The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-03-08
WHOLE NO. 1887.


rom sketch Of Col Archibald Yell.
Of Arkansas:
The Judge mad iskea his sear To-
the FIRST time.
The hrst case on the doeke, was
called. and the plsintiT s,uod resdv
Gen Smoot arose fJr the drfrudsof
and remarked, 10 az ovrrbeariug
tone:
'Our witnesses are ah-eot. and
therefore | demand that the ease ~
continued until TIE next er ia
course"
Let the Affidavit b. fled f,r NJ
I'LL then eau | entertain a mo ion fr
continuance. was the mild reply e
the Judge.
d. y"G d lnbi nv word a. a. ne
facts ," Gen. Smno; exclaimed. snd
involuntarily raised D., huze sword
cane.
Not a. all" replied Ihe judge
with BIZ blandesI smile. '-bu5 the ia
requires tbat rbe facts ju~lifying a
Continuance must appear n rrcurt:
and the court bas D. o, Ner - snua.
tbe law, nor sBy wili 70 -e~ II uunul-
ed -
Toe Judges calm ard bu-iur,s iik-
tone and manner only SERVED % irri-
tate The belly. add be rriof.rI bak-
ing BIZ - ID cau- in toe dirru % &
be bench:
Whatever nav he rbe lsx. FIR.
one, will not learn from the lip- { a4
upstart dTmagbgue aud c,,ss Il
Judge Y-il'- blue rye.
lightning: bat be suly Jarae- lr
clerk aad said
Clerk. you will enter sue e ff-v
dollar, against Gen. Susnor. a. s,-
him named 10 ms dpcket flr u gras-
contempt Il Court aud De- sure vuu .
issue 81 immediate execution
He had hardly communicated ,be
order, when Gen- Smu-,t xas seen
rushing toward bin. braudi,aiuy bis
sword cane, all bis features uriibing
10 murdeF0us wrath, and psllid a. 8
corpse.
Every glance vas fxed oa the
couaJsuance Of the Judge. for all
wished % know hos be would brork
the coming shUck of The durli-t's
herce assault Bus none, howeyrr.
could detect tie slightest change IN
bis appearance. His eherk grew
neither red nor white, not a Berve
seemed to tFemble: bis calm eve sur
veyed The advancing foe with a. little
sign of perturbation as a chemist
might show scrgiIaiziug the eT-f-t
veseenee Of s0me novel mixture.
He sat perfectly still, With a litile {
staff Of painted iroa in his right
hand.
SmOot assembled the platform. and
Immediately aimed a tremendous
blow wiki his enormous sword cane
.uii al The bead OF bis foe. At tFat
blow five hundred bearts shuddered.
and more than 9 dozeu vciees shrek
ed, Tor all expected to see bis victims
skull shiFered into atoms. TIE geD-
ersl a=tOnisbmeBt then NAV be con-
ceivec when they Oebeld tie Ettle
IRON stat describe a quick eurve, sad 4
the grea. sword caoe ae9 from 4
Smo0Is 60gers, aud frll with a loud /
riatter al distance txeutv feet
n the ball The baaed bnlIy uttered
> ery Of rage, wild as thar Of some
wounded beas, OF prey. 81 the same
lime drawing bis bowie knife. but ere
: was poised for the desperate plunge
be little iron staff cut snother curve.
Ind the big knife followed the sword
,ane. He then drew arevoIving pis-
.oi, but before be hsd time to touch I
he trigger bis arm was struck DOW
.rless by bis side.
And then for the srst time did the
Judge betrsy Perceptable emotion.
He stamped bis foot until the plat
orm sbOOk beneath Il, and shouted
q triumphant. to3es:
Mr.. Clerk, you viii blot this ruff /
ian's name, Is foul 1ame, from the
'on Of attorneys. Mr.. Sheriff. take
he criminal 10 Jail % 1,
The latter officer spraog 70 obey
be msodste, aud Immediately q seeLe
II confusion ensued that 10 pen can
describe The brsvoes and myrmi-
Ion friends Of General Smoot gath
sred around 10 obs5ruct the Sheriff.
a bile many Of the citizens leus their
aid 20 sustain tie authority Of The
,ourt
henaees, screams, aud horrid curs-
-. the ring Of impiDging aud cross
ng steal, the alternate shouts Of rage
.od cries Of paio. ali commingled
With the awful explosion IL firearms.
blended together vivid idea Of Pan
But throughou. The imDetGous
strife. two individuals might be ob-
served as leaders ia the whirlwind
md riders 10 the storm. The Judge
used the little cane WIKI terrific I'll
eiencv. crippling limbs, but spsreiug
life. Bill Bu6or, initiating the cleu-
sncy Of bis bOaored friend, disdaining
be employment Of knife or pistol, sc
.Gally l-ampled and crushed down aiI
opposition, roaring AZ every furious
1lew-"tbis ia the waY TO preserve
lrder 10 courts sentiment accom-
panied with pesls Of laughter. In
ess than three minutes the psrty If
De Judge iriumphed, the clique Of
General Smoos suffered disastrous de-
eat. aud The bully himself was bo-De
away 10 prison.
Such was The d.5ut Of Archibald
l ell IN Arkansas; .nd from lSat dsy
ais popularity as = man. as Judge. I
Is he-o. snd ss politician, weoi
10 rapidly sod briiIisn,ly Increasing
i'll be eeiip-ed eli the eldest nd most
powerful names.
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