Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-17

N"''.t' 'ha u you uinl u would mAie him 20 10
""t' n wiling yvs sbovA. Wbcu vii de oaun
'To-norrow' said W Frsr AL IN s,,. ,,- Ill
oahe' business. hbsFo and attend N a.
'bBi What viii ',se court DO 10 hin, Mt Ft,,it .,8
NJ, Cv,i,,5ge
WEI don't know, said Mr Fi!or. "a, IT,,
h'y~iA I'on''h hu'. aud kbo~ they will n,tc han
a. 70 wu,k
'PuHish him exclaimed Mrs Cuunlse with a ,,o,b.
'e' ai seems to Ho don't want 10 have him pun
is'od Bot Dc 700 think Mr. Finer. the, lhvr b,o,
ANY,
Well' ihini a.. likely said Mr Ftct. ,,bev will
hai' h'm some but you mus, remember. Mrs Gut
tiage' u ~ better % snsu once than a.av, &, ,rb.
eu'oh'ff 700, you viii De out u provisions again br
"-m'"o~' Your neghbors can't support yonr family
All ihe Tine and II your husband don't 70 to work
'ouH be starving again. sun. II YOU don't feel will
ING ana don't think rs best won't 20 near the tur,
nor Do noihin about it,
on dear VOL, don't know (" said Mrs. Cuuri5,e
win tears IN her eyes You NAV do lest A. Won binL
best abou, IL Mr. Frer; th.tis II YOU don, ,,ot hoy
will hon him much
M. Finer returned home but the ,h,rnoo, ,y,. 80
lar spent that he able get IN only one ton of his
nay ea'ing Tie other three tons out to take the chance
W '"e Neaihef lie and his wife spent the evening in
discussing wha, course was bes, 10 pursue ~ IN 70
GARD TO the complaint against him; DO, no,wi,hst,nd
ING "'s WIG was decidedly In favor Of his going mex
morning and entering the complaint, since Mrs Gut
uidgo had consented, We, Nj Fricr was undecided 49,
lilo dd not like 10 dot, Mr. Gut,ridge was A neipb
Dor, and twas unpleasant business. Bu, when b.
arose next morning, he bchej his ton. hay drencb
ca WIN heavy rain AMI prospect Of a continued
storm he was not long IN making Up his mind
mere SAID he, spen, good part Of the day YES
'ernsy' IN looking after Guirdges family 10 keen !
',e,n rom starving and now by biz means, | have
nigh about as good los, three tons OF ha, dom,
'h'nk IT, my duty TO put up with it any longer
Accordingly, as soon as breakfast was over Mr. |
fner was out, scattering along in the mud and rain.
with his old great coat thrown over his shoulders the
sleeves Tapping loosely down by his side and his
dropping bat twisted awry, vending his way to court,
10 appear before the grand Jury
"eH, Mr. fiier, what do you want , asked the I
foreman, as the complainant entered the room
i come TO complain of Jerry GuTdge to the grand
Jury replied Mr. Frer, taking of hts hat and shaking
the rain of from il.
Why, what has Jerry Gutiridge done = said the
foreman. did mt think he had life enough 90 any
ihng worth complaining of TO the grand ury'
It's because he hasn't 60, life enough to do any
thing, said Mr.. Frior, ',ha, I've como to COMPLAIN Of
him The fac, is, Mr.. Foreman, he's lazy, idle fell
low, and won't work, provide nohin' for his fami
~ to eat and they've been half starving this long time
and the neghbors have had 10 keep sending in some
thing all tho time, to keep EN- alive 7
But said the foreman, Jerry's peaceabo kind
OF chap, Mr. Frier has any body talked to him
about 1t, IN neghborly way, and advised him to do
differently And may be he has no chance TO work ,
where he can get any thing for it, q
| am sorry 10 say, replied Mr. Ficr tha, he's 5
been talked to grea, DEAL and it don't do no good
and tried hard 10 get him work for me- yesterday
afternoon, and offered to give him yctuas enough To
last his family most week, but could'n get him to-
and he went oil to the grogshop to see some Jockeys
swap horses. And when told him, calmly, | didn't
think he was IN the way Of his duty nc flew into pas
sion, and called me old, miserable, dirty modelling
vagabond and a scoundrel, and a scapc palloys and
an infornsl small piece of a man"
Accountable" exclaimed one Of the Jury. who ov.
er heard Of such outrageous conductr
VIVA, vile blasphemous wretch exclaimed an
other; shouldn, "a wondered if he'd "A fell dead on
the spoir
The foreman asked Mr. Frier if he had used them
very words
Exactly them words every ono of EN- said Mr.
Fner.
Well said the foreman then there is no more TO
be said Jerry certainly deserves be indicted if any
body in this world ever did
Accordingly the indictment was drawn up a war
rant was issued and the day Jerry was brought
before the court TO 10 the charges preferred |
against him Mrs. Sally Guttridge and Mr.. Nathan
Finer were summoned Witnesses When the hon
orable court ready hear the case. the clerk call
81 Jerry Gu,,ridse, and babe him haken TO an ndic,
men, found against him. by the grant nques, for the
distinct Of Maine, now setting a, Saco, in the follow
ing wotds;
We present Jerry Gu,trdgc for an idle person. and
No, providing for his family aud giving reproachfl
language to Mr. Nat Frier when he reproyed him for
his idleness. Jerry Guurdge wha, say you to this in
dctmen,' Are YOU guilty thereof, not guilty
Not guilty, said Jerry and here's nv wife ca
tell you the same any day, Sally, haynt always pr
,ied for my famyr
Why, yes said Mrs Guundgs : dout know bu,
you have as well as -
Stop, stop said the judge, looking down over the
top Of his spectacles al the witness, stop, Mrs Gut
fridge; you must not questions until you have
been sworn
The court then directed tho clerk TO swear tho wil.
whereupon, he called Nat. Finer and Sally Cut.
fridge 10 step forward and hold up their right hands
Mr. Fner advanced with ready honest ar, and held
Up his hand Mrs. Guuridge fingered liitle behind
bu, when q, last she ial,ered along with feeble and
hesiiaing step and held up her thin trembling hand
and raised her coal black eyes half swimming In ears