Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-28
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HOUSE.-ln the good Old Times IA
Kentucky, "when substantial just
ice" was administered in q log cabin,
after very free and easy manner, a
| suit, was brought to recover certain
moneys which it was alleged plain
tiff had been defrauded out Of BY the
ingenious operation known as ssthim-
BILE rigging" In the course Of the,
trial, plaintiffs counsel, who hap
pened to be an expert" undertook
to enlighten the court as to the
modus operandi Of the performance.
Putting himself into position, he
produced the three cups and "the,
little JOKER" and proceeded, suiting
the action to the word: = 4
a"1'hen may it please the court,
the defendant placing the cups on
his knee thus, began shifting them
so, offering to bet that my client
could not telliunder which cup was
the little joker, meaning thereby,
may it please the court, this ball,
with the intention Of defrauding my
client Of the sum thus wagered. For
instance. when I raise tho cup SO.
your honor supposes that you see
the ball..
Suppose I see |" interrupted the
Judge, who had closely watched the
performance, and was sure that he
detected the ball, as one Of the cups
| was accidentally raised. aWhy, any
fool can see where it is, and bet on
ii, and be sure to win. Theirs amt
| no defraudin' thar" esia y'slsa
"Perhaps your honor would like
to 20 v on it," insinuated the
| e unset. %17 . fa5a 3ai1aa
sGo a v? Yes, and double that,
too, and here's the rhino. It is
under the middle cup"
Ta"I'll go " on that" said the
foreman Of the jury.3itIg n ,aa58aa li
rAnd /. and l." joined, in the
Jurors, one after the other, until each
one had invested his pile.
u 'Up!" said his honor. hig H
up it was, but the "little
joker had mysteriously disappeared.
Judge and jury were enlightened,
and found no difficulty in bringing
III a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
on the ground that it was the
I'd. rndest kind o. defraudin." q
VAMPIRES FATTENlNG ON THE
LIFE. BLOOD OF THE NArIoN.-Jay
Cook is worth fifteen millions Of dol
lars. He made his huge fortune in
manipulating that public blessing"
the three thousand million debt.
Six millions Of working men are
sweating and toiling to keep up the
interest on this fifteen millions, made
in four short years. and the interest on
the balance Of the three thousand mil
lions, other money -bloated, non-pro-
ducers hold, in shape Of public bonds.
'The mechanic works ten hours day;
three hours day, he tolls for the Jay
Cook tribe, who quarterly expect
their interest. The working man
pays for all he Or his family require,
double what he would otherwise
have to pay, had we none Of the Jay
Cook class Of public bond holders to
take care Of The Jay Cook Co,
the great capitalists Of the country,
live in luxury, and have not per-
sonal want ungratifed; while starva-
ton is taking place in the ruined
South, and hundreds of thousands
in the North are approaching that
condition. Oily tongues, and facile
pens, are painting the BLESSINGS of
public debt" while penury and
want are spreading over the land.
The riches Of the bondholders are the
burdens of the people.-Neao York
Day Book. +" 1asa
A BRIGHT LIGHr.-"Johnson, You
say Brown was the man who robbed
you" @@.s
-dj eyes, sir" M 4 as ftA
"Was it moonlight when it took
placea"
"No, sir.' la
Va "Was it starlight :"
Id "No; 1t was so dark you couldn't
see your hand before your face.'
yi nWell, was there any light shin
ing from any house near by!"
bi bi5"Why, no /: there wasn't a house
within a mile Of u.s. sit.
"Well, then, IL there was no moon,
mo starlight, no light from any house,
and SO dark that you couldn't see
your hand before your face, how is it
that you are so positive that Brown
was the man, and how did you see
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