The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-18
JUDGE J. N. CROSSON.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM AN
ANTI BELLUM LAWYER.
Anecdotes and Interesting Incidents Re'
lated by q Newberrian OF Over hal'
century Back.

thinking lovingly of 81 years ago
when on the 10Th of April, 1913, the
happiest event of my life occurred,
viz: My marriage to Miss Helen
Maria James, at the home of her
uncle, Judge O'Neall.
"Time you thief! who love to get"
"Sweets into your list put that on"
(That kissed Helen.)
Our few surviving friends may
know, that we are contented and
rejoicing in good health. For "a
years, we have been trotting together
in double harness. The road some
times rocky-then Smooth-uphilI
then down hill, and now on the
descending grade, yet neither have
sulled, nor kicked over the traces.
ssFond memory brings the light
VI OGnSr Gays arOuuu mS.
At Frog Level, of the olden time,
the leading trade was in whiskey
'tstraight," but occasionally eleven OF
the aristocraticallY inclined, would
step up and say ''they'd take sugar
in ther'n."
A justice court scene at Frog
Level: Court held in room OF
Boozer's grocery. That most excel,
lent man and officer, Samuel Bowers,
presiding justice. Juvenile Jim Cros-
son associate; Col. John Il. Stock
man, tall and pugnacious, plaintiff; a
woman, defendant; Wade Harman
ssHoxie Lowar;;' some> interest; a
jury Of good and awful men; case
tried; decided, how I know not now;
case over, I saw good old Squire
Bowers meandering home; had got q
hint and left ne with the bag to
hold. The jury, one by one de-
manded of me their jury fees. Re
fusing, they intimated to me, pay or
a thrashing. Seeing my dilemma,
put on a jolly good humor and In
vited everybody to flicker" all
.aickered," and while the bottles
we're going "gluggity, gluggity, ="
"glug, glug," 1 quietly asked Boozer
to get my horse, and while the Sfun
was fast and furious" [ escaped.
When I was some $50 yards off,
riding like John Gilpin, they discov-
cred my retreat, and vociferated'
Afterwards some of them { my good
friends) told me laughingly that they
had intended putting me through g
course of sprouts" | am glad tc
know that the town of Prosperity,
named after the old Seceder Church
near by, where my grandfather
and grandmother and granduncle
(Spences) are buried, we'll derervea
its name. A good change from Frog
Level.
Crim's, creek was q dangerous
stream to crop il high water. Peter
Dickert, q pure and guiltless man, {
Justice from time immemorial, liVec
on the hill hey ond it, on the Colum
: bia road. 1t was told of him, tha
seeing a fellow crossing the creel
during high water, leading horse
the good old man had a warrant issuec
for him, charging that he was sus
pected of being suspicious person
On reaching the top of the hlII' tn
gent was arrested, and before b
could be released, a crowd came ul
charging him with horse stealing an|
that he had with him the stolel
horse. While technicality in tn
proceeding was wanting, the OH
Justices act turned out to be prett
good "horse sense"
All! why has Dickertsville, the Ian
of heroes, the Dickertsville militia
the kind and gentle O'Farrel, tn
presiding genius, with his dlspen
sary, been left "unwept, unhonore
aud unsung." Oh! the ingratltud
of these degenerated days. In
Dickertsville company of militia, wa
glanaer, more picturesque and rid
culous, than even Capt. Clodpole
company in the "Georgia Scenes.
Among its heroes was one Morgan
not Johnny Morgan that played tn
organ" bet Morgan from Mort
Carolina. He was charged befol
me with stealing bale of cotton; I
had been voting, overseeing an
mastering. 1 never heard that I