The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-05-09
TWO BLACK HOGS
By c. 3. LEWIS

James Graham had come . he s-o-
urtaa village = SE-.-zAa-ooc = r.
Coa-h O: A1Z-s-. and hung cC- hls
sLlcz,= g. 81 at-o--ey-a--.4~.
Clyde So--=-s had cone . Re
sane village c-e Eo--G Later act hung
OFT Is sci1g.= as Il he sane C--:=s-
sioc-
Their otEces we're co- : ha-: block
r.. each o-tsr. art. ss hey Rad
each others stZ-s, g spin: - -.v2-ry
was to-c-
uas s,Cos- Re t-s- week = cL=Lr
coming when they caught s-E-- .
Mss M1--.= Sh---a- = th= ~C='ta-
Grove Mz-0- house about three niles
CIT y cow. t-- = vas some r-= b=-
fore they realized Etac rt-y were a-s.o
rivals II that case. L vas by tes. "a
-ha- SINNERS called - ta= house AID
made so-= excuse sI1-C a. Old c@e'--
H talked with III tz-1=- AID - chat
cet with ~ daughter. a-t - MADE Up
his mind hat h would wiz Ter.
Young Graham care later. AMI ths-e
vas 10 design about i. BE vas cC- =
rs AUTO. With which - was c0c very
well acquainted. azt i went dad
before he gate II the MANOR house.
When - hal --s=--t with Il t0r about
ten minutes Mss li----e cane CC- %
IL za-e - LEAD H. assistance. Thar
= 8 bond between a--l-S-s thai makes
them d this. and cC- always wait t1-
az ic--cGCC-i1c-
n i've minutes he legal machine
vas al right again. and though t--
few words hat vaSs=-. there Eas :
favorable impression a both SIDES
By All BY both young lawyers were
callers 81 IL house. Wl=1 This s-a-=
ot affairs had been E0.r- - tlr Tire
ro--ts. NJ. ScC-ers admitted - him
SCI thar he vas EG- gaining = Lis
ob.ec-, and Il provoked ard .rC-caced
him
u14 spring day. vte1 Mss Ml1-Ia
VS. driving her a--C over = c-Cc--y
road she had he misfortune . run
over AMI kill 6 black hog belonging -
6 far-e-. This farmer vas known ar
and vide t-r h-s hatred q aC-o.s-s.
and their vehicles. He came out y his
house 81 he ho-.> last sg-=aI. and H.
cane With tg-i1Cs -lC--1ca- De vas
Interrupted ty the statement that The
full value q the hog should b paid.
bCC when II cane down . that he
wanted about I've Zines a. much as
the po-ker vas worth. He was told 20
sue for t. and h went - a-t sued.
That Is. h cane traup.1- ITO The law
Office % Mr. SOuue-s and demanded
his legal rights.
TIE LAWYER took the case. He waited
TO get even not only with tie girl. but
with young Graham who would be
employed 20 defend the case II any
ole was. He could defend himself 20
The girl By saying that lawyer must
take a case when Il i offered him
By : strange plan OF Providence.
young Graham went riding % the
same day. By 8 Still stranger plan. he
rsl over g black hog. The fatal a-Ci-
dents occurred three niles apart. bu-
they we're bcch black hogs. Wtsc L.
knew l. had killed h0g. young era
ham descended from his vehicle and
drew the carcass into the roadside
ditch Then he passed on and thought
ID. more Of II until he heard that Mss
Minnie Sherman had been surus-ei
into court. He heard OF Il b. her call
Ing 81 the Office. and retaining hin for
the defense. He hunted up the farmer
who owned the hog that he had killed
and paid for II and then had g conf
DENTAL talk As = consequence, that
farmer was called as = wtclsss-t
When the suit cane of snd the law
Yer for The plaintiff had made his open
Eg Speech young Graham made .
motion that the case b thrown ont OF
court on the ground that he had rua
over and killed 8 black hog himself on
that very day. ThsEe were black hogs
IN plenty but It was Impossible that
two black hogs should meet their
deaths on the sane day on the same
highway.
But. your honor protested SOM
ners. the plaintiff in this case had
black hog. 700, and he was killed By
an auto. What becomes OF him? There
seems 20 De queer uiIup here--
There does. indeed replied his
honor. I shall dismiss the case for
want OF better evidence
But. your honor shouted Sou-
mers- This case has been betogged-
There was 81 intention 20 befog il.
Why don't this court compel ny broth
e. 20 present his case in 4 legal Eay7"
Because there Is 10 caseT' solennIy
replied his honor.
But there was another case SIX
moths later and NJ. Graham present
ed IL IN such manner that he Won
hands down