The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-06-11

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VIII then be kivered with shorl.
Thare round bare arms so very white H.
Will then be kivered clean out Of site
& varyus others of these man-killers ..
Will be consceled by phine man-tillers.
AN INGENIOUS DEFENCE.
or ne la,vyer's strategy.
Mr.. Sergeant vaughan, Is /. bar
rister, occasionally performed some
generous actions. Several years
ago while on his way to the Chelms-
ford assizes, be went with an intel
ligent fellow traveller on the Ieoac ch.
The Sergeant was on such occasions
very fond of what he used to call a
little agreeable chat with any talk
ative person he Glanced to meet,
soon drew his travelling companion
into = lively conversation with him.
Having always had = sparkling of
Yankee curiosity, he generally con-
t.ived to worm out, by = process
impercsptible to the party himself,
what he wished to learn regarding
him. On the occasion alluded to,
Mr.. Vaughan was not long in as
certaining from his companion that
he.was also going to Chelmsford as
sizes, which were to be held on the
following day.
"As juryman no doubt!'' said
Mr.. Vaughan, on learning the fact
itself. .-.....-
"No. sir, not as = juryman,
said the other.
"Ah as a witness, I should
have said" ~.a FL
"Not as witness, either; I wish
it was as pleasant as that"
"Oh, l see how it is /; you are
the prosecutor in some case which
is painful to your feelings. How
ever such things will happen. There
is no help for them"
"You are still wrong in your con.
lecture, sir; l am going to pay
away money for relative who has
a case in the assizes."
"Ah that's it. Very unpleas-
ant. certainly, to pay money! OBJ
served tho learned Sergeant.
"1t is, indeed, for those who
have little to spare, "said tho other.
Well, but | hope it is not any
serious amount"
"Why the magnitude of the sum,
you know, depends upon the re-
sources Of the party who has to
make the payment. ss =
Every true; certainly, very
true" said Sergeant Vaughan.
The sum is one hundred pounds,
which, to q person of my limited
means, is very largo indeed"
"Oh but perhaps you expect to
be repaid in some way or other
again ?"
That's very uncertain ! it de-
pends entirely, on whether my re-
lative, who has just taken a public
house there, succeeds in business or
not" ..za r<.s
Well. it is certainly a hard
case,'' observed Mr.. Serg q n t
Vaug han, with a serious and en-
phatic air.
"Aye, you would say so if you
only knew it ALL"
Indeed ! Arc there any pecu.
liar circumstances in the case 7"
"Thero arc indeed" answered
the other between sigh and agrosn.
lis the matter = secret 2" in
quired Mr.. Vaughan. his curiosity
now being wound up to moro than
an ordinary pitch.
I" Not in the least" said ths 9TH
or. II will tell you the story il
you do not think it tiresome, he
added.
II am all anxiety to hear it, -
said the learned man.
"Well, then, said tho other,
about six weeks since respecta-
BILE corn-dealer in London, when on
his way to Chelmsford, met on the
coach with two persons who were
perfect strangers to him.. The
strangers soon entered in converse !.
tion with him, and having learned
the object to Chelmsford, said that
they we're also going there
on . precisely similar
srrand-namely to purchase some
corn. After further conversation
together, it Was suggested BY ono
Of tho parties that it would be
much better for al three if they
come to On understanding together,
as to what amount Of purchase they
should make. and under what pecu-
liar circumstances these purchases
should be made /; for if they went
into the market slap dash, the re-
suit would be that in 80 small !
place as Chelmsford they would
raise the prices, whereas, by operat-
ing slowly and in concert they would
be avoided. ..
The second party pretended to
approve highly of the suggestion
and further proposed, in order to
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