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The Supreme Court of Arkansas. deliver the opinion of the court." The next day, when a case had been argued, the Justice began to express his views, when Judge John son, seizing his arm, said in a stage whisper : "Judge Daniels, the court will first consult, and then the Justice of the Supreme Court can deliver the opinion of the court." The bar were immensely diverted, but Judge Daniels did not seem to enjoy the joke.

There was a greater resemblance between . General Jackson and his friend Archibald Yell than is usually to be found among men. Yell was for Arkansas what Jackson was for the nation, and had the same overwhelm ing popularity with the people. He was born in North Carolina in August, 1797, but emigrated to Tennes see in early youth. He served with General Jackson in the War of 1812 and in the Seminole War, and in 1832 Jackson appoint ed him one of the judges of our Supe rior Court. He came TOWNSEND to Arkansas and lo cated at Fayetteville. While holding court on the circuit he is said to have performed a feat similar to one performed by Jackson when circuit judge. A notorious desperado was indicted, and though he was in the village the sheriff could not get up a posse to arrest him, for every one knew his desperate character. Yell adjourned court, found the desperado, and seizing him by the throat, exclaimed : "Come into court, G—d d n you, and answer to the indictment against you! " And to the astonishment of all, the fellow allowed himself to be led to court, and thence to jail.

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He was a man of unlimited popularity with the masses, and it was his ambition to be the first Governor of the State; but in the constitutional convention his opponents took advantage of his absence, and inserted into the Constitution a provision that no one should be Governor who had not re sided in the State four years, — just a few months too long for him. He was therefore forced to content him self with being the first Congressman and the second Governor. He was a very hand some man, of great natural ability, of un limited courage and energy, but of small ed ucational advantages. A natural leader of men, he was invincible before the people as long as he lived. He was killed at the bat tle of Buena Vista, while leading his regi ment in a desperate charge against the Mexican lancers. ' His capacity for pleasing the people is well illustrated by the following anec DICKINSON dote that Judge David Walker used to tell. He and Walker were running for Congress, and were making their canvass together. They came to a place where men were shoot ing for beef. Judge Walker, a religious man, could not engage in what he considered a species of gambling. Yell got off his horse, bought a chance, drew the rifle to his shoul der, and struck the bull's-eye at the first shot. The beef was his; and asking the name of the poorest widow in the neighbor hood, he sent it to her with his compliments. Then he sent for a jug of whiskey, drank with the crowd, and rode off a hero in their eyes.