The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-11

EusaezeY Webster. ia-he- uf Daui-'. was
. fl-laer. The Ie,elaa.-, IN bis garden sui-
f---i cut.si,ielsl Ole Tg.n be tap-lslatons ot
q w.gjrbae.. = use hole aud .s1. .tatI3a was
near the prem lseS.--t,aucei. ten 1- twelve
wears old. and bis brother tz-krri. aa.. set .
steel trap, andsat E.-t sa ese-'t Iu eaptur-
iuy the ,re>passe-. i.zekiel pr posed 10 kit
tie animal, anu eni ~ ono. al t-'ub-
l. with nian but Daniel looked With c1mras-
SION upon ils meek. donh captive. and oier-
ed % q him so. The bows could no. agree,
and each aPPeaie8 TO their father 70 dcclie
the ease.
"Wel, ms bow" ,ail The Oh eentlesnau.
Il will be hejud-c. Taerais the prisoner
pointing - the wo,deh.-.;. ''aHj ypu s3sli
be the counsel and pl.ad the case t'v or
against his lie and liberty.
Ezekio, opeue:d the case with 4 st,ong ar
zum,n;, ur-,ing the m,schieyous nature oftha
criminal, tie great harm he had aircatv done
said ,hat much tine ana labor haJ 'beeH
spent In lis capture. and now II ar Was sgt-
icrcl u live and 20 IT lag. lie would renew
LIS drprealt'a'.. 4.a .- ".n"..- ."a--.. not
- - caught again. ana ,aat he u.-Ht To- be-
r,..t tJ death: il1t las ,@In vas 50, ,.'nr y.r'e
:.aI thar. muee IL a.n., UI him tfrr could.
It would u1j seplv h:.t -he daaa-- He bad
algJadv dose. FiS ar-a1emt vas g2a!T.
araciica and ., ue point. and ct much
rreater length than oar limits sa.. a..u'" uf 10
occ,,uy in relating the story. ~" ,I.hef look
el Win pride up1a his son. who became .
distinguished inri,t in his manhood
..Now Daniel its Jour tura, l'ihq-r what
yon'ye GOT to say.
1t wa, his first case. Daniel saw ;nat the
plea Of his brother had sensblr affected his
father. the Judge, and as his large, brilliant
black eyes looke,i upon the soft, tilnid eXpfcs
sion of the animal an he saw it trcmhiv in
Is pris5nhouse, his heart sWelod with !Ity.
and'appealed with eloquent words that the
captiv, might again 20 free. God, SID he.
had made the wo9lchuck: he.madc him to
live, to enjoy the bright sunshine. the pure
air. the free fields and woods. God has not
made him or anything in vain; the wood
chuck has rs much right 70 live - auf other
thing be was not obstructive animal, as
the fox or wolf: he simply ate q taw com non
vegetables. of wnich they had plenty. and
could well spare part; ; he destroyed nothinE 2
except the little food be needed to sustain AIS
humtle lie; ; and that little food was sweet to
him. AID rs necessary t. hIS existence, as
was to them the food on their mother table.
God furnished their own to"d; be gave
! them all they possessed, and would tHey not
snare q atfit ltf = Auii!b Nii' '''1ii
I had so much righ TO ashareOi God bpuhty.
| as they themseve had to their portion
! Yea. more: the animal had never violated
I the laws ol his nature. or the laws OF God as
! man often did; but strictly followed tae IN
/ stincts lie had /, ,ce.ve ir- III the hand o the
! Creator OF all things. Created By tfoi :
han1s he had right from God. t. lie. tc
I FOOD, t, liberty; aud they had Il" right 10 lie
I rrive him of e;ther. lie alluded 20 the
! mute bat earnest peadi9gs o. the animal tpl
that life, as sweet and dear to him as then
own was to the n and the just ]udgmen
they might expect, ii, in selfish cruelty anc
cold heartedness they took the life they coulC
/ not restore.
During this appeal, tears had started t,
the old ,pau.s eyes, an were fast runnln!
! down his sun-burut cheeks. Every teeila4
| of q fathers heart was stirred within him
he sax the future greatness OF his son etor
his ewes, and he felt that God had blessed hin
and lis children beyond the lot OF commo'
men. His pity and sympathy were weak
ed by the eloquent words OF compassion
and the strong appeal for mercy and forget
ting the Judge in the man and the father II
sprung from his chair (whi'e Daniel was II
the midst Of his argument, without thlnkln;
that he had alr ady won his case,) and turn
;np to his older son, dashing the tears from
his eyes, he exclaimed "Zcke, Zthe, y"A hd'
better let tic ,csoAcduck GOT