Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1881-12-23

quality, until | discovered among ih,
records an expression which rather
upset that view of il. | found that
in the year 1888, Hugh McGary wa.
tried in the County Court for "bet
ting and winning a mare worth IL
pounds, and upon be ng found guilty
by the jury, the Court recorded IL
judgment in these uncomplimeDtary
words: at is the opinion Of the Court
that said Hugh McGsry, Gentleman,
be deemed an infamous Gambler, aud
that he shall not be eligible TO any
office Of trust or honor in this State.
If the Court understood itself, as
Courts always do, il certainly didn't
mean to say that Hugh was a first.
class gentleman, as we use the word,
and that he was at the same time an
Infamous charscter--too Infamous IN
point Of fact TO ever be trusted OF
honored again by his fellow citizens.
Then. | could hardly believe the
Court would 50 far forget its dignity
as 10 use the term gentleman ironical-
ly-use il for the purpose OF abusing
the unfortunate defendant. IL seem
ed to me that the sentence, taken ia
its most humane and merciful sense,
was hard enough without adding sar-
casm and sneers TO its terms. To be
solemnly proclaimed in Court an inia-
nous gambler, and to be forever
quashed and extinguished as a politi.
clan, just for "bettiDg aud winning a
mare worth ~ pounds" was certain
ly enough for the Court to say and
enough for it to mean by the Ian.
guage Of its edict. So, | take the
ground for the time being-subject to
correction upon further evidence
that gentleman" as used in 1888, 10
THE connection FAMED, was only de-
scriptive word referring to the official
position of the person after whose
name it was written.
By the way, this same Hugh Nc
Gary was one Of the Justices, who, in
January, 1881, organized at Harrods-
burg, the first Court ever held for
Lincoln county; and he was a member
of the Court, though not on the bench
at the time, which pronounced the
cruel judgment referred to. He con-
tinued to serve in that capacity, in
spite Of that misfortun ne, for many
years afterwards. and no donbt was a
first rate man. l am sorry that | was
under the necessity Of telling this tale
on him in order to throw light on a
very serious and difficult question. /
should not have done so, even for that
laudible purpose, except in his alb
sence. Knowing that he left the
county and the world about rs years
ago, | thought there would be no
danger of losing his vote by reciting
this bit OF history. But. for fear he
might by some mistake come back
again., | will add as my candid opin-
ion, that whatever may have been his
faults and weaknesses, he was all his
life an Irishman, entirely" which is
as high compliment as | could pay
to any one.
THE DUTCH OVEN.
Almost every family, in the times |
write about. had what was called a
dutch oven" This, as | understand,
was Continuance for baking bread
constructed somewhat in the form of
furnace and made Of brick and
burnt clay, and not unlike the bakers
oven of the present time. The al
most universal use of this peculiar
apparatus was doubtless owing to ne
cessiiy, as the ordinary cooking i'm.
plements were hard to get and, of
course, very costly. In that early
day, when everything was done "by
main strength and awkwardness, -
iron and every thing made of it we're
much dearer than now. 1t was long
before laberssving inventions had
made much Roadway in any part Of
the "new world" and besides such
articles as skillets, ovens, kettles, &c. f,
even if they could be bought at a
moderate price in Virginia, had to
be transported on pack horses hund.
reds of miles through "the wilder
ness" and consequently were rated
extremely high by those fortunate
enough to possess them. To show
this | give some examples of the
prices OF these utensils which | have
CLEANED from sale bills filed with es
tate papers. One pot ~ los, equal
to sS. 33; four old iron kettles and
four old pots $40, equal to s66 66s;
100 pounds castings at f7, equal to
23a cents per pound. These sales &C.
Cured in 1888. Sales in 1881 show