The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-27
OF ALL GRADES.
Written for the Cambria Freemaa.I
SCENES IN GSEEsE.
BY ROB ROY, ESQ.

The judges Charge to me Grand T,rTy:
Gentlemen. you are the great and grand inquest
OF Huckebcrry coCrt, and now inQuiring for
The Body OF Huckieberry county, ana suggest
That you are all good looking ulen. wherefore
And If said EoliI, von Tau'f lind then try
And find hundred bills or Sc, for that's our
Courts live by costs-ti,is no one can fieny-
Hence you should always strive most honestly
Erpqft.. one side of each crooked case,
And find tT5Ls bHj5-that Is find one rue true.
The court will FURNISH YOU convenient place,
Fire and watGr @ So So ,ili YOU yonye ,,, got TO DO
And sit from day t. day 5i!l you get throGsh s5
Hope of reward or Cread Of pHUishEenf.
Remember, you are sjCo3H, but ii is clear
You're sworn to try one side G!oHe ) 10y this is
You must must believe The prosecutor. and
Compel the person charged with wrong or
Or miseoIoeaPor, 70 aPpsar 9g4 tab take e his stand
And if by knowledge EOG yourself command
You know ueignbOr who has caused you
Or done another wrong, in this broad land,
You must present him to this bar or court.
And as there are few men Who Lave no foes,
And who are not the foes Of others, yOu
VIII have chance 10 tread your ncighhors' toes
According to the Law, your oath, and con-
The Legislature wisely passed . law which
The right to make. dstil ana vend strong drink;
The members themselves drink, but tnsn che
or others is p different thing, Think
The right to sell does not part the right to hlty,
Hence, if You know of those who traffic thus,
And use strong dTinlS-Or those who purchase
drink
Present them. for st.cf drinking nalsesa fuse,
DisturBs the peace, and T0ls men OF their dimes.
TGH men II & - t,s sll 60 IF hc
Ard thus oTOtcct their children and their wives.
And, if It's necessary, even take their iiTesI
More, all and each Of you are guilty. toe,
No more to others than to me and you,
And you have snucd, no doubt, q dozen times !;
~Fsf fN-ggfs np
But only other folks vino drink and make n11tss'
There may lie other cases, such as fraud,
beard
But each wrong has its reracGy-the law is
Even lciichts have been burned when it nppcGr'd
a necessary act. But still the law is fair,
And it's impartial, too, though peor men go to
Willis rich ones don't because they furnish bail,
With Bills marked Jc!ony yon viii have naught
as to the coets; but others, not found t7se,
Why you may make defendant pay the costs;
an RH ~ !! ne qi9 p04' oa rh ~ s nm s
OF friends, why then all you havo got TO 10
1s make the prosecutor or the county pay,
the law provides District Attorneys too =
One will Gt!vise you in the subtle law,
What seemet6 Th. hEjSs Fd sRsr2 RsrP Fl m
He gets V but he will 10 what's rights
He knows eTpdTt6 ICtc and cUiG5HCe a sight!
One more advice, ard then / shall be done :
There are two grades OF crime, wrongs done for
Or done by accident. c. done for the first time.
Are not 90 neinous as those doue uaIiciously.,
The first are punishable 10y fines and cost,
Especially If the case IS lost
The thief, or murderer. is pat to jail,
TN preference to taking legal baii,)
where he remains tll Justice takes its shape.
Or he can break from prison and escape.
Finally, OF lercenies there two kinds,
Petit and grand Petit is where one finds
a crttst OF bread he feels inclined to eat
Or, probably, some butter. or some meat -
Petit means mall-s0mething lis mean to steal.
And medEHcSs should be punished for the com
Grand ldrceny is but z breach of trust. at best.
As where public officer may often steal
million dollars IT he leave untouched the
The asitn,s is good, but better # confessed.
You have foreman and 4 constable wit Won.
Aud attorney to instruct you what to 40
Now please retire, end let this court r;oceed
With Bills on fiie, which row the Par may plead,
ITO be eonti"1ted.l
ZAHM SoE.-IIe term of partnership CT
IN May noSt. Their rooms flied with a
largo stock of winter goods, such IS furs. over
goods &c, sc, ell which must be closed ont be-
fore that date. Any person wanting To buy
visit the MeSsys.Za forthwith and secure bar
gains; The stock must be sold.
CIGARs AND ToBACCo.-About one-haff the
male residents of Lbensburg, We imagine.
each one Of the number smokes or cliSws Il
good article il he can get it. Dad tobacco is an
is an nfliction on the public. The best tohac-
co and cigars in market are always to be found
readers to call when they feel like induieing in
the ''divine weed"
CHEAP GOODs.-Spring comes on apace, and
soon instead Of the bowling of the North wind
WIN be zephyrs and the bloom Of flowers This
being and to the end that his shelves may be
cleaned out for spring goods, =. 5. Barker tells
that he designs from this date forward sell
ing his stock OF winter goods at cost. The stock
is very large and choice and persons OF every
imaginable taste can pick out therefrorn Il suit
or single garment to please him. Try the eX-
pertinent and be continued.
WATCH OUT The American is said to be the
best watch made. We aH glad that this is
so, for not ali patriotic, and is it not to
us Il source OF pride 10 he able 70 ptint to any
special excellence in either literature. art or
science created by countryman? The Amer
lean watch may be said to be national insti- !
tution.' 1t was patented by an American, is !
made by an American company, and is sold by