The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
A sCHOOLMAsTER'S GOAT.
How Her Perverted Taste for Cabbage
Brought Her Master Into Court.
lnnhlln Mail.

Before the Marquis Of Ormonds IN the
chair. Mr.. w. r. !. Hort, II. NJ, Mr.. John
Power and Mr.. Thomas Rough, Bridget Haf-
farnan. a poor old woman residing NJ johns
we'll. charged ut tho Grace's Old Quarter fstty
session. "a day or two ago, Michael HolohhIi.
the village petlngoEue, with having unlaw-
fully allowed goat. his property. to trespass
on cplnplalnants cabbage garden Mt johns
we'll, aforesaid. on the seventeenth of bepten
ber last. The complainant having been duly
sworn, said that she was IL poor lone OLD
widow and very denf and hoped the gentle
| men Of tho court would speak loud SO that
she might hear. On the morning Of tho day
Ia question che got tho defendants goat In her
| cabbage Rnrdea. eating away ut the white ana
| green cabbage, some cabbage plants. and u
| few little asll trees that were growing thsre,
complainant immediately put on her clothes,
but without waiting to put on her shoes IVY
| road ana drove her home To tho defendant
| house. mt the door Of which she knocked with
her switch and told tho sehooltnaeter' q
daughter That her fathers goat had been eat
ing her chbbages sud that she tthe Roat WAS
then outside On the r0nd.
Defendant DO you swear 1t WINS my goat
that cal your eabbages
Complainant 10 10 sure do. Sure every
one In the pnrjsh knows your goat laugh
teri md that she s etarvin' for the want OF
something to ont. senewefl laughter.
Defendant have my gont on grass your
wUr4htpa, md she has plenty To- cat
Complainant Ont you pnt her grass
when / summoned you before aud brought
you TO tho court
Defendant-I did not come 10 the court
when you summoned me before md that WINS
the reason you got me fined. You want to
make n monsy-inHltnp business Of 1t, soc
Complainant MONEY trttttitits ttttsRaA
bnughter,l Sure II would give you enough
~ do to atlty ut home md mind your goat
without going to your school MT NIL. Re-
| newna laughter
Defendant Isn't my gont ut grnsy on
Johnny Manning'g This monmouth
Complainant Oh Rho e. for II short time,
but why don't you keep her thcr"2
Defendant Do you know Johnny Man
ming Il two goAts2
Complainant To be sure / do; why
wouldn't II I.aughter.l Itut Johnny Man
ninge two gonts have black Apots over their
eyes and there Is ne or spot Mt all over your
goats syss.
Defendant And will You swear that II WINS
my goat t,at your Gnbbnges2
Complainant -Arrnh will you let me alone
like Il good man. ILnughter., Although you
are grand and learned schoolnasteF. and !
am only poor ignorant old wotnnn, sure [
know your goat very we'll. Renewed laugh
teri
Mr.. Keogh Do you swear positively that II
was tho Defendants goat cht your cabbages2
Complainant do, sir
Defendant oh. you want To mako money
out of it2
Mr. Hort Toll me, my good woman. whit
value do you put on tho eabbages enten by
this goat2
Complainant | cannot tel! you that.
your honor. but while sho was Mt 1t she acns
ut 1t. Lnughterl
Mr.. Hort told the defendant that he should
have aetted with tho poor old woman with
out putting her TO the trouble Of coming In MI
the wny from Johnswell.
Complainant And ] had to walk every
"fut" OF the way. your honor.
Defendant ! couldn't settle II with her,
your worship She'd ont me II ! went near
her. Laughter I'll leave II to ono of her
own neighbors ~ say what is fair, and III
pny IL.
Complainant Who will You leayn 1t to2
Defendnnt iii leave IT 10 Martin Hlltlcr
your own first cousin.
Complainant On Ihat'n do you, now.
Laugh Martin Butler keeps n public
house and you're IN the habit OF going In
there. Much laughter
Mr.. Hort snid that it was u shame for the
defendnut to put poor old woman like the
tzt1tt t!aitststit T. tho necessity Of coming into
court and walking nll tho way from Johns
we'll
Defendant j do not believe II was my goat
that eat her enbbages, your worship, and II
| did ! would pay her whatever WAS fair for
them.
The chairman Rnld That the complainant
hnd sworn positively thnt 1t WINS the defend
ants goht that had committed tho trespass
complained Of, and the magistrates were
unanimous in timing him 2s and Is costs.