Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-08

the best fiddler in the State, jud go.
 You sec l run acrost i'm down at the
 ferry way below h>yur whur stopped
 to feed un git my dinner. He was
 playun Luther Brooches as drove
 up. Un Iscz, szi, ef you'll wait till I
 put up. I'll danco that fur you. Un thurrcckly we had the porch full pco- pie watchun us, un tickled to death.
 They wouldn't let us pay cent fur
 nuthun. Un I taken Smith-his
 names Smith. judgc-into my buggy
 un brung i'm along to Boguscs. MT.
 Smith, let me introduce you to Judge Barks. Judge Barks, my friend Mir.
 Hunter Smith, uv whur did you say,
 Smith? Blame eff I don't furgit
 now" And the naturally exuberant MT. Martin laughed with such natural and extremely comical twisting up of the outer angles of his eyes and tho corners of his mouth, and such merry dancing of his black eyes, that every
 body laughed with him-savo myself, perhaps.
 was watching tho introduction of the learned judge and the accom- plished Mir. Hunter Smith with vil- lage boys vague and shadowy notion of seeing something to bo studied and initiated.
 Happy to mako your acquaintance, Judge Barks," said MT. Hunter Smith. rising and holding fddlo and bow in bis left hand whilst ho took tho judges right hand in his own firm and muscu- lar grasp.
 Delighted to meet you, Mir. Smith. Are you related to Colonel Herkimer Smith, of Liztown! 1 knew him well. An! nh! that, said the judge, frown- ing little and totally changing his manner as ho saw the gazo of MT. Hun- ter Smith fastened upon dark, dim blotch on the back of tho judges hand. ''that's where l got tsomo blue ink spilled on my hand last week. 'spose you thought 1t was dirt, didn't youp"
 There was such a roar of laughter at this explanation and the following sally, that MT. Hunter Smiths apol- ogy was lost upon the crowd, and the only thing about it that the crowd did understand fully was tho concluding invitation to drink at MT. Smiths ex- pense.
 After that thero was moro fiddling by MT. Smith, who immortalizcd him. solf in tho eyes of tho crowd fevery man and boy of which waa c iiddlor) by playing ct onco and without tho least hesitation cvory tuno that was called for by anybody whomsocvcr.
 Mr. Martin having danced himself tired, and Scef DEry having danced hi'''sey tired. first Major Gillis, with his head bound up in tho rcd silk ban danna, ambled out into the floor, and then Judge Barks and Lawyer Gc-uns and Sy Speed and Luu Sparks and Bill Shiploy and l don't know who all. Joined In Q very Timber. half-drunkcn dance full of grotcsqucly funny gest- urcs, among wl:Sh tho browning one was tho frequently repeated trick in which the vory tall and Timber Judge Bnrks seized his right foot in his left hand. and. holding it up quito high enough, swung it solomnly and slowly over tho erect bandana-bound head of tho short md 'hcavy sot" Major Gillis amid wild peals of applauding laughter
 Finally ono of tho foreign clientele of the sandtown circuit court got into q wranglo with Litt1o Bill Dikcs, and out of respect for tho court md bar, probably, and certainly in obedience to tho storn declaration of old Bogus Loatherwood, that "thcy haint gut to be no fursc'n nur flghtun in this house, men! Ur by gulni he'd tako han hissefr' tho whole crowd went pouring out near tho middle of bright noon- light night down to . umont,, grassy plat on tho river bnnk, md divided from tho water by ono of tho parallels of gold.twig willows that lay like 0 long gray plumo blown up against the eastern bank by tho soft, steady west wind. '
 The court and bar appearing in their unofficial capacity as nlerc citizens of prominence and influence. entered and nethodically into the ar- rangcmcnt of tho proper prclimfnaries established by customary usage in the 6andtown circuit.
 "seef Dary! you saroh um both, un soc they hain't gut no weopuns un um, You h.yur mea' said tho judge, in a voice of authority, Tho blacksmith Sheriff promptly acquitted himself of this task. The mon stripped to their N1A9F8E5 s5ss1f8zl1a AkAak4L