The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-07-24
Law VS.. Cats.

There were two Arkansas lawyers.
They were good fellows-I mean good
for lawyers-and being members of the
hardshell Baptist church, for a wonder,
or for effect, just as you like, and were
each called Judge" And they hated
cats as much as country editors hate each
other.
Court was being held in the town of
L., and our two judges (Clark and Thorn
as) were in attendance.
The town of L. consisted of court
house built of logs, a Jail built of logs, a
hotel built of logs, and a surrounding
forest, which was also of logs.
The jail, as I said before, was built Of
logs, and was without a foundation. 1t
was one story building, and it was said
the prisoners used to dig themselves out
with the ace of spades. But / always
thought the rumor had no more tounda-
tion than the Jail had.
The hotel was quite large structure.
The partitions which divided the rooms
of the hotel were of logs, and guiltless of
chinking or daubing.
They used to make splendid corn dods-
ers at that hotel, the best I ever ate. In
fact, there was but one objection to the
corn dodgers, and only discovered that
the morning I left. 1t was this-the
dogs were allowed to sleep in the meal
chest
But to my story. 1t had been a hot
day. The judge upon the bench had
been hot, the lawyers had warmed with
their subjects until they had become per-
tectly fiery the sheriff, poor fellow, had
"cried" both at the opening and closing
of the court, and of course, he was warm,
too !; several 1ierf .tucias had been issued
though many of the fiery faces were
attributed as much to portable billiard
saloon, which was kept in a gallon jug
back of the court house, as to the wealth
er. The jury had disagreed, and you
may be sure they were warm. So, you
see, | was right in saying it HAD been a
hot day. Supper was hastily swallowed,
aud everybody being tired, became unat-
tired and sought rest in sleep.
But, to my story. The beds were
we're shakedowns, six or eight in room.
Judge Clark lay with his head to the
north, on one side, and Judge Thomas
ay with his head to the south, on the |
'ther side of the room. So far as that
'oom was concerned, it might be said |
hat their heads represented the north
md south poles, respectively.
All the other beds in the room were
In the center of the room
vas comparatively large space of neu-
raj ground in which the occupants of
he different beds had equal rights.
iere in picturesque confusion lay the
'oots, hats, coats and breeches OF the
leeprs. There were no windows, and
hough the door was open, there being
o moon, the night was very dark in that
And, now to my story. It was peace
ul scene. The willy lawyers, who had
cen contumacious as wild pigs through
be day, were now the very incarnations
meekness; for when the hungry swarm
mosquitoes settled down and bit them
D the one check, they slowly turned the
ther to be bitten also.
But hush hark !! A deep sound
rikes on the ear like rising knell.
"Me-ow- ow =,
Judges Clark and Thomas were wide
wake and sitting bolt upright in an in
ant. Again the startling cry!
"Meow, ye-ow !"
"There's cat 70 said Clark.
"Scat, your" hissed Thomas.
Cat paid no attention to these demon ,
rations, but picked herself a softer
ot on the log upon which she was sit
og, and gave vent to another yosl
.Oh, Lord r cried Clark, 81 can't
and this. Where is she, Thomas P" P
t'On your side of the room somewhere"
piled Thomas.
mo, she's on your side," said Clark.
"Yc-ow-ow !"
"There, I told you she was on your 9
le," they both exclaimed in q breath.
And still the "yowP' went on. o
But to my story. The idea now en- 2
ed the heads Of both the lawyers, that 8
the exercise Of certain strategy they =
ght be enabled to exeauts q certain %