The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-30
Let the " ooticl.nek go .

Eicn'Hr Webster, tbs fdhor of Daniel. was
'onrer Itt reCeish.ss Ia his gard lad sui
!ered considerably ram the deprcdntions of
W6ojchuek, oho.e hole and haLlta,an VS. ncn-
'ha premise. Dtp:p'. .%ans ten or ,welvc rear.
DID, and ~ Older solder Ezekiel. had set A tr,p
a0d tHnl y,-ucceedci in capturing the ,respa,ser.
Ezekiel prnposCd to Kill tue snu,al, and end y,
once all id,'her trouble from him; but Daniel
| looked with cnrpiss'uH upon his meek. ,.unb
captive, ad oTered To let him ngain go frc,
TIE boys could mo- agree, and each appe l.d to
.htir father to decide the case "Well, NV bows
'ais' tie old gentleman. Il will be the nudge
There Is the prisoner. (poin'iug To The wonico K
and you shall he the counsel and mead the can
| for and against h., life and lher,y."
! E,eklal opened hc cas-, with . strong arru.
'nrn,, urging the m.cheVous natr, If tle Grim.
nal, the great harm lac had already done said
that much time and labor had Le., spent il l. q
capture, ard if he VII. suffered to live ard 90
again nj large. he would repsw hi. dppredaticns
and be cunning enough not 10 suffer himself 10
be caught again, and that lie ought now 10 b.
J put to death; that his ska was to some value.
and that to make the most of him they could il
wonld not repay half the douinge he had aIt.f,v
none Ills Argument was ready. practical to the
point, nnd oi much greater Tncih than our i'm.
hs Will a"ow us to occupy in relatn.. the
story.
The father looked with rrde upan Ais con.
who became distinguished jugis IN Il, nnan
hood.
! Now Caniel i !, yocr turn; III hear What
youhave TO say"
Twas his first case. Daniel eaw o. ,hs
plea Of hl brother had senslbly oitartcd III,
iaiLer, tar iHdge; ind ~ bls hrge r.. .'liss,
'i'rk ayss looked upon !he soft timii ,yo-. ;on
OF the animal, End ss he saw It ,rc..,,s with
fear m ia narrow Frison-hruse HE heart ~,,'sl
with pity, and lac appealed with el-a,o.. vo,d.
ina, me chplise might again 60 free God ne
sAia' had made the woodchuck lie D. 's him
to i've, N enjoy 'he bright sunl,eh, ths n,,p 81,
me free fields s1i woods. God hsi nct nrnde
nm or ANYTHING in Yliu: tie wbadthu.k lad as
much right to lie as .suy other !i,iag tl,inr le
WA not destructive animal, 70 ,ag uo'f and
The fox were lie simply ate few con -,on veg
e'ahies, Of which tley had plenty sal enuid
vel spare part; he DESTROYED nol'ny ,.cen,
Tie liti'e food he needed to sustain hi. hu,ptle
NE: and that little food was ns sweet 40 Inn
ana ns necessary 10 his existence, as wp. - 'hrrl
isr food uron his mothers table. God f.r.sLca
their own food; he gays ihcri MI tNey p.s.cs..
tdi and would they r1t .ro'e 3 ltis ~ ,ie
dung creature who reilly lad rs r,ur,, r;.u, =,
his small share Of Gods bounty. - they hem
selves had to their nnrtionl Tou more t.r Fl.
nal had never violated tive iGw- h.t nate i-
The lava Of God. "a man oiien 6id. Su. .,r;,,,y
followed tie simple hafml.s, instinct he bal
recelSed from the hand Of tho Creator If all
thrrg7. Created hy Gods hand he hlt "a ,,,L.
right from God to life to fool, ,o lioertr, re-
they had no r'gh, to deprive him Il ,i,L.r. IL
alluded 10 tho mU's but earnest p!caa,r- of The
animal for that he n- sweet rs de.. {, lin. an
their own was to i.m; and the Just ia, .-nt
they might expect ifin selfish cruelty end cold
heaf!edress they tool, the lie they could not
restore asnis, The lie that c I'd alone had Civ
IN.
Daring tai, appeal the tears had star cd !, tie
old mans eve'. AID were fast runnmy down lis
sunhurnt ctr"k. every leslGr Of :,n.-'. heart
was stirred within him he saw lha fu,u,e a-oat
ness Q: I'' rnr rhro his ewes: lo Erlt that God
had blessed him in he chi.irrr beco-i tie ict Of
common men hls pity ard sy,apalr -ore
awakened by the eloquent words Of ron,r,5s. ..n,
and the strong appeal hr mercy srd fn-gettnc
the Judge in the man a1d tha f. her, hs srrsn,
ion his chair, (whiir Dan was in tie mills, nf
his Argument, without thnknr he had alre..;,
won h' case and turning 4, iSF older son. dash
i"z The is'rs fom his evcs s,"iaimed, 'Zese
Lekc, you let That VnouehucA -