Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-06-01

vail, for although the law is proyident n
remedies for Injuries to person. cbaracte,
ana property, yet il requires, as havr
s;o"tnhoy s;no numerous and familiar authori
ono;,at vu'' he or she, who seeks indemnity
o5o,hor ne careless or negligent acts Of
,,n. ,,n,,,;a' nat be free from carelessness and
other side h. Hut my learned friend.on the
,,'n,;o,, u,nu, u nss made, in opposition to this
.no..on, on. the ablest and most eloouant
all aunrn,s ar%,,nou, 10 N,ich have ever listened
newer Tbouob ilrpassing learning and
pnon which 70 fnnnJpw there is very little
vanr bonor,s svnno,iv, h., thrilling appeal to
your honor, the bar. The must admit that
myself have been deeply aiieS "S W'.' ~ ,,, "s
more than this, his appeal hasu y IL ou'
erful--a strange effect upon his ao,p Pow; I,
has even changed her so that she S,,ii,s ~ ~
know her face when she beholds it ILL., L.
mirrors "ei
AT these words the lady suddenly rem,y-
ed the handkerchief from her face, where /
had remained since the pathetic argument
( OF her counsel and, sure enough, there
was change The flush of youth and glow
of Hebc, the bewitching tints, had all fled.
The tears which she had copiously shed, in
coursing down her cheeks, removed the
paint in places, long and ghasily strcaks OF
red and white, mingled with spots of such
variegated hues that one might have sup
posed an amatous painter had tried his
brushes on her face, not forgetting her nose
in the operation. In moment the effect
OF Mulett's eloquence was dispelled. and,
amid "the halfsuppressed laughter of the
bar, jurors and spectators, Haven, with the
most impertur bable gravity, took his seat
One OF the jurors, however, in attempting to
suppress his laughter, had seized his nose
between bis thumb and finger, and, while
thus holding that organ, he accidentally re-
laXed his grasp upon it, snd nose some
thing like the toot of an old-fashioned din
ner horn rang through the courtroom.
The effect of this may be amagincd, but it
cannot Le described suffice il to say, how
ever this strange noise operated so power
fully upon the rsibles of all present includ-
ing Mr.. Mulett himself, that an uproar
followed, which for short time, bafllcd the
attempt OF the officers to suppress.
The motion for a nonsuit was denied on
the ground that there was some evidence
concerning the position Of the lady's car
riage at the time of the accident which rails
ed question for The jurors, but the deien-
dant's counsel shrewdly decided not to in
troduce any evidence himself, but submit
the case to them upon the evidence of the
plaintiff, thus giving his opponent no time to
recover from the effect of the ludicrous cir
cumstance which had so empha:ically de-
stroyed his hold upon the sympathy of the
jury; for Haven was convinced that this
was all he had to fear in the case, Justly be-
leving that Mullett could not regain the
advantage he had lost if he was now COM
PEELED TO so to the jury.
Both counsel addressed the jurors. Ia
ven, with his close, terse, pointed logic.
now enabled to gain aud. tolsa. his strength
was gone. The jury retired under the
charge of the judge, and after Il protractcd
absence returned with n verdict for the de-
fendant.
Haven" said Mullett, when the trial
was over, ''Y ou managed my clients paint
ed face admirably. 1t was your strong
point in the case. Her cuntounded vanity
ruined her cause and hope every woman
who daubs her face with paint will come to
some such grief"