The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-09-21

average jury is simply pack of |
asses
TOO true But asses may sometimes
be led by the nose, you know"
"And sometimes they are up for sale |
10 the highest bidder"
"Oh, as to that, you know the sheriff,
and if you think that Meredith is going
to touch him with any ordinary fig
ures-"
''In the case of Brigham we seem to
have evidence that the colonel is ca
pable of extraordinary figures upon oc-
casion."
''Well, he can afford to pay pretty
liberal percentage to win,. for fact"
Bartels imperturbably rejoined. "But
you carry a cbeck-book as well as he.
To tell the truth, though, the jury is
not troubling me; 1 am a good deal
more disposed to be doubtful about the
Judge; although as to him-well, l may
be borrowing trouble"
"Why, what's the matter with him?"
And the match which he had lighted was
allowed to burn Neil's fingers in his
surprise. 81 thought Duval was all
right"
''Well, so he is, probably" returned
the lawyer, with some embarrassment.
"Only-well, I accidentally discovered
the other day that he had been mixed
up with the colonel in some mining
deals down in Mexico. I don't know
what it amounts to; 1 don't know that
he would dare go too far anyway;
but
Cant we get a change of venue?"
demanded Neil, looking worn and sick.
''Oh, 1 don't think it would do to go
as far as that. 1t would prejudice him
against the case; and if he were pre-
disposed against us of course he would
oppose the motion, and Oh, no; it
would hardly pay us to make such
break as that, all things considered.
But was thinking, if he could be APP
preached just right"
again the check-book might prove
mightier than pen or sword" ex-
claimed Neil, bitterly, as he bent to
scratch new match against his boot
sole. He relighted his cigar, smoking
for moment in gloomy silence before
he added: "And this is justice in Colo
rado!"
at is life; not much worse in Colo
RADIO than in the rest of these United
States, fancy. AS Senator ingalls,
PUTS il, Purity in politics is an rides
cent dream He might have gone
further and said that purity in any
thing is a dream little likely to be real,
lied before the millennium. But don't
take it all too seriously, Neil. AS 1 said
before, doubt if Duval would dare go
too far in any case. He is working for
reelection And our main reliance is
on the jury, anyway, and with them
you certainly have an equal chance with
the other side"
For which / should be lifting my
eyes in thanks to heaven and devoting
myself to burnt offerings and sacrifices,
] suppose" rejoined Neil; holly. by
Jove, Bartels, look at it! Can you
imagine a greater outrage? Here [ give
up some of the best years of my life to
toiling and moiling in that mine, labor
: ing like convict, until at last make a
strike. A rich strike; but what has il
cost me? Nobody knows who has not
GIICu Will IL UdhCS OuI VI a HILL "
live and work for years like that. He
pays the price of success out of his
very arteries; he is just so much the
: poorer in actual life-blood; he has
burned out that much of his candle OF
life, and it is gone, never to be regained
He is old and all the wealth of the
world will never give him back his
: squandered youth. Itwould seem, con
sidering all things, that he should be
entitled TO his paltry wages; but fa1
from that, every highwayman in the
. land is at liberty to harass and despoi
: him, provided only the methods are
chosen with reference to the accommo
, dating blindness of the law. Col
Meredith walks into my mine and steals
- my ore; 1 call upon the courts for re-
p dress, and justice, in beautiful impair
. TALLY, grants Col Meredith as well as
. myself an injunction, shutting me out
: of my own ore body until an addle
. pated jury can decide to whom it really
q belongs. If a tramp should come alone
and steal my coat, l could have him sem
up for sixty days, with hardly the de-
- lay of an hour; but this high-toneC
! thief can rob me of thousands, and my
: only redress seems to be to allow judge
. and jury and witnesses to rob me O.
q thousands more. 1t is enough to make
a man swear"
! ''Well, swear, then. 1t may do you
: good" laughed the lawyer, but his
@ glance was sympathetic. ct is tough
@ for fact, Neil. But you've gone lit
n tie too far over to the pessimistic sid,
= now. 1t might be worse"
: THAT is such consolation" ejacu
:. lated the young man, savagely. The!
smoked on in silence for few moments
v when in milder tone he went OH t.
It say: "And, by the way-of course i
s might be worse"
6 You don't mean that there is another
G item of troubled" calculated the lawyer
+ with a laugh of joking dismay. ''Wel;
n don't wonder you are down"