The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-10-03
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er considerable goading to action. Tht
blacksmith, snoring In slumber wa,
dragged out of tue woods and cast int
the new lookup. On the followins
morning he had sobered up sufficiently
to appear before the court, which IL
Pottersville meant Judge Weaver
Two of the constabes swore to hav
ing seen John Grant very drunk and
disorderly at the Come Inn. There
was no defense. The blacksmith even
pleaded guilty with certain amount
of elation. Apparently the one uncom.
Portable feature OF the affair to him
was the long and maliciously worded
harangue which, behind the dignity of
the law, Judge Weaver delivered to
the prisoner, closing by sentencing him
to sixty days In Pottersville Jail and
filming him $876 costs.
There was beatific smile on the
highly colored face Of the prisoner as
he was led off TO the lookup, closely
guarded by quite unnecessary consta-
bles. after Offering to work out the
fine by shoeing the yoke of oxen kept
to aid the paupers in their work on the
town farm. The proffer had been re-
fused with great show of dignity.
1t would have required no great eff
fort for the burly prisoner to tear down
the bars which covered the windows
of the Jail and which were rather more
for decoration than for anything else,
but other thoughts were In his mind.
He was, for the first time in his life,
prisoner. 1t was the duty of the town
to which he had paid poll and property
taxes for more years than he could
really remember to provide him with
bed and board. The experience was
not only novel, but also distinctly
pleasing, vesting him with sense of
new Importance.
1t was easier than working, this Jail
life, and after the first week in the
we'll warmed lookup he began to look
forward with regret to the time when
he must leave 1t.
With the passing Of the first fort
night of the sixty days confinement
this state of affairs, however, began to
pail on him. He found that vacation
may be of too long duration. He be-
gan to pine for work. Furthermore,
his pride was seriously affected. On
two or three occasions Jailer Gibson on
leaving the lookup after bringing in
the blacksmith's supper had forgotten
to lock the door after him. The pris-
oner demonstrated in forcible language
at this inattention to duty.
I'm goin' to be locked up nights
hereafter, Jim Gibson" he said, knit
ting the red skin of his forehead into
a mass of frowning wrinkles, IAN l
want you to understan' it. Think of
me stayin in jail without bein' locked
up! Amt ! got right to be locked
upT
'I'll put q spring lock ON the door
tomorrow, John, an then If | go away
an forget to lock the door you can
close it an lock it any time you want"
well, Jim, all l asks to be locked
up like l ought to be-" answered the
Modified prisoner. That's all ask"
"Yes, an III do more than that"
continued the constable. "Ill have
that lock SOS you can open 1t from the
inside with nail Nobody but US
need know, an you can step outside
any time you want to. I'm doin' this"
he went on hastily, "'cause | don't |
want you to get sick while you're In
ercise they want in ey'ry well regu-
lated Jail, an l amt goin' to have NO
one say the Pottersville jail's benin
the times"
mo, nor nutherw agreed the black
smith heartily. Have some tobacco,
Jim"
Jailer Gibson took pipeful of the
contents OF the blue and tinsel pack
age extended to him, and, rolling 1t Ia
the palm Of his hand, sat down to have
a further chat with the prisoner.
''See here, John" he began, "the
boys aroun' Pottersville are gettin'
mighty hard up fr horseshoer They
don't want TO go out of town f'r one
thing. Sides, they couldn't get nobody
nearer nor Spencer, an that's most
forty mile away. We've been a-talkin'
rided to ask you If you wouldn't like
to do little work here. We could fix
up place where you could do shoein'
real slick"
II don't knows I'd object to 1t, Jim,"
the blacksmith, "providin'
he boys didn't think twas lettin' me
1own on my sixty days"
mo one would think that John" In
erpolated the constable. "Why, 'twould
De just favor TO you, If you'd do it,
It's mighty slipp'ry on the roads, an
t's hard on the horses feet There's I
noren fifty on 'em need sharpenln'.
Twould be just stroke of common
on your part. John, If you'd
10 it,"
"Well, you go ahead an fix the things
lp'" agreed the prisoner, "an' reckon
twill be all right"
The next day portable forge was
obtained, and huge pair OF bellows
et up. The smith dOnned his apron
nd did a rattling business. ON the {
lay following he shod Judge Weaver's I
rotting horse Kelleck. 2:1S, who had
armed his record at the county fair
he previous year, The blacksmith al
o shOd the yoke OF oxen from the
own farm. For week he was forced '
o turn away trade daily and even be- 1
AN TO talk or hiring an assistant. I
People who lived midway between Z
'OttersYille and Spencer who had been '
a the habit OF going 10 Spencer now I
anne to see the strange spectacle OF a I
all prisoner doing horseshOeing. John ]