Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-07-19
EIoq ueRce OF a Country Lawyer.

ElOQ ueHcc OA q OOA1AtHy A@
The following bit of humor from an old
and we'll known correspondent of the
Thibodaux Minerva, we lay with pleasure
before our readers: 1t has gone the
rounds of al! Of the papers; and we now
copy from the Spirit of the Times. Can't
we induce the gentleman to become an
occasional spondent Of the Ceres?
Mr.. Editor: Our town Of II sport
ed once upon al time, a MSS. journal,
issued weekly. Every Saturday evening
welcomed the ga. ..." to every lady 5
center table. Poetry, literature, morals,
&C., were the themes that ornamented its
pages, and sometimes
Lively and gossiping,
Stored with the treasures of the .a.lline world;
And with spice of mirth too" tz
But my object being to give you speci-
men Of what the "a -" was made of,
will proceed at once with the "Elo-
quence Of Country Lawyer" which was
reported for the journal by friend G..
Il would be proper, however, to inform
you that the case in which our country
lawyer was employed, was one for dam.
ages. The plaintiff required damages Of
the defendant, for having gagged certain
Old Rosinanfe, his property, that was pro-
ven by he defence had not the least idea
Of The ..sht Of property, and had unscru-
pulously insinuated herself in the neigh
boring field, and played the devil in the
pertaier patch. S S 9
The suit was brought before Squire A.,
who is fond Of the sublime and the ridicu.
lous, though a leesle more Of the latter.
Here it is verbatim ct literatim. If it
suits you give it place in your columns !:
: Please this most honorable court =
With due deference, fot your honor, and
with the greatest reluctance and the most
oppressed feeling Of outraged nature, sir,
! appear to defend the, defendant; and
were i not that conceive myself called
upon by the voice Of ny country-the
voice ofjustice--in this innocent woman 5
case, should remain forever silent upon
fhis erentful occasion, and hurl back to
nso'nentity. the Mirabeau-lke spirit that l
'''w feel within me. But, please your
honor, as ! do come now, rs does the min
lstering angel, to defend and protect the
lnnocens-to assert the clsims Of Justice
to untold the omnipotency and sovereignty
oi the law, the law. sir, before which the
potentates of the earth bow their heads
with awful reverence. You, even your
honor myself! my tender client!-all
must must bend the knee beforelthe imperative
dictates Of the law! Yes, | have come,
Please your honor, to claim the protection
% the law against the ssdespotic oppression
o' malicesafore.thought, - conceived and
Dsgosfen IN the dark abyss Of evil.hearted
and degenerate man, q m,,ch horn - :
wlcksdness as (according 70 the laws Of
'asl'a'lon' : please your. honcr) the spark
% " upwards, instigatea by The diabol;cal j
aosll' Ioaring about At the dead hour Of
:'e n'Sn'' ike the voracious ihyena, seek.
.As wnom ne may deyour. iam over.
y ~1ei.ned with the grandeur Of the idea
,a,' n Just now has 50 forcibly struck me.
ao;,. !; .'e !, malice Of wicked men! FAT this
point the gentleman for the. plaintiff re-.
marked that his learned friends idea was
: raeroe lScall upon your honor for
p.asc'lon r .gaiast the slanderous assertion
win =. aas $ gentleman. A racroe, indeed! /
san.l %'a =, the gentleman knor, please your
nolof' That | never make racroes = Nv
as neas are naught but the spontaneous
.o.aOus.'on ,,,' OF highly wrought mind. and
my motto is ever F;at iust;tia ,,.at crl.n, .,,
y. & no,: as ! said, please your honor. @ !!
tue, .ne malice ofwicked menr Has 4 come
% 'hls pitch, sir that poor woman With
nelpless husband and numerous ornhans :
must mus o reined Up before such ! iurisd;c.
..:a. ...a, oe'ore such a tribunal as this 10 be
]. : 'ea-mark the idea, to be red sav
'or % contemptihc, SO diabolic.l ! crime
g. ssaaa .ns ssssing q : wicked, bloody. old
.ecs-Dreaslng, torn-eating.anim 'of !
y nan mare !! Ths shades Of Nero rises !,
i.'s anparalelled hnoustrosity! Tell i no,
Ierrebonne - publish i not in Il.
s1eets OF Houma! The milk & kums !