Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-21

one direction, and this was as near as
could get him to the COWS or to the truth
butdt is proved that the COWS we're going
along ahead of him, and he Was following
alter striking at them With hislittle
switch teugteet long and twoinchestacross
The butt, and | reckon you'll think he
was driving" them. Isung out to him:
"Dodder. stop,!' but he didn't mind my
order and just threw q stone in that di-
his head, and at the same time going te-
ward him. He paid no attention and
sung out again "Dodder Stop!'' Still he
didn't mind me, and then | just threw
another stone but on he came aud on |
went, and | threw the third stone. which
he says hit him on the back of the neck.
but which l think is rather strange, Ss
We were going towards each other as fast
IS we could go. But he never slsckened
up, and by this time wel~ere within about
eight feet OF each other, l halted and
haIoed at the top of my voice ''Dodder,
,hy in hell don't you stop !" About then
ne did stop and raised his ten feet switch
AS if to strike me. l sang out; Mr..
Dodder. look OUT You may wollup my
cows, but ii you wolluP me with that
switch, you'll wollup an animal thstll
hook u Here the orator made an ap-
propriate gesture Of the head, as in the
act of hooking, which was followed with
tnmultuous shouts and laughter. that con
tinued several minutes.
Now, gentlemen, il you convict me,
lhis court can fine me $3.50 and Jug me
for six months, and if you really think
ought TO be convicted of this assault, say
so. for am in favor Of living up to the
laws, as long as they are laws. whether it
is the fugitive slave law, the Nvbrasks
oil, or the excise laws. | will read YOU
little law, however, which nave just
seen in book found hers-(Ihs speak
or picked up = law book and read q.
follows )-"Every man has right to
defend himself from personal violence"
Now don't know whether that is law
or not, but iud it in law book u vet
Gran member of the bar who was sitting
near the speaker, remarked to him thSCi
was good law. Well, gentlemen, here
is an old man who looks as il he might
know something. aud ssys'tis good law.
Now if you will turn 10 Barbour some
thing, page 399, you'll find that The same
doctrine is applied 10 cattle great laugh
ter. Therefore l take it mad right |
to defend my cows against Dodder's ten
foot switch. Why, gentlemen, nearly ali
my wealth is invested in them three COWS,
and you can't wonder that became lit. !
tie excited when l SAW Dodder switching |
them with this ten foot pole. l am poor
man and have large family, consisting
oI wife and six children, which is doing
very we'll for SO small man as am, and
could not afford to let Dodder kill my
cows
Now, gentlemen, don't believe you'll
convict me, after what have said. But
il you do, aud this court 6ues me $3.50, II
shall 'repudate," because can't pay
And if I'm jusged for ak months. why
these Dodders will have it all their own
way up here. But notwithstanding all
this, and if you think l ough! 10 have
stood by and not done anything Uhen I
saw Dodder hammering nay cows. why
then am gone in toll gate and all.
1t is true, am a poor man, bat net a
mean one. The name Of Allington can
be traced to the May Flower. When she
landed the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock,
among the passengers vas = widow, Mary
AlinytOn, with four tathVrlsss children
and am descended fron that Puritan
stock, and from that day to this there has
never lived an Arlington who hadn't
Yankee spirit enought to stone Dodder
for polling his COWS. I'm done,
RoarS OF laughter, during which the
defendant took his seat. After few
words from his honor the jury retired, and
in few minutes and returned with Yer>
dict of Not Guilty.
Old DOdder and Doddsr No. 2 were al
that instant seen pIunging down the stair-
leading ihe court yari with unbounded
,oWers oflocumOLion whsn the yard Was
gained they fairly ran. and il is supposed
they never stopped until the deep WOoaa
of Mnisink hid them tron the gaze ofmen
AIlington heard the verdict with th,
sang froid Of philosopher. No smo;i9s
other than the turping MS cul Of tobacco
in his mouth and an extra squirt of juice.
was observable.
1t may be as we'll to remark, that the
District Attorney refuapd 10 be pittied
against his eloquent opponent, and les ;hs
CAUSE go by default. as he said no: word
in reply to the speech of his opponent
The Dis re. Attorney was in tighi place
and took the wisest course TO get out
Il is not often ne meets With such formid-
able Prisonsss.
DtD'xr CIR MARarsD. Less than two
years ago, a lady and gentleman, Iesi
dents Of neighborinG town. were eDga-
ned 10 ha rnarried Whnn The lima A.