Ye see,鈥� said Marks to Haley, stirring his punch as he did so, ye see, we has justices convenient at all p鈥檌nts along shore, that does up any little jobs in our line quite reasonable. Tom, he does the knockin鈥� down, and that ar; and I come in all dressed up,鈥攕hining boots,鈥攅verything first chop,鈥攚hen the swearin鈥� 鈥榮 to be done. You oughter see me, now!鈥� said Marks, in a glow of professional pride, how I can tone it off. One day I鈥檓 Mr. Twickem, from New Orleans; 鈥榥other day, I鈥檓 just come from my plantation on Pearl river, where I works seven hundred niggers; then, again, I come out a distant relation to Henry Clay, or some old cock in Kentuck. Talents is different, you know. Now, Tom鈥檚 a roarer when there鈥檚 any thumping or fighting to be done; but at lying he an鈥檛 good, Tom an鈥檛; ye see it don鈥檛 come natural to him; but, Lord! if thar鈥檚 a feller in the country that can swear to anything and everything, and put in all the circumstances and flourishes with a longer face, and carry鈥檛 through better鈥檔 I can, why, I鈥檇 like to see him, that鈥檚 all! I b鈥檒ieve, my heart, I could get along, and make through, even if justices were more particular than they is. Sometimes I rather wish they was more particular; 鈥榯would be a heap more relishin鈥� if they was,鈥攎ore fun, yer know.鈥�
Despair and anguish fled the trembling soul,
Cherry Street.
WANTED.
The enactment is as follows: He that stealeth a man and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.鈥濃�擡xodus 21:16.