Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-10

| feeling for something at his side, his knife
no doubt, which he habitually wore, sallo
fashion. hanging from his waist. A glance
| however, showed me that the knife was no
there. Gown, too, had arrived at the sam
conclusion. The knife had been there fey
minutes before-it must have fallen on tn
grass. We were both searching the groun
| with our eyes, and I felt sure that if Covi
could get hold of it before me that l stood
good chance of deadly wound. We held eac
other by hand, ready to Wrestle for posses
sion of the weapon.
'Bo' jour, perc Gown! Now you will max
me alittle boat. See, pere Gown, here is you
knife. you have dropped it.''
It was Oracle, who had picked the knit
from the grass and placed it in GOWNS Olsen
gagged hand; Oracle who had come up behint
| us unseen.
Gown snatched the knife from her; saw
CLEAN in the air. Then he threw it far from
| him into the hedge.
"This time spare thee, for the child's sake
but have not done with thee. miserable COW
ard savage! assassinw
And he limped off to his cottage, turnin:
back every now and then to repeat the triple
of epithets.
"Hallo! What the dickens is the matter?
It was the Professor, who, it seems, had &C
companied Oracle up the cour, and who, no
so nimble as the child, had been distanceet
in the ascent.
Gle has soma cause to abuse me-; have
cutopen his foot with my scythe."
"1n q fracasW
Something of the kind"
''By Joye" cried the Professor, "What al
awkward thing,a and in this country, where per
sonal violence is punished without respect Of
persons. I'll show you the section in the Penal
code
Il had no intention to burt him"
THAT will be Judged by the attending cir
cumstances. Ii there mas been quarrel,
high words, you will find that justice will
hardly take the most lenient view. But even
Involuntary wounding is punished with i'm.
prsOnment."
drove into town and went to the Office Of
the principal huissier, an official who com.
bined the functions of usEer and bailif of the
local court collects debts and bills, and re-
covers them if necessary, by legal process,
is the auctioneer, valuer and factotum IN all
affairs of judgment Or execution. 1t was bet
ter to take the bull by the horns, and gel
the first word in the ear Of justice. Besides
the huissier and I~were already in friendly
relations, as / had bought furniture OF hit
sales and had done other business with him.
The huissier listened with grave face tc
my story. He had nothing to do with Grim
inal cases himself, they rested with the pc
lice; but clearly was in amess. | urged the
provocation [ had received, Kindred from
cutting the grass in the cour had paid for
GAS far as that went,'1 remarked the huis.
sier, "the man was probably right. The
cour attached to a house was generally re
served for pastures only; The man was only
"a likely thing, when he has just come ont
OF prison for wounding him."
"Ah is that so?" said the huissier bright
ening up. Gin that case, accompany me, il
you please, to the greflier, and we will ar
range the affair.""
1t now appeared that Gown, luckily for me
out of prison and reputed a dangerous char
acter, 1t was hardly likely he would ventul
to the gendarmerie, or be listened to if hi
went there. A man with an evil reputation
who might be expected some day to commI
a desperate crime.
"Bring process against him, tien," sug
geated the huissieur.
"Yes, bring process!" echoed the greffier
stout, jovial-]ooking mali. The preliminary
process is termed '.-onciliation." trusted
that Gown would consider it conciliatory, bu
feared otherwise.
However, nothing happened till the day o
audience, when presented myself at court
supported by the goodly person of the profes
sOr.
"Otez vos chapeaux," cried the huissier, ant
the little Judge entered in state in his robes
with the Calyinistlc-looking velvet cap ant
the stout grof1ier behind him with the book
Barton ct GOWN" drawled the grefier
popping his head out of the door.
The Judge heard both stories, and then, eye
ing Gown, severely, told him that he had
very bad opinion of him, and that he would
not advise him to come before the court too
cour to Monsieur Anglais and received tn
money. Had he paid his rent to his pro
prietor?
Gown admitted that he had not. No, no
for more than year. Not since the dispute
they had together when the proprietor raj
against the point of his knife.
Ah u said ae 5aa s And sn his Sc hsa
nounced his decision briskly. "Lst til,
Monsieur Anglais take GOWNS cour and hous
of his hands, paying the arrears of rent
Gown to haye month in which to remov'
his furniture, and then to make himself scarce
and betake himself to neighborhood wher'
he may be better appreciated because not 81
well known"
A verdict that dissatisfies both plaintiff an,
defendant must necessarily be based on tn
immutable principles Of justice. They wer
there, no doubt, these principles, although w,
could not see them.
"But my foot" cried Gown.
Served you right for putting it in the wa
ola scythe."
"And the areas of rent-why should I pa,
them?" I argued.
Consider what might have happened from
your want of care and judgment"
We left the court at the same moment.
"And this is coLciliation," / murmured.
Gown gave me one sidelong glance fnll Q
malice. We're we reconciled? 1t hardl
seemed SO.
CHAPTER III.
My new "proprietor'' seemed quite Statistic,
with the decision of the court, as well b
might be. In fact, like every one else, he hal
been afraid OF Gown. Even whom the latte
was in prison he dared not to eyict him. Blu
now it MAS a different thing altogether.
was the animal selected to bell the cal
Whatever steps were taken to evict Gown
taat individual would give me the credit of i
ALL
But at the end of the month he ha,
disappeared; the house was locked up and n,
vestage OF occupation about it. We gave hin
plenty OF role, but at the end of another tw'
months, legal steps were taken for his eviction
The Judge, the Mayor, the Grefier-all tn
officials were in attendance. The cottage
was summoned to surrender. It made no re
ply. Thersupon, after three several demand
for admittance, the door was broken open
There was nothing inside but worm eater
oaken buffet" and pile of tishing-nets. Th
place was cleared out and the nets deposite,
at the marie; and now l thought should b.
able to let the cottage, and thus diminish til,
cost of the cour Already had had scvera
applications for it, houses being in great de
mand; but had not yet settled upon a tenant
being anxious to get neighbor to my taste
But when offered the place to the man hat
chosen, to my surprise he declined at once t,