The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16
nDrcE OF SUBSCRIPTION:
FROM TENNESSEE.
TinfOn GOuntY.

Nth them that weep" But the
question presents itself, how can we
Teiojce or weep unless we knew the
bsnpiness or misery of our CO tax
naving partners? And living in the
[nral agricultural districts, and as a
seouence in a state of segregation
we can not see each other and con-
Jerome with another tete tete, as do
those in towns and cities, we must
hold these conversations through
tbe columns of the Press, that we
NAV know how our neighbor is op-
messed, that we may weep with
the multitude of weepers, for my
observation teaches me that the
producer never has an opportunity
70 rejoice. And as in our last, so in
This. we think we will be able to
find that ''history repeats ITSELF"
But to the subject.
You will remember to have read
story to this effect:
In the past there were two cats
that came into the possession of
some cheese, whether justly or 9TH
erwise, We need not stop to inquire,
which they wanted divided among
themselves. And for this work
they had to call on his honor, Judge
Monkey, who, taking the property
into his possession in order to dis
tribute it among the claimants ac-
cording to his judicial scales, placed
one part in one side of his honest
balances, with the prefix dds" APP
pended to the word honest and
the other part into the other side,
to see how they corresponded in
weights. Finding one side was
heavier than the opposite he took
bite of the larger piece to make it
as light as the other. Now finding
the former light piece the heavier
of the two it became necessary to
make it lighter, SO he took a bite
off of it to make it poise in his Just
balances.
And thus he continued biting al
ternately until the cats became con-
vinced there would be nothing left
for them if their cause remained
much longer in this equitable court,
and begged his Honor to give him
self no further trouble about their
matter, but give the property to
them and they would divide it
among themselves.
But his Honor was not to be foil
ed in this way, so he replied:
"Not so fast, l beseech you, my
friends; we owe justice to ourselves
as well as to you. What is lett is
due to me in right of my office"
Saying this he crammed the re-
mainder into his mouth and dis
missed the Court.
And has not this been the expe-
rience of thousands of widows and
orphans in all ages, when theil
property was once placed in wha
is known in our parlance by the
misuOmer of Court?
l remember to have read but {
short time since of an estate Of
S3,OoO,o 900 that was entirely absorb
ed in the Courts in the City of New
\ ork. SO that when his Honor
the Monkey, wanted to take his las
bite there was not enough on hanC
to make a mouthful. When the las
piece of property was sold, by order
OF the Court, the proceeds of thu
sale were not sufficient to pay the
Court costs.
So with a case in this county o
1000 acres of land which the tesla
tor by will gave to his children, bu
which was put into the Courts by
the step children, where itremaineC
until not one dollar found its wa
INTO the pockets of the natural heir
OF the old doctor.
Thus like the cats with the cheese
were the heirs of these estates de
prlved of their lawful and just pos
sessions, by that which is dignifiet
an dubbed as a Court
In the case of a bankrupt railroad
that was in the hands of Receive
IN the city of Chicago, few year
since: Judge Biodget ordered tn
Receiver to pay three lawyers 81,
500 for their pretended services.
1T IS safe to say that the none
was never earned, and that tn
Court simply used his power to pu
other peoples money into the ii
that is leech upon society and ii
INDUSTRIES
Thus while the tiliers of the sol
ny industry and economy, account
late little of the goods of earth I
leave to their children, as they hop'
they are only laying in stores fc
the vampires to fatten on.
Now let us look at some charge
OF these heartless animals, some
times called lawyers:
One Of them cha ged 5000, an
collected it for writing few page
OF legal ruled paper, asking Cou1
10 order the sale of some land, whic
work ought to be done in fe'
hours.
Another charged $3.50 for tn
same services; and the thir
charged 500 for this ponderor
labor, to have II64 acres of Ian
So'd-which brought $I,ooI 81
Sost of sale, including lawer's fe
@loo, and there were eleven heirs
inherit. Then you have this stat
ment
Amo,,.