The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-27
AN ARKANSAS OPINION
TROUBLE CAUSED BY A MEXICAN Dish
The Unfortunate, Controversy Between Two
Citizens, and the Learned Decision
of the Squire Before Whom
the Cause was Tried.
lArkansaw Traveler.l


Some time ago, Colonel Milbank visited
Mexico, and, upon returning, declared thai
the Mexicans are the only people in the
world who know how to cook. "Why,"
said he, TO his wife, 'their dish Of 'cheely'
is excellent. You take handful of bird
peppers, mix in little meal and stew ZEN
up. or course it's hot, and especially witt
q stranger, seems TO be composed Of three
parts fire and one part torment, but afterJ
man gets used to it, why there's nothing
that has such tendency to promote di
gestion. 1t undoubtedly prolongs life
keeps the mind active and tends toward
general promotion of good feeling. Ihavt
brought home a sack of those peppers, and
at every meal after this, shall expect my
favorite DISH"
Bird peppers entered into the Colonel's
daily diet. No one thought of sharing the
dish with him until several days ago. when
old Uncle Sam Blackamore, Of Red Forl
Township, came to the city and called al
the Colonel's house. The old man, while
at dinner. noticed the host dipping int
what appeared to be cooked tomatoes. ThI
old gentleman Is fond Of cooked tomatoes,
and, during an animated discussion into
which the subject of q literal place Of tor
ment in the world to come entered strong
ly, he reached over and helped himself TO
a spoonful Of stewed pepper.
"Now," said the old fellow, lifting q
good-sized blaze on the point of his knife
and holding 1t near his mouth until be
should reach a semicolon, 81 am little
quar- in my belief and dome hesitate to say
that the wicked will be roasted like pos
SOM"
he dropped the knife, wiped his tongue
on his coat-sleeve, and without speaking,
he "hauled Off" with a sauce.bottle AM
knocked the Colonel down. The Colonel.
being resentful and impetuous, arose and
discouraged old Blackamore's familiarity
by hurling his favorite dish into the Wis.
itor's frank and open countenance. A
hand-to-hand encounter ensued, resulting
in the defeat OF the Colonel and the subse-
quent arrest OF Che old man. The case wa
taken TO court and tried by an eminent
Justice OF the Peace, jurist whose idea o.
justice rarely meets with reversal, except
when it chances TO fall under the severe
gaze of Judge who knows the law.
When the lawyers had closed their argu
ments, the old Justice killed horse-fy
with paper-cutter, and said:
"This Court is ready TO deliver its opinion.
The Court holds that the defendant had
right to visit the land Of the Montezumas
and Cortezes, and that while there had
perfect right TO form taste for the dishe,
prepared by the inhabitants Of that coun'
try. This Court furthermore holds tha'
the defendant had perfect right TO pre-.
pare the dish and eat II under the Ameri.
can flag; in other words, he had a right Il
put it on his table,"
"Then understand" said the lawyer
for the plaintiff, shat you have decided
In our favor?
aust wait, II you please, until thi'
court has concluded the decision. l.
order to be thoroughly prepared to judg
the case wisely, this Court ordered anG
tasted a sample Of the stuff brought from
the depraved land Of the Monlezumas
and this court is prepared to say that =
man who wouldn't knock fellow dow,
for placing such a hidden mine OF ex
plosive compounds within his reach.
ought to break out with the nettle.rasl
and be deprived of the right OF suifragr
This Court would advise the plaintiff ir
keep out'of the defendants way, but will
say that II the defendant don't catch
him and maui the eternal pizsn out OF BIZ
disposition, he will lay himself liable to
fine and the odium OF being considered :
| blamed fool by this courtn