Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1896-01-31

MS WlSuou fniBHb ucciNc. An HppoihJ-
ment for an interview was accordingly
made. and Ezra nnxiously, but hope
fully, awaited the day when the law
ON his case should be delivered from
tie pregnant brain of Judge Gayle.
"Well, Ezra" said the judge, by way
of opening the consultations: 81 hear
you've had some little trouble with Nc
Tagg."
81 have" said Ezra.
"lIe's tricky, INSCRIPTIONS rascal,
and, think, a pretty hard man to get
the best Of"
II amt tried to get the best of him.
He's got the best O. me, and now all I'm
amin to dos to get my money back,
Eay nothin' bout the interest, though,
of course, If can get the interest, it
rightly belongs to me. Think I'll win
1t, jedge?"
wen talk it over and see what we
can do"
1T seems like a plain enough case and
/ guess you'll say so yourself, when
you hear about the whole transaction"
"You mustn't feel too certain of win
ming. I've had enough experience to
know there's no sure thing in Jaw suits,
and, besides, Ezra, I've been talking
this matter over with your attorney,
Mr.. Face, and I'm afraid for you that
his advice has been sound, as it usually
is"
Mr.. Face gave nervous cough and
delighted squirm in his chair and then
put a deep, thoughtful look on his
blush-infamed features. Praise from
Judge Billings Gaytc is praise, in
deed.
SWELL" said Ezra, with an attempt
to appear resigned, II s'pose we all
learn some ev'ry day, an if you say |
can't get my rights out O. McTagg, I'll
have to grin and bear it, though it
don't seem right.
Before l can say anything further"
proceeded the judge, dropping the cor
dial manner with which he had begun
the interview, 81 must hear your en-
tire story, and you must be careful to
include every detail, no matter how dis
creditable to you it may be; and, Ezra"
added the judge, impressively, you
will find it to your final advantage to
stick close to the exact truth, as we
are bound by the law to preserve our
clients secrets"
This seemed somewhat short of the
Difference customarily paid to a
wealthy farmer, capitalist and ex-jus-
tice of the peace, and Ezra at first
thought of an indignant reply, but the
judges steady gaze silently command
ed him to proceed with his statement
of the case.
"Well, judge" he began, "what !
wanted to know is this: S'pose mans
give up $1,000 good money JUS to help
a trade through an make little com
mission for himself, can't he sue the
men that got his money when he finds
out it was q swindle and deliberate
robbery"
cts not necessary to suppose case
when we have an actual one to dea
with. Now tell me how you got into
this tangle with McTagg and young
Hockensmith."
swell, accordin' to my notion, 1t was
all planned out when l traded them AZ
acres joinin' my farm to Joe Hocken
smith last October. You see, he'd beer
a-dinging me for some time to make
trade with him, an / knowed he'o
been calculatin' to put in some oil wells
an so held off, till fin'ly the upshot O
it was, we agreed the land was wortl
$4,000. That's what they call "a tradih
fgger, an Joe give me piece O. city
property in Chicago worth $4,000, too
he said, but that was also "a tradin
fgger,' cause it was 16 mile from thu
: courthouse, an all under water wheI
/ see it after the trade was made"
Exactly"
swell, | didn't say nothin' when
see I'd been beat, but while was won
derin' if Joe actually thought there wa
oil on that land, long comes this err
McTagg, an says:
"'Mr. Grassneck, J hear you've sol
that 40 acres joinin' your place
eyes, says l, I've sol it. Wan t.
buy it?'
"'Say,' says he, lis that straigh
sale, or have you got string tied ont
itT
"'Mr. McTagg,' says l, the lands en-
tirely out o my hands. Was you look
, in to buy it?'
essay says he, 7 wish you'd tell n
the truth about this ere sale, cause
you do, you'll likely make some none
out of it, an if you don't, you won't
"Then l says, "Nfr. McTagg, l ain
got time to talk to men that doubts IN
word JUS like that
"Well, we had some more O. that KIN
o. talk, an he wants to know If 10
Hockensmith d like to sell, which
knowed he would, cause he'd been ASK
in me to buy it back at a small figgcl
so ] told McTagg if he wanted the ian
to go see the owner. Then he says:
Its like this: I'm authorized l
make mighty good offer for that lane
but got special reasons for not wantir
to deal with Joe Hockensmith. &c
good advice can't make no trade WIT
him nohow, but man like you ougf
to make a pretty fair bargain that il
If our scheme amt Leaked out
IL asst him what scheme he was re
ferring to, an he says: You'll hear c
it as soon as anyone
(which you have found to be tru'
eh?" said the judge.
"Then," continued Ezra, not noticin
the interruption, L asst him how hue
he'd pay for the land, an what terms h
wanted, an how much get for maxim
the trade an all that, an he says: