From the Spirit Of the Times
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE GENERAL


JACKSON.
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At the Southwest the people delight 10 spin
yarns on Gen. Jackson; of his daring-love Of
justice, and the prompt way he had Of admins.
terIng "that article" when he found it necesea-
~. | was on the Mississippi last Summer.
when heard the following story, which never
having seen in print, send YOU, for the benefit
of the readers Of the "Spirit Of the Timcs."


The General, then Judge Jackson, was hold.
ing Court-bng time ago-in ehantee, at
little village in Tennessee, and was dispensing
justice in large and small does, as seemed to
him 10 be required IN the cases brough, before
him. One day during Court time, great hulk.
ing fellow, armed with pistols and Bowie. knife.
took it upon himself TO parade before the open
door Of the Shantee Court House, and d--n the
Judge, Jury, and all the world there assembled,
in good set terms.


"Sberiff" suDg ont the Judge in On awful
tone, "arrest that man for contempt Of Court
and con6ne him."


Out goes the Sheriff. bat soon returned with
word to the Judge, that he had found il impossi-
BILE to take the offender.


'Summon posse. then," said the Judge "and
bring him before ne!''


The Sheriff put out again, but the task was
too difficult, he could not, or dare not, lay hanos
on the man, nor did any Of the posse like the
job any better than he did, as the fellow threat.
ened to shoot the first "skunk" that came With.
in ten feet Of him.


At this the Judge waxed wrathy. to have bio
authority thus put at defiance before al the
good people of the vicinity, so he cried out from
The Bench, III was literally bencA,) "Mv. Sher.
if; since you can't obey my orders, summon me-
sir, yes, summon mel"


"You, Judge" exclaimed the Sheriff amaz.
ed. go,


"Yes, me, summon me! By the Eternal! III
see what can do." :.


SWELL, Judge, If you say co. though don't
like to do il, but if you viA try, why, suppose
must summon you."


avery WE'LL" said Jackson, rising and walking
to the door, II adjourn this court for ten m'n'
utee."


The ruffian was standing short distance
from the Shantee, the centre Of . crowd OF Peg
pie, disappearing At terrible rate and acu'''n'