Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-10-06
i and Jeremiah on Law.


| expect | gin Jeremiar's nerves an
orful shock tother night. You see it
happened in this way. I'd been think
i'll and thinkin about the way things
was managed in this ere world for
long spell without lettin on about it to
any body. But when | couldn't hold
in no longer bust eout by sayin 'Jer-
cmiar whar's the use O. law ennyheow?.
How dew you think Jeremiah acted
then?
Why iist as most men would | sup
pose. He threw both hands as much
as tew say 'Ill give up now,' ami says
he, Betsy air you fool or crazy as
LOOM.
wall, says /, perhaps I'm both.
ut emmy rate it's purity sartin that my
ideas and other follles' don't agree
And nifty fine thing it is for the
world that they DON'T says he. Per
haps so,' says |, but you hain't an
surl my queschin yit.' Your ques-
chin, says he, i guess 'twould be
ansurd nifty suddenly eff You had your
way and tha warnt no law emmy more,
you'd be murdered IN less than week
you foolish critter.'
You think SEP says |. wall |
should rally like tew know who'd do
it and what fur? Would it be you,'
says |, cor nabor Smith that, would
murder me? | hain't got no money
and what arthly reason conld emmy
BODY have for takin' my life?'
Reason says he, they wouldn't
want no reason; they'd kill for for fun
ont Would you kill folks fur fun?'
says |. No SIR you've got enuff else
to attend tcw' Depend ont Jeremiiar
'ttcouldai poy.'
Wall. says he, there is folks that
has money ef you haint, and there is
folks that will murder for money, now
what would we do I'd like tew know
without law to punish murderers.'
'Ef you think we've got one now
says /, your greatly mistaken. TO
hc sure there's something against such
work on the statoot books. But that
is only dead law, the Hcin' lar IS IN
public opinion and that haint enlight-
ened up tew the point of putin down
yit. No, says l. not by long ways,
for don't our law makers themselves
shutc men as tha would foxes, and
break each others heads with bludgons
and where's the law to punish 'em?-
What good did them parchment laws
do when the border ruiliins war butch
erin the people NV Kansas. tell ye
what, Jeremiah, eff it hadn't been fur
them statoot laws that people have
got an idee tha must obey, tha'd NV
riz In a body an put stop tcw them
orful dewins in hurry. Depend ON t
the law that folks thinks is sich bless
in, amt what it's cracked up to be.
1t hangs little villains but makes
Presidents and Senator'S NV big ones.
1t lets Senator go free who shutes
down man without warnin', bat puts
out its hands to grab the man who
helps poor colored boy to escape
frum the monster kidnappers. IF it
hadn't been fur that foolish respect fur
law dew We spose. that the people NV
the Western Resarv would hey let
theia Oberlin Rescuers laid in the
Cleveland jail over night? No Jere-
MAR tha'd hsv torn that abominal den
into flinders, eff it had not bin fur fear
folks wouldn't consider 'em law abid
in citizens emmy more. FOLKS have
slch mortal horror of breaking the
law. No Meter how mennv hearts or
heads is broke eff only the law keeps
hull. Fiddlesticks, I'll like fur one to
folks use little common sense
Don't the sacred law allow pizen to be
sold, in every town. that makes men
crazy and aint it considered all right!
But ef when tha should happen TO kill
ennybody. what then? Why the law
hangs 'em provided they're only poor
white men or niggers. Butiful law
1T cant be got around says that
all that is wanted TO make this world
rs good world as ever was lived in,
Is to eddycate the people not to wor.
ship as sacred wicked laws made by
wicked men-but to follow ont the hi-
er law writ on thar one conshuns. 4,
any rate Jeremiah, it wouldn't cost en-
ny more than it doez to keep the wheel
NV political machinery creased. AM
: i nigh, pay better. BErsY BnLow