The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-28
"EEAV PICKER SCR ATCH
as AVSAS AT SHELBY AGAIN
The @narIer& Corner.

oOhiCto''S Lie- L tbo 'S = 3 A1Ai
" four.bagger" hit on Young pettIfog,
and It does my old soul good to see
him sQuirm and wiggle like a worm
IN bot ashes. Its the making o.
that pup" 1t aTakes his energies q
little and there is hope for him yet.
"WhO knows the luck Of q lousy
calf" But wasn't it funny, after
he said 1t was "mean AM cOwardly'
TO write under an assumed name
that the Inconsistent, idiotic bantam
rooster signed an assumed name to
his own article. But / doubt if thi-
young chap Ia solely responsible for
his trying to SMASH "Flaw Picker.
| believe some Of bis older brethren
Of the bar put that into his head and
[ Am going to haul every one of the
iad-fetchet deed writer's and court
house snOuters over the Goals.
don't know which to take hold
Of first. But just give me shake al
that crusty, fossilferous nte-bellum
celebrity. heard how he went a.
roaring around bnmeaning me and |
saw where he denied writing the
article | published. Why the old
catterwumpus should feel tlattered
to know that ANYBODY attributes it
to him. This old cOd5er run out of
date during the war and he hain't
caught up with the times yet. On
his back has settled the dust of ages
He Is progressive IN nothing but the
assumption or dignity. re takes
the privilege cussin' every body he
sdon't agree with. Some Of these
days, in spite Of his dignifed air
and aged locks, somebody will give
hirn-oh, euch Itching.
Then there's the leading member
Of the Shelby bar How shall l name
him? l will call him the great wond
er Of recent tjmes-the great blood =
sweatin' hipropotamus. Oh, it's
dreadful to see this animal encaged
He frequently gets IN this mood
when trying case. lie carries his
pint By storm. His snort is a blood
curdler his beller is a halr-straiaht~
encr. lie is the red-eycd terror OF
witnesses. 1t is awful to see him
swlpe IN Els opponents witnesses,
chaw 'em to pieces and spit EN- OUT,
or watch him snatch his opponents
client ball>headed and fling him down
and brand him as a thief, blood
hound a villain AMI such like and
then git on him with them number
tens and stamp him into sausage
meat. When he addresses the jury,
even on a cold winter day, the jud 5e
orders water to be cast on the fire
and the damper of tue stove to be
closed and winders to be raised al |
even then the thermometer rises. |
tell yOu he gets hot. One half gal
lon OF pure lard runs down upon tie
hoor during the course Of an hours
harang. At the END, if he was pi;ch
ed into tank of water, 1t would
sizzle and bile as if he was a ton of
melted lead. But out Of the court
house, he is quite dOcjle. He has
tanned down considerable in his old
er days and expert snimal tanners
predict that he may yet become pes
fectly harmless. But | understand
he is developing a fat'l propensity
for hunting patridges. They say he
is considering the matter whether to
remain at the bar or make q crack
shot of himself. Lord, deliver him
BY the way, l just want one good
lick at these setter dog and double
barrel gun fellers. l shall be blamed
bad disappointed if don't make 'em
howl.
Next comes Moss. Moses is
awful pokeY. He does nobody AM
particular harm except that /. hurts
q real live mans fceiiHe' to Observ,
the meekarss of Moses, Moacs cx
cites NJ envy except It tue VII
liam goat might coyet his whiakeI :
and envy his aIacrlty in chawiag to-
Oacc0. Noses is not cOnCelted enough
lie feels that he is slow Of speech
and has taken in Aaron for a mUu b
piece. o., this Aaron. l. IS o2t OF
all question to describe him. Aaroa
presents 8 very iup0siu' appearance
and makes All impo~jn' epecch-th4t
is, he imposes on his au ii.GCe. il
il enough to tickle man who has
liver complaint to hear Aaron m8kt
one Of his -w4lle!.iA' bloT-off3 at
the bar and hear him talk to the
good people" Of Cleveland count y
and rare hack and put on his dlgni
fai htu i0i;10 airs "a Tf,lI.,i 49, + SS,