The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-09


The BorDH must thc.pcnancc IL
lis Tie hUGr Of ten,
And Il crowd of men
Wait at the door of the Justice nan,
Bailifis and suitOrs and jurors ana aII'
And a murmur loud
Runs thro' the crowd,
And ev'rv man gives his nciGhbor nudge,
And all of them muttcr, "hcre comes the Ju"-
The passage il clcar'd,
And the Judge has appcard,
And a mild looking man with Il youthful face
He strides up the hall. and he takes his place
With silence the crowded hall resoundS,
But moi another note the curious listnerwou
The sheriff ooh yes, oh ycsw hath bawId,
The witnesses come, and the jurors are cairo
Let the pris'ncr be brought
It's done, quick rs thought,
4 pale little man, with u twinkling eye,
And an Amazon standing his shoulder by
Let the charge be read,
lis done, quick as said
THE Jurors Of his county town
Do, thro' their foreman, Moses Brown
Charge and accuse, that Henry Day,
Upon the seventh Of this MAY,
Not having the law before his eyes
But urg'd on the crying evil,
Bv sore seduction of the devil,
That hOlry father OF all licsl'
Did bruisc, and wound, and badly beat
His present wife, late Julia Sweet
And other wrons to his said mate,
All Contra DdrCH of the state;
This is the charge against you brought,
Day, j. ii true, or is it not"
The captive spakc: II own the strife,
don't deny struck my wife,
And for that part, where you aver,
The devil did my spirit stir,
'Tis truC-for | was mOyd by her,
The dying sinners widest groan,
Are music to her gcntcst tones,
And for her bows-aas, my bones,
Well, let it pass--pcrhaps twas wrong
But had borne her curses long,
And / am weak. and she is strong,
Let that too passive done my best,
My counsel there must say the rest.
The prs'nrr ccas'd His counsel rose,
He smoothd hi, har,-hc blew his nose,
Then spakc he: "lf your honor please,
The points that mark this case are these;
This man has been from the beginning,
Rather more sinncd against than SHINING;
Tis hard 10 bear Il WOman's STRIFE,
Fen If that woman IS your wife;
IT'S hard to have wife 1T all,
Yet not for that your grace call;
II We admit the deed was done,
Yet man and wife are only one,
And though we've read of manga fool,
Train'd up in supcrstition's school,
Who pcnanCc for his errors found,
IN many scf.inncted wound,
Yet in no court beneath the sun,
Hath he, for that more pcnancc done.
lho We dcspise the stupid elf,
lie has u right to whip himself
lie cca,cd. IT'S far the safest way,
When one has nothing else to say
Up rose the counsel for the state,
And thus kept up the sage debate;
MY learned brothers legal ground,
l. far more >pcciOus, sir, than sound,
'Ti> true. 81 doth the proycrb run,
That man and wife are only one
But q, q rciiun Of the law,
Not meant 30 cover barOn's flaw.
suppose in matrimonial strife,
That \ should stab and Stay his wife,
My learned brother must agree,
That this is not te'o d. ST.
The fact, are own'd-lhc law !, clear,
And he his punishment must bear"
Now speaks the Judge in accents loud and Gle
Whilst not another sound disturbs the li,t'ni
ear,
"ril not dctun the jury long;
The counsel is both right and wrong.
If any i'll the wife hath done,
The man is iincd--for they are ono;
II any crime the man doth do,
Still hc is fined for they are two;
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"LCt the passage be clcar'd."
The crowd disappcar'd
Now call the chief of the bailill, here;
sheriff, let il bee thy care
That this Jury do not see
Food or drink, till they agree.
Woe to thee II but Il wurd,p
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Once mon, ,n,,obt finn, hail
The judge looked cros,-thc baillls Grabbed,
And he, the chief of the baIlins there,
lHohcu THIRSTY ana NcNd rs wounded bear