The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-29

ultane0uSly 70 tne1r 1eet, anQ eacn Claimed
the ear of the court, the former with
motion to record the verdict, and the
latter proposing to have it set aside as
being contrary to the law and evidence.
Each seemed to think that it was mat
ter of vital importance to have his say
first, claiming the floor on the ground
that be had first spoken. The judge Or
dered both to sit down several times, tc
which they responded by easing very
gradually to their seats, keeping one eye
on each other, and suddenly straighten-
ing out their legs and coming on their
feet again. Finally the honorable coun-
sci entered into verbal compact, each
binding himself to sit down if the other
would. From this scene I would judge
that the legal talent of the country lies
in the supple hinges of the knee, the adj
vocate who can come TO his feet quickest
being the successful one. When it is
said, therefore, of Liberian attorney
that lie is a rapidly rising young man, it
is high praise, and the man who waits is
not the successful man. The judge, on
this occasion, after consulting the Statute
book, and after several attempts on the
part of honorable counsel for the defence
to put the motion properly in writing,
set day for the hearing of argument on
the motion to set aside. The judge, by
the way, is
ANOTHER vIRGINIAN,
being from Richmond, and laid aside his
dignity for a time to talk of old times
aud old people, and the "new market"
Virginians seem to about run the ma
chine here. expect that from them the
Liberians inherit the deiusion that they
are constantly occupying large share of
the worlds attention, that being weak
ness of the Old Dominion. In fact many
of our Southern foibles obtain here
When l heard "our colleges have turned
out world renowned scholars, our soil is
the most fertile, and our climate the
most salubrious, our men brave and our
women handsome" 1 could have sat me
down and wept, at hearing the familiar
song of Zion in strange land. Another
peculiarly which the Liberians, despite
their peace and good will platform, seem
to have brought from the South with
them is the
PASSION FOR FIREARMS.
I don't think it manifestation of q
blood-thirsty spirit, but Southern man
who does not delight in the owning and
handling of handsome rifle, fine shot
gun or an improved pistol is q rarity, and
the same remark will hold good of the
Liberians, there being hardly one, as far
as my knowledge goes, who is not the
possessor of several of those instruments.
The favorite revolver appears to be the
old-fashioned Colt, which Mr.. Thomast
Mast delights to delineate in the hands
of the Southern white man who is not a
Republican. 1 don't think the practice
of carrying such toys is at all an uncom-
mon one. One or two cases I beard in
cidentally mentioned, where one individ-
ual had either "drawn pissoP' or 'lev-
elled shotgun" and administered a
quietus to some other individual. At
one or two places there was quite COL
lection Of old-fashioned regulation duel
ling pistols, Gut the owners appearing to
be profoundly ignorant of all the usages
| and requirements of "the Code" it is
| probable that they are intended more for
show than use. The carrying of arms
here, however, is not without excuse, as
the natives occasionally seek to wreak
private vengeance through the medium
HANDFUL OF sLUGS
fired from a bush. In Monrovia there is
yard and garden tastefully arranged,
enclosed in neat iron fence, and adorned
with carefully planted trees and flowers,
in the midst of which are four stone
walls-the beginning of q large house.
This place was to have been the residence
| of successful Liberian planter and mer.
chant named Wilson. From its appear
ance, it would have been undoubtedly
by far the handsomest residence in Mon
rovia, and an ornament to the town.
The owner, however, had incurred the
bitter hatred of the natives in some way,
and after several attempts to poison him,
he was shot and killed one evening while
walking in path through the bush, for
which deed one or two natives were sub.
sequently tried and hanged. His new
house was just well under waythere, and
the widow either lacked the spirit or
means to complete it. She keeps the
garden and yard, however, in good order,
and even now it presents very attrac-
| appearance, giving an idea of what q
beautiful place Monrovia could be made
by a little care and attention. I have
seen few floral novelties, our common
roses, coxcombs and white lilies being
the general reliance. There is, however,
bright scarlet lily which grows wild,
and is very beautiful; "coral plant"
the flower of which exactly resembles a
branch of coral, pretty variously COL
ored Jacobs coat" horribly sugges-
tive "leprosy plant" with partially white
leaves, the hybisca, the sensitive plant,
plant, an inferior violet, and few others
coming under the general term "pretty."
A. B. WILLIAMS.
PREcocIoUs GIRLs.-An old-fashioned
notion that the simplest plan is to bring