, 1880-09-05

| bers ot the bar, and, It was whispered, some
| older ones too, planned practical joke, which
a set q graceless scamps whose familiarity with
| the law bred contempt for its mandates
The Deacon had for nearly twenty ye9rs been been
COW. which, for her tactical resources, he highly
priced. She was well known tn the nesghbor-
hood, and there was not tInck-pafca9 e owner @
quainted with her. It had happened that, N
one OF her nocturnal predatory excursions, py
Until Until she SON Somewhat what resenbIed Tam o'shanters
mare ma @ after she had passed tne "kes-stane ot
oae m =; very dark night, while some Of the
lawyers were plying the Deacon WITH MS ms
own generous liquor withiu without q ton9
and wicked ~ plot was being execqteo xes9 e,
the stall OF old Brind1e, and with saw shortened
considerably her horns. while with relic 90
makers wax, and string, they heightened her
caudal appendage as It was In the days Of her
| youthful innocence. With some puint well ap-
piled, the star In her forehead vanished like
missing orb In a constellation. aud all was ready.
One OF the young attorneys then entered the
BIS coadjutors where he had been. He replied
that he had been to secure fee: that client Of
his, who was unable to pay cash for legal @
he had her, he did not know what to do
With her: He wished ho q, could sell l,, her
Here he the Deacon p prtcEed up lis bis ears and. look
ing as Innocently Indifferent as II he never in-
tended to purchase another COW In his life. asked
for her. He was Informed that she was fn a Va.
cant lot across the street. The Deacon lighted
his!lantern. and. With the owner Of the COW and
several others. walked over to take II look and
make a trade. 1t was not far In a straight line
to the lot where the COW was, but It was ob-
served that the Deacon had considerable lateral
motion Id proportion to his direct movement.
After some time the cow was reached. Tho
Deacon, by the dim Light Of his lantern, looked
her over, and remarked that she had not a sim
gle point Of good miker about her, being In
this respect totally unlike his favorit Brndle
After some talk about the price. the quasi
would receipt for the whole bill Of all the law.
yers and Judges lnut night, and give them all
the liquor they could drink before they went
away. This the Deacon agreed to do, redecting
that It was then late and that they could not
drink much more, as they had to start before
daylight to be able to reach the county town IN
When the nights carousal was ended, and the
Judges and al on The he EGaa. e
monidons OF his good spouse.-frst telling her,
h1"shef IN the trade nd foF F o new cow, w. and now
bis anxiety for the welfare and sobriety OF
the members Of the court had induced him te
mix a certain quantity Of water with tho LIQUID
he brought up after the trade was made. This
statement somewhat mollited the actdity of the
earl early, % and direc1ed the hired gir Belinda 70 60
across the road and milk the new COW the
Deacon had bought, as she wanted to see how
TIC girl soon returned and informed her mis-
tress that she believed the new COW was only
taed TAD si Ut the other in way She couldn't exactly
understand, yet, nevertheless, she was satisfied
it was
oaas Gns old a ssy aT szee the street 4ss%
from another, until she was convinced:
bonnet bonn tt On The Kitchen table, walked into the
bedroom, and astonished the good Deacon with
the following pointed remarks;
deacon Bijah Stone! yo'a old fool! as sure as
your own cow, old Brindle! And yet you satd
T1e n|ebt 9t y sa
yourself to the Evil One, and cheat him in the
bargain!"
D5s aa Ct her ss fsy IF s6ss ss IL
dressed hastily, and started for the scene
brushing the flies of her side with her i'm
She Rs5a 6
peared perfectly content with the addition made
to her means Of defense against her tormeutors.
The Deacon looked ut tho familiar form Of
the old COW also from two srandpoints, and I'M
theory" -.
hood afterward nor was the Deacon from that
time ever known to take drink he became
an sarnst Rt Worke n the eary
sidered dangerous to ask him the price OF cows
in the neighborhood-
quently stopped with the Deacon WAS one J: F.:
an ahle 1awyer,an eloquent advocate, ana Withal
an incorrlgible wag and Joker: The Deacon was a
to quote him as authority on all disputed points
or Legal question that arose among the Rosstps
and habifues OF his bar-room.
a new Judge had just been appointed by the
Governor for that circuit. and early on the
ao IF hthsS Els hoee aeee to un be 70 s
post, and went to the bar for his usual drink.
He was met BY the DEACON With . IS smiling face zee
been disposed Of, the Deacon said:
Wall: SQUIRE how do you Ike the new
"6h!'' said the lawyer. abe Is a good Judge
but for his one weakness,-his single failing"
"Xou dent saa s4y fnd i the psas9n e
drink
pcacon's unfortunate purchase, he had almost
forgotten how strong wns the temptation OF the
socIal glass, and was very much shocked and
grieyed ut the information. ~.
"Why don't you talk to him, Squire" said he.
drintings'' ink o' ''u 'N'0 1''' '@@~N ' - 4
eess Of The bar; but i does PC, 70 goo; e9;
a,'" good, .pious, temperate man, xith
yo1f aeht aaAd DO SON some you were to tell him
that The too frequent use OF Intoxicating liquor
as beverage, it long persisted in. benumbs the
faculties. biunts the moral senstotlltics, and
tiualt5 leads to premature dissolution, disease.
and DEATH"
show is that, 'squlreY' said the Deacon. "say
that ng'iu." i. repeated the remark with great
solemility and deiiberation. "1'll D 1t, Squire,
I'll do it." said the Deacon, ''the first time see
the Judge"
F. mounted his horse and rode on, smiling at
the thought that the Judge was only few miles
behind him on the road, and, as the morning
.syno1 ~ An3 3ra1f4 Honor
stop at the Deacon's for a drink, although be
was very temperate man tor that day:
Not long after, the Judge rode up, httched his
horse went into the bar-roo1n, shook hands with
the Deacon, and called for a :. hot whsky-s!lng.
''Judge," said the Deacon solem13y.
wouldn't do it.. II was In your place, judge
wouldn't do it,
The Judge looked at him In astonishmentr and
asked him what he meant
"The fact Is, judge" said the Deacon. the
too frequent use Of intoxicating liquor on an
arera0f If consisted In. numbs the factories.