He refused the drink I set out for him.

I felt that I needed a good deal of bracing in this writ of replevin business, so I drank his as well as mine.
Then I buckled on my revolver, took down my old Lucretia rifle, and, patting her gently, said: "You will have to be constable for me today." To my wife and children, who were anxiously watching these proceedings, I said: "Don't be alarmed.

I am a judge now, and I am going into action.

Come on, my friend," I said to the stranger, "get on your horse." "Why," he protested, "you have no papers to serve on the man, and you have no constable." "Don't worry," I said.

"I'll soon show you that I am the whole court." I mounted Joe, and we galloped along about ten miles when we overtook the herd of horses.