The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-11
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE,
ny CHARLES READR. on z
AutAOr u "Fbta Play" "Grt0lA Ga.mt" etc.

CdAFIEh lV.-CONTlNUED,
He went ont, and soon returned, and
told them It was one sovereign contrI,
button for each man, and Eve BhIlllnRI
each Tor Mary Anne. TT II =
What, for her services In rattonIns
uA?, said little, drily.
And her risk, suggested Grotralt, II
dulcet toneH. ~. ~. -, -
Little paid the Eve pounds, and then
asked Grotalt for the bands. ' -
Good heavens, Mr.. Little, do YOU
think have ROt your bandG2'
You mustexouse Mr.. Little, cir,
said Bayre. He Is a stranger, and
doesn't know tho comedy. Perhaps
you will Oblige US with note where
we can find them,' o. .-'' q rs %
'Humi' said GrotaIt, with the dir Of
one suddenly illuminated. 'What did
I bear somebody say about these bandsI
Hunt Give me an hour or two 10
make Inquiries at r.. -...I
Don't say an hour or two, sir, when
the men have got TO make up lost time.
We will give yon little grace; we will
take walk down street, and perhaps
Il Will come to your recollection
'Huml' said .Gr0taIt; and as that was
clearly all they were TO get out OF him
Just then. they left, and took q turn.
In half an hour they came back
again, aud sat down In the parlor.
Grotalt soon Joined them. 'I've been
thinking said he, what n pity It is we
can't come 10 some friendly arrange.
ment with Intelligent masters, like Mr..
Little, 10 deduct the nattY money every
week from the mems wAkes,'
Excuse me,' said Bayne, we are
not here for discussion. We want our
bRnds.'N .0 iEt'' t-E9 sHt ~
DO you doubt that you will get them,
slr2 Did ever break faith with mas.
Ter or manH'
mo, no. said the pacific Bayne,
alarmed at the sudden sternness OF hIa
tone. You are square as q dle--when
you get 1t oil your own way; Why,
Mr.. Little, Oheetham's bands were Ia
ken one day, and when he had made
the men pay theIr arrears, he was d.
rected where 10 find the bands; but
meantime somebody ont Of the trade
had found them, and stolen them
Down icame brand. new bands TO the
wheel directly, and better than we shad
lost, And my cousin Godby, that has
q water wheel, was rattened, by his
scytha.blRdes being flung In the dam,
He squared with Mary Anne, and then
he got letter to say whore the blades
were. But one was missing. He com.
planned 10 Mr.. GrotRit here, and Mr.
Grotalt put his hand In his pocket di.
rectly, and paid the trade price Of the
blades-three shlllings. think It was
YES said Grotait; but l remember
l said at the time, you must not con-
strue that was any way connected
with the rattening.' But some are
deaf to reason. -HRilol' ---a-.-
What Is the matter, sir pm a-..E
Why, what Is that In the fender
Your eyes are younger than mlne.'
And Mr.. Grotait put up his double
eys.glass, and looked, with marked
surprise and curiosity at q note that
lay In the fender. , - - ~ -
Mr.. Bayne had been present at slnll>
lar comedies. and was. not polite
enough to lndorse Mr.. Croatia sur
prise. He said coolly, 1T will be the
identical note we are waiting for.' He
stopped down and took IL out Of the
fender, and read 1t.
TO Mr.. Little, or Mr.. Bayne:: !IHa,
'GRNTLRMEN,-In the bottom hull
turn up the horslng, and In the trough
all the missing bands will be found,
Apologlzing for the little interruption
II Is satisfactory things are all ar
ranged without damages, and hope all
will go aRreeably when the rough edge
Ia worn of. Trusting these. nocturnal
visits will DO no longer necessary, I re-
main THE shy MAIDEN.
As soon az he hid obtained this In.
formation, Bayne hustled of; but
Mary Anne detained Henry Little to
morAliZe. H''H
Said she, This raItening for trade
contributions IN the result Of bad and
partial laws. II A contracts with B,
and breaks his contract, B has no need
to ratten A; he can sue him. But II A,
being n workman, contracts with 3
and all the other letters, and breaks
his contract, Is and all the other letters
have no legal remedy. This bad and
partial law. occurring In country that
has tasted impartial laws, revolts com.
mon sense and the conscIences Of
men. Whenever this sort Of thing o.
ours In any civilized country, up starts
that pioneer judge we call Judge
Lynch: In other words, private men
combine and make their own laws, Ia
cure the folly OF Legislatures. And,
mark me, II these Irregular laws are
unjust, they fail; II they are Just, they
stand. Ratteuing could never have
stood Its ground 30 many years In
Hillsborough, II it had not been juBI
and necessary 10 the place, under the
partial and lnlquitonB, laws OF Great
Britain, u 81 - " &-l1 #Elf4
And pray inquired Little, where ls
the Justice or taking a master's gear
because his paid workman Is In your
debtF
'And where Is the justice Of taking 8
lndger's goods < In execution for thG
house, tenant's debt, which debt The
said lodger Ia helping the said tenant L
pay7 We must do the bast we eau
No master 10 rattened for D workman'l
fault without several warnings. Bu
the master will never cooperate witt
Justice till their bands and screws 90
That wakes them up directly ,T
'hWell, Mr.. 6roIaIt, ! never knew yoI
worsled In an argument: anu this n ut Il
too hard for my teeth. no I'm on to my
work. Ratten mo now and then fo
your own peoples fault, If you ar,
QltitG sure Justice and public loplnloI
demand Ii; bat no more gunljOwder
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