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

ultane ,usly to their feet, and each claimed
the ear of the court, the former with q
motion TO record the verdict, and the
latter proposing to have 1t set aside as
being contrary to the law ard 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 he had first spoken. The judge or
dered both u sit down several times, to
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 would Judge
that tue legal talent of the country lies
in the supple hinges Of the knee, the ad.
vocate who can come TO his feet quickest
being the successful one. When it is
said, therefore, Of a Liberian attorney
that lie is rapidly rising young man, il
Is high praise, and the man who waits is
not the successful man. The Judge, on
thls 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 tc set aside. The judge, by
the way, is
| ANOTHER vIRGINIAN,
being from Richmond, and laid aside his
dignity for time to talk of old times
and old people, and the new market"
| Virginlnne seem to about run the ma
chine here. expect that from them the
Liberians inherit the deusion that they
are constantly occupying large share Of
the worlds attention, that being a weak.
ness of the Old Dominion. In fact MANY
OF our Southern foibcs obtain here
When heard "our colleges have turned
out world renowned scholars our soil il
tho most fertile, and our climate the
most salubrious, our men brave and our
women handsome" l 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.
don't think it manifestation of a
od.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 o rarity and
the same remark will hold good of the
, Liberians, there being hardly one, as faI
as my knowledge goes, who is not the
possessor OF several Of those instruments
The favorite revolver appears to be the
old-iasbioned Colt, which Mr.. Thomas,
Mast delights to deineate in the hand.
OF the Southern white man who is not q
Republican. don't think the practice
OF carrying such toys is ut all an uncom
: mon one. One or two cases heard in
cidentally mentioned, where one individ
. ual had either "drawn pistol" or "ley
: elled q shotgun" and administered 9
: quictus to some other individual. Al
: one or two places there was quite a col
: lection Of Old-fashioned reputation duel
!. ling pistols, but the owners appearing tt
0 be profoundly ignorant of all the usage,
e and requirements of "the Code" it il
probable that they are Intended more fol
show than use. The carrying of arm!
0 here, however, is not without excuse, a.
e the natives occasionally seek to wreal
: private vengeance through the medium
: Of ''-
d HANDFUL OF sLUGs
fired from bush. In Monrovia there |,
yard and garden tastcfully arranged
enclosed in q neat iron fence, and adorned
with carefully planted trees and flowers
, in the midst of which are four stone
u wal!3-the beginning of "a large house
This place was to have been the residence
: of successful Libcrinn planter and mer.
d chant named Wilson. From its spnear.
: ance, it would have been undoubtedly
by faT the handsomest residence in Mon.
rovia, and an ornament to the town
: The owner, however, had incurred the
J, bitter hatred of the natives in some yay
Z and after several attempts to poison him
he was shot and killed one even; NC wiile
: walking IN path through The bush, 70,
I which deed one or two natives were sub.
: sequently tried and hanged. His new
!, house was just well under way there. and
the widow either lacked the spirit OF
b 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 q little care and attention. I have
seen few floral novelties, our common
roses, coxcombs and white lilies being
the general reliance. There is, however,
a bright scarlet lily which grows wild
and is very beautiful; coral plailt.''
the flower of which exactly resembles a
branch of coral pretty va.iously col.
ored Jacobs coat" horribly sIggea-
tive "leprosy plant" w,tL partially white
leaves, the hybisca, The sensitive plant,
plant, an inferior violet, and few o:...;ers
coming under the general term "pretty."
A. B. WILLIAMS.