Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-13
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A Little LaW-Case.=
| One summer day, as .N llanae' was
strolling bare headed under the trees IN
Aunt tAnn's yard. she saw lying on the
grass a copy-book with a battsEed and
rather old looking cover, but the pages
inside were clean and unused.
| Mamie took it up, turned the leaves,
and thought what pretty'thjn,gs she
could mark with her colored pendns be-
tween the lines. if it were onlydiers.
"Oh, do wish this was lmined' she
said to herself, and then lookinXup she
saw Cousin Ted Ted sitting at Y the sd fahEaEmoer
| window.
ISIS this your book, III dt.ss Will you
give it to mep'' she asked, eagerly.
II de glanced down, reengnizeithc book
las a east off property OFF, his,ilah an
swered, C. relessly:yla.iar auitard
" Yes, you may haze it. 'aalIt sslyu
| Mamie was delighted. She showed
It to grhudpa,, to Aunt Ann md to mann
ma, and told What beautiful things she
meant to mark In it. Then size ran OFT
t6'show it to Johnny. 90 'H'' u ms
h But now i'm about. a moment there
was a great conlnetion, loud CRIES and
protests, and, in. rushed the two .fchil-
| dren flushed and, clamoring, for, their
rights. .a.s4
..Johnny snatched my copy book
away" sobbed Mamie. ff0fb OH
q"Nannie's been getting mycopy-book
and she's bent the cover!n exclaimed
JohHny.h boss 2L *0J t' t1aT JLbi
cit miner' cried one. .1yi1,d
"It's miner cried the othertr
"Stop!,', said grandpa. IS Come here;
let me take. the book, and, find out what
this meansif Johnny, Mamie, has been
showing he this book, and said Ted
gave it to her, ana sheS was going to
mark in it, ''H''A1
t. she did give it to NET 'srepeated
Mamie, firmly.nafl9s2 a. Dad bne1g
Z, swell, it S .pay book said! Johnny,
just as firmly, Il found itSut in the
was going. to. light my bonfire, and
pieces in it. and it's minef s57e ~
1"'s No, ne ! miner, saidfNanhie. "Ted
gave it to1fte.pl c5 2.sGGb Hgr Ill
Il laid'iit on the grass a minute,
while haven't to climb the Baldwin
apple-tree to look into a nest that is
there; and while l was gone, Mamie
came and took it. But it's mine, and l
dom want her to have it."
"No, it IS miner', said Mamie, break
ing into sobs again. Il" $50
s'It isn't, eitherr' said Johnny, with
a quaver in his own voice. h-t''@rf
Why said grandpa, ''h here are all
the elements of an important law2case,
and we must see that strictd Justice is
done" r. - saiss1 8 n r. slr--s7"ft
Ted was looking over, his desk
yesterday, remarked Aunt Ann, - and
brought down an armfui Of refuse paper
to burn. l told him not to burn it then,
but to put it in the kipdling- barrel.
''Then he parted with all right and
title to'it," said grandpa, ''and it be-
came the property Of any one who ap-
lpropriated it from the barrel. Ithink
Johnny has right to it,
''It's nB bookr' sobbed Mamie, in
one final protest, and then she rushed
out into the yard and seating herself
under a syringa-bush near the open
window, wept loudly. toH"s T... s'G
She felt that the case was going
against her, and that she should Never,
never be able to mark in that book with
her colored pencils. .sa ,aag.. as
/ Cousin Ted passed through, the room
with an amused smile, on his faye, but
did not interfere one way OF the. other.
Johnny stood hopelessly waiting.
= at is true,n said grandpa, .sthat the
original owner afterward gave Textbook
to Mamie, but 1T iWas not thenqhis to
give. He hadparted with his title, and
the book was Johnny's. = INIT treF
Yes. SIR said JohnnyetI said it
was NINE" liz aa3 hns .5s,rd tsfi
The. sobs broke out louder from I'M
der the syringa-bush- Grandpa heard
them and Wayered. ..., e, -os.-
Don't you think, ,JohnnE,syou had
better let your little sister have it?''
''No.'' said johnny, 81 want to copy
~ e" Well, I'll, tell you what.n said
grandpa, ''rll give you five cents'for the
book. viii you take it?''l ii ,oIi
,Johnny's eyes glistened. He saw a
chance for trade, but in his Independence
ss.You may have it for ten, be said.
Grandpa laughed, BUT before there
was time to bargain, the sobs ceased
outside, and little figure came fying in
at the door 1t was Mamie, whose ears
had been quick to hear.'fa 'H#9ffs
% % Pm take Hthe'five cents. grandpa
she said, and Johnny may have the book.
DON'T Garrett sYt 4 .iif rsdt .pEH.s
"a ."That's right!' said grandpa, we'll
pleased at this way of settling the tam
gled law-case. a5f. - ~. -.,'tt..t. 7oI<
So. Johnny took his, copy-book with
rather a sober face, and Mamie, with
five cents in her hand, sped away to the
nearest candy-shop. - ''''.' Me-
. When she came back, she found John
ny waiting conveniently near the Gar
den-gate, so she shared her good things
with him, whereupon he told he had
book upstairs. a smaller one,
that would Go Just as well for bher to
mark in, and he would give her that.
So the. case was settled in, "a most
Iriend y fashion, Mary IL, Bodies
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