Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-12
subpGnned to Colusa.

K. one thousand dollars for forty head Of two
year old heiiers, and that. after having paid
one thousand dollars down in advance, R.
not only refused to deliver the heifers, but
actually with guns, knives. and pistols
bludgeous, ct Get, run him (M) off the place
1t may well be supposed that ~, if the facts
are as he states, felt the importance Of getting
back that money if within the bounds of
posi- iity. Ms statement Of his having been
run OF, etc, appeared in the columns Of the
| NATIONAL DEMocRAr, some time ago and was
replied to in the same paper by card from
r, making strong personal reflections upon
In.
Promising thus much. our readers can ae-
count for the fact that We were subpenaed
"to be aud appear before the Honorable Dis
triet Court of the 18th Judicial District. 10
and for Colusa county. then and there to tes-
tify in a cause pending between the said
plaintiff and the said defendant" But it may
not be so readily understood why the sum
mons for our attendance was so peremptory
as to require us, las it did) with only few
hours warning, 10 be ''iu and before the said
court by certain time, on pain of forfeiting
one hundred dollars, and having to pay all
loss and damage which "might accrue to
either Of the parties litigant by our failing to
be on hand. The reason of this peremptory
summons was that the court very well knew
that nothing short of such an instrument
would ever drag an editor out of the legiti-
mate sphere of his editorial duties. Not feel.
ing inclined TO pay two or three thousand
dollars damages to either Mr.. N. or Mr. r.,
and one hundred dollars besides as a forfeit.
we grimly resolved to get up at The crack Of
day, Thursday morning, and start Cousa.
ward in time to make the distance (25 miles,
by Q o'clock, the time specified. Air. NJ, the
plaintiff came all the way over from Cousa
with horse and buggy. and served the sub.
p@na on us in person, late Wednesday even
/ ing notwithstanding our efforts to get the
/ advantage of him. in the points of law, by
turning a deaf ear to the summons aud try
ing to induce him to replace the document in
his pocket, for safe keepiag,' and engage to
meet us in another interview But Mr.. NJ.
was cup to snuff, and served the instrument
upon US with a solemn formality and scru.
pulous precision which would have done
honor to the High Sheriff Of Colusa county
himself This thing being DONE we still had
another point Of flaw, under Which we inten-
ded TO take shelter. Mr. NJ had not tender
! ed us cur fees as witness, and the court
could not enforce any penalty against us for
non attendance after an omission of this ten
der. Congratulating ourself with an inward
ehuckle, We parted with Mr.. NJ, who inform
ed US that he would be ready to take us in
his buggy at daylight in the morning Hur
rying through with the little business on Our
table, we were about to retire from the office
and giving Mr.. NJ. the dodge, make good the
advantage We had gained But, as luck
would have it, Mr. NJ. again stepped into our
sanctum, and straightway teadered as our fee,
which was twenty cents mileage and three
dollars for swearing, thus closing against us
every avenue OF escaped Whthcrsoever we
sought to fly, We found ourself entangled in
the meshes of the law, whose inexorable en-
bodiment, for the time being stood before us
in the shape Of the anxious and deeply inter.
ested Mr.. NJ Many of our readers have. no
doubt experienced the fatality which seems
50 persistently TO keep a man awake all
night, when he knows be must be up at day.
light. Such was our predicament on the
night in question, and it may we'll be suppos-
ed that we rose from our couch with the
prospect of that Colusa trip before us. in no
very good humor. Mr. NJ. did not call for us
until after six o'clock, and when he arrived.
with rueful expression of countenance, be
Informed us that he had "overslept himself
a case of marked contrast with ours! And
somewhat singular, besides, inasnuch as we
who had no interest in the sase, couldn't
sleep at all, while he, whose stake was con-
siderable had gotten more ofMorpheus than
he bargained for But so it goes
Not to be tedious, Mr.. NJ. had three hours
in which to make Colusa-25 miles-by nine
o'clock A. NJ. SO we started at 2:40 speed
with two buggy loads of witnesses in our
rear also subp@naed to swear for Mr.. NJ. al
wouldn't miss bein there" said NJ. "if had
to pay for the life of tin horses" We had no
disposition to damp his ardor and he rent it,
After crossing the Feather river bridge, the
Marysville Buttes hove in view, and we struck
a bee line for the middle of them. The road
was fine, the morning clear and bracing and
the ride not unpleasant Passing several
farm houses, we suggested to Mr.. NJ. the pro-
priety of staying our stomachs with little
breakfast, but he ingenously replied on each
suggestion, that we could get a breakfast at
Col"sd that would be worth the riding for.
We thought to ourself that we could have had
an equally good one by staying at home;
but seeing his anxiety we let him "roll."-
Dye think we'll make ?" said he. "Wen.
hardly think we WILL" we replied with
emphasis. This was not at all comforting TO
Mr. NJ. We inwardly smiled. Damn me-
self he said, "for over-sapng meselC"-
"Men must sleep, We reioined. "Wen dye
think they wont postpone the case, till we get
there p he inquired with considerable ner-
vousness. Judging from the peremptory
character of the subpoena you served on me" f"
we replied, "the case is of a nature not to be
postponed one minute beyond the time speci
fed, and my opinion is, thatif you do not get
there at nine o'clock default will be entered