The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-11
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Major Handy narrates q story showing
the goodnes of heart Of the late Judge
David Davis. Judge Davis was travelling
on his circuit and while holding court in
one of the interior towns was impressed
with the woeful visage Of defendant,
whose case being called, arose himself and
asked for a postponement, because his
lawyer was absent. The Judge permitted
the case to go over for q day. The next
day, when the case was called, the defend
ants lawyer was still absent; but the de-
fendant, who was an honest old farmer.
was permitted to conduct his side of the
case himself. This was his plea to the
jury: "l'll tell you the whole story Me
and my mother have lived on that farm for
nigh on forty years. It's all she's got in
the wide world. 1t wasn't much Of place
when she got It, and 1t amt a fancy farm
now, but 1t all me and mother have. MY
father died the year the war broke out and
we buried him under the big apple tree in
the medder. Three Of our boys went into
the war and left me with mother. Hiram,
he got killed down in Missouri. They
sent him home and we laid him under the
apple tree. John was shot at Fort Donel-
son, and me and mother buried him. Then
Thomas he got taken prisoner. and the
rebels kept him In Andersonville prison
nigh on ten months until he was nothin'
but skin and bone. Me and mother went
to meet him when he got exchanged and
II you believe me, Judge. ] did not know
that boy, nor mother neither. We brought
him back to the old place, howsumever,
and tried to get him well, but 'twarnt no
good. He sickened and sickened and died,
and thar he is under the apple tree. Now,
Judge, me and mother set a lot o. store by
the old place, and 'twould Just about kill
| the old lady, let alone me. II We lose It..
OF course We owe the money, and we'd Go
most anything to pay 1t. but leave It to
you. Judge, and you men on the jury, If
they ought to take that farm away from
u.s." In telling the story Judge Davis
said: Before that fellow got through al
most everybody in the court had tears in
their eyes. One OF the ablest lawyers In
the state was counsel for the plaintiff, and
there was nobody except the defendant
and myself on the other side. but. by Jove,
we won the case and those people kept
their farm"
AN OBJECTION:
YES" said Mrs. Hunnlmune, "she
seemed like a very good-natured and ca
pable servant. But I couldn't keep her."
WAS the work too hard for her?"
mo. She said the place was Just to her
liking In most respects. There was only
one objection"
What was thatT'
my clothes wouldn't at her."-Washing-
ton Star.
HER TRIBUTE:
"I'll miss him." said the> widow fair
Who lives beside the lake;
Each time I see his vacant chair
My heart will almost break.
"Whene're Of mans sad pranks read
The thought comes, sweetly sad:
He was husband good, indeed:
The best ever had"
-Washington star.
PURE SPITE:
First Domestic (who had been out four
nights that week)-I'm sorry. but can't
go to Lannigan'S ball tonight The missus
won't let me.
Second Domestic-And why won't she?
First Domestic-I dunno. Mebbe she's
mad because she wasn't invited.-New
York Weekly.
ANITA:
She's pretty puss In boots. ~
With saucy name that suits 4.
Every glance. 81
Is 1t whispered, IL It sung. ;,
Still It ripples on the tongue ,i
In q dance. Is
"a
Oh. she walks 80 pit-a-pat,
And she talks Of this and that
Such a way.
Just to watch her witching blush
Even Socrates would hush
Half . day.
She IL not an angel. no;
They are out of place below,
Let US grieve. q
Yet perchance there 10 q wing
Hid beneath that puffy thing
Styled sleeve. m
Her singing makes me think
OF q trcksy bobolink tf
All delight,
With his silver strain sfiow
Where the apple blossoms grow
Pink and white.
Like . wild rose newly born,
Bursting unto bloom Of morn,
Dew agleam.
30 enhancing 10 her smile,
10, It haunts me all the while
In . dream. ~ asi
~ Q. N. Peck In the Csntury.
Tue danger Of Jumping e constitutions Il
well brough4out n this sad episode which