The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-11-23
DEATH AND EHE LAWYER.

DEATH 1lri AND HE LAWYER Wy
A lawyer olone in his chamber lay,
deserted and iriendless, to die; "a r ~
Heknes that SUMMONS Be mud obey, 4 + i
And he groAhed with dresdful sigh.
He tossed and he turned, for his bosom burned,
Ard his conscience began to gnawi -
AhdsCfrQSs he made thIt his CASE Be A~og SNEU
N hope ! he might find cut afaw. FL ~
~tN1CATRF S-*NG1 ~ -
"Law! law! law! from morning till dewy eve,
And from evening till rosy morn,
Though the fatherless weep and the widows grieve
Or the poor grow weary and worn -
I've Iaboreh andbaltied q lile-time through,
And hs hiazes have trodde en- well;
AEa what shnvslI seen. and helped 70 do, -EAM
tThe DoekET alone cdn tell
"F6r d FEE have proved it lawful and right :
For the husband to beat the wife; '|
And have screened the villain who wreaked his
On his innocent neighbors life. tspite
I've parted the parent and doting child,
And the gufeless'hroken OF rest, aE-t
And the prattiing babe. as IL sweetly smiled.
I've torn from It's mothers breast.
SHE seuls En DO
mFond brother and sister, and son and sire,
I've made to quarrel for years,
And rye famed the fame that kind led their ire,
3 Tillther checks ran scalding tears. ,.,... 4.
And virtue I've proved was worthless toy
70 the maiden or blooming bride;
And the vile seducer that snnres to destroy,
I've raised on wings Of pride. +. t..
IA foul mouthed slanderer, with Shiny tongue,
i've, guarded from from day TO day. -.-.r
Though I've seen the soul OF the spotless wrung
esAId the pure IN heart decay. - ,-
And thorns in the flowery path I've spread, ..
Aud woe where the heart was glad; ,...
And have sewn disIust in the marriage bed,
Till the wife went raying mad. r -r..,.
aI et s4ai1yd has s7sg7I s"ra. .a.a .ssl
"Thorich have brought 10 beggnr'sl fate, sss]
And the proud to the humber spheres
And cIinglng slaves Eve made OF the great,
sAndthe bra yefto quaise ssithteur. y sq2hH.i
I've made,a Jury of honest, men s-.sE EFssgl
On their sacred Oaths agree,
Though in right cold tloeda murder was done'
The murderer might goIree.
sfesesass.s.s sss.-S
"All this have done for a.life offnme,
And I've gathered great he,pss OF gold;
And for and near has my sounding name .. iI.
4 In prison and court been told. 1pg .nl iI,E
Oh mighty indeed is the law love- s.. tl e.
'fIis plinnt to such as |, s.- -. .,
Though close and tangled its meshes are wove,
s&Ahdits wrath may terrily. ff' t"'
retfaFGTpss@ F.@ IH. .J
.sFor WRIT md SUMMONS and WARRANT and NARR,
DEMURRER and NOTICE and PLEA, ..
And BRIEFS and MOTIONS and ORDERS all are
The slaves Of the magic FEE.
But my DEFAULT has been taken at last -
In my prison soon will be-;
And JUDGMENT FINAL upon me IS passed,
For want OF timely PLEA.
"No NOTICE OF TRIAL need expect,
But a cApIAs pnd ARREsTi f. g.. .....Fr
And Death will BAIL FOR rue LIMITS reject,
And his PROCESS can't contest
No chance for NEW TRIAL EXCEPTIONS, or CASE
For the DGMEsT- REC ORD is mnde,
And the TRANSCRIPT filed in that,awul place
Where|the CLAIM an COSTS must be pad
"If now MANDAMus could get,
Or All oRDLR TO SHOW SOME CAUSE,
I'm sure would find some loop hole yet
To escape these horrible laws.
l know could SWEAR TO MERITS enough
And give LONG NOTICE TO SET OFF;
No doubt my conscience would be quite tough
With such good chance ior get oil.
"But Issn. alas! there's Death at the door!
I'm sure OF my condemnation
o, how 1 wish had PLEADED before A}f&hAr
With NOTICE OF jUsTlfIckrior!''t
And then he turned over to hide his head,
Bat Death had him firmly iast At p.
He struggled in vain, and the last word he SAID
Was Nor GUILTY." and then life passed .'
I he neighbors came in, and there laid him out,
In the room where he lived and diedi .,'i|
Aad then bolted and ba. red the door without, .
But THE WINDOW OPENED WIDE, .stt ... .... :,
Next morn they went back, and won'dro 70 TELL
Nobody, forsooth, was there .''@' .'i
But they said that an awful, uneartby smell
Of SULPHUR was in the air. .,