Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-13

A horny-handed old farmer entered the
| office of one Of the big railroad companies
| in Chicago ard inquired for the man who
settled for horses which were killed by the
locomotive of bloated corporation. They
referred him to the company's counsel,
whom having found he thus addressed:
Mister. was driving home one even
ing last week"
Been drinking?" sententiously inquir-
ed the lawyer
I'm center pole OF the local tent of
Rechabites," said the farmer.
That doesn't answer my question" re-
piled the man OF law. al saw 4 man who
was boiling drunk vote the Prohibition
ticket last year"
Haven't tasted liquor since the big
flood of 1S46," said the old man.
Go ahead
II will, Squire. And when | came to
the crossing OF your soulless monopoly
1t was pretty Oakland zip! along came
your train, no bells rung, no whistles toot-
ed, contrary to the statutes in such cases
made and provided, and sgin the Granger
decisions, and-whoop away went my of
horse scootiug over the telegraph wires.
When had dug myself ourn q swamp
some distant on and pacitied the other
critter, found that thar of horse was az
dead AS Perry Smith, nothing valuable
about him but his shoes, which mout
have brought say eight cents Tor old iron.
Well"
well you want pay for that ere off
horsey said the lawer, witE a scarcely re-
repressed sneer.
Il kinder should, you see," replied The
farmer, frankly, land l don't care about
il, though possibly I'd get verdict; for
Juries out In our towns is mostly made ap
"a fla and kinder halU bsr
matter of principle in these cases OF
stock killed by railroads."
And this ere of horse said the coun-
sci, mockingly. was a Hambletonian colt
out OF An A0dallah mare with seventeen
Messenger crosses. won't he? He was
rising four years past, and had shown 2 %
IL on half mile track In the mud hadn't
be? And you had been offered $4,000
for him the day he was killed, but wouldn't
take It because you were going to win all
the purses in the Grand Circuit with him.
and then going to move out to Nevada
and buy silver mine and a Senatorship
with the proceeds? o I've heard OF that off
hoss before"
II guess there mistake somewhere.
sonny, said the farmer. with an air Of
surprise; my hoss was got by old Butts
roam paciu hoss, Pride OF Lemont, out'n
nO-acCount mare OF my swn,
and now that he's dead, | may say that
he was % last grass trot? Why. Fred
Erby'S hoSs that he was fined for furious
iriyin' OF was old Dextar alongside Of him
Sixteen thousand dollars! Bless your
soul, do you think I'm a darn fool, or any
one else is: 1t is true. / was made an
offer for him the last time | was In town,
and, tor the man, looked kinder simple.
and you know how 1t is yourself with
fro lin,
he animal might have been worth. | ask
"a him s6l, aud Ia have taken SO"
Forty dollars" gasped the lawyer,
forty dollars
Yes" replied the farmer, mee.y anH
,ncr4rticaIly, 1t Kinder looks Ike big
sum, know. for an old hoSs but that ere
pt ho>s, could pull mighty good load,
considering. Then wa> kinder shook up,
40 the pole OF my wagon was busted, and
had TO get the harnes, fixed, and there,
ny loss OF time. and all that counts. say
about so, aud its all square
The laYyst 8hTRt4tsf softly to himself.
heck for $500. 'nd hllrd ant
Sah ne, covering the old ,,.,..
'', 20" are the first honest man hgv.
,,''..,t :" 'ne course OF legal experience ~
'l"Fee years the FIRST farmer vb,s,
III u"' 'e vas worth less than 81 OD0 ana
.siri, 10y oetter than :34 witbouf
u here is also a Tree pass for vnnr.
and tiua'A!e heirs in direct line FORM.
meut.' - YOU have a yopn,, 49,,
The honest old taru,t;o, ,eIegra1,t,I.',
and departed smiting his hon. '.,,,iS p''.uS
his brawny hand In triumph as he W.
with the remark: II knew I'd fetch hini
on the honest track, Last horse had
killed swore was a trotter, aud all got
vas sl65 and interest Honesty Is the best
policy"