The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-16

man comm down the abenue wild laage
4 flock o. sheep, master come out and
look pom dem, and say, Berry well,
my mau, JUS dribe dem into the barn
yard, if you please" Den nudder man
come wild drove o mule, or horse.
Master come out, and he pick. Some
time he tex great many, sometime only
one or two. Den man come wild COW
and some hog, master tex um all.
Once man come wild berry fine horse
and gig, leab bofe of um behine him
and walk way pom he foot. Sometime
dev fetch tierce o. rice, or bag o wool,
or bolt o. cloth; sometime it niger,
or one, two little pickaninney. One
4 time man come wild bag o. money and
begin counting out, he put down roll o.
bill, den nudder roll o. bill. Master
was walkin' up and down de hoor, wild
be ham behine him he tex no notice
Oh de bill, den de man ontie he bag and
/ begin to count out gold money, guinue,
and dowbloon, and eagle.
4 master keep on walkin' bout; bu.
he cut he eye at de man as he pass him.
De man begin to count berry slow in
deed, and he look nately vile. At las
de bag empty, and he look up at master
jes' as he turn in he walk. Master look
him straight in de eye. and say, "You
dam scoundrel, if it hadn't been for me
your dam neck would ha' been broke,
and de John crow pick you eye out long
ago. You come out better dan YOU de-
serve if l leave you nottin but your
worthless skim
And de man hung he head down and
stink out, and he look mean as dog.
And master laugh to he'self and read
he book Oh, yes, ole master great
lawyer, and he de grandest gempleman!
Lawd, when mans come to see him dey
pull dey hat off and put it under dey
arm soon as dey come in sight of de
house, and berry well dey do it, my
dear chile, or ole master pull it off for
dem with de fire tongs. 1t as much if
master low dem to sit down in he
presence -
Another story told of the old auto
crat was that man who had very
important case came to Wilmington to
get a lawyer and was advised to go to
Judge Moore. He accordingly was
rowed over the river to Buchoi, told his
story, and laid down fee. The grim
lawyer glanced at the fee, and said, Il
didn't understand you, sir.'' The
would-be client repeated his statement.
Il don't understand you, SIR was
again the counsellOr's comment. Very
much amazed, the man patiently re-
hearsed the case to meet a like rejoinder
on his hearers part. s'Well, sir, can
not state it any clearer" he said in des-
pair, and forthwith took his leave. Re-
| turning to Wilmington, he told his
friend with great indignation that he
could not conceive why he recommend
ed him to any such lawyer, that the
man had no sense.
NO sense,' almost shrieked his
friend, why he is the greatest lawyer
alive"
/ The man recounted his experience in
detail, and the friend, who knew Judge
Moore's views as to the fees that his
services would be worth, struggled with
a laugh and said, Now take my advice,
and go straight back to him just as if
you had not been there before, pay him
two hundred guineas and repeat your
case to him.
i The man got into his boat and re-
turned to Buchoi. On being admitted
to the library, he graveiy stated his de
sire to employ Judge Moore as counsel
in law suit, and laying two hundred
guineas on the table, began to explain
his case. ''Don't trouble, SIR said the
Judge blandlv. u understand you
perfectly now" And at once he began
and went over the whole case in so
thorough and mastery manner as TO
prove the wisdom of the friend who re-
commended him.
Il In h., IL - IL
in North Carolina, year later he was
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
of the U. S.
This position he filled for six years with
distinguished brilianey. His circuit ex-
tended to Savannah. and the court in
bano was held in Philadelphia, so the
amount of labor involved was immense.
As sharp contrast to the usagss of the
present day | must record one incident
of Judge Moore's judicial life. The dis
tinsuished family of Alstons ofCharleston
a son of which was the husband of the
hapless Theodosia Burr were near rela
tions Of Judge Moore s,andon the occasion
, of the marriage of his youngest son, the
. late Hon. Alfred Moore, to Rebecca Chris
tina, youngest daughter of the Hon John
Pugh Williams, Col. Aston sent his
young kinsman superb sett of China.
! 1t was of clear pure rose color,
J with double bands of silver around each
piece, and almost as transparent as glass.
Judge Moore Immediately had it repack-
ed and shipped back to Charleston,
with letter to the effect that while be
appreciated the kindly feeling which
prompted his kinsman to make the pres
ent to his son, Col Aston would al
: once recognise that it would be highly
indecorous in him to permit any membel
I. Of his family to receive presents from
| any one while he wore the judicial ermine
: In 1905 his health, which had been com
e pletely wrecked during the War by tn,
Q terrible privatl0ns and exposure, which ht
q suffered, failei so much that he wa
d compelled to resign his office, and Oh til,
{ the 18th of October, 1915, he died a
: Bellefont, the residence of his son in-law
e Major Hugh Waddell, in Baden county
S Judge Moore was fifty five at the tim
e of his death, fatal age for the mall
5 members Of his family only one, his son
Dfi Col Maurice Moore, having been know
II TO survive it. Judge Moore left chi
n dren two others, Julius and Susanne hav
e ing died in infancy.
l. His youngest child, Miss Sarah Louis
]. Moore still survives at the age Of IS, sir
gularly like her father in personal appea
/ ance, and retaining the most vivid reco
lection of him, although died upon b.
r, fifteenth birthday, seventy three yea
u ago.
t. Judge Moore's remains were carrie
ID to Buchoi and laid beside score Of b