The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-01-02
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courtroom.
Well, when vii you hear th,, c.sr'
, shl nos
looked Al The olbet .ttotaer 10 sur
pt'ei Wy, bat be bsd e,ldsu,l, .ppe.f
Ell 10 that court before.
Well, your honor to ,ipedi.te matters.
se sill ~.ire . lav. sad.
All risht ~ she.d with your case. II.
II my shoi'
We proceeded sith tbe trial. snd The
Justice vent on vl,h b.. billiards. | 90
lscted to the Introduction Of stme ,y,
ienoe' aud without stopping bis play the
Judge ruled
Objections suslsIoed Them balls aie
lro2s, Spot EN- mp,
hslfa dcaiu team,t rs dropped In aud
disturbed the ttlsI, They we're clamorons
for liquor The justice llii bis cue on tie
table audiremsrked.
Court will take a recess tor ten m,uutey.
Wbat'll yen have genlsY
The judge slasbed the empty glasses
around ia hucket Of water awhile, wip
ed bis hands, picked up bis Que aud Or
tered
Proceed With tho case, gents Whoso
shot Is lt2
was 10 the middle of my argument
when ths constable attempted mssso
shot. lie ripped holo 10 the cloth
lon afe adjudeed guilty Of contempt u
court, declared the Judge, and the jads
ment OF tho oonrt Is that you pay foe #
s., or 10 default thereof serve Eve days ~
the county JAIL. You want to eet some
stlckln plaster and fix that hole too.
We concluded our argument sud submit
ted the case
Hold u, lon made only sI Juig
ment for the defendant Aud you took
seven was the decision,
90 the crest OF Clnoh mountain, At
o'clock III the afternoon, came to ret
tIers cabin, and the settler sat on = log by
the door. with the dead body Of Wild
cat at Lls feet, He was q mao over 80
years OF age aud his shirt hung in striugs
aud tatters aud bis face WAS scratched and
bleeding, On the doorstep, tea feet aspy,
sat bis wife, who was u woman about 30
years old, Her hair was hanging down
her back. her dress was torn in three or
four places and she was holding rag to
her husbands nose. Both bowed TO mo
as came mp, but nothing was saii 10 me
10 sautsuon,
50 you've killed a wild cat2 ! qucried
after bit
Yes, replied the msn ss be gave the
body push with his feet.
Shes pretty big one.
Yea. purity heity.
And she made hard fight Of it,
ludge2
No. She was up stree, and brung
her down at iust shot. No, she didn't
make no fight at oil, Hadn't no time to
make fight.
thought from the looks OF both Of you
that there had been al awful tussle.
So thar has, stranger 80 thar has, ro
piled the old man M be drew long
breath. bat the cat was dead sfore the
.ussle took place. | killed her abOut
mile away and krunp her home 10 skin
ler and sell the pelt for whisky aud ter
packer.
And | wanted it TO sell for SNUFF add
asses, said the woman.
/ was sot ssll the husbsnj
And | was softer. added the wife.
And thea the awful tussls took place
md lasted an hour, and hsint bten decld
ID ylt. We've jet stopped fur breath aod
I you want drink Of water thars tho
,onrd, and back Of the honse thats
prng. and you'd better git along and
cave us to settle this yere fuss by orr
elves.
got drink Of water aud returned the
,outd to ils peg and went on my way.
When | bad gone about 40 rods heard
ella and Vbo,ps and realized that tho
NJ n,ef lad been tepeved Lnt II uas nat
" me 10 fsturn, II wss clearly family
Rht ana though u was none oi my buu
ess winch whipped, lelt someshet elst
u '' D"''' w '"'' '"o N''' ,''''" '"''"
h'io ~ ""oopou on'e'"n' "'' l''"'"y
''''ns 'ne "est ~ ".
A street urohln stood pesrlhg into lto
indow Of A toy,bop one evening Inst bs
1te Chrittmas watching prosp,r,ua IA
her bu,iog rt,sppts BIZ rr and bigger