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And nemo contra ¡udlces hoc aitditur resiens. You could, but did n't. stop the fun in Earnest; hence these weeps. So let the judgment down below stand here affirmed for keeps. MORAL. "And To The But, InGo, South those common since ban father its who Dakota, this !primal and law incase, the fare iscourts curse on 'tis old worse the safe States wane, !to"feign stay, say
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And pushed her through the gateway (still engaged in kicking hard); And eke two hundred yards he followed close the hapless Sarah With kicks and pushes sandwiched in amid her screams of terror. At last amid the shower of kicks she gained the highway fence; Then doughty John, still bent upon his task of selfdefence, Took Sarah up and dashed her o'er to bite the high way dust; Then he returned; reflecting on the troubles of the just; And comb, as he tied his necktie, and plied the brush and

V. JOHN JONES v. SARAH JONES, Supreme Court of ' And picked the hayseed from his clothes, he sighed : Illinois, vol. 71, p. 562, 1874. "God bless our home!"

PRINCIPLE. i. If in expelling trespassers from one's own land Care is not taken fittingly to stay the hand Before excess is reached, a just and safe excuse May be entirely forfeited by such abuse. FACTS. 2. It seems that Sarah Jones one day To John Jones' farmhouse made her way; The record does not make it plain Why she should go, or why remain. At any rate she quickly found Her namesake did not want her 'round His premises; and he proceeded To tell her so. Naught thatBut John Sarah said heeded or did; and so

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT. 4Ofbruises course,; the sequel was. she sued for damages for A gallant jury paid her well for all her sore abuses; Had John but stopped at moderate force, he hiight have won the issue : But. as it was, each kick became a trespass ab initia. And furthermore, as penalty both suitable and trench ant, The Court remarked that, since it seemed John's very ugly penchant For kicking folks had given rise to Sarah's worthy suit, The verdict here should bear indorsement, •• Double costs to boot!" MORAL. 5-

Began the tale of woman's woe :

John the first face, of all with heavy hand struck Sarah on And her then place, in wrath at finding that she stoutly kept He kicked her out upon the porch : thence kicked lier down the flight Of steps in front; this merely served to whet his appetite Forthefurther yard, combat; so he dragged poor Sarah down

So men may boot, but women will weep; And the man will find that the bill is steep. Although the tradition of law may say That his house, is his castle, it does not payTo strain the maxim's maximum sense By kicking a lady over the fence. Too many cooks may spoil the broth; And too many kicks, when Jones was wroth, Brought him to grief. Let us learn from him That " molliter inanus '' is plea too slim For a replication of '• too much vim."