Year: 1879

know the spirit OF the North when
they come here at this day with bra
vado on their lips, uttering eulogies
upon him whom every man. woman
and child in the North believes TO
have been double dyed traitor"


A Scene in a Georgia Court House.


Nashville American.


Georgia has a stringent pistol law
The penalty is forfeiture of the pistol
and a fine of $50. and, at the discretion
OF the court, impris comment for thirty
days. A short time after this law
went into effect, Judge Lester was
holding court in one of the mountain
counties of north Georgia, and, right
in the midst OF the trial of a cause,
he asked the attorneys to suspend a
few moments, and told the sheriff to
lock the court house door and let no
man pass out without perDission
from him. Then said the Judge, in
his firm, decided way: "Gentlemen.
| saw pistol on man in this room
few moments ago, and / cannot rec
oncile it to my sense OF duty as a
peace officer, to let such viola
ton OF the law pass ennoticed. II
may be that it is my duty to go he
fore the grand jury and indict him,
but IL that man will walk up to this
stand and lay his pistol and fine OF
81 down here, will let him off this
time, otherwise 1 will 60 before the
grand jury and testify against him."


The judge paused, and an attorney
who was sitting down just before the
stand got up, slipped his hand in his
hip pocket, drew out a neat, ivory
handled Smith g. Wesson six shooter,
and laid 81 down before the Judge.


This is all right" remarked the
judge, but you are not the man saw
With the pistol"


At this another attorney, sitting
Immediately ia front OF the Judge, got
up and drawing Cut a snail Colts re-
volver, laid it and 81 bill upon the
stand.


"rhis is right again. said the Judge,
''but you are not the man speak Of. "


Thereupon large man just outside
OF the bar walked around, ran his
hand into his bosom and, drawing
out huge old army pistol. laid it and
81 Oh the stand.


81 declare" exclaimed the Judge,
''if this don't beat all; you have done
right, my friend. but you are not the
man l saw with the pistol"


This process went on until nineteen
pistols and SO were lying on the
judges stand. Then there was q
pau e, and it appeared as il the crowd
were pretty well disarmed; at least,
il there were any more pistols in the
house their owners dill not seem dis
posed to give them ur.


Gentlemen" resumed the Judge,
''here are nineteen pesons who have
acted like men in this business, but
the man that / saw with the pistol
has not come up yet, and now," con-
tInued he, pulling out his wotch and
looking toward the far side OF the
court house, II will give him one min.
ute to accept my proposition. and il
he does not do il in that time will
point him out to the sheriff and order
him TO take him into custody"


Immediately two men fiom the
back part of the house began to
move toward the judges stand. Once
they stoi ped and looked at each
other, and then. coming slowly for
ward, laid down their pistols and theil
dollars As they turned to leaye the
Judge said: This man with the
black whskers is the one that saw
with the pistol"


Then Judge Lester gave a shor'
lecture upon the cowardly, foolish anc
wicked habit OF carrying concealed
weapons, and assured his auc:iencs
that In the future the law would b'
r strictly enforced. The court proceed
ed with its regular business, and 1t Il
needless to add that in that count,
the habit OF carrying pistols wa
broken up.