Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-04

profession, avocatlon or business tnat
nature never intended you for. The
smallest teal, or duck, that swims on
the bosom of the Chesapeake Bay,
would swim and drown in that ele-
ment the best bloodcd and finest
game cock that ever old Virginia
produced in her most chivalric days !.
while in the cockpit, the teal, or duck
would be nowhere in the fight. Our
counties furnished too little business
for the resident attorneys; we all
looked to q circuit practice. Some
rode the whole circuit, and others
lover but few counties. We some
times had o little sparring in our
cases in trials, but it ended there, and
we stood banded together like BROTH
ers. At the Rush Circuit Court my
friend Judge Perry bargained for a
pony for twenty-five dollars, TO be
delivered the next day, on credit Of
six moths. The man came with the
pony, but required security Of the
Judge for twenty five dollars. The
Judge drew the note at the top of a
sheet of foolscap and signed it. /
signed it; James Rariden signed it
and handed it on, and on it went
from lawyer to lawyer around the
bar, till some twenty of us had signed
it. l then handed it up to the Court,
and three Judges put their names to
it. Judge Perry presented it to the
man he had bought the pony OF, but
he promptly refused to receive it,
"Do you think am fool, to let you
get the Court and all the lawyers on
your side? i see you intend TO cheat
me ont of my pony. Up he jumped
and ran out of the Court House,
mounted the pony and started for
home at full gallop.
The great variety Of trials and
incidents on the circuit gave TO the
life of a travelling attorney an interest
that we all relished exceedingly.
There was none of the green bag city
monotony, no dyspepsia, no gout, no
ennui, no rheumatism, or neuralgia
consumption was a stranger among
us. An occasional jump OF the tooth
ache, relieved by the turnkey of the
first doctor we came to, was the
worst. All was fun, good humor,
fine Jokes we'll received, good appe-
tites and sound sleeping, cheerful
landlords and good natured landla-
dies at the head Of the table. We
rode first class horses; Gen. Noble
on "Wrangler," for which he gave
$50; Drew on drew Gray" cost
$40; Caswell on "Blue Dick" cost
SOS; Rariden on "Old Gray cost
$50: John Test on "Bay Filley, cost
$50; Gen. Mckinney on Mckinney
Roam, cost s45; David Wallace on
"Ball, cost $40; Amos Lane on Big
Sorrel," cost $50; Judge Eggleston
on 'Indian Poney," cost sS5; George
Ii. Dunn on Dancing Rabbit" cost
$40; James b. Ray on "Red Jacket,
cost 500; Martin NJ. Ray on "John,
cost s35; William II. Morris on "Ja.
cob,' cost $50; Charles III. Test on
"Archie," cost $40 John S. Newman
on "Clay Bank cost $50 and ! rode
"Grcy Fox" that cost me 800
These were the highest prices at that
day for the very best travelling horses
in the country. They we're trained
10 the cross pole and mud roads, and
were all good swimmers. Our attor-
neys were ready off hand practition-
ers, seldom ut fault for tho occasion.
Sometimes we had TO meet attorneys
from other States, who would fling in
the Latin and technical terms with a
triumphant air, but in most cases
they were foilcd by quick retorts of
our bar. have named Gen. Noble
as at tho head OF our sharp shooters,
but he was not alone, there were
few others Of the same sort.
Doo AND DAMAGES.
On one occasion an action on tho
case had been brought by learned
attorney from Ohio, who IL nameless,
as he Is still living, against an old
widow lady-damages claimed, TWEEN.
ty dollars. II appeared In evidence
that tho old lady had beautiful
daughter, that tho defendant was at |
that time paying his suit 10. One
dark night tho plaintiff put on his
now, white, Irish linen suit, fine ruf. |
fed shirt, white silk gloves, his white
stockings and morocco shoes, and his
cane In hand he stepped up 20 the
house of tho old lady, and knocked Ut |
tho door. AZ that moment large
St. Bernard dog, belonging 20 the old |
lady, sprang around the corner Of the |
house, and Jumped at tho lover with |
q growl. The young man, iflghten.
cd almost out Of hIemorocoos, left tho |
door In an instant, and ran into |
large mud hole u fow rods of, of the |
existence OF which he had no knowl. |
edge, and foil PROSTATE, covering him.
self oil over with dirty water, and
leaving tho shape OF his body In tho
mud, Tho question before the advo.
Gates was, M 10 tho liability Of the |
old lady, for the damage done 10 tho |
dandyn clothes, The learned Ohio |
lawyer opened for the plaIntIii, and
contended that the case came strictly |
with the principles Of 'Qui fhcIt pcr
alum, ihoIt por 80. Mr. Caswoll, for |
tho old lady, dcnIod the position, and |
urged upon tho Court that the case
was governed by tho principles of
"Damnum absquo injurla," Tho
Court held tho case over till the next
morning. Judge IIarln--"rhe Court
IL OF the opinion that this Ia not
case OF "Qul laolt por alum, but that
u comes within tho principles Of u
'damnum absquo injuria, which, vi
the Court understands herself, IN n |
damndbie injury, but as the old lady |
was In no way 20 blame, tho judgment
IL given for the defendant"
sar Little boy-"Mr. Brown, when
! get bigger, you'll lct me ride your
horse, won't you7'