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4 al rich incident occurred short time
since, in one oil the County Courts Of Yer
mont, which " consider too good to be lost.
Mnny Of the jury, together with the Judge
and lawyers we're intending to participate in
= celebration eta socisty Of which they were
members, and were sonseqaently-in their
anxiety to close the term rushing eases
through with al tho dispatch that honor aud
justice would permit
Al halEpast twelve o'clock. one day, an
intermissisnAfos half an hour for dinner vas
granted, with ! strict injunction from the
Judge that + all bands must b back pune
tu2fly at oise, ID commence new case Of
The dinners, taat. dav, were swallowed
With gteascTErspi ait than usual, audas rho
cleck struck one, the officers Of the law rush
ed into Cogrt.I like chickens into meal
treugh.
While they were eating their dinners,
however, q yonRg man from the country,
being somewhat anxious to see the manner
in which justice was metea cut, walked into
the Courtropm, and, as he afterwards ex-
pressed himself took squint at all the
Seats aud SEEM there wssn t.Robedy in tho
incest one, with d railins al around il,
thought he'd make sure on it. fore the fel-
lers got back from dilners
In five minutes after the crowd entered
the room, the Judge raped the desk with
she bhttend af his jack knife, and, with
digni6ed frown, cried l.
Silence ia the Ceart I
Silence in thp GeaIFt repeated the broad
shoulaered constable, leaniag on the railing
in front Of his honorI aud Immediately re-
fumea the occupAtion5of picking his teeth
with \ pin. H
Silence in thoiCpars Z eeheed the squeak
ing t5nes Of small, red -headed constable
near the doors and ths latter speaker imme.
diatelg commenced Showing the crowd,
right md left, to ist item know that he was
aropaa
An readyl' says The Judge.
Al ready I replied the attorney.
Command the prisoner to stand upp
says the Judge, while the indictment is be-
ing read =
The bread -shouldetea constable now walk
ed up to the prisoners box, during the ap-
parent .asmen,afy absence OF the sheriff,
placed his hands ID the shoulder Of the
young man, and sxclafmed--
Stand up = III
What fur ? asld tlo .sssnished young
farmer
r. hear the charge read / exclaimed The
constable.
Wall, / guess 7 KID hear what's goin en-,
without staudin', tsWell a. the restOn en-
Was tile reply AKA
STAND u = rosred The judge, IN burst
Of passion he had just bit his tongue whilc
picking his teeths young man, stand up !!
on tbs consequences be Upon yeur own head
The victim came up Gu his feet as if IN
der tie Influence Of aealvanic battery, and
Locking around the e9v1trsom aud Hetioing
that slleyes were upnh him, with an-expres
sion about a. affectienatc as that Of rabid
man towards Devil Of water, he hung his
head ia eonfusisa and modification, and was
nearly deaf to the words Of the indictment !;
but he heard enough Of the long, cemplica-
ted, tangled sentences t. learn that be was
charged with stealing, or snbezzliRg, or
cheating, or pilfering SEINE house or some
body, and he couldn't tell exactly which
What does he say eIthe chargei Gull
~ or Hot guilty. Inquired the Judge, peep
ing over bis spectacies, with look Geld
enough to freeze~a mans bleed. Guilty Or
not guilty 2
TheIyoung man y9Etufed 70 look up, 10
hopes #ts find q sympafhizing eye, but all
were co!d and uhftiendly, and he again
gazed en the saw busted Aoor, and trembled
With confusion
sGGlty or not guilty y again vooiferated
the Judge, in tone tha. plainly denoted
impatisRee to proceed with the ease.
Tho broad-shsuldered' constable, being
ratherGa humane man, now stepped up to the
prisoner, and exclaimed
.Yon had better say rot guilty. Of course
If you say 'guiltg} you don't stand ne
chance, this term, that's SIRE and if yeu
say hot gully, AID wish, at any future
state IL TIE case. u change your plea to
gully you can do il, without any injury
to YOURSELF There6ere, Iadviseyou TO say
net gully and stick to it. Is long as there's
any chance 7
Jonathan's feelings lad been simmering
sometime, but now .hey fairly boiled ever :
and, with look Of iaR6eent but determined
resolution, be swusg bis arms about his head
/ and exclaimed
What in all natu.' arc yeou fsllers try
in 10 dew2 l haia't been stealth notbin'
\ Ihaint sure =
just at this mepent, tie ftsnt door open
ed, ana the sheriffsuish the genuine prisoner,
walked iato the robin. and proceeded at once
to theHbor
n The Court saw, ia moment, its mistake
! and tried to choke doMA is effect with a
frswn-but twas se 20 The crowd burst
forth into horse Angh that fairly made the
4 windows rattle,i ana. the ysung man left the
room exclaiming, Jas be passed out at the
X door
4 Il knowed all TIE line, hadn'. stslc
nethin' - Literary aluSSuzt.
II Mankind are4nsreNhas they are made
by their fellows than byl nature. The vol
\ is ferocious, becaGss hunsed from whelp
the snake turns upon yeu, because you dis
turb aAd pursue il the ehild grows surly
because unjustly ceercsa but, above all
\ man becomes unjuse and cruel, because pur