The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-04
A SUPP0SlTlONAL
 CASE Mr. Buddy 9eeke Advice on a
 Point Of Law.


 cred with contusions. so that he looked as If he had emerged from a terrific conflict with an antagonist who had won complete victory. Placing his crutches against the table and seating himself very carefully in the chair, MT. Buddy said:
 MT. Simms. jus dropped in to see you to git little advice on a point of law in which I'm interested. and I'd be much obleeged If you'd tell me ex. actly what my rights In the matter are. I'll put 1t in this way: Sposen you were to marry a widder, under the idea that she was an angel-that she was so sweet that a barrel of sugar was mere bitterness alongside of her; and s'posen after you were consoli- dated with her you were to find out that she had temper like a she wild cat, and an unconquerabe custom of banging you over the head with skill lets or most anything that came handy, so that you didn't know what minute she'd git her mad up and skeer you pretty near to death.
 Now. s'pose'n this widder and you was to disagree about little matter of chewing terbacker in the house and trying to spit in the stove, and she was to up and tell you-in your own house, mind you-that if you kep' aim- ing at that stove and missing it shed warm you up with a broom handle or the like; and you were to say that you'd chew where youd a mind to, and that while 1t was a free country you'd hit the stove or miss 1t, jus as you pleased
 And s'pose'n one word brought on another, until she got on a terrific rampage and come at you and tried to snatch out your hair; while you grabbed her by the wrists and held her so she couldn't. And then s'pose'n while you were rasslng with her you was to get the best of 1t sos she couldn't do anything but have the hys- terics and scream and you all the time afraid to let go lest she'd hustle you out through the winder.
 Now, s'pose'n that widder had a dog which belonged to her first hus- band. and would rather bite you than not, and all of sudden she was to ! holler for that dog. and he was to come bouncing into the room. and, see ing the widders situation, was to take hold of a mouthful of your right leg and shake 1t as though he was going to bite 1t loose before he left; and the widder all the time sicking him on and encouraging him to help himself without any regard for your feelings And spose'n when you let go of her to tackle the dog she should bang you with the scrubbing-brush until you looked's If you'd been ground up In a bark-mill and then wouldn't call of the dog until you hollered enough.
 "S'poeen all this, what want to know is cant you sue that wider for assault and battery, and get an intunc- ton on that dog? That's what came to see you about, whether you've got to stand having your leg chewed and your head smashed with scrubbing- brush. or whether this great and free governments going tp protect its de fenseless citizens, I want to know how 1t Is"
 MT. Simms looked very solemn for a moment as If contemplating the prob lem carefully, and then he said
 "I don't really see that the law can do anything in such case, Mir. Bud | dy If the man married the widow he became part owner of the dog and it | was. therefore, in fact his own dog that assaulted him. Besides that, as a man and his wife are one flesh, the | widow has a partnership interest In the mans leg. and when she set the | dog upon 1t she was really enCOurag- 1 ing the animal to mutilate her own | property No action can lie against person who induces her own dog to bite her own leg. nor will the law give her redress If she batteps her own head with her own hands. for the wife who strikes her husband really strikes herself"
 You don't mean to say" exclaimed MT. Buddy, in blaze of indignation, that that Is the law of this land of this very country where our forefa- thers bled for liberty! You don't actu- ally mean to tell me that red headed widder, with a liver-colored dog. can actually make that dog gnaw mans leg into sausage meat while she trounces him with club, and that he can't chuck her into jail for it. that he's got to stand up and take it ?'
 I'm afraid he has," said Simms. with a sad smile.
 Well. then" said Buddy. rising and