The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-09-28
VIN THE FAR WEST.
JUL MEAV IT'LL
A Mountain Court Scene.

elected 10 tlll the-resiJonsible posi-
tion OF a Justice of the Peace, aud
this was The first case which had de.
msnded his attention. Job was al
lodr veteran mopnIameer Aud Had
lived III the ehJ,dow OF the -iony
'peaks. aiiuatiuk atrapphg and fight
ing Indians, TO use hir own words
",ensc Adam was a kid." In thai
rough region an accusation of great
crime agnipst any ppe II but fore.
runner OF II changing bec," aud trial
even Ia seldom thought of. But In
the present instance a wild ''cu.s
who had been frcqneniing the settle.
ments had APPROPRIATED u "bronalio'
(lndian pony belonging to neigh.
boring rancllinsn aud had beeh plr.
sued, seapturedk andNbrougl,tEbnck
Old Job was tpmmoi.ed tostryi tile
cnlprit. andaspot ind rocky gulcl,
near ihoTSquire's cabin as,s seleeted
as the site .or The investigation. A
motley c.owd of hunters. trappers
miners aud rancheros had assembled.
Some were lying upon the ground
and others siinng upen, the rocks, all
anxiouely awsilipg Jthe Squire's
conlinE. Jsb soon came from to-
ward his'cabin, aud with n dignified
air seated himself upon boulder,
touk of his bcar.skin cap, aud said
FellnIs the court ,ar'v ready lgil
downihto sbiz, s.ah'l lsswant ye al
TO cheese, YER racket and let up OH
that chin music according TO law,
Throw ynr ha'rin sight and pay ten.
tion 10 the court, sts Ra
,Every hatcanie of at bis command
aud IBIS Honor" glancing around the
circle, said;
Whnr ie the dam cuss? JUS lip.
Three m0uniainccrs. armed Will
Henry rides aud six shooters. stepped
forward with the thief, a young una,
wearing bold, devil tmay7care, sex.
preston. Ills lapd vac .sccurel,
iasteiieti bclihd lis back win buck,
skIn, flloags. Clad IA ,buckskin from
head to loot, he presented a piciur.
esque appearances as he faced Tic
Wat do thevcall you whcii yer q,
home /? asked The court. & * 1alIJ
Ais't got any homo, lestways d,
these parts, csullcplyreplied tho pris'
"Aii Aini hsyyg Well Watts shttlM'am liz name
you isk wen you LETT The States
ihepp iillnu4 lsga.F sn GODS 9sta,ssl
The boysIycr on the, Hills. call me
Tiger JiInlnsts shi1Hpig .suesft lisa
o WILL, Tige, yer spotted ma, a horse
.lief. am 1 reck on tlaris sumihin' II
Il or the boys wudnt brought yot
IN. You Ia,lt expect q tony trial liks
you'd gitdown to I,arsriieqr in enj
O. them towns alopg the roads We
hevn't eny paper, pens Drink, or ,eny
o. that sort o o'foolishuess UP hyer il
the hills,r an thar aimt one Gus cou u
engineer en- Of We. had. .so 'we'll,j ,jis,
grind her through, am do the best we
kin for you, nithe name o., The law
| now AK you diayon collar tin
bors'-but stop 'er rite thar, doggout
II, I forgot 10 swar you. Cum mite,
near forsipinsit' Hold pp yer-righ'
! HOLD lui, MuthhR Howlkin Iwhel
they'r. tie,l tiier'hEb,satsP9D
,1rThatsso. YernR'fcct, vTigcr, VI
gees, g,any I,ieipbero AZ flie, bbdyll b,
yrorhin'iaioi ialaw in ssSxtrome leases
Stedey hhna little, fellers, SOS he HI
hold up his righ tfootsaaouR i 4
l-fige raiset his is-mocaEsin.rpyere,
foot while ssserdop each siacihsl'
him In position.sis 70 ss,pos lslsalss Ilsa
alsN ow, then, i amt fiy on them AZ
lawyers afIsdavys, hut I'M smake Q he
stout enuir to hold aMexican mule
Tiger lin, do you swar by, the hol,
| Moses, iaccordiu' to 1.-THE laws 0
'lWyommg Territory. lint every tilA,
ye chip in;yer racket ven give us III
lsqpsrs 1,rpth9 can Fetgyou1 dou'tR
Eyoa hope tlat 70 may lit ehawed b
fly a ogiizzly,a skoIjpcd to, 1iieces y
| Sioux, strung him, upFto pine. vii
Ia rope irounL yer dam -thicy'u-r -rec
aplfsn toycoiunectin ileavenfw'eil ye
| lib goes ont ola,n bestd lyernudcl
sl&ldiI ssproyided byilew.s'Aelpy'
That's jist wat I does, pardy., n
] Now, irigr, ye under oath, an ever
]tIme yer speak yer want ter hhit,,th
| bull'scye.n Did you nip thai horse
wall Uncle Jnb. there's no use,