Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-11-04

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the husband apparently much frightened.
Sought to have a lawyer exclaimed
the wife, fought to have lawyer, when
you know l have been reading Blackstone
these three years y ye,,ssas lrsr !tl
Blackstone, my dear r. aY .5..s I'9u
"Yes, sir, Blackstone, the key, as it were,
to all law-the. foundation Of all legal
pleading-and tie great foundation Of all
adjudication. l know more about law
now, than one-half Of the lawyers, and
Mr.. Thompson you ought 10 have been
aware that counsel was not NECESSARY In
my case. am surprised at your Stupidity,
and hope, sir, you willixke your seat, and
90, display your Ignorance again" 7iia
The spectators, who had, out of gallan-
Try suppressed their merriipent until now,
here barsL into q peal Of laughter. Even
TIE squire, as dignifed as be is in the
Magisterial chair, could not resist an ur-
gent desire TO give shaw haw!!"a sns
Fire flashed from The eyes Of the lady,
and turning to ,lhe laug ing Magistrate,
she said, .""Was I brought here 10 be in
suited BY these heathenish men Or hi
.-Notat all, madam was, his reply; .but
ss you see proper to make yourself ridicu-
lous, you must, zuo;gslo y,s, -ey hga
b. "Slr, you are no gentleman s4d4sJ
"Come, come, madam, wo have had
enough Of this nonsense 4 have gone as
far my as duty would permit, 10 accommo-
date you; but you have seen tit to unsex
yourself in SO public aplace as this, find |
must drop my gallantry aud use my au-
thority, | command you to keep silence
While these remarks We're being ad-
dressed to Mrs. Thompson, she several
times interrupted the speaker, but he sue
ceeded in keeping her pretty quiet until he
got thrugh. Then she said, i"I will speak
If / choose 9i2E.1 OHIO aiI i1 i5I.noI .
I'comnand silence."f $3.50 @hd aD"
"You won't getit from mep' Daa {f.j
"rhen I will imprison you for contempt
of court" q lpsAaht1 z isJ7' 9ia ,es I
r. Do il, if you dare" eiaR012 2soil +
81 dislike 10 do so, but I must have or
der in court" ie" ':ai % filf 50
"Then keep your mouth shut" = =.
"Constable Housernan, take that lady
in"- Ills aiiii1 1907 ti'i'H s'i''s
"No, no, squire" cried Mr., Thompson,
who still held the baby in his arms
"She'll be still-wen't you, my dear!'
"Mr. Thompson, you are fool" she re-
piled. sNo won't be still can suffer
as martyr in the cause Of right! Man
has power-he rules-but the time is COM
ing when poor down-trodden woman will
break the bonds of slavery, and claim and
enjoy all her natural privileges" e,E
"That's true" half groaned Mr., Thomp-
son. ~ -..f .,,zs4
Il do not wish 10 deal severely with you
madam" said the Magistrate, "bul justice
cannot be dispensed without order, shall
therefore proceed with the, trial, hoping
ing your good sense will prevent you from
interrupting the proceedings again"
g Yes, that's it, my DEAR said the hus-
hand nodding first to the lady and then to
the Magistrate. a,,.4..,,i,ljs7 ....;if1, ssa /:
Mrs. Thompson, whose vexation appeared
now wrought upto decided anger, look no
notice of either, beyend a scoruful look
at the Magistrate, and a searching one at
her husband. At this juncture the baby,
which still lay in the arms of Thompson,
commenced crying. s7lis .s4ss5a
"Bye bye-bye,y sang its its kind father,
as he tossed it gently On his lap; but ne-
tler the tossing nor the Tbye-bye" soothed
the child, nor tended to stop its crying
Mr. Thompson then hugged it 10 his bo-
som, while he rocked to and fro ON his
chair; yet the child persisted in crying,
"My dear whispered he to his wife,
.sthe darling wants TO come to you.i
Il can't take her." she snappisbly re-
piled; -but it wont do TO let lie. be cry
ing here. Take her out OF doors and
walk with her. tiopInfuo s1s a9BaiIoqaH /
Il Out went Mr.. Thompson and the baby,
to the great relief hnr donbt, of the wife
and mother, and TO the no small amusement
of the spectators. Mrs. Thompson then
asked for pen, ink aud papers, which being
supplied, sheiaunoupced- her readiness for
the trial TO proceed. hnsit saeissiiG siiI
Miss Blossom, the prosecuting witness.
was now called to the stand. and being
duly sworn, proceeded 10 testify. She
was rather venerable Miss, perhaps thir--
iy-fver or forty years uof age, tall and
slender, and pr scented generally decay
ing appearance. Her nose was long and
sharp, her little grey eyes dull, her cheeks
sunksn, and her chin almost as prominent
as her nese. bA,huw of riBglels around her
neck, might have givenher youthful appear
ance, had not their color di ffered. materially
from the hair on top of her head. Her dress
was giafing muslin ae- lane, the skirt Gov
erred with founces edged with black lace,
and the waist all dotted with fancy buttons
and ribbon bows. She had a bonnet on
her head, but it could scarcely be seen for
the flowers and ribbons which adorned il,
while, sluhg upon her left arm was a bag
capacious enough ofhold an ordinaryoli-
bfary.s Dnrhge the time she had been in
court not a smile had Frightened her rigid
countemauce, ihough her eyes had been al
NEST constantly fixed upon MRS. Thompson,
the person against whom she was to testl-
fy. = 1t took her some minutes to arrange
herself in suitable position asa Witness
(wishing, like all old maids, 10 show to
the greatest effect and as many more to
adjust her dress, her clrls, etc. sfgl:i'.
"What is the ground ofyour complaint !!
asked the squire, for the fourth or min
time, before he could get an answer. AT
last she replied: "a ~ 81 p. -
Il have been a member Of the Anti
Despotic and an-Elevating Society,"
: (of course the real name of the society she
mentioned is not givenl for fifteen years.