Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-01

enough To accompany us. THIS Is war T
rant for debt, sir; my house is extremely
comfortable, gentlemen OF the hrsI
fashion 90 there Qnite moderate {
too; only guinea day; find your own .
wine
~ do-no--understand, sare, " said
the merchant, smiling amicably; ! am ve-
ry well off here-lhaRk you"
"Come, come,n said the other gentle
man, speaking for the first time, "no par
Iayoo, Monseer, you are our prisoner
This is a warrant for ElO,000 due to Cap.
Gregory Jones'"
The merchant stared, the merchant
frowned, but so i. was. Captain Grego-
ry Jones arrested Mynhser for GlO,000 |
for, as any enc knows, any one may ar
rest us who has conscience enough to
swear that we owe him money. Where |
was Mynheer Meyer, in a strange town
to GET bail! Mynhesr Meyer went TO
prison.
"Dat a strange vey of paying
man his monish," said Mynbeer Mey-
er.
In order to while away time, Onr mer-
chant scraped acquaintance with some of
his fellow prisoners "Vat you be in
prison f6r?" said he TO a stout respectable
looking man, who seemed in violent pas
on, for vat crimcp
81. sir, crimei" quolh the prisoner
"sir, was going to Liverpool to vote al
The election, when friend Of the OppO.
site candidate had me arrested for two
thousand pounds Before get bail, the
election will be over"
"Vafs dat you tell me?-arrest you to
prevent your giving an honest vote! lsh
DAT justice"
"Juslce! no., said our friend, "il's the
law Of arrest"
"And d'vat you be in prison for?" said
the merchant, piryingIy, 10 thin, Cadav-
erous looking object, who ever and anon
applied handkerchief 10 his eyes, that
was wcrn with weeping.
"An.attorney offered a friend Of mine
to discount bill, if he could obtain a
few names to endorse il. The bill he.
came due ;,he next day the attorney arres.
ted all whose names we're on the bill
there we're eight ofus; the law allows him
two guueas for each-thers ire sixteen
guincas, sir, Tor the lawyer but !, sir,
alas my family will starve before shall
be released. Sir, there are set Of men
called discount attorneys who live upon
The profits Gf enirapping and arreSting US
poor folks"
"Mne Got! but ish dat juslice!"
"AIas! no sir--it's the law of arrest"
"Bul," said the merchant, turning
round to a lawyer, whom the devil had
deserted, and who was now with The vic.
tins Of his profession, "dey tell me in
England man may be called ianoshent
ill he be proved guilty; but here am /,
who because yon carrion ofa sailor, who
owish me FIVE hundred pounts tuke an
oath dat owe him Ten thousaNls-here
am |, on dat scoundrels oath, clapped up
in prishon lsh dis mans being inno-
shent till he ish proved guilty, sare?"
D 'Sjr," said the lawyer, primly, "you are
thinking OF criminal cases; but if man
he unfortunate enough 10 get into debt
that's quite different thng-.we
are harder to poverty than we are to
r crime.n
"But mine Got! ish dat jnslicef"
> 'Juslice! Pooh! it's the law of ar,
e rest" said the Lawyer, turning on his
is heel.
is Our merchant was liberated, rs no one
D. appeared 10 prove tho debt. lie flew to
e a magslrate--he told his casG-he en-
n pIored justice against Captain Jones.
- "Caploln Gregory Jones, you meanH
d cay, my goot sare-yesh"
,r "IlQ set sail for Calcutta yesterday -
). lie must evidently have sworn his debt
J. against you for the purpose Of geltiIg rid
$ of yoar claim; and slencing yonr mouth
Q TIL you could catch him no ouger.--
He's clever fellow-G Gregory Jones"
. "De TuyGel hui sare, is dere no rene.
$ dy for poor merchanl?n
r "Remedy! oh yes, Indictment for per.
. jury"
A "But what use is dat? you say he
has gone ten thousand miles of---Cal-
. cutta."
, "'Fhal's cer;a'nly against your indict,
ment."
, "And cannot | get my monisb,"
''N0t as | see"
"And havo beeA arreshted instead of
him."
"You have"
"Sro, | have only ono word to say
isdst juStcea"
"'rhat can't say, Mynhccr Meyer, but
it is certainly the law Of arrest, answered
the magistrate aud he bowed the merchant
out Of the room.
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