The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-25
Forthe Herald and News
FOR A MUFFHEN AND DOMINICK
ROOSTER.
SALuDA, Sept. 16. 1884.

SALUDA, Seps. 10, loo4.
The writer occasionally drops into the
Trial Justices Office, on little business, as
the negro always says, to get q ftle vice.
Some days ago be happened in when very
amusing case was tried. The plaintiff in the
case was Uncle Jacob, who was prosecuting
tive girls, each about sixteen years old, for
stealing his muff hen and Domiuick rooster.
Il being day on which the hands had f1n-
ished working the public highway, and be-
ing at leisure, they went 10 hear the result
of the girls fate, as they were sweethcarts OF
some Of the road hands.
The case was tried bv his Honor, and the
tRo girls found guilty ofpetit larceny.
To make the case more amusing, hisHonor
allowed one or two speeches to be made by
the girls lovers, and they made the best de-
fence they could under the circumstances
knocking English grammar too high to tax
about. These speeches were complimented
very highly by The by-standers.
After his Honor had given them good
lecture, aud they not being able to pay the
costs, he put them IN charge Of his consta-
BILE TO commit to jail. At this time the crowd
had gathered to nearly fifty in number, and
began to throw slurs on old Uncle Jacob, who
had done the prosecuting. It looked for
while that he would be lynched by the crowd
for having caused such good-looking girls 10
go 10 Jail. Some whites advised Uncle Jacob
to leave rs fhey feared he would be hurt
even the constable could not keep order.
Uucle Jacob was very cool until they got
to the highest pitch, when he very delibe-
raie.y pulled out small dirty bag made Of
sheep skin, about four inches long, AMI IN
tied it, showing that It had different sizes
and kinds Of roots in 1t, also the skeleton OF
q man drawn on one side of the bag. he
raised Il up and spoke aloud, saving friends,
.Ise cum from ole Yirginuy, iss cum wid
desc roots 10 pnt spell on you oil, and will
on dose who has been t'reatnin me. | will do
II before ten dayS. Iwil! hab some Of you be.
TO- dis court before one week for stealin'
chickens. an ready for Jail, same Ike these
girls"
This announcement was as though bomb
she'll had burst. Never has the writer seen
anything have such an effect upon crowd.
They believed every word Uncle jacob had
eaid. Some began TO apologize, others said
Uncle Jacob was right, that they ought TO
have been prosecuted. He accepted no apollo.
gies, but told them If the cost was not paid
by the crowd Immediately, he would certain
" carry ont his program by putting spell
on them. Well, the resultswas that in less
than half an hour, they had turned over 10 a
citizen properly 10 the amount of one hum
dred dollars, TO get money enough TO pay
about ten dollars cost. The property con-
sisted of one wagon, one buggy, TWO hogs.
one goat, wheat, oats, and varions other ar
ticles Uncle Jacob having got revenge, left
after givinarhem piece of vice.
Now, reader, these are facts that / have
written. did rot know that the negro was
SO superstitiouS 10 see how he calmed down
an almost infuriated mob with little bag Of
-1eatts ~rougus1 be. Freshe
have no eFecf on that crop. Could some OF
tell rs what they are fit for, would like
know, Il. e.) If there Is any profit in then
The negres say If you burn the seed Re
more will come in theirplace. Well, no cor
and not much fodder is made. Cotton
short and is now at low price. What is /
become Of us, many ask? I answer. save
the hay, peanut vines, potato-vines, &c
and SOW barley and rye This month, Wit
turaips, lucerne, wheat and oats in abuud
ance, and we will be able to get through an
other year. Occasionally play The soldIer,i. e.
cook your rations for breakfast, lock OF
for dinner, aud eat II for supper. Peacbe
having helped out great deal, we will hay.
10 go for the o'possun. Plenty of turkie.
and birds this year, which you can com
mence on the last two in about ten days. 6.