Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-01

IL is proved that the cows were going alng
ahead Of him, and he was following aier
them, striking at thcm with his liilo swich.
ten feet long and two inches across the but,
and reckon you'll think he was "dri,.pg"
them. sung out to him, "Doddrr slq, q"
but lie didn't MUD nv order, and ! ust.hrev
a stone In that direction, vhlch vent iboui
fncen feet over his head, at the san, time
going toward him. lie paid 10 attention and
sung out again, "poGdcr stop ~ Sdl he
didn't mind me. and then just threvAnoih.
er stone. bot ON be came and on wet, and
threw the lhlrd stone. which he s1s hil
him on tic back Of the neck, bot what hink
Is rainer strange, as We were guIoy lwsrd
each other as iasi AZ We could go. hu, We
never Stacked up. and by this time vcre woh.
M about eight feet ol each other. | lnlud,
,nd hallooed at The top ofmy voice, 'Doid.,,
why ~ hi don't you stop" Abo5tthcn D.,
d,d s,op, aud raised his tcn.fooi sw'cl, a. II
to strike me. sang out, Mr. Duijcr. look
out You may wollop INV cows, 5ll II you
wolIop me With that switch, youu wo.lop
an animal ihatll hook ." Here be oraro,
made m appropriate gesture Of The head, a.
II IN ne act Of hooking, which was 'ollowct
with mmuluous shout, and laughter, tLar
continued several minutes
Now gentlemen II you convict me, ,h.,
Court fine me $3.50 and JOG nre,N month.
and II Won really think ought 10 10 con,ic.
red'or this assault, say 50, for am h favor o.
living up to the llas, ss long 5s hey arc
laws, whether It is the Fugitive SIrc lan
the Ncbp,ka Bll or the Excise laws. |
will read YOU llulc law, however, which |
have just seen IN a book found hgc- lthc
speaker picked mp law hook and rod a, io'.
lows Every man has right u defend
himself from personal violence NV don't
know whether that is law or not. blt find DO
10 a Law book. \ veteran mcnhc ofihc bar
Who was si'llng hear the speaker, remarked
to him tia, b, was a good dlaw Well gentle.
men, hero is an old man vho lools as Il be-
mirh, know 'omcth.nr, and he sa's ii, good
law. Now Il YOU will turn to Blbour some.
thing. page 900, you'll find Iha, the same
doctrine applies to ca,l'e-Irrral hurhicrl-
Therefore ilko n had rlh, defend INV
COW, against D,idel's ten 600, switch. Why,
ccn,lcrcu, nearly an nv wealth % invested
iu them thee cows, and you can, Wonder lha,
! became a liule excited when 81, Do!icr
switching them with his ten Coz, plc ! am
a poor man and have large family consisting
ola wife md sN children. which Irrcson Is
doing very we'll tor 80 small mra ss avn,
and could not ailord to lc, Doil-r Lill m,
coas
NoS, prud,mgr, lou'. Z ,e'c r,u N CON.
We, me after wha, have pid. Bot if YOU
10. auI this court fines nc $3.50. l'halI re.
pu1arr.' because cant pay Md II l'm
nesrI or siN months, why he1 Dodiors
wall have 10 an lhcir own way upiere. Bot
Notwithstanding 40 th,s. I am o.linr TO rrsk
myself 900 your hand, and Il on think ]
ought Co have .iouJ by and not ore anything
when aw Doidar h1mmcriu.my COWS why
then an 'ronr boo lol..sa,c a,i 40.
It's, ,rac; am pour man 5s' uu, q mcar
one The name Of Arlington 90 BE- traced to
lhc May Flower. When .he huirl rhr PIi-
rrms on Plymouth Rock, an'n- iho ras'cn-
gers was aw.lrw, Mary Arlington, with four
hthsr'r.s children, and am descended l'om
,har Prruu stock aul from hat iay ,o this
there has never lived an AlIiuhon who hadn't
Yanke, spirit enough To r1e D'iie' Tor
polinr his cows. I'm done
Roar. oflauchrer during shIch the defend
ntiook h, scat. A0sra rw words lrom
lts lloaor III, Jury retired, and 10 few mo.
msnl, returned with a ,rrlc, of N5i Gully
Oh Dodacr and DojIsr NJ. > werr At that
in,ian; seen plunging duunthe stairs leading
to the courtyard With unbsuajsi Po"ers Of
lucomo,.on and when the gard WAS gained
they fairly ran, and It b, supposed never stop.
ped until the deep woods Of ln'nk h.d them
from the gaze oirncu.
Arlington heard ;he VERDI, With the sang
fro.d OF a philosopher ~ emotion, other
than the turning OF his cudG tobacco IN h'
mouth and an extra sluuo juice vas ob'erv'
able. Il may be as veil roc,mhrs, that the
District Attorney refused t. be p'lcd against
hrs eloquent orronenr, and Ic, the cause 60
5y default, a, he aid 90, word IN reply to
the speech Of his opponcrt The Di''nc'
Attorney was in tight r',ce, and took the
wisesl course to &c, out 1t isuot often be
meet, With formidable prisoners.