The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-18
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 NspaLEox, Ak Jar. 2t. 1851. Desr Pic--t arrived here last aisL, and asa aax. iosiy rxpeetipg the packet steamer taE L,lie Rock aHi among the stefns cF ihs day you must psf,en ne for nateiag FeanstARee which oeeustet here lhls msFs,iAg fasa askeoWn ia these iggiags." sferpeA into store aad pffehas.d rsir of haoia, the price of which was NJ. and he hasA-d the chant counterfeit Sia hiis- The merehant stepped oat and changed the hli, and hand the stranger the change anl ia few miauies tass soFthy disappeared soon after the bi l-ssvpEed @ bs eoaas~Fsrit, sna the merchant had 70 give in Iiea oI the spa icns bili gsod 10 Roie- The question then among the ssavans' of Napoieuf, hsw mach did The vendor ci the boots toss , Some said SI7. come S9o. ans others ST aa5 the aiseassloa the subject bscaae boisteroas. aad sxeaeIeI coaasao ear-iag drlnkIas and betting ensne6, wt1sgd several k1i-ruf', but aIl tEis as not settle sAslveke qassts~H of shs dor's loss on the boots At length aH old gray he sded s'bar hanirr.' who had los, eye ia hsht with panther, and who had learned 10 cipher in "Pike,s was called upon to decide; h was seon howeyet, announced. thsi he had wageres 4s, he was incompetent to decide 50 grave question: aai about this lime pretty tight tsa came oil in which the oil sorei one or two wiih a whissss bJsiIs. Tbe "sqaie raised the 'ssta and stF pee" and commanded tbe peace in the naue oi the State of 4 ik kansas and the GovetnmeutIn gIn~IAl. Peace restored, and the whole qtrs'iUn ferrei 10 eomiifee court eomposed of twe county sehooIa sstsrs and dancing master, aad the lnoss prominent member ot th triaAe hench was a toi- locksng, swagseriny chap they cell .d Tem." who was principal of the high-sehooi out oa Alligator Baycu" ]" as he sad. a ia Them fllaf diggins." fh~ court rrgaiasiy announced ta b. n session, and here Tom delivered qaIie leciare o9 temperance, betting. drnking and hshting. and held particular stress upon the great necessity of sdacA'ibg thf rising generation that t would psesent sHtAr dIl- eullies; foF if Sniis arithmetic had ben nasl~r- stood. the present ease oi the boots aond not have $ A. !. s- IA . happy eoahtry. H~Ie l" Tom dropped te~ tears and the balance ofihe court responded, rrseh ihe young ide q how 10 shoot"
 The case was here faily stated sh! argasd on both sides. sad saph~d by put'itsg an oti par ot boots on the table, with sI9. and th- regular chan glng made, and was submitted ioF the decision ot the court. Tom, the spokesman ef the eoafl. said. |" Gentlemen and fellow izrns this is aa sKiT4or. dinaIy case, and eae which, when first presented io the mind, is simple. and rsqgtrss but itsile lection but mature consider a,iun, Il does gsqsire legal mind and of good training 10 encompass eotnpoaRi question, and the one before the court truly onr and 90 recognized by the laws ef Eag- land Bnt fellow eitixsns having studied sae law, fl sHoF'is grafcaii n 10 say san solve the ease of the boots clearly 10 yogr minds, that yoa will he astonished al your own ignorance, and thai In future yoH will send your chiiaren 10 my school"
 OPINION .-G entlemen-Mr B is a merchant. ard you, Mir R, wan. pair of boots, aad ihe price IS S7: you go into the store and yon say. I'll take them thar boots--here is $i0 hsH, give the change" Mr. B eoss oat and soon brings yoa the change. 8. Bat Mr. has to redeem he SIC. foT fl is spurious. You have got tha boots ana 'he S3. and are gone. We'll Ieilow-eilizens. according 10 The balance of trade among the great mercantile tons of The earth, Mr loses his boo,s. the S3. shi ihe good $io bill, which makes ths sam oi $20- That is ihe opiiioa os The court, and yoa a il had the orsa.Ss's s~~ssesI by tie ahsst saFists ei s day.
 The bets were all given ID, the decision oi The court was sustsned by accsma'ion aad he crowd unanimously agreed to sattsIn Tom's schsol - Whereupon, t'e eoart sdloarned to liqpor.
 The packet arrived about this tin~, AnI Ieft place smart al figures. Yours, m haste,
 "GO IT BOOTS"