The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

I of clothes, In order that I may appear
before them In propria persona. and
suitably to their English notions The
suit was donnctl. the Chief Justice en-
| tered the drawing room and greeted the
| ladies' In such courly way as to put
| them both at their ease. They were too
wel-bred to show by outward sign. by
which their former inadvertence might
| be discovered
Another anecdote Of Judge Marshall
came to me from n gentleman we'll known
in this city formerly, by the name Of
| Garland Hancs. Mr.. HANGS owes much
Of his celebrity to the ora tory OF Samuel
| d. Denoon, an influential member OF our
! Common Council Of a half century ago.
| lie had served the city faithfully as It's
Superintendent OF Water Works.
But It would seem that he had not
| served It officially to the satisfaction OF
"Orator Denoon.'' as this strong minded
man was facetiously called BY the Old
| Wings I might repeat the harmless
| TRADES fthe councilman, word for word
| but forbear, innsmuch as l have now
| to do with Garland Hancs, former
| manager for Chief Justice Marshall, In
! the good old days when Ben Burton's
bills we're thought to be better than bank
| notes 5F
In the course Of q reneniscential con-
| versation with Mr. Hanes, he remarked,
|
| Judge Marshall, and that no man living
| could possibly hold him in higher esteem
| than himself" AS one learned In and as
/ a sound Judge OF the law all the world.
! including all the lawyers, are agreed tnat
! he has never had a superior. MY opinion
| Of him as farmer, IL not 30 raVorhoie1-lli
| this calling he was both intractlble and
! impracticable as my testimony w" WIZ H'e'No
| plain to YOU.
| D,,+&TIr Worn Fence.
,rho ludpo nv way OF relation from his
onero,is labors on the BENCH, used o
yisIt the place when I was In control or =.
DurInr one of his occasional visits, ne
/ sought me in q newly-cleared tleld' plisy
With the farn,-hands, putting up ar. oid-
! fashioned worm fence. Upon LOOKING
about him little while. he came 70 me,
1 call the hands off from the pines anu .
4m,t them to work on those black-1ack
| yonder. III, o..r =, t,,ar
no crop in that field II you call the hands
off and put them to cutting and splltt'ns :
black jack. In his slow, easy way u
talking he argued that this wood was SO
| tough and lasting s to make 1t preleiap 'i
10 The pine. DO all might, and argue
nd I did to dissuade him, he would have
|Ghis 5way, or course 1t was my duty 70
| ore, the orders Of the master OF the
| farm. though foresaw the failure OF his
| proiect The hands were sent to inc
| tiowgrolnds, not In q good hurnor'
though, and such hewing and hacking
! OF Intractablc timber no man ever sa"
I before. After losing whole day. Win
! but a pitiful heap OF rails In. sight, the
| Judge at length came to the conclusion
! that his manager might be better
| farmer than himself. Mr.. Hanes.' ne
1 said. "as your time is precious. Act tine
! hands return TO the pines. 55Gaf is,i
] who will after this authentic relation,
/ doubt the story still current OF the Judge
i and his gig, ETC.: and how he knew not
! tho way to dsentangle that vehicle from
! the bush into which he had driven IT!
! How he sat there bordering. and uncer-
tain what to do, TIL simpeton came to
| his rescue. saying, Back your horse,
| sir out Of It. and take the clear road.
It was my intention when began this
! paper to give slight sketch Of the
| dolngs Of the Barbecue Club that as
senbled periodically at Buchanan's
Spring under the presidency Of John
Marshall. had also intended to intro
d,lce to the reader other testimonies than
those. already cited. Space enough is
afforded me, however. to advise him who
! may know Judge Marshall only from
! the law books, to get George Wytho
Aunford's 1.-TWO Parsons, and read
Chapter XXI, wherein he will doubtless
| be gratifled to behold that great jurist
! in the charac ter OF a wit. The encounter,
| or wit combat, between him and John
| by Munford in a spirited style. Ests.a