Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-03
Recovering Damages.

The following from the Cincinnati
G'a@ette, is as rich as it is original:
Some people on the line of the differ
ent railroads are very much inceused
when any OF their cattle or horses are
run over, and "come down on the Com
pany for the damages. That, TOO. VII n
they are only persons to blame for The
disesiar, and when much more damage is
done 10 the Company than to them.
In good many cas- IS the owners have
conuiyed at this sacrifice Of their ca tie,
finding il very convenient way to dis
pose of warthless cows and horses whose
usefulness has long been numbered among
the things that were. and are not.
Railroad companies have at la, got their
eyes opened, and pay now for ''kllled cat
tie" only when they can't help it.
Not long since a blind old horse was
run over at crossing near Mania. TIE
shock threw the train off, and the En-
gineer observed two men, who probably
knew something of the matter, running
away.
A few days after the occurrence. the
owner of the horse came 10 the office of
the L. NJ. c. & y. Road, IN this city,
Grape on his hat, grief in his tone, and
cambria at his eyes "ln voice broken
with emotion that's the formula isn't il?)
he told his story. To have heard him
OILY, one would have thought that his
suferings were intolerable," that the
horse was valuable four year-old, inn
ported at great expense from Arabia and
that the-no matter what-locomouve
chased him round quarter section lot.
ill they cornered and than run over him.
Mr. Charley Kiigour-heard
him, and told him the Company wasn't so
much, in the habit of praying for killed
cattle as it used 10 be, but thai if he wan
ted to recover tie worth of the horse, he
had better state his case TO Mr.. So and
So, mentioning legal gentleman Of ab-
ilily.
The owner departed and called on Mr.,
So and SO.
The legal gentleman gave HIM of the
rural districts chair.
The rural gentleman stated he case
He said he thought he's g)t sure thing
on the Rralroad Compay. He lost an
old horse not day und,r twertyyears old.
blind, spawned, ring boned, land P rfect
burlesque on mortality" He had got TWO
men 10 drive him on the track, and they
had driven him on fifteen times before he
would stay!
When he had finished his recital the
legal gentleman said
u suppose you want me 10 conduct
this case g
Il DO"
What will you give me
Half of what we recover.
" Well" saId the legal gentleman, q
should be very happy 10 conduct your case,
but unfortunately I'm tie C0mpaRy's lar
ger.
There was an explosion-and such .
voIley of what Camille calls 'hard words
words that represent locality and Il
state MOTTO be mentioned. Presently the
rlral gentleman rushed into Mr.. kligour' 5
office with
This is--ofa trick you've played
on me-
" What did You say, sir2" inquired
Charley, in his blandesl tone.
The rural gentleman repeated his re-
mark.
How so 2" asked Charley.
g" Why, sir, YOU sent me to your law
yer, and stated my case to him
" Well" SAID Charley, "that wouldn't
do any harm if it was an honest case.
" Bat by, sir was ;he indignant re-
sponse, 'it aeasut an honest case, and
that's the wors, of IT. and he |cfl the
Office in disgust.
| Charley sent him to the Company 5
LAWYER, intending, if he was satisfied that
the Company was 10 blame, to pay for
/ the horse. But the Treasuary has been
as vet un,oached, ami the Company hasn'l
been called on to pay for the aforesaid
! dead horse.