New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
GEORGIA SKETCHES.
THE JUDGES OPINIONS.

pTe.dred 6e ReSfdenf S0ufhSraSr Tor me JribuRs.
Mars Jedge comm to uinnerT' Diana half
queried half exclaimed, almost holding her
breath in her excitement. La, Miss Jasmin,
lemme fry dat beefsteak, den, an make a big
pOue o cOrnbread. He won't eat your fashion
broiied steak, no way"
The experienced Diana was correct. The
dinner was quite to the Judges mind, and it
was all due TO her. She had been in Judge
AlexaBders service years before his son Cor
don was my husband and like all his ser
wants, she regarded him with mingled awe
and affection, and she remembered all his
tastes and wishes.
Some one has divided the Southern Demo
Gratis into two ciaSSes-ihOse who cOnclllatc
the negroes aud are distrusted by them, and
those who tell them them they have not the
rights of white men, but are trusted to treat
them well inferior and helpless creatures.
The Judge certainly belongs to the latter
class.
IL is delightful to hear him state his Opin-
ions, in his prompt, positive forcible way. l
love his dogmatism, and would rather hear
him do violence to all my behefs and opln-
i0ns in his hearty. kindly, illogical style, than
SIT down and listen 10 the closest reasoner ex-
pounding my inmOst convictions. No one can
equal The Judge in tiuency, vOlublllty. and We
hemency, when be IL excited; and vet SD sin
cere and positive is he that It is the easiest
thing IN the world to enjoy his own opinion
with him, instead of valuly trying TO make
any impression on HIM.
He Is a man over sixty. of medium height,
rather heavy, but full OF yigOr; he
has only a few fine gray threads In
his brown hair; his fall. benevolent face,
clean shayen. lit with keen, swlft-glaneIng
eyes, and humorous expression about the
mouth, is a study. He is of great strength,
and is more fearless than lion; he is the uD-
flnching enemy Of all evil which he recog-
nizes as such, and never could be deferred
from denOunciDg and Furnishing II, so FAR as
his power extended. AS lawyer and poll
tician in the days when Georgia was almost
like frontier state; Judge who, before the
war, was celebrated on certain circuit as
1.-THE man who whipped Prince" noted bully
and as "A local preacher among the MethOdlsts,
he has had dramatic and drOil career, and
made has name a synonym for energy and
courage.
He and Gordon rose from the dinner table
laughing over the story of an old country
mans reception of the news OF his wlfe's
death. He was ID the field h0elng corn, Tor
though he was rich man, owning at the time
about a bundled slaves. he was his OVID over
seer and worked with the hands, mes
seneer came horrOr-struck from the house and
told him that his wife, +" Miss harthy," was
dead within. The old man stopped Ia the
midst of his row, and leaning on the end OF
his hoe exclaimed, well, we1, well do
wonder If Marhy has tux an take, an take
an tux an diedw ~ And then he went on with
:. This same old fellow" Gordon said, stand
ing with his back 10 the fire, " used, have
heard, 10 eat a handful OF sand every morn
ing, because he thought what was good Tor
the chickens was good for him, and would
bIing health to his gizzard. Is that so,
rrue as truth, the Judge answered, sit
ting down IN his favorIte big chair. " dc
thought he had gizzArd- Wei, he was an
ignorant man. but i IN not sure, Jessica' I pu.
that sort of man has the best of Us. The
bapulex fellow In this world Is one OF these
Ignorant imprOvident, lazy niggers. VINO don
know "A thing IN tins world except tnat he
amt equal TO taxing care OF himself, ana thA''
Therefore, il is certain that somebody else has
got it Ia do. That's my 0pinlon."
The Judge sat looking hNeuiy az the flre a
moment and then recovering himself sud-
denly. declared inconsequensly that Dlana was
the best cook in the green world"
"And that isn't all of it," the Judge went on,
in his lapid, positive way. SHES absolutely
and snqualiledIy honest anu there lsAt
another nIgger ever lived ON my hiii OF whom
can say the same: Ihey We Deeh sleaiihe
from me ali my life, and they always will 1
reckon
"No. no. 'tisnt that. It's born IN EN-. lbey re
al 50. 4 don't bear Niger any malice ior
stealing from me any DOren would
MONKEY. They amt much more than monkeys,
YOU see. Look az this keinanny here; Isn't
She the image OF a monkey You see you
weren't brought up here, Jessica you don't
mDdersttnd thetn. fSs fellow, George, who
cleans I'D my Office, when he lived Win me he
used 20 cl0the himself OF GOrdon's things.
The boy couldn't keep Z coiiar 10 save hls lie
just IA The n.gger! lie kept oi al IL uii 1
got hold 0f hlin, and told hIn, George you
Just got to stop stealing yOur Mars GOrdOns
little tricks and things, and just eyeiiastinSiy
lei his clothes alone, or I'll gave you hity
iasies ana Gilye you on my hiIl you shAht
stay on my place at all lil thrash you out
the minute / catch you at IL again 2 1 almost
broke hinl OF il while had him there. Wound
/ really have tlIasltd han No; but ne
Elioaght ! would. Yes aud ia have done II,
too, IN a minute and half, If he'd have said a
word
Now my niger Joe I've got about the
boa e now, he's a goJd niger; ne amt bold