Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-11-12


was | to 90? had expenIed all nv
mans on our establishment, and then
II was hard parting with my wife so soon
alter marriage. However, 90 must
Money must bo made, or we should
have the wolf at the door. according.
Iy borrowed horse, and borrowed
IHlI9 cash, and rode off from nv door,
leaving my wife slandrug a it, and wav
ing her hand after me- Her last look,
so sweet aud becoming, went to nv
heart. ieIt that could 20 thronuh
fire an1 water for her. arrived at the
county town on a coo' Oc,oher evening.
The inn was crowded, tor the court was
TO c3mmonce on the following day.
| knew no one, wonder red how \
stranger, and mere youngster. was to
make my way IN such crowd and 10
get business. The public house was
thronged with all the oilers in the coun
~, who gathered logsther on such occa.
sIons. There was some drinking going
forward, with great noise, and IiuIo
alteration. Just as | entered tho room,
| saw rouoh buIv oC a Celiow who
was partly intoxicated. srrike n did
man, He came swnggering by me, and
elbowed me as he passed, immediate.
Iv knocked him down and kickad hin,
into the street. needed no bener in
PRODUCTION. In a momon, had half
dozen rolgh shakes Of the hand and in
vIlaroGs 10 drink. and round m,eo,r
qui,e persopage 10 this rongh assan-
oIaga.
The next mornlnc the conrt o,orod
= took nv seat amono the lawyers
but felt as a mere snec,ator not hay,n,
any idea where husIneso was IA con,e
IRON. In the course Of The morn,ng y
nan was pur to the bar, CHARGED wi,h
passing counterfeit money. and woeask
ed if he was ready for trial uo an
swared IN the negariye n, had bepr
confined in place where there were no
lawyers, and had not an onoorruni,v or
any lie wa3 told to choose
counsel from among the Iawverq me-
sent. and be ready for trial on the fol-
loving day. He looked ronnd ,he court
and selected me-. was thundaas,rnck
| could not tell why he should make
such choice. l.. a beardIess vounostar.
u0pracliced at the bar: perlec,lv nm.
kno Vn. felt diHidcnt. vet dellohtod. and
could have hupced tho rascal
Before leaving the court. he nave mr.
A hundred dollars in a hap. asa retain
ing fee | could scarcely believe nv
senses. It seemed like a dream. The
hoav,nass Of the fec smoke but Iiph,lv in
favor Of his innoconcn but that w7s n,
afIir Of mine | was 10 be advocate,
not indga or iorv. followed him, IN
the i,iI. and learned r,om him al rho
parllcoIars Of the case. from thence |
went N The clerks off go and took MIN
ufes Of the Indictment Thea exnmin.
cd the law on the subject. and nreuare3
my brieC,n NV room.
All this occunied me until miIniCb,
when went 10 he'd and tried to sIeen
II was all in vain. Never in NV life
was moro wide awake. A hcql NJ
THOUGHTS and fancies kent rushinc
,hroUph nv mind. the shower or golI
,ha, had 81 unexpectedlv fallen in nv
Ian. the idea of INV moor little wife at
home. that was 10 as,onish her with
nv good fortune. But the awful re-.
sponsjhlity had undertaken. 10 sneak
for the first time in strange court. the
expcc,a,i,ns the cuIprir had evidently
formed of nv talents. ali these. and n
crowd of similar notions. kept whirIng
through my mind. tossed about all
night, fearing morning would ind me
exhausted and lncompeteDt-ln a word
the dav dawned on me a miserable iel
low. got up feverish and nervous. |
walked out before breakfast, striving to
collect my thoughts and lranqnIllze my
feelings. 1t was n bright morning.
he air was pure and (rostv--l ba;hed
my forehead and hands in a beautiful
ranni0g stream. but could not nllay the