Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14
THE BROKEN BOND.

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cioinencc. in the parsaa caisc, the beef r:tnSe.
aad tho storm scene III tie H,rs. 81 Ss-.ecsscs o!
virginia, the adoptt :, OF I've Federal C,aS:it,,-
ton, ID 90 mere fantasies 81. tho writer's hf,in.
aa'd ont Of The question in the rracicc Of reel
life 10 those w!sa have never witnessed The
force Of clnqucnce nr.n tho ui;,.s OF listening
maiits.de, such inference may certainly Hppcar
uaiusll and very eX-astbc; especially ii they
md not the pleasure ri siowing the exalted oli,v
ac,er and pure r,oss, OF NJ. Writ; bat ior 9th
e.s To doubt the .ctv OF s i'cf, seems vcrt
mach like questioning o-.e's own existence.
Patrick Henry hnwcy ~, H. not the only ora;s.
OF our infant republic. WIN. by tho force OF c'e-
quencc, has cleared ,nc courts 1T ;Sticc ani -"
halls OF legislation. And u back this assertion,
we here ofior The siE,;,lc story at 'he
ncciei with iac sHro.ca Is ,ni, se.orrcd ID al tic
nc nd of this article.
just before the war OF The revolution, Deacon
DIdiev &. Of New Hampshire accompanied r.
bina &. his nci,hs,r;nr Mcrchan, ~ ii,c town II
i ,ston. There tiicv Tiled OH NJ Frazier, barge
.i,iporic. OF foreign fabric; with whom, NJ. T. {.
was in tho habit OF dealing. Tive Deacon, Thought
:iil and enter ris.n. props SGD 10 asa; but the
wary citizen declined the purchase oi his .u:,es
nut AMI hickory pitts, his Le.rs OF hied trout.
and bales OF pc.try h-il finally espresso his Wish
IL Purchase a drove OF cG:s. Tor shi, which hr
was about t. sea-. ~ q ..rcs of Ia world, whore
the animal vas un!.up~u. Bli, said the CIR; fry
purchaser, ,hcy Is. be trainc, IL the whi;', an!
- regular marches acroS; tho country 10 shtp
board, anil thea to n.rle! la foreign trade. The
Deacon thought of the Offer, AMI cnac:aacd that as
horses, males. horned Garlic sheep, hogs and tar
kc-, had been ,rs.inc! am! driven by thousands
the country to Il market, he could no: sec
why the cat also Inight ~; nc trained tor the
Same purpose. At all cvcnis. 1t be could not
dr. q Them he was s,tr. h. co.:ii train them 10
follow him, for his obi lab o.ien followed him ~
tho fields and woo!s. IL; therefore concluded Ii,
t.Irnis!, the drove oil eats 4 b:,ll was drawn I
,e,G md its a,t-
vanced, order - ci.ablc hiI - prosecute las
cnga cement. Ga gcie hin" his h ,:.s, the Dcacon
Immediately prepared rooi, III li'S trref, AMI
be gan TO collect his drove, exercising them every
moruin. under the crack ans. lash OF his lon, WHIP
10 regular marches roam! the room. The plan
pcratcd i.,yocablv while the number OF cats were
small. aad the space sufficient 10: free NOV ealcnt
bat when he had assembled large number, op-
ofad ob6 ahSs ah VIVA t in ss IS s. esna
consent and Simultaneous movenlent, pounced l
upon the poor Dcacua, and would have torn him
occc.rcal, but for the timely aid OF tho family,
who, reused by tho unIsc, ba-si the door OF the
and allowed the cats 10 escape. The
Deacon fortunately survived ms wounds. Return
ed the money aivance.i him by Frazier ti'ro;.,,
The agency vi! his nci .lil,s- c., anI rc!iu1uisicd
he contract.
The war which ensueI called The whole strength
e ;hc country into the bitteiie!i, and 10th tbs
ugh contracting parties 10 the Cat contract, dad
heir country l.nc little scr.icc. a.,
Some ten years alter the piece ot l5S}, Erasicr,
n closing his business, onricyea through the in- .
crioc to collect his bi,"ccs; aai among tho res:
a!!e.. on the Deacon for the tn.isitnaa: Of his :
onj, den,anjiti; the amount OF advaicc (Which =
he county merchant had nevcr raturned.) with q
ltc-cst, and heavy sam a. s1le,t money, Tor "
cJlccn,s ~ par.orsu his co:cnan'. q
This t:ka il,;i.s;es.,o.t - the cars oi the 7
DOR Deacon. who ,... ~. oacc .l,.ub.ei bat that
nc mc.chln's in,ncv bai beoa ,.so.a pity rcimrn-
:. an! the bond canccicl. presumii, there II
st bc n!stnac ia the matter, lsc resisted
lv;nent ana an action instituted to enforce III
nc demand. The cause was brought to an issue ~
tho village of kcenc, where the good people 81
III ,st finished and tasteful church, and "a
I'd turned the Old one, elevated some eight .: ten 40
CT upon Il granite foundation, over To the pIs-
,sos of justice Tho Deacon. whoa he found
mseif drawn into ih. Law employed the slick ~
.a!ed, cagie-eyed, and eloquent Ben West, to- 81
cn1 his caus. and aga:ns! MN had boon Pi;cd "'
g young and brilliant j. III ,son. From THIS u
lgu!as character of the casc the parties liiiyant, C.
ID the high standing OF tho counsel employed, ~
neral interest had been excited; and women !"
ID children ihon.od the house 70 liz IRA: siut!ing,
hear the story O. the Broken Bond. W.
The p.ca5:ngs were opened by YONG Mason, "
tn Il boil flourish o.. anticipated triumph fro s''
entity mingled with Il king sncer at anv ser u
, ,oa,J s,nh,,o-n cb,-.,c of dircs, and n-c- dir
dated attefn,; UPON the ii!c Of the venerable iF
acoa-an Officer who in those laws an among
II people, stood in sacred relation T. the oh Irch.
x: - the minister. LEA
70 sustain ,s charga. the Willy CO ,nscl fit on'
q the p..nccv cad aaj fall pnwdero 1c!,.nt the
to the gaze u the c,I.; ana crowd, an old ,w.
o,:ols. and experienced ca, dealer, familiar poe
II al thc;. habits, AM so long ;nn.rcj 70 their &c
ietv as to have .abbcd raast OF theI. nature; COZ
Hedging hat shat up alone IN the JAY Job Ton
he would instantly ,r his old companions his
is brought ;renend rs bars; OF rrepresslblc lee
raier from the whole crowd. and set the bench ban
a pcrccptbic liter. When the TT had fairly pur
sided be adroitly changed his kew am Presen- sort
the unoffending, c-ey-hcadcd Deacon, cast wee
oess upon tho fo,r, bose, by hundred fur'- 70
anlme,s. made operate By hunger and long y
fastened upon his th7oaf. int
h;ns out his lie bod. o:te-s upon his body who
ring away the flesh. ani Others ct his face. ,he
hing his cheeks ami tearing ont his eyes with thel
Ir claws His I,ccss,,ir rirtnse brought the com
-. scene b fare the Of the court, the jury.
tho p4p'e whose sympathy was excited TO j
,,,yer Of ,ears comuin.ie! with audible frre
.,t,an= on IN h a Of the wretch ~ had plot; Sta;
the mischief. Tom
}; this general excitement. the adEoif counsel d
, instant advantage. aud, bearing ~ith IRE a0n'
,be f,rce upon the feelings AMI conscience of the
Il nod hIrl earI