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DAsIkI- ssl:BsrER,s rIasr case


well rem9Eaber bearing nv ftfer ali
the following isaeodots, ILLUSTRATIVE III ~
early genius 81 sAe great
Ebenezef Nirhseor. the fathar ~ D,nsSs
was farmer M vegetables 81 IL $3.50 !. /,
had suffered considerably from ~ 5s--..s.
tigns Of . Woo6ck uck, whose hole 49, h ,ss;.
aslon was pear re premises Daniel. some
", zen % twelve ys4Fs old, and bis brother Ere.
We, mad SCI trap and 6aally succeeded Il
.aps .n the tfespasser, Ezekiel proposed
e alll ne ANNA and end 1t once an firth.
q trouble from hln but Daniel looked With
compassion upsn the meek, dumb cantive
hnu one1ed g aet bin again 20 free. The
pVss could not issrae, and each appealed q
sHer la.nsr 20 eeside the cause .Wsll, INV
poysl sala the o'9 geatlenaa, 4 viii is lie
yuoge' lAere Ss the prisoner. fpoinsinr "a
tne Woodchuckl aud yeu shall be the cam.
SCI ana plead the cause for and against his
Ezekiel opened tie case With strong ar.
gument, urging the mischievous nature ~
,ne criminal the great harm he had already
aone, SAID that mach time and labor had
been spent IN his capture, and now If IL was
suffered sto live and 20 again al largs Ia |
would renew his Expectations and III an
ming enough n3t;fo suffer himself 4 IL i
caught again, aDdtlat be ought now Il he
put to death and Ills skin MAS az so,ae !. III II
ne, and that to make the most of b;m 4bar
could, it would not repay half the damsgs
ne had already aosle His argument vas
ready, practical, ko the point, and 81 much
greater length than our limits viii allow Is
to occupy IN relating the story
The father loaktil with nr;do 49,, liz.
son, who became d, distinguished iurist II
his N, manhood No! Daniel. it Is your turn,
II hear what yen have TO saw,
Twas his first ease. Daniel saw tb.t III
plea OF his brother bad sensibly affected h;s
ather, the Judge, and as his large. br;lI;snt
black eyes looked upon the soft timid =.
presslon Of the animal, and as he SAN !,
tremble with fear in It's narrow nrison bossa
y nears sWeHed5 with pity, aud be appeal. /,
= Win elolaens words that the captive
nisns. again go free God, he said had
naue the woodchuck he made him to live
2 enjoy the'brigLt sunlight the pure air tho
rec helds/and Woods. Godshas not made
nm, Or anything jim vain; he .woodobnck
lad as much right to 1--we as any other liy.
ng thing he was. not;a destructive animal
; the wolf and fax were be simplv ata
aw common vegetables, of which thew Lada
lenty and could we'll spare Ia part ia A.. !
troyed nothing except the little fooa IL r
eeded TO sustain his humble life and tbat
tile food was as sweet. to him. and a. naoas.
ary to his existence, as was to them tba
,od upon his mothers table, God furnish. 4
their own food he gave them all thew :
assessed and would they not spare little \
II the dumb creature. who realIv Lag - Y
ugh right to his small share Of Gods bonn. y
!, as they themselves had To their nor ton q
le hand Of t6e Creator Of all things Crea-
ID by Gods hands, he bad right, right I
ON God, to lifef to food TO liberty; aud il
icy had no right to deprive. hin Of either.
10 alluded to the mute but earnest plead Z
lgs of the animal for that life, rs sweet, as G
ear to himsas their own was to them and 4
be just judgment they might expect, if in
slash cruelty and cold heaFtlessDess they s
Dok the life they could not restore again, I
be life that God alone had given
During this appeal the tears had started !
) the old mans eyes, and were fast running III
own his sunburht checks every feeling Of /
fathers heart was stirred within him he s
aw the future greatness Of his son before !
is eyes be felt that God had blessed him
a bis children beyond the lot Of common
men /; his pity and sympathy were awakened
y the eloquent words Of compassion, and
be strong appeal for mercy; and forgetting
he Judge in the man and the father, he
iprang from his chair. (while Daniel was in
hemfdst Of his Argument, without thinking
le had already won his cass,) and turning to
lis older son. dashing the tears from his
ayes, exclaimed 'ZeHc, ZeEe, you let thu
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