The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-04-30

any wrong by design; | know you
both and do not believe that the
earth holds today; two men Of more
unimpeachable rectitude. Each Of
you considers himself aggrieved by
the other aud both have all the
quality of stubbornness compornug
with proud manhood. Both bave
been angered by distorted reports
carried back and forth by certain
goSsips which, unhappily, exiSt in
even the best of communities.
Il ask of plaintiff aud defendant
that you will consent 20 dismiss 9 she
witnesses, counsel and jury AND
that. now aud here. be AUTHORIZE I
to adjudicate this difference be-
tween you. Gentlemen, will you
grant this favor ofyour old friend ?"
Instantly and simultaneOusl'
plaintiff and defendant came
their feet and Both ausTere''
do.n
~ thank yOu both' respor /,
the judge in broken tone of
while his eyes ve4e not noticeal
dryness. "NW2," looking
the defendant, "you come al ,
at my right side, here, at - sS,
and you," addrSssipg tr
"stand in like pos = e -.
He shook hand o.h y, hUP,
came beside him ana- -
hundred people in the ris~r,
appeared undecided W ct
or tears were more al T. 81 Charies
some certainly straddl>
tion by indulging in bote
Judge with the map before ers
pointing to the dividing III +"
tween the two plantations, G
that the plaintiff should
the fence to a ceriIfNseFD.
the defendant tear a@WNP
that distance, an tait ga liz of
maintain amt! the [sqeIedie' res;
tiff should pull .
built. "Y *tI1 LIAE oi
~ 49, r MEDICINES,
snc,ent IaudmaS & Dauphini
have set" "A.
The trifing damage lY
been the one item of ,NslNF
suit the judge did n%NIlNf
to, but eliminated it - $&&&
amendments to complai l..
swer by saying "Life is
for any part of it to be
away over these vaporiugs Mt
yer's Inventions" Then tol"N
map the Judge asked, "Gen
do you accept the verdict X
as conclusive % The detena.
answered "yes0 as the plaintiff sal.
81 do"
"Once again | thank you both" I"
was said with evident emotion and
then, rising from his chair, the
Judge added Snow there is one ex.
tra-iudicial request | have TO make
OF you. La the name of the friend
ship between our fathers and ap'
pealing as over their graves in the
little church yard III remembrance
of our cordial cOmpaniOnshlp iu
childhood, youth and early mau.
hood for the sake of a friend who
still loves aud honOrs you both, l
ask that you take each other by the
hand.0
As their right hands met in a
clasp the hands of the judge clasp
ed them over aud under. So they
stood tor full half minute which
time the Judge required tor re- e-gain-
ing self-pOssessiOn then, as the
hands were unjOined; be said {;
''rhere is one other point yet to be
attended to, the costs have not been
provided for; but there shall be no
dispute about that Mr.. Clerk,7 he
addressed that official, "yOu will
please foot up the costs accrued in
this case and hand the footing to
me. l shall pay them myself.'
As very serious or pathetic pas
sages are sometimes succeeded by
mirthful ones, so the scene, to this
time full of pathos, now became a
decidedly humorous one, for in tue
same instant plaintiff aud defend
ant pressed toward tho clerk each
cIamoring that he himself should
pay. Such was their earnestness
aud such the contrast from theiI
recent conteation that the judge
after a quick glance at their taces,
was seized with a fit OF hearty
laughter in which the audience JOIN
ed heartily. When quiet was re
stored the Judge said: swell, let
me, then, settle tlfis disputed point
also. l direct that the costs be
equally shared by plaintiff aud
defendant
And so ended "The Line Fence
Suit