The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-07
A Vermont Lawsuit.

Smith J,nes.--This was an action brought TO re-
cover damages for breach Of warrantee in a horse
trade. The plaintiff alleged that on day and year
named, he bought Of the defendant a certsin bay
mare and that III consideration of lOo the defend
ant warranted the afrcsa id mare, 'sound and kind"
while IN point Of fact she unsound unkind, Sc.
Defendant pleads the general ISSUE" and puts
himself upon the country. Now JONES' the defend
ant, has 'hoy horror Of lawyers, and Of course
could not trust his case TO the manage Of
one Of the fraternity preferrns TO appear ..ro se'-
II was amusing TO the manifested in the cross
examination OF the witnesses, but when he came to
address the jury, 10 his defence the scene was indie
scribabe. much larger number was present than
at ordinary ''Jnstce Courts being known that
Jones was ''hls own lawyer" ! give YOU the opcn-
ing and closing paragraphs of his argument, preinis-
ing mat they are but fair sample OF the whole.
May please the court and gentlemen of the jury
II am arraisned here to to high crime;
not the shadow OF crime, but the substance-not
the vapor, but the thing itself. That crime is fraud
fraud OF the darkest, deepest and most damning
dye. They say the mare nnsouni, and unkind,
whlle represented her sound aud KIND. Gentle
men stand here PROSTATE, Ike the lamb before the
shearer, but as Innocent the purple current that
i'owed from III. sd, of Hin who save, and
died on Caivary's holy mount. Can prove NV in
nocence! Can they prove my guilt. No, it would
require the gilver orceps of Jupiter Olympus pick
Out one particle Of evidence that tends prove the
atrocions charge, have never obeyed the divine
injunction, ''Dcilaud not thy neighbour" When
mat mare was IN my hands, under good influences,
her moral character untarnished, and her Christ
IAN giaces indebted! But when she PASSED into the
hrnds OF that inhiel (pointins to Smth) the whole
aspect OF things was changed lie ii was that taught
this guileess beast her tricks He, in the dark and
sty hour OF night, when tired nature hushed in
sweet repose, when none but ghosts and embodied
spirits, bent on dire design dare stalk abroad went
To the stable of this unsuspecing creature, and there
taking advantage OF her youthful innocence, seduced
her from the path Of rectitude and pruprety."
'Eeniemen--l ASK YOU to look al the plaintiff
see him smi'e-show me the impress OF honesty and
probity upon his sin-hardened visase. Alas, YOU
cannot ind tit Is not tiiorei Even now the load
of guilt weighs him dow,s His blunted conscience,
binding no rest ior the sole Of its foot now scars dis
embodied through the realms Of space--glidcs amid
the lustrous o.bs Of nght-couses among the horns
oil tersche and the rings of Saturn till worn down
with care and toll. IT reyerbclates back to earth
again"
"GentlemcnI in Your hands | know no,
what your verdict may be. could wish that might
90 back 10 the wiic OF nv bosom and tell her the idol
OF my sou that jury Of my county have left me IN
u'itainished chaiacter-a name that my pOseritv will
never blush to own. But If il is to he otherwise,
will bear my doom. whatever it may be, with Chris
tan iortitude and resignation"
The jny: Notwithstanding this affecting appeal,
gave verdict for the Plaintiff
lo1r readers may think the ab,v, ga fancy
sketch, but assure them, the speech with "mprc
If the SORT" actually delivered at Justice
court IN a town near the south line of Vermont last
summer The names OF the pa',ies only are fct-
tIous.-t Democrat.
FIRE kiNpLEas.-Takc quart Of tar and three !
pounds Of rosin, melt them, bring a COOLING temper
atare NIX with as much dust, it'll iitte char /
Goa! added, as can be worked in; spread ont while /
hot upon board; when cold, break up into humps of
the SIZE Of Large hickory nut; and yon have, at !
small expense, hndiinc material enough for house
hold one year. They viii easily ignite from match /
and burn with strong blaze long enough to start any
wood that is fl, to burn.Rochester Union.
The following is from a religious journal Of Lyons, /
france:
''Ycstcrday an admirable and miraculous exhil,- /
ton made in cur civ and The splendid illnina-
tons show how profound is the worship which Iy-
ons pays to the mother Of God. To form AN idea 81
this pious cNhihition person must have seen it,.
This city Of 800 900 souls, Illuminated as by en-
chantmcnt Bengal iiihs, red, green. blue especially
blue is Mary's iavore cclor--were seen on all
sides How happy and proud Of 5 the Virgin, who
is the patron OF city have been. She must
have been consocd she the great CONSIDER of the az
iicted. This people doubtless have sins to he exp
ated; bat the immaculate Virgin. ont of regard to
the imper,hablc Worship here kept up for her, has
torg0ttcn ali their sans.
Whea Notairc wrote his tragedy of Europe he
called up his servant one morning at three ociork,
and gave HIM some verses t. immediately To-
the Sicur Pauin, who to perform the tyrant.--
His alleged that it the hour Of sheep. and
that the actor might not Ike L. be disturbed. go,
say replied No'taiGe; ''tycants never sleep.
bright-eyei rosy checked siSpcr Of two wears
OH, was standing chan in front Of a window,
and seeing person passing by with koss,uh hal
and plume. she said Mamma, mamma, see the
mans tak'd MS whi>hers off and put em rou:,d his
hat
BY the route t. the Pacific by wav Of Vera
Cruz and Acapulco, the mails will he carried f on
Now d. leans 10 San Francisco in Is day, Of about
half the tiMc it takes by the Panama and Nicaragua
rorteS.