The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
RARE JUSTICE.
A Court that Could Sympa,hiEc with
 Mr. Mealring

Mr Meairing
 A recent decision of an Arkansaw fudge presents rare case of justice. Mir. Mealring. well known and de,ervedly popular gentleman. who had done much effective work for the temperance cause, vas found m hilarious state oi intoxica- ton, making prohibition speech to a newly arrived part, of Polish immigrants. When an officer appeared, the leader of the party. who could swear in English, made signs for the arrest of Mr Mealfing. having misunderstood "damns ble and helllsh." used by Mr. Mealr,ng m h,s densnoia,lon of whisky. to be curse pronounced on the Polish race. The officer attempted discharge ot his duty, but was promptly knocked down by Mir. Mealring and beaten. as nearly as cal euia,ion could be made, within three inches of his lite. Mir. Mcalring ~as hnAlly locked up. He was uned before the police court and convicted He took an appeal to a magistrates court and was convicted. Avo~ing that he was right. he took an appeal to the circuit court.
 Judge, and you gentlemen Of the luy." said Mir Mealring. - hope you will allow me 10 make my own defense, when It viii become plain to you why l preferred tat men on the jury As ~e must, according ,o the grea, Blackstone, explore the intention of the la~-maker so wc mus; investigate the cause which, leads to d violation of the law ou all know ,ha. we have lust passed through an intensely ho, summer. You All know that there were times last summer while you lay swelterng on the back gallery, that you would have given ten dollars for a breeze. passed through this. in- structed my wife 10 pay reward for every cool breath brought into the house. lay on the gallery and lay on the roof of the shed. wallowed under the trees in the yard, saturA,ing the scorehed grass with the persplra,lon from heated system. final.y cool weather came. tucked the covers around me a, nighi and glotied in my comfortable condition several nights ago while cold wind was blowing l thought of the time, only a few weeks before, when 1 melted and ran among the dty weeds m the yard. i Then l began to moralite. We are ungrateful.' 1 musej We are never thankful for the blessings that come upon Us, and half m revenge and half m thank
 Blow, ye winds from the shivcring mountains gather, ye ice n my water pitcher. l will lie here and shiver. for only few weeks ago wanted one single breath of cool ar. The neN, morning was SO hoarse tha, oouldn', speak. My head was stopped up My nose was rusty and wouldn, work. This knew was dangerous. What was ,o dot AL low my nose to remain ou, of working or der, Go abou, my business with 4n arm. ful of ra,tllng shucks and fodder n my head Discretion sad no, SIT, my wife said no. SIT. ] sad no sir Wha, was to do : Drink teas prescribed by old women and place myself in a eondi,ioa to take more cold Discretion sad no sir my wife said no. sir, said no, SIT. Should take something to warm me up and drive away the cold in the most nat ural manner. Discretion said yes, sir, my wife said yea. s.r.' sad yes. ar. 1 made an old-fashionea ginger stew. the kind our grandmothers made. l poured in whisky like our grandiaihers used to do and drank Il, your honor and you. gentlemen of the iGry, like you all used to do. Should stop just after ! began to enjoy myself; Discretion said yes. my wife sad yea. but sad no , l kept on drinking until fels able to go out and attend to business. l went out and discovered that was drunk. Should hide this fact and practice deception Ao,' said truth and justice Tha. ses- tied it with me and acted as a drunken man should. Gentlemen, you are in possession of all of the facts connected with this sad affair. Think of last sum- ner when the very air seemed to have passed through volcano's crater. Think Of the sweet semi-thankfulness of revenge in throwing od the cover when the cold weather came. Think of disordered