The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
WALLER JEANS JUSTICE,

WALLER JEANS JUSTICE.
was coming up The Mississippi river
on q slow but Inn raiGcrut boat, and was
sitting on the hurricane deck looking
over beautiful and seemingly endless
spread Of sugar cane land, when some
one saH3inE r,"r Mo remarked:
"i01 w.r2 r.y,r G,o1S ha;n in The
jara c'2ough days Of str2inho&ting, !
rcc,;ou."
| looked mp ana saw til nan, to
who's appcar@Gec comm" age Lad lent
sort Of distinction. LIS clothes set
rpou HIN with an til Of genial dis
arrangement, ana his eyes. | noticed.
were moist with he dew Of recollection
Us he Haaod FIR away over the fella Il
took NE Int Z second thus to estimate
him. aMl my answer to his question was
prompt:
Il was never along here in the old
dnva."
"OA, well, then, You dol't know any
thing about it. T1u only catch now Il
poor ehudow Of what was once glorious
substances" EIc seated himself beside
ne, rclightcd his cigar, which had gone
out, and THIS contiuuud
"A man that was never along here be-
fore the war don't know anything about
life. In those days the bouts were pal
aces, and man in general was so accom-
'nodaling and polite Shat he'd fi@At you
in minute. Now the boata are fiutter
mills, and lAan. Instead Of being gentle
manly and accommodating, will curse
you, suh own plantation up the
river, but it don't amount to anything
now"
as the land worn out?" asked
"OL. no; lands just as good ia ever
but the conditions that made lie there
enjoyable have all been changed. Why,
sub, knocked a fellow down the other
day, ana hanged if he didn't she me for
breach Of trust"
For what exclaimed.
For breach Of trust, tell You. He
had me arrested and baulod 10 before
what is kuowl il our country us q waller
Jeans justice CT DE peace Tna failow
stated that he hud trusted tn. pr he
shouldn't have been hit: said That if ne
hadn't trusted me lie would have iulg"2
in time, and he therefore Thought that !
should be dear with for breach nf trust
The yulIcr jeans justice snid he Thought
so, too, aud hanged if he didn't fine
me S."
why didn't you appeal the case?" /
asked.
"Oh, Well you see, I'm not III the
law business just horsewhipped the
justice till the dust flashed out of the
yaller jeans and then | LIT the affair
drop. | tell YOU" he added, after a
brief pause, I'VE used to bave great
times along here III the old gcntlemanly
days. remember one evening IL sort of
preacher cGne aboard at landing Just
about here, He WAS a simple man. with
meek smile that seemed to have been
mortised into his face. | soon got ac.
quainted with him and learned that,
aside from being Il preacher, he operated
il plantation and had soma little money.
Among the passengers WAS one of
the shreWdest gamblers | had ever
known, and when he found cAt that the
preacher had money he began to lay
plans for catching him. went to the
preacher and told him. That's all
right said he. In this life it is but
| natural that the wolves should be after
the sheep. of course you will not play
with him, said |. oh, don't know,
he answered. Il have worked very
hard and aIn off for rest. and if he can
aid me in getting what seek all right.
Some of the greatest of English clergy
men. you huOw, have been quite expert
at cards, aud although am not great
| Clergyman, yet | am an EnsliShman,
ana am game for any sort of innocent
amusement that may be flushed up.
But that man Nickclson, said |, refer.
ring TO Tie suiewd gambler, will beat
you! oh, possibly the clergyman re.
| joined. but he can't beat he out of
much. Perhaps | might win from him
Don't think tEat | am an easy victim,
my dear sir, have had u great deal of
experience, and am not 80 Very easily
picked up
well, sir" the planter continued, she
didn't dodge that gambler at all. hut
actually sat down to game o. poker
with him. OF course the preacher lost
but he was shrewd enough not to bet
very high. The minister came NJ tc
me with his smile mortised in little
deeper. and said: We'll. he is pretty
sharp and | have lost about huadred
dollars: but how are We to preach against
an tri! unless we know the ways of that
evil: In truth, aside from an attempt
to peep behind tAt mas, Ok evil. AIN
fou3 Of playing cards, ard If ! should
cre".e any other impression should be
a hypocrite, ana hypoc,ite is worse
than gamblr, Do you wish to play 4
game played, AMI away lite that
night When Tie preacher x, OF at Camp
bells Bead he carried &.GoG If my dol.
llrs with him. | don't know that ht
ever saw pulpit, for found ont after.
wand t'iat he and that fellow Niclersor
were partners. Oh, yes, those were
| great days, when people we've gentle and