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Updated: May 27, 2025
"'Yes, sir, squeaked out the young potato-merchant; 'but it was a doe rabbit in the family way; we counted nine young ones, all killed too! "'Shameful! replied I. 'Pray, sir, did your father tell the court that the rabbits were not born? "'No, sir; father only said there was one doe rabbit and nine little ones killed.
I had forgotten all about it, when, in a few days, a piece of paper was brought to me, by which I found that the Court adjudged me to pay 1 pound, 2 shillings, 6 pence, for damages and costs. I asked who brought it, and was told it was the son of the potato-merchant, accompanied by a tipstaff. I requested the pleasure of their company, and asked the legal gentleman what it was for.
"`Eighteen shillings, for ten rabbits destroyed by your dog, and 4 shillings, 6 pence, for costs of court. "`Ten rabbits! exclaimed I; `why he only killed one. "`Yes, sir, squeaked out the young potato-merchant; `but it was a doe rabbit, in the family way; we counted nine young ones, all killed too!
"I think that you should exclaim against the dishonesty of the potato-merchant, rather than the judgment of the court. Had you defended your own cause, you might have had justice." "I don't know that. A man makes a claim against another, and takes his oath to it; you must then either disprove it, or pay the sum; your own oath is of no avail against his.
I asked who brought it, and was told it was the son of the potato-merchant, accompanied by a tipstaff. I requested the pleasure of their company, and asked the legal gentleman what it was for. "'Eighteen shillings for ten rabbits destroyed by your dog, and 4s. 6d. for costs of court. "'Ten rabbits! exclaimed I; 'why, he only killed one.
"`I wish Caesar had left the rabbit alone. So it appears, replied I, `he only asked 3 shillings, 6 pence, at first; but by this Caesarean operation, I am nineteen shillings out of pocket. Now, sir, what do you think of that?" "I think that you should exclaim against the dishonesty of the potato-merchant, rather than the judgment of the Court.
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