Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-20
A DUBIOUS CASE.
Conscience, Consequential DaM-
ages and "a Lawyers Sharp
Practice.
San Antonio Expross.l

A few days ago, a large COW Dalong-
ing to a German citizen of Medina
county gazed with composure upon an
approaching construction train on the
Sunset railway. Long before the
train reached the point where she
stood, the shrill whistle was used to
strike terror to her heart and cause
her to take to the brush, or, at least,
abandon the track, across which she
stood broadside. But the COW didn't
scare worth a cent. She probably
didn't know much about railroads.
She may have been a moss back cow.
At any rate, she stayed too long on
the track and the pilot caught her.
Result-a string of sausage meat fifty
yards long, a dead negro and two fiat
cars wrecked.
In a few days, the railroads attor-
ney called at the residence Of the
owner Of the COW in response TO a
letter embracing a claim for damages
for killing the cow. The scene that
followed, and the result of the inter
view, are good to read about:
Attorney Good evening, Mr..
-"
Mr.. -"KoOt evins, Mr.. SKULL
Wins"
Al called to see you about
that cow which was killed on the Sun
set the other day, and to settle with
you"
Mr.. dot wash right. Mine
kuh gone tet by dot eistnbahu. lie
kilt dot kuh as he been nodings but
wurst, and dem railroads vellers dey
kot pays me vor dot.
A-"They killed your COW and
made sausage of her, did theyP"
Mr.. -"Yaas, sirreel"
Allow much was that COW
worth, and what sort Of a COW was
she, and was she your cow2"
Mr.. dot vosh mine kuh, und
dot vos vone Turhams, und dirty
~tollars he no got him, ober | dakes
dwenty tollar ven you kites him now
A-"Twenty dollars for that
cOwl It's a big price. Cows can be
bought all around here with calves at
the teat for fifteen dollars. But we
won't dispute over the price. This
road pays as it goes, and whenever
people are damaged in any such way,
and present their claims, we never
hesitate 10 paying them. We find
that 1t is 10 our interest in the end to
settle al such claims without eontre-
very, IN order to keep the good will
81 the people. III give you a check
~ She twenty dollars presently"
Mr. ~ daDks you, zir."
a. But before We 20 any
further ! might az well call your at
tsAtion, IN a friendly way, to the
damage this con did our road. / will
state che facts briefly and succinctly.
We hare built a railroad through this
c0sntry facilitating lie commerce, en-
baaoi6n its general interests, increas.
i8g the value Of the land fully 300 per
cent, advancing the value Of stock
a50et IS much By giving you access to
msfkes, and reelaiming your country
from lbe dominion Of the yelping
C68anehs and the skulking Lfpan.
We have purchased the right Of way
through this country with our own
gDld, and paid the people az much for
The privilege Of running on their
property ~ II vas worth before rail.
roads we're invcnted-and don't you
FORGET II. If q COW enters your field
and you GIL her with buckshot aud
Jour Deighbor calls on you for damages,
you would stand him of with the
other barrel W. don't do business
that way. We como here TO promote
civilization and make crime 80 scarce
that even n Medina county deputy
sheriff wont have TO wear a revolver.
But VIC demand equal justice, and say
that If your COW was killed, and il
there are damages on M side, why
not OF another2"
Mr-"Vot you means by all dot?''
A.-"Exactly this sir: That your
COW, or 4 COW you say was yours,
threw two cars from the track, de-
molished them, killed a good and
honest colorcd man, and | have a
claim against you from the road for
$1,000 for the damages TO the cars, and
a $4,000 damage claim from the wife
ofthe colorod man who was thus cru
ely killed by your mean old $50 long
horn, and you must settle as promptly
as | have offered to do"
Mr.-"I shpeaks nit mine frau
pont dot dings."
The old gentleman entered his front
door about this time, leaving the at
torney standing on the front gallery,
and had a half hours talk with his
frau. Upon returning, he remarked
that he had made a mistake in putting
in a claim for that cow-that after
consulting with his frau he had
learned that his COW had black spots
on her sides, while the one killed had
yellow spots, and therefore had no
claim to present.
The attorney put it down in writing,
bad the old man TO sign it, and on
this basis the thing was settled.
Although winter, that hoary old
monarch, with his crown OF snow, and
his scepteT gemmed with %icieles, af-
feets mankind with such evils as
coughs and colds, happily they can be
cured by Coussens' Honey Of Tar, a
most excellent remedy for diseases Of
the throat and lungs.
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