Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-10
HE SAVED THE FARM.
Touching and Effective Plea Against Mort
gage Foreclosure.

gage Foreclosure.
Ex-senator rSpooner OF Wisconsin tells in
the Chicago Tmes-Herald a good story.
showing that. the bigness OF the heart of the
late Judge DAVID Davis was big in proportion
to the size sf, tine rest of his body:
Judge Davis was travelling on his circuit
and while hgdtng court in one OF the in
terror towns was impressed with the woful
visage of All defendant. whose case being
called, arose. and said Judge. | wish II
you could you would put this case OF"
Haven't ypu a lawyer to speak for you?'
Yes judgt but he ain't here and can't
find him nowhere"
Your honor, we are ready for trial on be-
half of the plaintiff" said an old member of
the bar "and we insist upon going on with
the case"
Judge" said the defendant, please put
IL OF"
The appeal was so plaintive that the court
said:"Let it go over until tomorrow, and
be sure to have your lawyer here"
The next day the case was called again,
and the lean. hank defendant arose again.
I'm mighty sorry, judge, but me and mother
can't find that lawyer-darn him-nowhere.
We have hunted all over town. They say
he is on a spree and won't get over it for a
week But this is mighty plain case and
| can tell you all about it
The lawyer on the other side made no OBJ
lection and so the case was heard. The
plaintiff with his attorney. presented their
side of the question to the court and jury,
and 1t seemed very plain to all that the de.
fendant under the law must lose his farm
We'll, what is your side of the case"
said the judge. after the plaintiff got through.
The defendant got up and in stumbling
way said: We'll, Judge. I'll tell you the
whole story. Me and mother have lived on
that farm for nigh on forty years It's all
he m pida = en-
Of a place when she got II. and 1t amt a
fancy farm, but II Is 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 Donelson and
me and mother buried him. Then Thomas
he got taken prisoner, and kept in
| Andersonylle nigh on ten months until he
was nothin' but skin and bone. Me and
mother went to meet him when he got ex-
| changed, and II you believe me, Judge. | did
not know the boy. nor mother neither. We
| brought him back to the old place howsum-
| ever, and tried to get him well. but 'twarnt
! no good. He sickened and siiSened and died
and thar he is under the apple tree. Now,
| judge, me and mother set lot o. store by
| the old place, and 'twould Just about kill the
old lady, let alone me, IL lose it. OF
| course. we owe the money. and we'd do
most anything to pay il. but l leave II to
| you, Judge. and you men on the jury, II
| they ought to take that farm away from u.s. -
In telling the story Judge Davis said
| Before that fellow got through almost
| everybody in court had tears in their eyes
! One Of the ablest lawyers in the state was
counsel for the plaintiff. and there was no.
| body except the defendant and myself on
| the other side, but. by jove, we won the
case and those people kept their farm"