Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-06-20

One good old doctrine true,
some heat for such should not mind ,1s'.-
You wouldn't-if you knew.
-ha'e CLARK, in Springfield Mass. Republican
| .~-~,-----s.-----.---.-.-.<-z-----
! ii, -.u...A Question Of Law. :
| tF1 called In at Mr.. Lambs to obtain his
name for petition "a the City:seounncil
for a gas lamp upon our corner, He was
sitting in lower room, Eitha baby upon
his knee, and Mrs. Lamb. -xas close by,
operating a sewing machine. They were
evidently greatly excited about some
thing, and before I had chance to state
my errand Mrs. Lamb said:-'ts :;'< oH
@Do you know anything about law"
,:"A:very: little, I said. "Whys" . 81.
! ''Ill tell you" began M. Lamb.
"Never mind, ~Aehillas, :, sinterrup pted
Mrs. Lamb, sharply. II will. present the
facts: Well, you know Mr.. Dobbins, up
the street here!''
s'Mr. Parker Dobbins,' > said Nj Lamb.
"The first uame is not important. .,said
Mrs. Lamb. :sThere are no other DOH
bins about here. Well, Mr.. Dobbins has
! tondness OF ballooning, and he under
| .ooh ~ aeA~->>AASAAAhAsaAs .AAH4A&0~ In bal
loon Of bis own yesterdaEs'',
Il. IN the morning !, said Ar, Lamb.
"Achi1les 3 said Mrs: Lamb, rebukins
the interruption: ::"rhs balloon t,ii arose &c
swiftly from his garden, md It sailed
over the tops of the houses until it, came
Immediately above ,.oun roof. rs2 Here, it
| began to descend, ard Mr. pobbins threw
out sand.hag which he eazziad for bal
last" ...-,,..>.r. .,ly..r ....c
"Went rightdewn our: eitimney;s'. saad
Mr.: Lamb, jjolting the babs upon his
'Don't anticipate me, please, ;: :',.:t ex-
claimed a; Mrs: Lamb, in severe tone.
"The bag fell into The fue Of our chimney.
! and the house .was filed with smoke. MI.
Lamb with his usual want Of senseA.'' ~
Want of sense, dar1ingg How can
::HHIes your want of sense. i mean what
l say. Mr.. Lamb dashed thirteen buckets
OF water over te-lkiittihe -kitehen.Ao AAoor,s and then
be rushed:up-stairs and threw two chairs
and a awashstand out. of the :wiadow.;' 1,s
''As gentle as could; MY loye."' =.
mo matter, you threw them. Just
then Mrs. Smith, our next door neighbor,
called and said she had seen the sand-bag
enter+our fue, and so We discovered what
the matter was. determined to try and
| remove the obstruction ::
u determined. too,* said Lamb. >.r.{:
''Do he still, Achilles! Mr.. Dobbins.
however, while passing over Magruder's
ward. it seems, became frightened, and
threw out his grabbing iron, I think they
call it., ,! -.
"Grappling-iron, dearest mterjected
Mr.. LAMB ~-~--,-~ ~-~eN7~.--:s. -::-s..~---
."Well, it's of no consequence: And. at
any rate, Magruder's servant girl, Maria
was in the yard fixing the clothes-lines,'
Feeding the pigs: I understand, said
"'Achiiles!.. Mind the baky :: and. huah!
And the grappling-iren caught in her
skirts, and lifted her clear of the ground:
Just then Mr.: Dobbirls, it seems. threw
out more ballast, and the. next momsnt
Magruders Maria was carried, screaming
several hundred feet in the air. t. ;'
'~About as high as the weathercock on,
the Baptist stceple," explained Mr.
Lamb, s...,,.. -, ~ ..s.N -
::Neyer mind him.n said Mrs. Lamb.
contemptuously. 'sHowever, Mr.. Dob
bins, hearing hekczias, lot ~sanaas gas out
OF the balloon, and just as. it came over
our roof, he cut the rope Of the graphing
iron and dropped Magruder's Maria hight
Upon our chimney, directly over the
fue.n .';.' -, .~....
:"tWe hadn't any idea she was there"
"Pray don't be so absurd" i" replied Ms,
Lamb. :sOf course We we're not aware
that she was sitting upon our chimney
for we were in the Kitchen Achilles
here, with his customary recklessness, in
sisted upon. blowing the sahd-bag out of.
I the tue with half-keg of powder. dr..
!: "Well, darling, you know you tried to
push it i; :, out j.. with brush handle, and
$50 he placed the powder in the ire
place and exploded tt The stove and
the brick-work, of course; were torn to
atoms. The: tea-kettle ,s:was hurled
through the window, and two dish-psns,
a tea cup, and potato-masher hit the
door with frightful force = - s"''+ )
. "You forget that our hired girl was
knocked down With the eoalsscuttle.c y :
said Mr. Lamb. 81. =. 49, VI, -: :: :,
"Pity it didn't knock pou .down.;iWell
before we had recovered from the shock,
Mrs, Smith rushed in, breathless, and,
said she had seen Magrudes Maria,
while sitting On our cfiininey, suddenly !.
rise, turn nine'o complete somenets,
sand-e-'.,, s:; e .~.e. :l-t- ..,;--,1 - :.
= II think it remember rightly! che =
SAID eight s9ms1sets, Lucille. dear .si..
: 30, hush! Turn nine, somersets and
then Fly of. at tangent and fall. Ms. Mr; Il
Smith said that Magrude's Maria, while l.;
turning around, seemed to be hupqinp =
something that looked like pillows -
" A sshow7pillew, gwasn tit,: she saida'' :,
asked MI, Lamb. ,ac, :; 80, ,.s u.:5.-.
" You're 9, goose, Achilles! SO We all
rushed out after Mrs. Smith, and mo- .
ment later We found Margruder's Mana bfiiis
curled up OH the. straw in Blacks barn.
YARD, with the: :sand-baE IN her arms. = 1t
had shot out Of the .fue, carried her with
it here 2, they, both were. :. Magruders,
Maria was not hurt. only ,breathIess,
for she had fallen On ttiee straw: We rave
here something to bring her to.'i'a esaf 81
;. "A snifterof bsaady;;,ssaid :Lamb. - i.
,sSniftefa, Howaow aad salgana saAnd,
when she revived we. efarsied,s her, home.
and this morning she sued us for assault :
and battery with intent Is killss DO You &
think We shall have to suffer?'''a .''Asasqs
ss f<IAwefc 9eall ~: Il don know! ~
.seems to: ams that ,Dobbins is the 5 act.,nl ,,
culplis and sthat ahe senghta to: be pua-s
=. q r. IL 81 -. - t,, ass Fam as,iax
/: l,aS ahiis t|Sia42a Hftt3 said" remarked NJ
2 Ms: Lamb Vent to Hi Him.. bsf f.ssiiztaa d his