The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-01
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST /, 1877.
Cousin Sally Billiard Outdone.

The venire being empannclled, and
the jury solemnly charged by the
clerk, the commemorative attorney
called in support of the indictmen,
the witness Buck Bryant, who, being
solemnly sworn the truth to tell, ties.
tilted as follows:
Questioned by the commonwealth
attorney: Tell all you know about
the cutting Of the prosecutor by Gas.
sadly, the prisoner at the bar. An
swer: swell, gentlemen, it was cleo
ton day-'twas a dark, cloudy, wet
sort of a drizzly day, and says I to
my old woman l believe I'll go down
to Ringgold and post my vote; and
says my old woman to me, Buck, as
it is sort of dark, cloudy, wet sort
of a drizz|y sort of a day, says she,
hadn't you better take your umbril?
Says to the old woman | 'spect l
had better take my umbril, and when
l got down thar, Mr.. Cole coined and
says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed
anything of old neighbor Harris?
Says to Mr.. Cole, for why? Says
he, he's got my umbril. The wit
ness was here interrupted by the
court, and told to confne himself to
the actual fray between the prisoner
and Cole, the prosecutor, in answer
to which the witness remarked in a
tone of indignate remonstrance:-
"Well' now, Mr.. Judge, you hold on,
for am sworn to tell the truth, and
Pm agwine to tell it my own way,
so faint worth while for you to say
nothing more about it." Whereup
on the court and commemorative at
torney, being anxious to get rid Of
the witness on any terms, told him
to 60 on and tell the tale in his own
way. "Well, as I was going to say,
twas on election day, Buchanan and
Fillmo' for the Legislature, and says
my old woman to me, says she, Buck
as it's a sort Of dark, cloudy, rainy
damp, drizzly sort of a day, hadn't
you better take your umbril? says
she, says I to my old woman, says /,
'spect / had better take my UNI
bril-; so took my umbril and ad-
vanced on toward Ringgold till I
rived thar. Well, the first thing I
did when l got thar was to take a
drink of Buchanan whiskey, which
was monstrous good, and says | to
myself, says l, old boss, you feel
better, don't you? And while I was
advancing around, Mr.. Cole, he come
to me, and says he, Uncle Buck, says
he, have you seen anything Of our
neighbor Harris2 Say for why?
Says he, the old cocks got my UNI
bril-. After awhile posted my
vote, and then Mr.. Cole and me ad-
vanced on toward home, and Mr..
Cole was tighter than l ever seed
him.
"Aud so we advanced along till we
got to whar the road path forked,
and we tuck the path, as any other
gentlemen would, and after advan.
cling while we arrived to old neigh.
Dor Harris, settin' on a log with
the umbril onder his arm, and bout
that time Elijah Cassidy (the prise
ner) comes up. and we advanced till
we arrived at ElUah's house. Elijah
is my neffew, and likewise my son-in
law; he married my darter Jane
which is next to my dearSally. Ar
ter we bad avanced to Eljah's house
we stood in the yard a while jaw
in, and presently two somebody
rid up on boss, which was John
ston before and Whitfield Cassada1
behind. Whitfield and Kiah Cassi
day being the same. Elijah and
Kiah is brothers, both born in the
nat'ral way, like anybody else's bro
Tiers; no gals between 'em, and both
of 'em is about the same age, especi
ally Kiah, which are the. younger
Kiah was drunk, and he and Mr.
Cole got to cussin one another about
politix, and | advanced IN the house
whar was Elijah's wife, which is
next to my darter Sally. Well, after
jawin awhile with 'em, my little nef
few says he to me, Uncle Buck, let's
go home; says I, good pop, 50 VIZ
pegged on together, and l hearc
somebody calm me, but 1 never
tentioned 'em, nor advanced back
we'll got home and was eaten my
supper, and Elijah, which is son-in
law, and married my darter Salley
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