The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-18
"MAxE ur YoUR MIND Ae,fN IT,.
That's what saaire Fuller, kwoods
Solos. says You ShonId Do.

solos. says You should DO.
Squire Abel Fuller. as Justice Of the Peace.
has distributed tho law in and about the
Barley Run bailiwick Of tho great hemlock
belt with an impartial land for forty years
and more. He Is truly IA backwoods Solomon
and a Daniel como TO judgment combined. He
has n strong contempt for conventionality in
his office. and no scorns precedent. Once.
when one OF his constituents had brought suit
before Squire Fuller to recover something
from q follow citizen. and had won his suit all
straight enough and got judgment. ho lifted
tho Sduiro's dcerhound out OF his way with
his foot rs he was going out OF Abel's office.
The dog yelpcd. and tho Squire raped on his
table and called tho court to order ngain.
Judgment reversed in this here cnse!' he
exclaimed. Il ind for defendant. an moron
that. Lilo Crimper. l fine 80 twelve shillin' for
contempt o. COURT"
Elijah was tho plaintiff In tho ease. and his
lawyer. Sim Foley Of tho Corners. protested.
Great socratcs!" he shouted: you can't
do that. yer Honor! There hain't no perce-
dent fer setch a perceedin'!"
"percedents be durned!' said the Squire.
when want percedcnts I'll make EN-. an
this Is one on 'em! You're fined twelve shillin'.
Lie Crimper. fer contempt o court. an tho
Judgments reversed in this hero casel'
Once he was called upon by an aggrieved
citizen Of the Barley Run neighborhood for a
warrant for citizen. on tho ground that
the latter had shot n tame bear belonging to
tho former. and refused to pay for 1t.
"Wnore'd you git the bar. Jehul ~ asked
the Squire.
"ketched It when a cub" was the reply.
"Suckin' cub2"
"Yes,"
Its nanny to home when you ketched It 2"
mo"
o. I ,r%s y 10Y lug It AWAY ,oyd iFC% it h $. by force
! !'Woil. al" 7, 1 se% ne sa1ts aid I eIax it home as
kstsS ! Up ,}o n TIKI sSS;r i back as'in. that's about
:":A 4i1yf ss W.; MSn xS { Tfr rent fer sl00um' do your"
you %T S e kin xe s sIys y0 Biz 4 T sioe"%,s sf iisSiI 'g st
tqEf RI IPS sRss A te, s sfs Is fsf to 9 h HnsF@ II I fs 5G yGiss''l i tG e
IA warrant fer mo2 What iery"
aiorethouei. with It. An yours is an .arser;
artcr, tho fact. I kin give you the warrant.
Jehul. but seems to mo you better 90 slow!,'
that as' jo Sai a ad Rnass q The ,n sa SHss So su s,srmsl,ns
slocum never appeared on the docket.
law Si alone in tho Barley b Run Rum district iSrtS" all Il 9h csc
years; He has been cIhiet adviser in matters
SoClus polltlCul.d uu htC III u p6TSbIl
WHO cant make up his mind ag,in u thing"
he has never had patience with. Not long ago
famous Hns o, h ir is CSs Of %ort. e whe he on e 9ss so Sfsn
wseaHIinE q SOLEMN $ Lem vi visag G, - ,o,,n. o,ox
feel It in my bones, Pap had it the same way.
~e'zac'ly. an was laid VI, sometimes ms long as
cuttin' comm on an, the rheumatic is tacklin'
of me. Like as not III be. laid W, n month or
WHAT'S WHte' a" a fe!I srS COIN " to do t"s With .a seteh "i q lis:
ec!aT RHs,1m nrG1srsec s, as that ph ,n. S Ct hin .or.
You needn't tell, mo, II you only mako up
there hnin't no more use o your havin' rheu-
matiz. nor smallpox. erysipilas,, co,nsu,mp-
matter o that. not even il they've got so close
to you that you kin feel 'em. than there is o
h Gsy yHnr tS SeaS' Nn wnen icy f FoGsy' got a t"0t"
but it's ~clutchin' on me already" pleaded
the apprehensiye citizen. .,
nm be durn glad TO quit slutehin'; Don't r.
%SsRodi do You i'' 81 COURSE na" , vou dt%H" fer I a II me
hey it. but it was clutchin' OF me. an IL it
!iain't , ken 1e Fl % q P mak bsr up nn %y mind ns'in it,
First along when it took me. thought
rheumatic Was on my track. an I told tho old
m "nT@h Az say" Z She .s. ,,TSin {t mo more ore. the he rheu-
likelyto be the buck foyer as it Is. fer It to be
the seven plaques that played hob with the
, was slSi nm to ri, HSt t 81 'fo ' RilS SellaGsn q ! l .sys!
But HW what i is i; ! s?ma n say I've q notion that
"::!crick' says l.. ~ 1t .fsel II more as il it was
a pond in my back. an froze over. at that.'I
lift as Dad as Tint. Abel: says s'manthy;
,,seemsto me II wouldn't be u bad idee to send
fer the doctor SnNS she.
"bein,s as th9 doctor was OWN me fer hal,
day. an after he'd felt my pulse an 1 had
n9ked out my tongue like q snake shook w
nigh all the cider there was in q pitcher on the
s16% 'i, an, ni then % TGa, tin me- if RI t my u 5aad 5sd
an, cness must a talked q leetie loud:
~ don't keer = crows foot whether its Coin'
to snow fore night. or whether it don't, snow
fore seven years from Tonight | says. What
want To- know, is. what's ai!in' Of me?, Is 1t
the newr2!Iigy.. says; or is 4 the oltrolligy?
down 1T my h'arthstun? She'll S'manthy order
n black bumbyzeen dress says. with n black
G BEEN |" tnha 'GHe' a Hf S sit !. s1 red 70 s afped as ea Fix.
dress with green trimmin's,Fi says, ..,..
.The doctor meyer turned a. a ha hn,, but tak Eh,
al! tos"thcr At the IL" cider "e h. give me his o OPINION j il fa.
"'I'hero hain't nuthin' the matter 9 you
wife to hcv beans fer dinner. You hain't
threatened with nothin' hut the plumbago In
the back says he. That's all you're soin't to
liev.' hU Says.
"Now.i ~ there one thing I'd ben fghtin' shy
OF all ny life II was the plum in the back.
specially sence the time see how it swooped
down on roor Joe Sloper o E!fhorn Modders.
the doctor told me that all that allied mo was
the plumbngo. | was 81 tickled over it that
ielt Ike eittln' ~ an tnkin' holt Of him an,
there. IRA u know,H then that his bill was
G"ln, to br, four ,shillin' more than wnat he
gone away | snys to S'nanthy:
"~'S'manthy.' says !. I've lit with bars an
set up y .%clot,in' store. I've Ind it hot nm
heavy Will cattymountS. l says, an III wci.ha
considerable pounds morn ] do now i'll had the
meat they've chaweh of !" ms says. I've
buck ] says. him II lsin' m" ter n glow u
spell: an mo II Gettin' even with hin! by usin'
him for q barrow u spell says: I'LL by tne
time made him turn his toes to the sun you
conidn't II told. either u US from n bnr'lu'
skinned erls.'l says. I've got lll through
them rassrls and rough-an'-tuinbles. S'man-
thy. snYS l. 'oulY to run III uy,in tha mimi