The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 18, 1885 Page: 4 of 4
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Administration at Washington is not to
bo an imitator of Republican 'prece-
dents. It will not do things in a cer-
tain way merely because its lato prede-
cessors -did them in that way'. Tho
bow Cabinet .Ministers aro not- dum-
mies. IJayard, Manning, Whitnoy and
Lamar havd.alroady rovcalcd themsolvcs
(ns men who do their own thinking,
Without being content to troad docilely
In tho fbotstcps of those who preceded
mora, ami accept as sacrcu ana immuta-
ble all they find done in their depart-
ments. Mr. Baynnl gives tho 'first
sharp official recognition of our inter-
1 csts in Central America that has been
exhibited for moro than twenty yoars,
ma secretary Whitney supports mm by
nloring the x antic to l'ort Livingston,
.utomaia, to protect tno rights or our
'-ens against violence by tho dictator
os. wo navo a right to lnicrirom
it our navy is not to go on pili
ng in gay aim fostlvo seaports as
en uoing lor twenty years past,
uo put .to woi'K, even n its
Uy to display our flag in out-
y places and remind tho world
is.sucii iv power as mo umicu
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informers maintained and
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Riuds'on tho roveriuo, but really
so custom-houso in How York
Llcal and personal advantage.
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"TOM POORHOU6E.'
Fanner Johns and tlin l'anptr BoyRIgYit-
oou Itet'rtbnilon..
Tho old clock dowrl ptalra began to
itrlko midnight as lib startod up. 'Tho
ivind was making tho old farm-houlo;
rock and tromblc, and tho powdcr-llko
enow was "driving in.through overy crev-
ice. Tho wlfo slept undisturbed, but
tho old farmer was nervous and wako-
ful.
"Farmer Johns, aro yon itwakor"
It was a volco which ho Jiad never
hoard 'before It sounded oloso. at his
bedside, and Vot, as ho looked about,
tho room, fairly lightod by tho cold win-
tor moon shininir in throusti tho win-
dow, ho saw" nothing but limiliar.ob-
jeets. "l am your accuser!" conimuou. mo
voice "I am a witness against you!1'
"What havol done?" gasped Farmer
Johns.
"Last fall you took a lad from' tho
poor-houso had ono boUnd, to you ao-
cording,to law.1"
"Sartin jsartin, and it was a poor
speculation fur' mo. Tho boy hain't
aimed his salt"
"You broke him down In tho harvest-
field, and when you know that ho was
ill you refused him modieinost Tho boy
hasn't seen a well day for thrco
months."
"Yes, but boys aro groat shirks.
How'd I know whether ho was siok or
playing off on mo?"
"You aro lying to your conscience".
Farmer Johns! How has that boy-fared
for provisions and clothes?"
"Hain't ho cot somo of my old olothes
on this very minltl" protested the farm-
cr. "They is full o' holes, in course,
but am I going to tako a boy outer tho
poor-houso aud dress him in broad-
cloth! S'poscn ho does shiver a littlo
shlverin' don't hurt anybody! Ho gits
'nuft'to cat, I reckon loastwiso all. ho
aims. I ain't goin' to feed nobody on
swcot-oakol"
"Think of his sleeping In that cold
and dismal garret sucn a night as tmsr
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firing;. and, rang.--the rrr shop n&
round houw nil .by liirowif. He and . I,
run this here railroad. It koepe us pretty
busy,-; butwe've ftlway,got,Mitie to stops
and eject a say pMseriger. "Do you
want 'to behave yourself. 'and gotlirqugh.
withlu's, orwlll ybu'hftve'yourbtiggage
sotbff.here-by.'tfie'hiystaokPl' Chicago .
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SERGEANT BpZlrUZ.
A Trlbnto to a Iegat Luminary by an lilt"
iholt Z,nwyer."
Of tEo,vofcran .lawyera who rqdo' tho
circuit 'with Abb Lincoln,- .dno'.ot tha
sharpest set;was.O; B. iiklln pr- "''OJdL
Fick,' us, ho. is familiarly known: Tho.
following good, story of his ability tc
squirm out oi avoaa noio is 'toia oy
Hon. Goorgo M. flayncs, , of tho city
law department:
Hon. G. W. Wall, who is now. ono of
tho Judges of the Appellate Court of
tho Fourth District, was somo years
ago attornoy for .tho Illinois 'Cen-
tral Railroad Company. 'Tho com-
Sany was sud in thg Circuit "Court at
iffingham, in this State," for tho killing
of stock, ,nnd Judgo Wall' tyent 'up to
attend to tho matter for tho railroad.
Tho plaintiff was represented by tho
vonerablb.and ever ready O. JJ. Fioklln,
and another attorney whoso, naino' is
not now remembered. Th5 ovidonco
was all in and counsel went to the jury.
Ficklin's associate opened the caso for
tho 'plaintiff, and instead of. argument
tho burden of his song was bunkum
and bombast about giant' corporations
and soulless monopolies, etc. Wall, m
reply, in a vory clear aud, dignified
manner, prosebted-.tho defenso, and in
conclusion took occasion 'to refer to the.
goutlcman Who had preceded him as
a demagogue, and compared, Jiim to
Dickens1 .famous character, Sergeant
Buzfuz, in no very complim'etary terms
to cither Buzfuz or tho gentleman who
had last oddrcssod the.jury. ,Ho "mado a.
strong speech, and it was thought by
those who ha4.hoaHLtha case to oo en-tin-lv
'.i 'fSvor of tho defenso. Wall
closed in. full confldenoo of a vordict.
uut no Jiad not counted upon mo re-
source!) of Ficklin. The , latter' had
given close attention to tho remarks' of ,
Wall, and, while Wall had provoked
much amusement among tho bystand-
ers, had never smilod, but,- upon tho
contrary, ho seemed to bo deeply bf-
fondod at Wall's -remarks. Tho latter
finished, and Fioklln "droso.to closo tho
caso for thoplaintiff. After a littlo at-
tention to the ovidonco (in which thero
was but littlo consolation for his side),
ho concluded in tho following vein of
pathetic and injured innocenco: "And
now, gentlemen of tho jury, it becomes
my painful dutyto reply to tho malig-
nant and uncalled-for attack upon ono
of tho best men this country over pro-
duced; a man who has long since slept
with his fathers, and upon vrnoso uss
and upright character no man until to-
day, has dared to cast a shadow of bus-
'picion. I allude, gentlemen of tho jury.
to tho unmanly aitacKOimyinonu vau
upon tho memory of that good arid kind
man Sorgont, Buzfuz. Gentlemen, it
porhaps was not your privilego as ltwas
ruino to have known him personally. I
remombor him well in tlioearly .and try-
ing times of this country. Ho assisted
to cut out tho roads through this coun-
try. Ho was tho oarly pioneer to
whom Jho presont generation owo
bo much, ovor ready and willing
with honest heart and activo band
to aid a friend or neighbor in distress.
Your fathers, gentlemen, wcro doubt-
loss reoiplonts of his kindness. In fact,
gon'tlemen, thero aro fow mon, living or
dead, this country owes moro to than it
docs to Sergeant isuztuz. it is true,
gentlcmon, that ho was somewhat plain
and assuming, and perhaps blunt in his
way, but his every action was prompted,
by a noblo and honestmotlve. Ho wa3
not blessed with thd brilliant accom-
plishments of. myyoung friend. Ho
woro no starched shirt and rod nocktios;
ho was humble and, retired.. In "his
loathor' leggins and hunting-shirt ho
went about tho" oountry, not as tho rep-
resentative of a rich railroad monopoly,
but as an humblo citizen, doing good
to his follow man Hipbones havo long,
sinco moldercd to dust; tho sod grows
ereen over his grave; nis worm is uono,
and ho Is gone from among us forever.
I was surprised to hear- his blameless
life held up to rldloulo in tho manner it
has boon hero to-dav. and it is impossi
ble for mo, his last romaiuing'friend, to
permit itto co by unnoticed, and to
you, sir," turning to Wall, whojwas by
this titno completely aumntounaea, "i
say no bottcr man '.ovpr lived than ho
whom you havo so unjustly abused.
Youth, air, should havo moro- rospbot
for tho' men who ljavo madolifo pleas-
ant for thoso who corao after thefn than
to assail their, character as you havo
dpno."
At tho .close tho jury found for tho
plaintiff in tho full amount claimed
without lcavirig their seats, and;, if 'is
said, had to. bo restrained by tho', Sheriff
from doing Wall porson'al' violence.
Chicago Times.
rln savqral South American coun
trips it.Is customary to have thoso at-
tending tho funeral of' any prominent
citlzep sign a testimonial, to . the wbrth
of the deceased or ,pass a sories'of rcso-'
lutions sotting forta, hla merits and dis-
tinguished traits. Thoso tribute are
placed in tho, coffin in. order that, la' en so
the remains should ovor bo disinterred,
"future generations "yould know thoplmr-'
aoter.ot mm wnpso uone.a ,tnoy, were
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Counsel 1 "Then you think ho
struokou with mullco nfocthbughl?"
Witness "You can't, ml mo: wn illta-
Uxut. I'vo told you twim bo'Ult ma
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Son, J. C. The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 18, 1885, newspaper, April 18, 1885; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48654/m1/4/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.