A STRONG CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 281, 24 August 1880, Page 2

A STRONG CASE.

A Detroit hwyer h*d a bill of against a certain citizen put into his hand for collection the other day. aqcl he wrote a note asking the debtor to cail at his office and see about it. The man promptly appeared, looked the bill over, and said : ' Well, I guess that's all correct.' 4 You acknowledge the indebtness, do you V ' I do/ ' And what arrangement will you make to settle it?'

' I'd put in a offset. I've feeding two hogs foi this man all the winter, ami my bil l is just 240d01. I was figuring it UDthis eery morning. ' What 240d0l for feeding two hogs for three or four months,' elxcaimed the aston ished lawyer. 'Just 4 months, sir, and the bill is correct.'

' And what are the hogs worth to day?'

' Ten dollars ipeice.' ' Well, you'll find it hard to convince the court that your hog feed was worth any such mouey.' ' Hog feed !' shrieked the other, as he suddenly jumped up, 'do you suppose I'm charging 240d0l for the feed them hogs devoured ? No sir. I put in the feed at only 40d01., but the 200dol is for my Sunday hat, which fell into the pen. nd was devoured, and for my anxiety of mind for fear the porkers would catch the mumps from my children. Mental anguish is the backbone of this case, sir, and every one of my family will be seated m a row before the jury, and all will begin to weep as I rise to ask that justice be done to a man who left as fine a cow as ever you saw nine years ago this spring !'— Detriot Free Press.