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 Wrong Without Remedy: A Legal Satire. so I think we'll hev ter admit it." Hereupon the Judge read the guarantee aloud, which was, in substance: "I, Hank Ridley, guarantee the black and white cow known as Spot ter be perfectly sound, an' thet no one needs ter put no butter coloriiv in her cream, ez there's be no call fer it." "There's ther pint right there, Jedge," says Joel; "the dern critter never give no milk thet yer could put butter colorin' in, because she wor ez farrer ez a burnt boot." This ended Joel's testimony, and the other side being called and not having anything to offer, counsel's pleas were dispensed with, and Judge Bassett said: "Friends an' neigh bors, we have jest heard how neighbor Joel Spears wuz tuk in by neighbor Hank Ridley on a cow trade. We hev afore us the ques tion ez to whether Joel has a right ter dam ages agin Hank on 'count of said trade. In the fust place, how many of ye ever beat Hank on any kinder uv a trade and how manv of ve air there but what knows that

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Hank is a hoss jockey. Ef Joel hed a come ter me, T. could a told him all 'bout thet cow; but Joel says ter himself thet a cow is wuth seventy-five dollars, ef she's wuth a cent, an' ef Joel hfid been right, he'd a had it all over town how he beat Hank Ridley. Now we cum ter the pail uv milk and ther guarantee. Hank didn't tell Joel thet ther milk in the pail come from the full blood Holstein. He said, 'There ye be, Joel; I thought ye never wuz goin' ter come,' holdin' up the pail. Sides all this, the guarantee says no need uv butter colorin', ez there'll be no call for it. Course there warn't no call for it. I had this all figur'd out over a week ago, ez I tol' Lem Springer down to Potter's Mill; Joel hain't got no complaint. We hev no evidence in writin' thet Hank brought 'bout ther sale of the cow by a trick. There wor no force used. Joel hain't a drinkin' man, so he warn't im posed on; it wor jest 'fected by a leetle sharp tradin', so it 'pears ter me ez ther pl't'f hez produced no evidence in s'port uv his claim; we'll dismiss the case."

WRONG WITHOUT REMEDY: A LEGAL SATIRE. VI. EXPENDITURES NECESSARY, BUT UNLAWFUL. BY WALLACE MCCAMANT. count some of the surplus funds of a railway ANDERSON up to this time had never at corporation. He had for several years been tempted to prey on a railroad corpora tion. He knew the power possessed by rail the owner of a few shares of stock in the road officials and the fight they were capable St. Louis and Western Railway Comp: ny of putting up when once aroused. But Ander and he began with serving a notice on this son was now in the possession of large company that he desired to examine their available assets and was in receipt each books. He received no reply to his notice month of a handsome income from his Ore and wrote again after a reasonable time on the same subject. This communication also gon mine. He had no enterprise on hand remained unanswered and finally Anderson for the time being and he determined to called at the offices of the company with utilize his knowledge of corporation law for his expert and demanded the right to ex the purpose of transferring to his own ac