The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-12
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and says she, 'midlin'; how does all your
folks do?'' : H"
"But that isn't coming to the buffers said
the judge, with an air and tone Of great i'm
| patience.
"Yes it's" said Davis, "1'm close 10 tho
butter now; for then says ], Miss Andrews,
have you got another frkin of butter 10 sellg
And says she, 'yer.' said another e. kin, be.
cause bought enc of her last winter, that
weighed about twenty pounds, and it turned
out 10 be very good frkin Of butter, though
it was rather bard salted; bat think that's
a good fault in butter; it makes it spend
better, and like the taste of it fall as we'll
though my wife doesn't. That frkin Of but.
ter lasted US"
"No matter how long il lasted" said the
jndge; "that is not the frkin with which we
have 10 do nov. You must come right down
10 the particular firkn that was the cause oe
this trial.'t s
"Well, Pm jest going to take hold of
that now" said Davis; "and so, says /, Miss
Andrews, have you got another firkin Of but
Ter to sell?' And says she, 'Yes have.'-
And ssysI, How bigis iii' Says she, Il.
weighs thifty-six pounds, and the frkin
weighs six pounds, and that leaves thirty
pounds of butter.' And says !, How much
is it pound9' Says she 'Tenpence.' So,
-fter went in and looked at it'll agreed to
al, .,,o !, II come to one pound Eve, and
'aJ ,ook ont ,n,- n- money and paid her. and
nv, M the frkin in M wagon and carried il
Pu. puao -, Wal we never ;,,'istrusted there was
aU~ % ,hino in the butter; and We went right
to using it; guess we had some OF Il on
the table that very night for supper; didn't
VIC Judya' turning 10 his wife. sasea
nYou needn't ask your wife any eues-
tons" said the Judge. "'Tell what you
know Yourself about the matter, and then
she NAV tell what she knows aboutit." ra's
sWel, what know myself about the but
ter il. we eat out of it about q week, and
then judy comes to me, and says she, 'Mr.
Davis, the first layn' is all OUT sa5sI 4,
can't be out SO quick, it aint but a week
since VIC had IT, swell, Ills out says she,
severy morael ofii; but the layin, wasn't
more than half as thick as it was in t'other
frkin.' 'Well,' says I, 'Judy, The first lay
in is out, you must dig into the second, that's
all, So off she went TO get some bntter for
supper, and we was Jest setting down TO
the table, and byme by back she comes, all
in fluster, her eyes staring out of her head
: half as big as saucers, and she sot plate on
the table with great stone in il, half as big
4 as my head; and says she, 'there, Mr.. Davis,
= ifyou're mind to eat such butter as that.
> YOU'RE welcome to, but shall wait till get
new set of teeth before try it, Says !
:, Judy, what do You meant where did that
: stoke come from9 SAYS she, 'It came right
out ofthe middle oil tho butter tub"
:, :, "You may be alttle particular along here"
:, said the Judge, "for you are getting into the
very marrow of the subject now. What
- happened next2"
>. "Wen, says I, Judy, should like 10 sec
ar the hen that lays such eggs as that; let's GO
90 and look at it, So we went 10 the frkn
and, sure enough, there was tho hole in the
ve middle of The butter where she took the
be stone out. Says |, Judy, | guess it's best Il
~ probe that are wound a little more, as tht
: doctors saw So took a knife and ruI
i. down into the The butter little further, ant
IA, struck ON another stone; and We went II
,rt work and dug that out; and after we Gu
ac round enough TO be satisfied there wash
" any more, we took the two and weighed 'cm
!, and found they weighed fourteen pound
La lacking two ounces. WELL says l, Judy
his this matter aint agoin' 10 stop short Of tn
" Gineral Coult' She thought better hus
! s. it up. cause it would hurt Miss Andrew
10 feelin's but told her no, honesiy's the be-
inn policy, and fair plays jewel, and if Mi
Andrews isn't old enough 80 know that ye
IL il is tins she was larnt il. and if don't Ca
r.c, nv her into the GineraI Court, it's beeau
srd nv name isn't Nicholas Davis. And thai
,nd p,etty much all know about it,"
-. "The case is every way clear,' said q
,Io first Judge; "it seems TO be hardly wor
vi ! while TO 70 any further. But Mrs. Da'
~ may take the stand few minutes; the co.
an, would like to ask her q few plain question.
hs. Mrs Davis was accordingly sworn, a
,nlv took the stand.
- ~ "IIow do you know said The Judge "tl
h,n tho stones were not put into the butter af
,ts t 7 the tub was brought TO your housep
bin, "Because they couldn't be-" said N
.o NH Davis. 81 didn't do it, and Hannah did
om,a M do it, and Polly didn', do it; and there was
vavs nobody else to do it,"
'u, .nd "Well how do you know that Mrs.
drews did itg" said the Judge.
, do Because" said Mrs. Davis, ''il's Jest J
the her. She loves hne clo'nes' ana
|, the clothes cost money aud so she always
rams. have money and so ! know as well as
be she did it," ss..,... ,.-,4.
by "vsry true''' said the Judge; s.his lov