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Chapter 86

           Therearelawyersamongthem—attorneys,andcounsellors,therecalled—withnodifferenceeitherinsocialorlegalstatus;thesheriffandhis"deputy";themilitarycommandantofthefort;thechaplain;thedoctor;severalofficers;withoneortwomenofundeclaredoccupations.

           Alittleapartaretwelveindividualsgroupedtogether;abouthalfofthemseatedonaroughslabbench,theotherhalf"squatted"orrecliningalongthegrass.

           Itisthejury—an"institution"asgermanetoTexasastoEngland;andinTexastentimesmoretruetoitstrust;scorningtosubmittothedictationofthejudge—inEnglandbuttoofreelyadmitted.

           AroundtheTexanjudgeandjury—closepressingupontheprecinctsoftheCourt—isacrowdthatmaywellbecallednondescript.Buckskinhunting-shirts;blanket-coats—evenundertheoppressiveheat;frocksof"copperasstripe"andKentuckyjeans;blousesofwhitelinen,orsky-bluecottonade;shirtsofredflannelorunbleached"domestic";dragoon,rifle,infantry,andartilleryuniforms,blendandmingleinthatmotleyassemblage.

           Hereandthereisseenamoreregularcostume—onemorenativetothecountry—thejaquetaandcalzonerosoftheMexican,withthebroadsombreroshadinghisswarthyfaceofpicaresqueexpression.

           Timewas—andthatnotverylongago—whenmenassembledinthissamespotwouldallhavebeensoattired.

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