The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-12


red, whicl J Don't think i exactly The thinI
for person Of my aye, but lie scems to Ike
il, sol dom, make Il fuss about it-says he
Judy, here isn't butter enough for supper or
the liable, YOU better get seme morc.' Say
/, q hate 10 disturb that are second layin' 10
day, it's packed dawn SO nicc' But he in
sisted upon il, there Musn't enough on Ia,
table for supper Mr. Davis eats goo,
deal OF butter, and hop yloesn't like 10 see
scsnty plate Of il on the table. So took
knife and a plate aud went into the buttery
and took the kiyer OF the frkin and sot i
down on the floor; aud then | oen most :
good mind 10 20 back without any, when
see how smooth the second lsyin' looked
ior l hate to cut into new layin', il seems
10 10 away 50 soon. But knew Mr. Davis
would have some, so | took the knife and be-
gun 10 cut down into the middle Of the but
fer, snd instead Of cutting through, as il did
in the first layin', il como down chuck on to
stone. And that's the way found it,"
"Its very clear case" said the Judge
at Is unnecessary 10 proceed any further
with Witnesses" iaa a tH.l hean
And then he turnsd 10 the jury and charg-
ed them, that the guilt Of the prisoner was
fairly made out, and they had nothing 10 do
bu, bring in a verdict pfguilty, According
ly the Jury retired, and having staid out just
long enough TO count noses and sea that they
we're all present, came in with verdict Of
guilty .faua
The court then went into deep consulta-
ton with regard to sentence; and after a
half hours whispering, and talking, and 70.
ting, the first Judge rose and pronounced the
sentence as follows. 81. s2., e,R
'"The court doth order, that lane Andrews
shall stand at the public town-meeting which
is 10 be held en- Msnday next, and in the
most conspicuous part thereof, till two hours
tine be expired, with her offence written
in capital letters and fastened upon her fore
head.n
This sentence was duly executed, accor-
ding to the letter and spirit thereof, on the
following Monday. But il must be left to
the imagination Of the reader TO portray the
scenes that occurred onthat occasion. We
simply hint, however, that The meeting was
unusually thtonged, being moro numerously
attended than any town-meeting in the place
for three years previous. Some old people,
who had not been out on any public occa-
sion for hslfa dozen years, came now several
miles to see the crime of Mrs. Andrews just.
ly and properly punished.
Everybody, as they went into the town.
house, turned square round, and stood and
looked Mrs Andrews in the face several min
utes, and read the inscription on her FORE
head. Old Deacon White, who was rather
long-sighted, put on his spec,acles and stood
facing her, about yard Of, and read the
inscription over three times, loud enough to
be heard all over the room. And long-leg-
aed, razor-fsced Peter Johnson, who was
very shor-sighted, put on his spotacles and
stood go near her to read the inscription,
that his nose amost touched hers, causing
some rather rude and ireverent laughs among
the younger portion Of the multitude. In
short, the punishment was effectual, and the
sin ofselling stones for butter was no, repeat
ed again by the housewives Of New Som
ersetshire during the lfe-iime of that gene
erof,nn .Hfa fal f