The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-30

noise. squar'. Thar's mo- than fifty
kinds of noises. an he uns got to come
right down fine
When said that looked out Of the
window and saw a man In the tree, he
interrupted with:
"Squar' Taylor. is you I'm gwine to
put that down ag'in me? Thar's var'us
sorts o. men. How does he un know 1t
wasn't niger? Pin him right down,
squar'.'
Couldn't bin no niger. nohow." said
his honor. Couldn't been nobody but
yous. kase yous the one cotched."
When testified to pushing the end
Of the. plank off the sill. Jim looked
done up for a minute. Then a bright
idea came. and he exclaimed:
Hold he un down. squar'. He says
plank. How long was that planks
What sort o. wood? Who did it belong
to? Dean give he un no high ground
over me kase he looks peart."
The, owner of the house testified to
having been disturbed by strange
noise, and he had just gone to the door
when Jim fell from the tree.
"Shore it was me?" asked Jim.
"Of co'se.'
"Doan' reckon it was anybody else?"
Couldn't bin. kase l grabbed It..
Better be keerful! You's on oath!
What did say?"
"Said you un was arter apples"
Put that down plain, squar'. Apples
isn't as big as beans Wit. an lie was
arter apples it proves insanity. That's
one for me-
When he took the stand in his own
defense, he was asked:
Prisoner. what is your name?''
"What you drivin' at. Squar' Taylor?
Amt no useato .nenshun any names an
git up great fuss i'm de, papers. Jess
go right along steady"
Are you resident of this village,
county and state?'
Jess h'ar him! Squar' Taylor that
hain't no law. That's only foolin'
around. jess like a man lookin' up
coon tree W hen the coon Is somewhat
else''
"What is your occupationY contin-
ued the squire.
"Say. squar'." exclaimed Jim as he
arose and pounded on the desk, this
hain't no case whar' somebody stole a
hog. This is a case whar' a niger
climbed a tree to rob white man in a
house, an it's got to go 'cordin' to law
or I'll draw right out"
"Jim." replied the justice after some
reflection. 'you un was up that tree"
81 dun deny It,"
"You un reckoned to git in that win
SER"
"What winder? Hain't nobody swore
on which side of the house that winder
was.''
"And you un reckoned to rob the
stranger"
"Hu! WHAT'S he un got to be robbed
of? Hain't nobody done swore he's got
huff to buy coon's tail"
"And you un was co.ched"
Cant agree with you. squar'. If
Teller stands still YOU can't cotch him.
He's got to be on the run
'-You un has been in Jail fur stealin'
tobacco
''Hu! That's muffin to do with this
case. Who knows how many times this
stranger has been in jail? Put him
right up an ak him the queshun,
squar'."
The justice scratched his head,
sharpened his goosequill pen. looked
from me to Jim and back in doubtful
way and finally said:
"Jim Hivers, I'm goin' to let you un
go free
"Of co'se."
"But be powerful keerful how yous
go BLOWN yous horn around in fu-
ture."
Il hain't gwine to blow
When court was dismissed. his honor
came over to me and said:
Its too bad to let he un go. but
didn't want to ups you un."
How do you mean?'
"Why, he un was bound to ask If
you un had ever been in Jail for a
crime"
'Well?" So. 49,. .-..
Il thought from your looks that you
un certainly had and perhaps In a
stronger place. an wasn't goin' to let
he un git the crow on your