The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-05-03
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BIZ BILL ARP.

BIZ BILL ARP.
When Judge Began was practicing law
yer in Georgia he weighed about 3O'
bounds. He was short man and had NJ
coupling pole betwixt his head ant
shoulders. His back was as broad as Gel
lar door. OF course he was good nature(
man, but sometimes was very sarcastic II
the use Of language before jury. Ont
day he had case in justice court, IN one
of the upper counties Of Georgia, and there
was little lawyer on the other side named
Virgins. Virgins weighed about ninety
pounds, and was game and sassy, like mos
all little men, and had voice as fine as the
! L string on fiddle.
Well, the Judge was rollicking along in
good natured way to the Jury, and made
some illusions that insulted Virgins dig
nifty. Whereupon Virgins hoped up like
killdee and hit the judge lick on the
back.
The Judge looked round little, and says
he, "What you bout, Wigggins-what you
'bout?"
''Im fitin! says Virgins.
"Sit down and behave yourself, said the
Judge, and his eyes twinkled merrily as he
continued his raphsody Of random remarks.
Pretty soon he offended Virgins again,
who, rising forward unanimously popped
him three or four times more, making as
much impression as if he had hit the side
of house.
what you bout, Virgins? What you
tryin to do! said the Judge as he winked
at the jury.
~ tell you sir, I'm fitting" screamed
Virgins and he popped him again.
The Judge reached his arm back and
gently "squashed" Virgins down in his
chair, saying:
Set down, Virgins, and be quiet or III
take you by the nap of the neck and seat of
the breeches, and throw you SO high the
blue birds will build in your jacket pocket
before you come down Be still say?"
Virgins ''beed still, +" but he studied the
code of honor for few days and then
went back to his tailsr's trade.
When the Judge was elevated to the
bench he didn't give the turies very much
latitude in making up verdict. If the
verdicts didn't suit him he changed EN-
over again and sent EN- back. One day
Col Foster Was defendin' a fellow who
was sued on primissory note, and wound
up an eloquent speech with, "these are the
grand principles OF the law, gentlemen,
which control this case. They are as old
as England, as solid as the Blue Ridge and
have come down to us untarnished by the
tide Of time or the wreck Of bloated EN-
pires, and so will his Honor charge you"
The Judge was leaning forward, his eyes
sparkling and mouth twitching at the cor
ners. Hardly waiting for the Colonel to
sit down he said His Honor won't
charge you any such thing, gentlemen; for
those eternal principles my Brother Foster
has elucidated have no more to do with the |
case than the Koran of Mahomet. This
defendant admits that he signed this note,
and if We believe him, then all these dila-
tory pleas that he has ripped up, tripped
up, dug up, stumped up and trumped up,
wont avail him. What do you say to that |
Bro Foster, eh?'
Nothing sir; only that am Obliged to
differ with the Court" said the Colonel.
eyes, sir, You can differ; you have the |
tight to differ; but where the Court and |
the counsel differ, the Court prevails, and |
hats the law of this case, gentlemen. |
Retire and make up your verdict"