The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-13
.Ifth8 S0nato W0r00 JUru
Another View Of the Methodist Publishing House
Claim,
Claim.

2A = hoC~s
10 be made Of your own moneys. how
the matter Of compensation received b1
Your agent or paid by him to anotlrI
could in any way affect the validity ii
the claim. nor 20 | think it alta.rtbnl
polite for tie jurors to assume the 10
sition Of counsellors or guardians with
ont solicitation or appointment.
You were entitled 10 the money. Il
was paid You. Keep it.
81 you have spoken freely to Inc
and seek my advice. [ viii deal caudidIy
with you and would suggest that Won
discharge Darby. because you cannot
we'll afford TO retain as Your trusted
financial agent 4 man who pays 50 OK
t~rava@antly for service. Again. it is
unfortunate fer him that he would secl,
to create 4 false impression lv the sun
preston OF the truth. and the retaining
Of such a man in your employ would. It
appears 10 me, be improper. The very
fact that be made Il misstatement has
caused you al this annoyance.
Counsel some practicing attorney rs
to the 1ahlman commissions. ana if
YOU can find any legal grounds Tor ac-
ton. compel the repayment of such
portion Of the money paid him as would
AI'IlCNI-s bi1llCtiI III excess OF r{aS0U9Hlp
compensation
Wesley thanked the judge for his
n~eighborly advice and babe him good
bye. As he rode towards home he calm
II reviewed every thing the Judge had
said TO him and resolved to act accord
ing to his suggestions. On reaching the
store where the postoffice was kept, he
~dlSmOunted. hitchcd his horse and went
i'll to got his mail. IS lie entered he saw
several OF his ~ncighbors grouped about
the store aud talking animatedly. After
Il petite good morning." he was ah0at
passing To the rear of the room where
the office WAS rallied off when Mr.. Muse
said: We were just paying our respects
To Tahlnan. and hope YOU will excuse
as Mr.. Wesley Jones face flushed
with anger when Taiilman's nan1e was
mentioned, hut he said nothing. called
for his mail and left. Nes. they did
pay their respects. ana IN rather en-
rhatic English, too. SEINE went so far
Is to say they thought TahIman y wolf
III Sleeps clothing, 4 piouS fraud, and
enc old steward said he ought to lie
turned out OF the church right away.
%. he's a smart one" said Ezekiel
iIoUnt. hes Il fellow what knows now
10 take particular care OF e. TahIman.
Esquire mostly" and a Gapper young
fellow who thought he knew some things
said that he verify believed Iahlman
hypnctiZcd Nr. Darby and thus secured
the valuable contract, and that he
thought Air. j. Wesley Jones could have
It set aside on such grounds.
Old DR.. Pills who had been leaning
back against the counter behind the
Weekly Chronicle. laid down his paper.
took of his snectacles, carefully wiped
them and holding them digniicdly be-
tween his thU.Hb and third finger, re-
marked:
i caunot, professionally, afford to
criticize T&h!man. for ! have JUS read
that he. when Il mere lad. Slipped and
fell over The disappearance of Il jar of
jam. b~rUisin@ his conscience and causing
an a5scess to form thereon; that the
surgeon III removing the abscess were
compelled to destroy the entire organ"
This sad statement yisibly affected
Ezekiel BloUnt. tears tucked down lis
furroWed cheeks, and wiping his eyes
with his red bandana he said: lie
had or'ter sell patent Bee Gums fer 4
Twin and sighed deeply.
They were in Il talking humor and
proceeded to III upon Mr.. Darby.
and wondered if he would move ont Of
the ngiGhhorhood If Wesley Jones turn
Cd him off. More than one ventured to
say that if they were in Wesley Jones
pace they would just run their hands
down in their pockets and pay THAI
money back rather than have people
a'taiking 50 about 1t.
Poor old Mr.. J. Wesley Jones. He
has had 4 hard time of it. How he has
been criticized. ccHsured, condemned
for , Darby,s conduct and Tahlman's
greed of gain.
It Is rather amusing to observe the
comments made on the performance Of
Juror Gates and those Of his associates
who felt a@grieyed ut the amount paid
Iahlman-or rather the absolute dearth
of ommen on their position. You see
they are men OF wisdom, dignity and
power. and it would be rude and vulgar.
beyond presumption. to dare intimate
that such men could stoop to folly. MOI
would allow himself to think, much
less express the thought. that it would
place them in Il most ridiculous light if
they should say they voted to allow the
claim because they honestly believed
was to receive only 80 per
cent. Of the recovery. and hat upon as
ertaining he received 20 per cent, they
honestly believed the claim OF Mr.. Yves
ley Jones is invalid. Living in the same
community. | would not think such a
thought a mile and a half from any
where, in the dark-and it a'rain.n'.
1t was my purpose to make some APP
plication of this narrative. but my ink
gave out. You may, if you choose,
S. =. GRAVES.