, 1876-04-19
SCUDDl3Is'S TROUBLES.
A DoK.k'artseEsltip CRset

4 man cane into tho o1lco Of Judge X, tho
wol1.known lawyer, tho other day, end when tho
Jtu1ga Ind time 10 liston to him he Baid:
"Judgo. my uaun Is Scujdor. called to seo
you about dog caso that hnder howildera ne.
aud thought maybe yon might throw some
so'a Id know uhothex 1t VAS worth uhile Euing
or not.
"Woll, Judge, you SEQ mo and = nun named
potts wont Into paE.norsblp on q dog, We
went shares on lin SOS to tako him out . hunt.
ins. It was naycs exactly aett1cd which half OF
bttn owned and which half belonged to Potts,
but somehow kinder formed an Idea II, my own
frunt end potts'. Consequence was that when
tho dog ba1ked always Haid, there goes Potts
half exercising itsolf,' aud whom tho dogs tail
waggcd always considered TINT my ond "as
being INFLATED. And, Of course, when ono OF
mr. h!ad lexa scratchod ono Of Pats ears OF ono
Of LIS Shoulders, was perfectly eatialed first,
bocauso tlnt go1tos thing Yaa good for tho whole
dog mud. second, bccauso tho t!l'nx would got
| about oven rShen Po.ss head would reach round
md bite u 1c4 OF OF rny hind legy or sn6p at q
'"Well. tliuga wout along smootl. enough for
Hhilo, untl Que day tbat dog tcGau Il, ~. II.
| to tho ilnblt of ruhntu, around after Its .ail.
lie Was tho {oolislcs: dog about that ever sco.
tsod to c'lasc his tai! round AMI found until l,s
| got 10 giduy ho couldn't bark. Ind you know
was Hkoered lcAt It might hurt tho dog'a
hcaltiI, mud as potts didn't Beonl to 10 willing
| to Keep Ills Gnd from circulating iu pursuit Of
my oni, malo up m5 ,als,tt to chop tho dogs
tail Oft, SOS to mako lin reform and belaTc.
| So last Saturday cauacd the dog TO back up
! asn loE, and tuen ! suddenly dropped tho Ok
GU llls tail, pretty close up. npl Tho next minute
10 was booming stpuni that yard. yo,sliug liko
4 boat-load of wild cats. Just then Potts cana
up, and llu let Gil 10 10 mad because III cut OF
that tail. Ono w1Ed brought Oh another, enl
pretty noon Totts etcked that dog on my
all Il 1,jt 911
| III tho leg, Bit Il piece out. BOO that; look as
that leg! About hall uoun1 gono; o. up ly
that dot. ......'......-.'.
"No1, what want to sse roa about, Judge,
is sh.a: Can't 1 recover damages for assault
and battery from Iotta? Whit chopped oil
belonged to mo- rccolIect. owned M undtrld-
cd half Of That aetter pup. from tho tip Of hls
tail clear up to bis third slb mud lad D right to
ont away al mich OF it ~ I'd o nind to; whj1o
putte. being solo owner Of tho dog Il lead. il re-
sEonsIblo wheu ho bitos anybody"
~ don't know roplsrd the Judge. ulusfngly.
''Tfle1o haven't been any decieions OF cases
ss s5ssyh HI like s5ias shs nat "A'' does s Potts sas
'"Yhy, pot,s' view IL that divided tho dog
tho wrong way. When hn wants to 1nap out liz
lalf ho draws line from tue middle Of Cue nose,
right along tho spine, and clear to the end Of the
| lee and makes Em Joint proprietor in the toil
| AID hp Hays thHt II wantod 10 cut OF mi l,ai
OF tic tail might lavo dono IT, and he wo,l!dn'
We cared but what m2ao him mad vas thA.
| wa4tcl bin property without consulting lin
But that theory seems to Iuo little strained
| and II it'e loga1, WHY I'm going to close out III,
half OF that dog ut q Hacrtcc BooDcs than iso!t
my interest in him On thosa prlucirlcs. Now
what do sou think about iti"
"Woll," said tho Judge, II can hardly dc
cido no important question oG-hAnd but a
the first glance my opinion IL tint yoil own tlt
wl,oio dog aud that potta also owns tho whole
doH 10 wien la bites you suit won't lie
against Potts. md tAe onlr thing you can do to
obtain justice IL to mako the du; blta Potts also
Al Tor tho tail nhen It isseparated from tho dog
It ~ longer tho dogs tall, aud 1t il not Worth
fighting Rbout."
| 'Catl't sue Potts, you say?"
! II thiuk not"
"Can't get damages for tho meat that's been
| Lit out Of me?"
| II hardly think you ca1.''
| 'tWcll, vol, and yet they tnik about Amer.
t lean civilization. and tomplcH OF jnBt;ce, mi
| such ttinghI ALI right. Lot it 60. / lin stanl
| til but don't anybody over undertake to toll INT
| that the law protects human beings in tlci
rights. Good morning, Judge"
"Wait moment, Mz. scudaer." said th
Judge; "yon'se forgotten my lco."
wheu don't Buo do you;'
| "Cortalnsy, for my advice. My fee is SlO."
''Ten dollars! Ten lollarsl Why, Judge
thnts juat what / paid for my half Of that dog
haven't got 10 cents to Iny name Bu: III tel
you what Ill do. Ill make over ul my rights Il
tbn. Better 1Iup 10 yol, and you Kin 20 round unt
fight II out witt: Potta. II that dog bitea .ae
again I'll sue you aud Pottg "a suro NJ my name
Scudder."
Potts owns tho whole dog nov, and scuadc
guns without one.