The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1875-02-20

his pile before tell tho public what it
ought to be called. AS to Mr.. North
rop, he had little to say, sittin g alonc c
with that awful Roman nose, like the
Tarpean rock iutting its counfouuded
base. 1t afterwards turned out that he
was engrossedT in the contemplation Of
the subimity and inscrutability of hu
man affairs, the ingratitude Sof rcpub
lies, and the peculiar diffcren ce between
the man in office and the fellow out of
Office"
"Jones" got off the train at Anderson
looked at the place, kicked up the devil
in Judge Cooks Court didn't drink
auy whiskey, and wrots as follows of
that place
Anderson found live place, with
an excellent hotel kept by son-in law
Of Judge Reed. The man of ell work !,
the chief cogik ard bottle washer qfthe
hou Sc, isra'colofedt man, ttname Pink
Williams. That fellow is worth his
weight in gold, provided he dom weigh
hiE=slf y HasH court week, and { che
house was crowded. The next morning
there was an odd sight. The judge, it
appears, has enforced the old habit and
uniform, and requires the clerk to zap
pear in full suit of black, and the
sheriff to come for him in the contincn
tai cock hat, and the big sword at the,
shoul der AS he was crossing the
square, several asked him If he did not
belong to Whecler's cavalry The
iTsh ;riff, who was u gallant soldier Of til 9
Coniederacy, and lost his leg in the
war, can't stand The parade, and sends
his deputy. 1t is worth $50 to any man
of the remotcstr sensihility to cross a
square full of people in that grotesque
rig, and the Judge ought to see that
the man
rs PAID SOMETHING
for the wearand tear of his 'phclinkS."
If his honor woul d orr -srder the cohn-
ty commissioners to. furnish him With
| an educated hog, or monkey apda hand
[ organ aud send him through the coun
try, he would pay the entire expense of
holding court each term. The clerk had
to be excused, because just before his
dress suit was finished, the tailor shop
was broken open and robbed, and his
uniform was among the dear departed.
The lawyers all wear black coats in
Judge Cookies court, and things begin
to wear pre- Adamite look. His honor
swears, if the worst comes to the worst,
he will vote next time for George Wash
ington for third term.
"Jones' boarded the train again, and
winds up thusly {:
ave had another spartan dinner
somewhere on the road to Grecnville
De Castro and Miss Fannie sat at the
head of he table, and went to work on
the venerable fried rooster and inhexi
Bile cabbage. .ssHe tried first to mesme,
.ize the stuff, but it would not take; then
he calledSup allsKis favorite devils to
make the meal palatablc, but all the
red hot spices and sulph uric sauces OF
hell could not molify the obdurate bis
c uit or correct the morbid butter. There
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that shapes our nds, and it put par
ticular damnation on that dinner. The
ragged edge of despair was Hail, CO
lumbia!" to that work, and we were all
fortuna in having escaped with our
lives. Sweet spirits Of ammonia. hear
my prayer! l cat at that booth no more
forever!
At longth we reached CIR cenvillc,
and although my tale is not half to Id
yet must it close. "What is writ is
writ, would it were worthier." I give
tito you just Tor what it is worth. and
beg leave to subscribe myself, yours. &c
obicio." NJ q
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