The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-03-04
For The Herald
RNiNG QUEENS EVIDENCE
BY tiTkiS.

On lc7u'iful sheet Of water some
twenty mile. long. lying partly in Ner,
mont and partly il Canada few years
ago, li.tls stosml cat vas won, 10 run
iuiiug the summer iaonihs for lhc nc.
commoas'ion of pleaSure-sechine peo-
pie. 1T was owned by wealthy old
EnglisIman who, as most of such men
are, was an invcieraie hater Of ihe Yam
kc"s, and .l. their peculiar institutions.
Though we will not place ourselves o.
pan 10 charge of defamation by deny
ing linn good moral character, it can
be iru,hfuiIy a,rrrcd, that rather than
favor lhcm lc ould discard oil consid.
crations OF justice or beneyolcncc.
Once on a ,ime--if we may he allow.
ed this supcrannuated expression
party Of ladies ard gentlemen hal
ma'ured plan TO celebrate the ''gloli.
Gus Iout;l,' by taking trip in iiiis
( boat 10 Il beautiful island in the lake,
and there spending the day. They
made extensive arrangements for the
celebration, sra'ing no time or expense
TO make it worthy of the occasion Il !
when The day was nshered IL with
cloudlcss sky and balmy air heir ar-
ticirations were sanguine for Is glorious
time, Bu, they were doomcu 70 ,lisap.
poiHtment. On applying to The owner
Of the boat for the passage, he fatty re-
fused hem say ing that "Eoihing Of his
shCul ever 90 anything for ocl"bra-
ton Of the fourth Of July.' Their in
dignaiion at tai, unexpected dissappuut
( men. may we'll be imagined. Swearing
revenge they gave up their intended
I pie ME, spent the day TO the be-,
advantage and q, night 'lr boys Assem-
bied 10 arrange and execute some plan
10 pay tie old ru..ian tor hi, meanncss.
Deciding that an application OF tar
and feathers would he most ef-c;ual in
bringing him TO correct sense of the
impolicy OF such meanness toward Yam
hecs, they procured the samc--pro.
ceedcd 10 ls dwel.ing--very uncere-
moneously aroused him from his slam.
bevs-compellod him TO don tie nep
coni--rcdc him on rail over the line
into Vermont, and left him satisfied.
In few days they were all arraisn.
ed before he Queen. .Bench On a charge
Of assault and battery. Bui--,hough
to most Of them The prospect for clear
ing themselves Was very dubious - there
was an insuiliciency Of evidence, on the
( parl Of tho prosecutor . TO remedy which,
his counsel suggested that one Of them
be permitted 70 turn Queens Evidence;
and when the plan was accepted by the
court lie explained to them how ,whocy-
/ er did this, would receive free and full
pardon. Al this, shade OF gloom
passed over the cOunienRnces Of our
friends. for they knew tha, if either had
the meanness 10 turn traitor, theirs was
gone case After the lapse Of a few
moments \ tall green looking chap,wbo
had been all the while apparently ab-
sorbed ia deep reflection, arose and de
clarcd himself willing TO accept the offer.
A. he rose, general imprcca,ion burst
from ihe lips of the crowd, and glance
i Of surprise, ,nen OF contempt, sho, from
the eyes of lis comrades When silence
vas regained, the witness was sworn,
/ and the examination commenced
To All lhe inierrogaiorics OF the
!cagned COUNSEL, concerning who sug
ges,ed tie assault, Rnl by whom II wa,
esecgtti,the witness replied by entirely
exone rating ,be rest of The rar,y sud
ihroairs The guilt upon himself The
! old Ea.li>hman's chin dropped i. this
rev phase 6: the csse, and the ocuGsel
wa, puzzled. bat after thinking !Lr
m.,tcr over he determined 10 catch bin
! by one question -.
Yea say, sir, you carried The rail,
Now, how could this be- Was there
not TIVE ends IL il =