The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
SOCIETY In YORK STATE.
LEGAL LORE WAY DOWN ON
KEITH CREEK.

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I LEGAL LORE WAY DOWN ON
KEITH CREEK.
An Evening Witt Squire Fuller, Law
yer Reub F5ss, and Uncle Ben
Green in Which Pipes and Profound
Legal Problems Monopouze the
Time.
From fle NeiC York Sun.
HAMMoNDsPoFr, Aug. 19.-Recent &C.
clrrences in theCattls creek country had
caused some codness between Squire Abel
Filler and Others of the district. The John
lines lawsuit 10 recover damages for q bear
hsalleged the defendant had stolen, had
mde hard feeling, the squire having de-
cied against theplaintiff, and then Squire
Ael had refused to issue a writ of habeas
ccpus asked for by Rsub Fos, the single
wayer, acting as counsel for Gazely Owen
Compelling the production in court of q dis
pied coonskin as witness in an impor-
tat suit, aud it was reported that Reub
ha commented somewhat harshly on the
adon of the squire in bis official capacity,
an spoken slightingly Of him as a man and
feow citizen. Consequently, when Reub
Fcs came along by the squire's Office the
otter evening, where the squire sat smoking
hipipe on the door step, and sat down on
tn bench near the door, the squire didn't
SEN to see HIM.
''Devenin', squire" said Reub, blandly,
'Devenin'r' grunted Squire Abel.
This weather makes things grow, tell
ye' said Reub, claspiug his hands around
on knee and looking over the squlres field
of orn across the road.
That's wat it's fer p snapped the squire.
reching over to knock the ashes out Of his
pip against the door jam.
cub was silent for awhile, and then
sas:
What dye ca'clate your cornu turn out
thi year, squire"
Common, ordinary yaller corn, same ez
everybody else's!' replied the squire. short
AM huffy as he refilled his pipe.
No; but ez to sizeW explained Reub, ap-
paently not noticing the absence OF cor
diGty in the squire's manner. How'll it
ruEn
Not less'n four pecks to the bushsll" re-
plid the squire, striking match with an
emphatic sweep on the door sill, that made
it sap as il in sympathy with his mood.
"Vill it, thought said Reub, in simulat-
0O PRISE. w y buuL IL DC u Digger crop
thin usual fer you. won't it, squirrel I've
heed th't your corn never run more'n three
pecls to the bushel, I'm them th't has
bought it."
SURE Abeps manner changed from snap
pist Indifference TO instant wrath.
who top ye thatl.' he cried. "Tell me
VIII he was, an I'll hev the law on him!
Butye needn't tell me, for know MIN, m
twtn't nobody less thin that consumed
John Hines Jis' let him come in my court
agir fer jestice, m I'll three peeks to the
busiel himl He'll git jestice till the scales'll
rattel I'll fine him fer fetchin' suit, M I'll
fine him fer not winnin' it arter fetchin' it,
n Ike ez not bind him over to court fer
contemptin' of mel I'll three pecks to the
bustel him, consarn him."
but say, squire" explained Reub as soon
as he could get i'll a, word. ,::twan't John
HINES OF toll mel He hain't-"
Don't set there m conterdict men ex-
claimed Squire Abel. 81 say it was John
Hines, m that's all TIL be to the case! You
set there IN conterdict m try to bullyrag
me, m l know why! It's list because /
wouldn't isshy that habits corpse for the
oooDskinA t'other day But look a. ere,
Reuben: Don't var go too fur! Don't var
tamper with the law. an don't var raise the
dander of its EXECUTORS too hight Var talk
too much fer shingle-weavin' lawyer, Reub
Fossil
n And Squire Abel breathed very hard and
pulled SO fast and vigorously at his pipe
that the htful glow of the burning tobacco
in the bowl rivalled the fireflies whose
twinkling lights spangled the gathering
darkness Reub had grown little hot him
self at the squirrels pointed remarks and de-
faint manner, and there might have been a
scene in front of the squire's Office soon if it
had not CHANGED that Ben Greer came along
at that moment. He was on his way home,
two miles up the creek Ban Is an old
hunter and trapper. and he takes but little
interest in anything outside OF his fa-
vorite calling.
"Hullo. squirrel" he exclaimed stopping in
front Of the office. "Is that you, Reub F0ss!
Hullo, Reubm
The response to the old woodsman's greet
ing was not much more than a grunt from
squire and Reub, although Ben Greer is
popular with everybody.
"Wun, by gravy" exclaimed the old
hunter. "Must be you fellers has been
jackin' fer deer m come back skunked.
That allus makes me GUNNER thu funer'l,
too. Watts the rumpus, anyhow
"Only leetle argument bout the
squire's corn CROP" said Reub, cooling
down.
cam lectur' on the law an its exycu-
tors, 'cording to the statutes made m per-
vided )" added the squire, yielding to the
CHEEKY influence of the old hunter.
"Durn the law m the statutes ~ exclaimed
Ben. "An' durn corn-'cept ez to its Juice!
Thase more land bein' wasted by cuttn' Off
the trees m drivin' out the deer n, the bar
n usin' of it for crops thin orter be allowed
If this here kentry knows WHAT'S good fer it!
An ez fer law, jes' see wat they go m do
ag'in huntin' N fishin' m trappin' TILL fell
Ter feels like goin' out n stickn' mis- head in
one o. bis own bar traps m tetchin' her Off
I'll tell ye wat I'll do. il they don't Quit
spilein' the woods in maxim SO much law.
III jist buy ticket for Aishy or Affarky,
m 60 to iyin' 'mongst the lions m the tag
gers, whar thase plenty o. woods m durn
little lawl / whanged the everlastin' pee
nuckle outen big un last week, squire. An
OF sockerr'
Mop said the squire. "Buck OF doeg"
Now, hain't you a honey cooler!n said
Ben, and he talked as if he were disgusted
by think I'm gittin' soft in the conk,
squirrel Here's you settin' here, an exy-
cutor O. the law; an here's the law q sayin'
thtlf I'm ketched knockin' over a deer
lore next fall I'll be dealt with accordin,' an
tnen you up n asst me if it were buck or
q doe, Pm walkin' right I'D here, | am,
an tellin' you fellers waits layin' fer me
mat whanged a deer las week, an astin'
y watts tue damage, m how long do l git
IN the jug, Oh, yes, Benjamin Greer's jist
adoin' O. that"
by gum, Ben," said the squire. 81
thenYn '''
Deer be burned !" growled Ben. "B'arm
- Enthusiastically exclaimed the suuire