The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-05-21
NO. IS

"Yes," ses anUiher, ''let her spread herself
on-that pertickler view of the marter"
sob, yes" SEES the witness, "ofen - I've
seed her sot, and sol, jest as efihe gal he'd
ben pinned thar
"Tha'll do!' ses the squire, ''lhar amt no
use examinin' any further-I reckon the Jury
kin make out case. The chief pint in
thlslcase, gentlemen" continded the squire,
sis, eff the gal GIN Jess any encouragement,
and then eft Jess war courIin' her for good,
with the premedtated intention of marvin
at futur' period: Ell these Two pinls in the
case is dIskiver'd, thar amt no quesii'n about
The verdict, and you kin gin il in any way
you may jest see fit. Hevin' now demon
strated the law TO you, gentlemen, you kin
leave and hunt fur the merits oil your conclu-
SON."
Thar war no chance for the jury's ieavin'
by the door, for the fellars war gathered in 8
crowd round 1t SO they retired by the CHM
ley openin,' and the sheriff tuck them down
TO shady place behind The sch COL house,
whar tina sol .harselves in ring on The grass
and the fellars in favor of both sides gethered
round 'em. AFTER takin' starr at each 9TH
er, old Nelson said thar warn't much use sill
y
ought to marry Mag. One of the Norris
fellars, slappin' his fist inter the middle of bis
tother hand, swore it wouldn't be safe fur
that jury te gin in any such decision Then
a Norris lellar on the jury perposed that the
case be jest dismissed al onsi. Dick Nelson.
cnsin of Mays, war stainin' off be hit the
Norris fellar under the ear, and knocked him
inter the middle of the 'jury ring.n Most
of the boys, war in favor OF a fight, but the
old men gotten TO postpone il Till arter the
decision of the case, which the jury conclu-
ded to finish in the school ROOM In tha went
agin, through the chimley, and sot thafselyes
on the bench--all but one. On contin' no.
ses, it war found that old Nelson wur missins.
This was reglar stop TO percedins. The
squire right off sent the sheriff with crowd
TO git him, dead or live; but, aFter chasin'
him and hour, tha gin up tryin' 10 sarve The
writ, and cumin' inter cort, reported that he
warns '.cum-aiibus," as the lawyers SEES.
| swell, squire, what the thunder's 10 be
done in such a case?" inquired the foreman.
The squire had been leadin' down a page
of staiiys, and takin' off his specs and closin
the book, he sed:
sit hes been laid down by the Legislator
| aS an ODueuldOle pOlnt laWr, tndt Wnar Jury
can't agree a case amt decided cepi war
the jury amt full jury. Now, thar bein'
nice point of lawr Stain, here to decide, ar
ter Iookin' at the statty's rve concluded as
course belongs TO it, and it can't be decided
'thout him-he'a not thar in his place 10 de-
eide it;tharfore, we fall back on his pint, that
the jury not bein'iable to agree for OF agin the
defendant, why Jess ought to marry Mag, if
he's agreed, and lharby settle the hull AFFAIR."
'thout any litegagatlon."
Jess war leanin' up agin the door poat
when the Squire decided, and one of the
fellars hoIler'd out:
"Whal do you say, Jess, TO the decision?"
"Well," ses less, fookin' round at Mag,
who war hangn' on his arm, al reckon Pm
agreed. | wouen't sed nuhin' agin ii at
Hurst, ony the Nelson's got so eternal mad
Mag. ses she amt nuthin' agin me, and |
amt nulhin' agin her, so consent"
The fellers gin regular cheer at tbs
conclusion.
'sCome n' ses the squire, sand get tied"
Il And in tha went;-well mabbe thar wur
some corn juch swimmin' about arter the
decision and the hull crowd tuck general
mix on frienly faotin' agin-al but the fell
lers that hit and got bit at the jury ring.
Your cousin, BILL SAPPER
TRINITY CHURCH CLoCK.-The clock