Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-11-03
A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION.

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ed Ellis was the defendants counselor,
and Elder Gilruth, a Methodist preach
er, was the plaintiffs most important
witness, having BY chance been passing
when the affray occurred. Ellis fostered
spirit of revenge towards the preacher,
because he once called public attention
10 him at a camp meeting, where he had
been guilty ofdisorderly conduct and was
determined upon this occasion 10 crafty |
hatspirit by showing up the worthy divine
in fanciful colors. The court was crowd
ed, and the revengeful pettifogger was
gloating in inward rapture the fine op-
portunity which was about TO present
itself, for repaying The preacher in his
own currency. Elder Gilruth was a
man of athletic proportions, with the sin
ews of a yeoman, and the stateliness and
dignity of field officer, and as he took
his place upon the witness stand, all
eyes were turned upon him. In his sim
pie, unostentaiions manner, he related
the circumstances of the affair, as they
occurred. Now the counse's privilege
Of cross questioning.
"Did 1 understand you 10 say, Mr..
Gilruth, that ycu saw the defendant
strike the plaintiff"
al know not what you have under
Stood" replied the witness, "but II my
eyes serve me properly, 1 certainly did
witness maneuvre that would warrant
that description"
"Ah, you saw him strike, then; will
you please inform the court how hard
blow was inflicied?'
Gas nearly as can remember" re-
piled the witness, ''the blow was suth-
cient to knock the plaintiff down."
THAT is not an explicit answer" said
the counsel, somewhat nonpussed by the
preachers coolness. 81 wish you to ex-
plain to court how hard blow was in
flicted by the defendant upon the person
of the plaintiff, as set forth in the indict-
ment.
''Shall answer the gentleman's ques.
tion?' said Gilruth, turning to the magis-
trBte.
"As you please" replied the justice.
"You wish me to give satisfactory
demonstration of the velocity of the blow
which brought the plaintiff to the
ground?"
81 do" said Ellis.
"Well, then," continued Gilruih, ad-
vancing few steps towards the counsel,
''as nearly as my judgment serves me,
The blow was about equel to that" at the
same instant planting his enormous
handful of bones directly between the
lawyers eyes, smashing his spectacles,
and prostrating the unlucky climb of the
law" upon the floor.
A simultaneous roar of applause burst
from the delighted audience, and the
crestfallen attorney commenced gather
ing himself up from his fallen dignity,
while brother Gilruth, as coolly as if
nothing had occurred. regained his for
mer position on the stand, and remained
waiting for further interrogatories. 1t is
not necessary to add that the witness was
dismissed without further examinations
and that his conclusive testimony con-
victed the defendant.
Poor Ellis vowed ample vengeance,
but the writer is not aware that he ever
succeeded in obtaining it.
PATRoNIsE YoUR OwN.-No one should
ever 60 abroad for what they can pur-
chase at home. Home mechanics are al
ways safe 10 trade with; because we
know them. The safest place for chill |
dren is the roof-tree of their paternal
home. So with everything else. Home
products are the best. But in nothing is |
more important to look after home than
selecting your reading matter. Do not
send to the cities for your newspapers,
but first encourage those published in
your locality. City papers are all we'll
in their places, but they cannot pay at
tention to your local matters. By all
means take your country papers, what
ever you do, and advertise in them, for
business is more inspired by knowledge
of what is buying and selling than by
any other cause. A man who hasn't
local pride and public spirit enough to
give adequate support 10 his local papers,
isn't very likely on The whole, TO do
much good for himself, or anybody else
either.
WATER IN THE Texan DEsERr.-The
project of obtaining water on Llano
Estacado, By means of Artesian wells,
has proved failure. The appropriation
has been used up, and Capt. Pope has
abandoned his machinery and returned
to his regular duty in the army. Water
was reached, TO be sure, in some of The
borings; but it was very bad quality, and !
would nowhere rise nearer TO the sur.
face than a hundred and eighty feet.
A French paper calls dyspepsia "the
remOrse of guilty stomach" J