Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-11
II SEE THE POINT

1--WE worthy farmers once tell out,
| never knew Just what about;
Although III every neIghhor' = view,
lite cause was small fUT such ado.
ONES sheep, perhaps had passed tiirif houhds
\ nj p.tsiured on the other . groauuS;
or ese ha,l seen the other colt
Ncruss his patch OF melons bolt;
Dr one oi eggs had spoiled nest,
EscuII,c Ia, deemed Ills i1g ght the best,
While vet tue others ri sht seemed clear,
Ee,.;li-e his hen had cackied near.
Or may be- IN some breach OF laws,
The quarrel had q greater cause.
iiue tmay have failed, on some pfetence,
To build his ,hare oi boarded isnco;
Ur one with .iy and >tealthy hand,
Had turned u hrOnklet on h:s land,
Which st.c 10 nature 5 course had kept,
inh through his acighDor's, meadow crept.
Marked where 1t had been WON'T pass,
Nv toriuuus stlraks uf srGcner grass.
" hateyer had begun their ieui,
\ WORT might soon have changed their mood !;
But either would have judged 1t weak
That kind and generous word To speak.
Irpir hatred therefore gathered strength
With every day; until, at length,
Their wIsest friends would try no more
lhrIr old relations 10 restore.
Then each the Other blamed aloud,
Nnd told his faults III every crowd;
Then each to slandcr turned his tongue,
And anger > vulgar nlssiies Hung;
A. II Jh- clearer one appears,
I hu mora his neIshbor he besiserrs
When now, from passion = burning height,
.I"n-s thought hc saw just what was right
Although II" would have found when cooled,
That he had been deceived. befoolrd-
OLD Iulbsl-'s > Office straight he sought
| And ali his wrongs brfur. him brought,
| And owed il justice could be won
| ON ea;ti.. ii should lie surely done
Your cause /. good, - the lawyer cried,
| II ,larr ioI You at once decIde'
| The winds with speed dispersed the news;
Nor could John Wlggins well refuse
| 10 stand defense. iiethought, besides,
| That when the facts were known and barred
| For him must Judgment he 'icclared;
| While Jones should nd that III her school
| Dame Justice sCourgcs every fool.
With hopes like thee he spread his case
I;tiole Il lawyers gracious face.
''It griryes me. sir, - The man replied,
| That must take the other side:
Had Jones not been before YOU here
| wuuld of course Tor You appear
| et ieI me say, have II friend
| Whom am ir' q 10 Tscominend;
In practice skilled. IN law profound
~ any man HAT walks the ground
y n"tc from me viii guide yor right,
And place this caus' III proper light
| A. Is-'us rose and LEFT the place,
! His thanks we've rai'iiamt in his face.
! When from the oilice well away
IL" wonderc what the note nigh, say,
| And chose 10 know: for tluibble haste
' he paper ~ his hand hat placed
Without - seal. Perhaps he thought
on. VII" at school was never taught
tnHid read no written lines at all
hr such al lcLet a. lawyers scrawi.
i S"ize my rhancc,'' the farmer said,
And as h" spoke, lac stood and read.
hesc SteSe are lat and heavy, brother;
iiyuu pick one will the other
81 see TIL" point the man exclaimed
With waving fist and face infiamed;
The gam, II seems. in this affair,
" III bc to those who make us bare
Fat yecSe, forsuoth In vain the net
IN sight Of even geese Is set
Since Quibble and his learned friend
Would each his side with warmth defend,
With less regard to right and law
Than to the fees they hope to draw
Their sOrdid wishes l wOull foil
And with my neighhors end the broil -
| II men heed not the lesson taught,
llhrir wisdom may be dearly bought.
j 4. Cord, Ill Pottsr's American Nsntl