The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-03-19
WFlrrES FoR '.Tnn RIPLEY ADvERrrsER.
1IAAC WNaxkC Rose
- MEMPHIS. -
BY W. Q, FALKNER.
CHAPTER xxv1, Concluded,
lNGoMAR's STORY CONTINUED.


lNGoMAR's STORY CONTINUED.
When was conducted into the
court room by the deputy sheriff,
his honor, Judge Flaxback, occupied
the judicial bench; fixing his lit
tie round eyes on me, he eyed me
like a snake endeavoring to charm
bird. A large crowd Of village
idlers had assembled in the house,
attracted there no doubt by the pc
culiarity of the case. Flaxback
reminded me OF an Egyptian
nummy, that lhad seen in Bar
NUNS museum. He was little
dried up specimen Of decaying hn-
manity; exhibiting in his person
and dress unmistakable evidence
Of dissiPation and dilapidation.
His nose had evidently been bro
ken, with heavy blow OF some
sort, for an ugly scar appeared run
ning horizontally across MS face,
whilst dis noslrils Aared out
wards presenting rather an ugly
appearance. Herested his chin on
plank in front of bis seat, and
continued 10 gaze at me with la
zy, half-asIeep sort OF a stare thai
caused my chseks TO burn with
indignation. Every man in the
room had his eyes rivitei on me,
staring with open mouth at me
like children do at an elephant;
whilst Flaxback seemed to be wait
ing for the inspection to be comple,
ted, before proceeding with the
case. Flaxback was one of those
men who continue % live, because
they haFen't g,l energy enough to
die. When drop OF bIool starts
from such a mans heart, with view
Of making a journey to his extrem-
tiles to furnish little lifelo them,
il bids a long adieu to its home,
knowing that the chances are ten to
enc in favor Of its freezing TO death
oil the way. / sat and lmpaiiently-
watched the strange looking Judge,
wandering why he did not proceed
to dispose Of nv case. He contin
ued to eye me, for fun thirty min
utes, and then i'll voice sounding
like that made with a file, when
being used to sharpen a hand saw,
he ordered the clerk 10 read the
sherlffs return OH tile writ Of HA
BRUs CORPUS.
mo return made, sir" said the
clerk, as he began 10 grab promis-
cuously about, snaiching up every
paperin sight, and looking like he
was hunting for small hole to
crawlin into.
Where's the sheriff. demands
ed the judge, in d voice which
was evidently meantto be loud and
threatening, but really it didn't
amount to respectable whine.
"Fact is, may it please your hon.
Or" said Mr.. Deediddle, ''ihe sheriff
has just stepped over to Mr. Dick
Sninkle's saloon to get a glass Of
WATER
Asmile might have been seen on
the face Of a majority Of the specta-
ters; they all knew that water did
not agree with the sheriff. The of.
fieer soon made his appearances.
and the judge asked why lie had
neglected TO return the writ.
AIhe writ commanded me to
bring the body Of Edward Demar,
before the court, and here he Isl;
what else could / doss
7 "Mr. Clerk said Flaxback, aen-
ter fine Of ten dollars. against Mr..
Postolder, torfaihng 10 return the
writ, and unless the returnis iii
stantly made, the lino will be douo-
led"
The sheriff was SO badly confused
that he did not know what he was
about he east an imploring look all.
the clerk, made dash Al pile Of
papers on The clerks desk, them
locked upat the ceiling, like an
old duck listening ior chandler,
when her puddle hud gone dry
While all this nonsense was being
exhibited, l was sitting there suf
feung indescribable Torture; everyl
moment nf time seemed 10 be
worth amlnt of money q me. yes it'l
was belno wasted bv those DeoDia