Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-07

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the blacksmith shop and the court had
taken his seat on the edge of the cool
ing tub than he give a sigh OF relief
and smiled like his troubles was all
over
Stranger says the judge. you
don't seem to realize the gravity of
your position. as near as | can make
out If you see anything to Ian about,
| don't
Why says the tenderfoot, I guess
there's nothin' - make me uneasy.
You was camped over to my place an
eatin' my salt pork when that burro
happened along
'Silencel' says the Judge How
dare you talk back TO the court? We
will now proceed. Mr.. Sam Hiekson.
you may state your case
Sam told about losing the burro
and led II in and identified II.
'Hm-mi says the judge. Looks
sort o. dark for this gent Mr.. Jack
McLemore. you may tell what you
know
Jack gave his evidence and the
other boys stepped up one after an
other and gave theirs. II was pretty
late by this time and the judge had to
shoe a team for Ed Wilson while it
was light so he adjourned court until
ten o'clock the next day.
"'But see here. says the prisoner,
there's no need o. this You can
'Silencel' roared the Judge Are
you trying this case or am II Mr..
Deputy, you can take that there log
chain and make the accused fast TO
that anvil for the night. Court is now
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Smile. will ye? Daggone your friv-
lous. trifiin' hidel
The Teller didn't smile any more.
He Just cussed and swore. didn't
want to chain him up, but had to.
He'd have Drained the old Judge with
the tongs II I hadn't That bald
headed. goat-whiskered old rip was
there at the time. tell youl' be shout
ed let me get at him.
81 didn't quite understand IL. but
made him dry up. while the Judge shod
the team AS soon as he'd got 'em
shod he invited us all into the house
TO eat. You can come. too he said
to the tenderfoot, n you can keep
from smiling an not open your mouth
except to put grub in it.
THE tenderfoot told him 10 go 70
blazes. so the judge sent him out his
supper-a good one, too. His wife was
cook from way back. took my
blankets into the shop and slept with
the Teller all night The next morning
the Judge opened up court ahead OF
time. I'd given the prisoner a hint
that he'd better keep his head shut II
he didn't want to be turned over to
the crowd, and he seen the force OF
the argument
THE Judge took his seat again on
the cooling tub and put on his spec
tacles and looked at the tenderfoot
steady and severe. Then he says:
Prisoner at the bar. you are charged
with serious crime. You don't seem
TO savvy that II is serious. You might
steep a homicidal hand in gore up TO
the elbow and smile; you might swill
a barrel OF tarantula Juice and shoot
up the town and still smile you might
hold up the stage and smile at the ac-
cusation: you might rob the mother
of her tender child. but you can't rob
A prospector OF his mule and indulge
in unseemly hilarity in this court
That is a crime from which debased
hveua would shrink In horror. The
mule is the prospector's life. his
wealth. HIS companion, his friend and
his child. rolled into one. The evil
dence is clean agin you. You stand
here before me in jeopardy of the eX-
IRENE penalty of the law. Is this
smiling natter
II punched the tenderfoot in the
ribs and he says, No. your honor
"'Thars all right, then says the
iudee. Bein' as you admit that. now
abrereate my iudishul authority an,
testifyin' as Bill Quinn, citizen Of this
territory. inform The crowd that was
up 10 this mans cabin on a white-teil
hunt about a month ago. I seen the
burro stray along the ridge an helped
The prisoner to ketch IT, / told him
he'd better bring Il into town the first
time he come.
"'Now. resooming the authority
vested in nc under and by virtue OF
the laws and revised statutes Of the
territory of New Mexico. | turn the
prisoner loose. with the caution NOT TO
think a court is 10 have its dignity
monkeyed with, even II II IS Leld in
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