The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-15
And the Decree Entered I'm tho Same Style
by Judge shsney OF Rockbridge-A
Young Lawyers LamenratioD.


In battle fell. from home afar.
That on the 10th Of September,
In sixty-One. as | remember,
10 Clemmer George, of MiddlebroOk
| lie owed a debt, for which ~ took
From Lucas James his single bill,
| Not TO be paid by him until
Nine months had passed, and then TO
Ills bond, for dollars five score and thr
And Clemmer sold this Lucas bond
For value TO your maiden fond;
As Will appear, when you Will see
The bond Itself. now shown. marked
For other sums to other men,
lie was indebted Justly, when
lie gave his blood % Freedoms cause,
AND all his lands unto the Laws.
And when he thus in battle fell.
The lands he owned / now will tell
dhey lie IN Rockbridse all close by
10 James G. East, and Pisgah nigh;
one tract, one hundred and sixteen,
TWO hundred in the other seen.
And when he passed thro' Deaths grll
gate,
He left his wife and children eight.
lis widow Jane, h; children these:
Mary, the wife Of James G.. Reese.
Denlza, William. Becky, too,
Virginia and her sister Sue.
anu y ~ TWO OlItfS, as " seems,
say Rachel and the little James;
Ana infants they are. all but two.
AS VIII be clearly shown 10 you.
Augusta Court. I'm sixty-two-
Always TO dead and living true
His whole estate did cast upOn
\ certain James IA. Callison:
W holl be, as long as he will live.
His legal representative.
And the estate he did appraise.
But cash enough he couldn't raise
FROM the estate. its debts % pay.
winch owes him. too. this present day.
As VIII Dee seen, II you'll look Ger
His settlement Of siXty-four.
Your maiden says her debt is due.
And Is advised 10 speak 10 Won.
To sell the land one OF these DAYS
our maiden most politely prays
Nor does she wish to sell them all.
But just enough, however small,
10 pay her debt. and also one
Now due TO James II. CdllisOn.
And honest Jane, his widow. says:
And 10 this end she humbly prays.
That Shefrey, Hugh, the Chancellor,
VI lH JAst sell land sufficient for
Tho debts he owed. his death before;
And not-no, not one acre more.
And then she says she Will unite
In such sale. her dover despite
And money She viii take i'm lieu
Bdsed on her age OF fOrty-tWo.
I'm tender view of all these things.
Here into Court your maiden brings
Her prayer and her petition signed.
I'm hopes. that you viii be inclined
To call upon the widow Jane
And let her know how we camplain:
Ana also, u your honor please,
On Mary and her man. James Reese,
beniza, Becky. William. call;
But these. your Honor. are not all;
For you must call Virginia. Sue,
And little James and Rachel too;
And You must also call upon
That seit-samc James II. CallisOn.
Ana make him render an account
OF the estate. and the amount
or what IL owes unto herself,
Ana other ones I'm worldly pelf.
That You viii order the Gazette"
To call aloud for every debt.
IN order that YOU then may ell
How much Of Lucas land TO sell.
Ana let no one come In, unlesss
In costs OF suit he'll acJlies,e.
ana that the sale you'll cast mon
J nat self-same James III. Calnson;
And that yodr maiden OratrX
snail not be kept in such Il H..
Shc humby prays. and prays in brief,
For further and such tull relief,
As 70 your Honor may seem meet.
Ana she Will ever more antrcat
>. ID. DAVIDSON, u. @
ANSWER or INFANT BY GUAR
IAN AID LITEM.
We little Lucas children come
Into the Rockbridge Court.
W mere Rachel Miller says that we
= sSi -N-rdilE 'D...I
But being yOung-nOt .wenty-0ne--
j. B0ule. Uur IllTliqp friarI
W III speak for US against her claim,
ana all our rights defend
40 Hc MI SPEAK Tor Bccky's rights |
For William, James and Sic
And for Virginia he Will plead.
And sister Rachel too.
Vow % your Honor we woulg say.
Let little children come.
INTO thy kind protecting care;
Ana hear but don't look gun.
ma having answered July n)W,
Please let us all 80 home
ma II you want us all again,
Just tell us when 10 come.
JOHN G.. BOUDE,
Guardian ad Litem, for Infant Defen-
the 18th Of April. 1855. the following
cree was entered in the cause:
CHEL MILLER, for, &c,
az inst
MES LUCAS Admir-, &c.
his cause. IN which the process servd,
Has. duly come 10 US,
ell now take up and entertain,
Its merits 10 discuss.
be bin we've read-the answer heard
T Callison ana Jane,
nd when we duly weigh them all,
The case Is very plain.
eniza, Mary and James Reese
ave failed 70 answer yet.
az as 70 them, the cause IN lanI.
For hearing we will set
ne answer, 100, OF Guardian BOuda
Who'll for the infants plead.
eve heard and weighed most carefully
And now We viii proceed
near the cause, upon the bill.
And on the answers too"
40 on them we'll decide the case
Ana without more ado.
M now In order that the cause
\ Master Of the Court
III take In hand and sift ii well. .
MA 10 the Court report" 4"
nat worldly gear James Lucas had 3.
ma what became Of it, -
d whether any yet remains ,
or creditors 10 get; -
nd any other one. !"
d also what he justly owes
o James III. Callison
q he will print a notice plain.
-Four weeks in the Gazette"
p Lucas creditors TO come. -
nd each one prove his debt" :.
I'd fix time, and tell them all. -
nat il they disregard
printed notice, that they will
Forever be debarred."
"a four weeks notice he will give"
nto the parties all.
men shall be deemed equivalent
D notice personal"
which accounts, with speed hen
ate, settle and report"
I'm any other special facts {
lousht proper for the Court"
'9l'' fNn'nsrMTNr o. Tirr nrcRrr.
lter ms Decree as a curlosity-but
S precedent. April 18Th, 1865.