Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-08-04
The TALE OF A PIC
he OUTWlTIED 4 OEADBeAT.

When Marshall Sued Old haskis
Smiled. Whom the Case WAs Wen and
Payment Claimed He Laughed, bv'
When the Climax Came He Wiitsd.
Chief Justice John Ae1halrs nrst
case ~ lawyer was tried In Eau.
oujer county. Va. 1t was the suit OF
Oohu versus Haskin. and the descend
ants Of the great Interpreter OF the
constitution delight to this day to tell
of the subtle strategy whereby the
budding jurist achieved victory over
that case hardened deadbeat OF Has
kin person.
This same Haskin, II appears, was
man possessed OF property. But he
was also possessed Of a shrewd knowl-
edge Of the law. He kept oil be had
In his wife;s name. excepting what the
statute exempted from seizure for
debt
In an evil and abseniminded mo-
ment Coin. who ran general store
in Hnskin's neighborhood. trusted him
for sugar and coffee to the amount OF
Sill This was years before the erup-
ton OF your. Marshall into the law.
and IN the interim Cohn had given the
claim for collection to every young
lawyer in the county to cut his teeth
on. Swiftly following Marshalfs I'M
furiinp Of his single to the FauQuier
winds came Cohn with his claim.
Even the cnliow attorney recognized
II as n veteran among claims. How
ever, having nothing else to while
away the time. he took the case, Conn
promisin. him all he could get out OF
II, which showed COINS valuation OF
It as nm asset.
Young Marshall promptly brought
suit, Mt which Haskin smiled. When
Judgment was obtained, Marshall rode
out In person TO Haskin's place and
demanded payment. at which Haskin
laughed
And while Haskin chuckled the keen
eye Of the young lawyer wandered
about the farmyard He saw one pl0w,
which was exempt Under the law; also
one harrow. also exempt: also a huge
levia than OF pig browsing lazily In
pen-n very Gargantua OF piS
THAT'S the only pig got" volun'
teered Haskh. reading tho lawyers
thought. for Haskin, also law wise.
knew that under the statute he was
to one pig exempt from SELF
ure for debt
The future chief justice rode homo
bordering deeply. Next day he was
seen strollng around the outskirts OF
the town looking into casual pigsties
and keeping his thoughts to himself.
One noon shortly after a youth.
trudglng along the big road in front OF
HaskI1.e house. stopped to ask for
bite to eat Over his shoulder he car
ried n gunny sack. Hnskin handed
him out ponc Of bread and chunk
Of meat and then demanded n quarter
for the rcpast II haven't got quar-
ter" replied the youth; Thought you
would give Teller little snack like
that"
mot much" growled Haskin. What
you got in that bag?"
"Nuthln' but month old pig" an
swered the youth. "Say, II you gimme
q quarter IN money III give you the
pig aud we'll call 1t square"
Il reckon you stole that pig" COM
mented Haskin. "elss you wouldn't sell
1t so cheap. Here's your quarter;
gimme the pig"
The youth disappeared with the quar-
ter, and Haskin, with the content OF
one who has driven hard bargain.
carried the shote over to the barnyard
and spilled 1t into tho pen where lay
the porcino Gargantua. Coincidental-
~ there rose out Of tho alder bushes
adjacent the forms Of young Marshall
and another MANTLE other man was
tho constable. In his hand he held a
writ Of execution. He climbed solemn
ly over into the pigsty and. pointing
to the fat porker. said:
II levy on that pig In the suit OF
Cohn versus Haskin." aud he waved
his hand to man who was waiting
with IN empty wagon down the road.
''But that pig Is exempt" exclaimed
the irate Haskin- Tho law allows me-
one pig"
you've got him there" answered
the constable. pointing to the ahote as
he trussed up the big fellow and call
ed to the man in tho wagon to lend a
hand. "You can't make your selec-
ton for exemption after the levy's
made"
"Rut the fellow that sold me that
shote stole him." urged Haskin. grow
ing desperate. 81 can't own a stolen
pig"
IAN right" put In young Marshall.
wholly unperturbed mfr. Constable
Just arrest him for receiving stolen
goodsA"
But Haskin had fed to the safety Of
his back porch. seeing which tho con-
stable. Marshall and the man In the
wagon hustled the complaining porker
aboard and drove away. leaving the
bewildered Haskin to ruminate Mt lei
sure over the intricacies Of the law
which permits a man to keep even his
seligion In his wife's name. but raw.
ishes away his choicest pig from IN
der his very nosa
And. concluding. the multiple de-
scendants Of the great John also de-
light to tell how that pig sold for $l0.Ss
enough not only to pay the ancient
claim. but to satisfy exactly the de-
mands Of rourt and constable for costs
saving not 4 penny over for the grief
stricken and wicked iaskin.