THE NEW JAIL
This story is, as a matter of fact, a true one, and illustrates the keen sense of humor of the mountaineer and his ability to picture a ridiculous situation in an easy manner. I shall not name the county or the county seat, but in a little mountain town the grand jury met and after an inspection con...
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| Zusammenfassung: | This story is, as a matter of fact, a true one, and illustrates the keen sense of humor of the mountaineer and his ability to picture a ridiculous situation in an easy manner.
I shall not name the county or the county seat, but in a little mountain town the grand jury met and after an inspection condemned the county jail, and ordered the commissioners to build a new one.
The commissioners knew they had the court order, and knew the jail should be condemned, but they were short of money.
They argued and argued. Finally one old mountaineer got |
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| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctt1xp3md1.46 |