy. drizzly sort of Q day.
hadn't you better take your umbriii?
says she. Says I to the old woman,
says 1. spect I had better take my
umbrill; so tuck the umbrill,
and advanced on towards RinRgoId
until 1 srriv thar. Well, the
hrst thing I did when I got thar was
to take drink Of Buchanan whiskey,
whichl wsa montrops good, and SAWS
to myself. asys I. Ola Hoss you feel
better now. don't you? Aud while I
was advancing around, Mr. Cole. he
came to me, says he, Uncle Buck, says
he. have You. seen anything OF old
neighbor Harris? Says I, for whyf
Says he, the old cook has got my nm.
brill. AFTER awhile i posted my vote.
and then Mr.. Cole and me advanced
back towards home, and Mr.. Cole vss
tighter than ever seed him. And so
We advanced along till we got to whar
the road and the path forked. and Mr..
Cole and me tuck the path, as any
other gentlenan would. and after sd-
vancing awhile he srriv to old neigh.
Dor Harris setten on log With the
nmbrill on his arm. aud about that
time Elijsh Oassidsy (the prisoner)
comed up. and We advanced on till We
arriv at Eiijsh's house. Elijah is nv
neffsw and likewise son.in.law. He
married my darter Jane. which ia next
to my darter Sally. Arter We had ad-
vanced to Elijsh'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 Casssday being the same;
Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both
born in the nat'ral way. like anybody
else's brothers. no gsls between 'em,
and both of them 10 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
dartsr Sally. Well. arter jswinR
awhile with 'em, my little neffew, says
he to me, says he, Uncle Buck, let's
go home. Says I, good pop; so We
pegged out together, and 1 heard
somebody callin' me, but never ten.
toned EN- nor advanced back. Well,
1 got homo and 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
SAWS tn ma unola Rnck aovo ho IT,.