The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-05

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a dirty ore wagon-a wagon with q strong
straight frame that the ore haulers use.
A nabor had loaned this humble hearse,
and pale faced boy Of sixteen had vol
unteered to drive. A plank seat had
been placed across in front of the old
woman and her daughter, and the black
stained coffin took up the space behind
them. The pale faced boy walked and
drove the oxen. Slowly the slow team
moved along the sandy road, sad and
silent the old woman and her daughter
leaned to each other with folded arms,
aud their old fashioned sun bonnets
almost touching, and their homespun
garments showing that even poverty can
be clean. wanted to look upon their
care.worn faces, but they turned not;
neither to the right nor to the left. They
too seemed dead-or almost dead, and 30
did the oxen snd the boy-so still, so
slow, SO sad, SO solemn. Never was there
a more touching picture for the artists
pencil. We thought this team was all,
and ne wondered, but by and by another
OK team came in sight and then buggy
with the preacher and then some more
of the humble people walking, and by
the time the country graveyard was
reached, there was quite gathering Of
those who had come to join with simple
prayer and song and help to put the old
man in the ground. Verify it does not
cost much to die and be buried-at the
mines, and there is no difference to The
dead. They sleep as we'll as at Green.
wood.
There was another picture that would
have rejoiced Horace Bradley. 1t was
court scene-a trial by magistrate, a
trial of man for assault with intent to
kill man. The prosecutor was black.
smith and the defendant was white.
smith who had seized hatchet and or.
dered the blacksmith to get out of hisstor
or quit cursing, whereupon the black.
smith affected great indignation and sued
out warrant for assault with intent to
kill. The case was tried in the middle
of a big road. The old squire was sitting
on the ground in his shirt sleeves, and
when the parties all arrived he told the
constable to open court, and the constable
said: "Oh yes, oh yes; this court opens
to adjournment. Take notice and govern
yourself accordin'." The prosecutor was
sworn and told his tale. The defendent
and his son were sworn, and the squire
said: Nov, gentlemen, I have seen il
somewhere or hearn tell somewhere thai
man and his son can't both testify in 6
case, but I will hear any one of you
whichsoever you choose" There were
no lawyers to discuss this grave question
and SO the defendant told his tale, and
then two darkies testified and the old
squire took chew of tobacco and said
"Well, gentlemen, I don't see as how
this here case is much OF case, and
nobody's been hurt or was likely to be
and there was no scrimmage to justify
the warrant, but I've been bothered and
pestered right smart and lost more thar
half day, and I can't fool around such
business for nothin', and my costs hay
got to be paid by sombody or the Office
hain't worth nothin', but an accommoda'
tion, and as the prosecutor can't pay il
and the defendant can, I will jest fine
him two dollars and quit. Mr.. Constable
| you can collect them costs and chen ad.
journ the court, for business is bis'ness. >
"WelI, I'll be dogon'd," said an ore
digger. 1.-TWO dollars for pickin' up q
hatchet end tellin' feller to 60 out o.
your house. Dogon'd if it won't bt
dangerous for a feller to take up batche'
to nail on plank.
But reckon the judgment of the cour
was about right, for he must have BIZ
costs and they must pay it who can.
When l came home there was another
picture on the shaded lawn that fronts
my house, and which is good part o
our home. Children had gathered there
to frolic, and some were swinging ane