The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-13

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Torrance and offensive to his pro
fessional dignity, SO he put in a
demurrer in these words, "Sir, am
unable to understand the cause OF
your merriment If there is any
thing about me to excite such laugh.
ter, / should like to know what il
is" The countryman still convuls-
ed with half suppressed laughter, re-
piled, "Wall sir old Mrs. -, up at
hometown gave me some money to
pay to lawyer H, and l told her
| didn't know lawyer H from q
side of sole leather, and she just said
to give it to the first polite, good
looking man met with clean shirt
on and know'd you war the man
soon as seed you, ha, iha, har'
fflf isr JURORS. fr
Morgantown has had some distin-
guished men to serve on the jury, as
we'll as "of the quorum" An ex-
judge of Monongalia relates that on
one occasion the grand jury was be-
ing empannelled, and when they
were called up the clerk propounded
the question as required by the law,
Are either of you surveyor of a
road, or owner or occupier Of water
grist mill, or keeper of hotel OF
taverny' Whereupon one of the
pannel "came to the 'front.' He
said, Il guess not, but ! am class
leader" The Judge said that be-
ing class leader did not disqualify
him, and he was sworn. y
1t is told Of worthy citizen OF
Monongalia that, when young man,
he was serving upon q petit jury.
The jury having retired to their
room to consult Of their verdict it
was generally conceded that the
plaintiff should have a verdict for
something, but they disagreed as to
the amount. One said, II favor Civ
ing him SO much" DC. Some one
turned to the juror referred to, in as
much as he seemed quiet and unob-
trusive, and enquired what amount
he would indicate. His reply was,
'well gentlemen, its my opinion that
this business is somewhat of an i'm
position, but you may put me down
for three dollars, and daddy and me
will try and pay it.
1t is related of another of Monon-
CALAIS citizens that on account of
his legal lore and ability as a juror
he acquired the title of Judge,
though not a lawyer nor judicial
officer. 1t happened thus. He was
serving on "a jury Of which all the
jurors were favorable to a verdict of
acquittal or conviction l am not
certain which, except himself, and
the jury "hung." After the jury
was discharged M declared that
he had with him on that jury eleven
of the most contrary, stubborn men
he had ever seen in all his life. AT
forwards this cause, having gone to
a higher court, was decided in &C
cordance with his views, and thence
forth he became known as Judge
.ny issw POLITICIANS. as5tzs s
Judge NJ" was once the can
didate of the Wing party for Legis
lative honors. The Democratic par
ty being then in the ascendency the
Wings made an issue of reform and
relied largely on the short comings of
the Democrats. 1t happened that the
Democrats had meeting one day in
Morgantown, and the Democratic
orators having finished their speech
es, Judge M, mounted the ros-
trum and proposed addressing them
from his standpoint. The Demo
Gratis commenced rapidly to disperse,
whereupon the Wing candidate call
ed to them in these words, Hold on
there, you Democrats, come back
here. ] want to tell you of some of
your ornriness. My informant
was Democrat, and he could not
tell whether the Democrats went
back Or not, as he himself did not
wait to see.
In this connection another instance
of brilliant stump oratory is in point
1t is related of Democratic candi-
date for the Legislature, and is said
to have transpired in Morgantown.
An ''old war horse of Democracy"
was addressing the assembled yeo-
men on what a more recent Monon-
gala politician would term the fin-
acles of the country. Taking from
his vest pocket a ragged one dollar
bill he held it up, telling them that
this was the kind of money the OPP
position party gives to the dear peo-
pie, and spoke disparagingly of its
fitness. He then took from his peck
ct a large, bright piece of specie,
rang it upon the desk, and then hold
ing it up said, This my fellow citi-
zens air the currency of the Dimicra-
tick party. 1t has the ring of the
ginuine metal and has engraving up
on it &c pluribus in uno' which air a
a lating phrase and which in the
Anglo SAXON parlance means free
government econimically administra-
ted by the dimicratick party" He
sat down amid great applause.
Morgantown has always had a
small German element in its popu-
lation, and it would be very strange
indeed if this element should not
come to the front in politics. A ger
man orator once went out from Nor
gantown to address political as
serlblage in the country. In the
course of his remarks he '.let fly" at
the opposition party in broken Eng
fish in a manner that was "a eau
ton to the natives" In the Ian
guage of Judge M he told them
of 'ssome of their ornriness." After
the meeting was adjourned the Ger
man statesman fell into conversation
with a person of the opposing faith
in politics, and he commenced apol-
ogizing for the severity of his re-
marks, saying that he was speaking
politically and did not intend to be
personally offensive "Oh that's all
right" replied the other, ''You spoke
in Dutch, and guess nobody under
stood much of what you said any
how"
1t would be strange if practical
jokes were not played upon the ply