Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-10-08

Tlsk OF an insult TO my Lace, from a man who
sends me an insulting reply to a Just de
Finding he could do nothing with Fender
CAST, Mr.. Goodyear called upon Mt. Peters.
lie found him quite as much incensed as the
other, and alleging that he was perfectly well
satisfied that Pcndergdst's old rickety fence
must have been broken down, or his oxen
would never have made their way into the
corn-lield. He had never known them to
break into any inclosnre, and did not believe
they had In this instance. As to thcir hlv-
ing done ten dollars worth of damage, that
was preposterous. Ten cents worth Of seed
corn would renew the hills, and that part Of
the crop would be only two or three weeks
later than the other. aud be fully mdtured be-
fore frost. As to law, he could have that TO
his hearts content. Before he was done, he
would find that law could be used by one
man as well as another
Mr.. Goodyear demonstrated against This
retdliatory spirit, but it was Of no use. The
course pursued towards him had thrown Pc
tiers into a violent passion, and he could mel
Their hear nor see reason.
When the trial came on, the two men stood
confronting each other, scowlinI and mutirr-
ing. Peudernast made Il plain statement Of
MS itNNH liNl N'Nllilh WY .NlNdl ~ lllt lhl-
gistrate. He had witnesses to swear that
they had seen the oxen ofPcters inhis corn
field, and had helped to drive them out. 70
This. Peters opposed the statement, that the
fences of his neighbor were shameiuliy out
Of repair; and produced "a witness who swore
that in passing the field of Pendergast on the
day previous to the damage being done, he
noticed a rail out-of the PANEL through
which the oxen had broken.
This was to pondergas. unexpected testi-
mony, and he met it with a hasty denial.
Then you mean said the magistrate, with
some Sternness, TO charge the witness with
perjury
ooh mono, not that: bat he must be mis-
'ButI have sworn that | saw it, said the
with a flushed face, and a firm voice.
a pair of oxen could not get in through a
fence in which only one rail was out urged
fendergast turning 10 the magistrate.
But 10 leave small opening in a fence is
only to induce an animal TO make a larger
one, especially if within the enclosure there
S anything to tempt his appetite. If a mlr's
'enccs are not whole, who has he 10 blame
jut himselfl If three rails are enough for IA
'enco, why do we have four and sometimes
i've! Or why do wae have fences at all g
said Peters.
The magistrate did not see the case so
,Iear now. NV anv meme In rc, La al,
rather nn1,Ied Ly'i, 'The,o Las Lo"n " ,ros
nass. brt WHO w,s most 70 hI1re Ear !, was
70 ,eII n 100 or ,breo raii. Iad b "ao
ont Of Tho C,nce or nona at III | Ta "sVn
would have been clear enough for either the
defendant or plaintiff. But the one raj! puz-
zled him. An OK could not get through a
hal barn vLoIe ,Laro wonlI L,ra -
psnJorrasi yyas to hi,n,o G,r NV,
teenping lis G,nce ~ orIor onJ D. nv
TO blame for Ietlipu his oven'rmn loosn AZ
Tor taL;,,r = J,r H9oonsiIar ,an L., -
he concluded ~ dismiss the rnso hwy rsnnir.
inc petcrs IN nav cns,. ,bus JiriJin a.,
between the two li,iran,sN,Lee ona
su 0arinp the loss of ibo arm anJ ,ha o,Lar
bcaring lLr cast Of nrosocY,inn INV
OF course. his decision satisfied neitbor
,,rtv Tb.re was an ,nnoaI amJ ennnri,,
,iycn for costs Iran ttiinJ any aLi;ning
1eiohbors. the Two men noy became i7,tgE,
.nnmies and detorninsd 10 H. oaaL e,L'nn
mich iniury ms nossihIe r]o,ain ina Gao 81
,yenry JnlIars a. NH a., L
he services of :, lawyar 'by wbom Lo v.as
that his ease w,s ne;foc,I. ni.,r nnI
hat The cnurt wonid 1ociJ, i, lie !, ,or ,.;,t.
mt , mo,rnn,'s Lnsi,,tian
Press The matter throuob with the Ieas,
,ossible dnIav , saIJ p.nJnrr,s, - liz IoTaI
enresentative.
r.Vou nav trnst mo fr ,bot ro,lioa tho
with \ hIarJ snile 'Tr'
lei tbere he ma unnccass,,y. dol,y.
wish the ease tried at the Grst tcrm Peters
said to his LAWYER. and roca;voJ for ~
all should he as he desired f'
II was nearly three months before The trial
could come on. But. somehow or Other il
was nut off for another term. WIN. tLa III
ents could not clearly make out. Their res
peclive lawyers stated to them the reason
plainly enough, in legal phrase, butthe mea-
ming of what they said was about as apple
hensible to them as Greek. One thing, how
ever, was clearly understood, and that wa. the
demand Of ten dollars from each for costs
that had to be paid in order TO get the suit
continued.
lleantime the belligerentS showed lIeir
aaNl OF La-l