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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Amusing Trial in which a Yankee Lawyer Renders a Just Verdict, by Anonymous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Amusing Trial in which a Yankee Lawyer Renders a Just Verdict Author: Anonymous Release Date: January 25, 2006 [EBook #17604] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMUSING TRIAL *** Produced by Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Transcribers note: This book included many illustrations. These illustrations are included in the HTML edition.] Amusing Trial, in Which a Yankee Lawyer Rendered a Just Verdict. Published at the Office of the Youth's Cabinet, 126 Fulton Street. NEW YORK. 1841. [Illustration: _A Slave sold at Auction._] A time there was, when no one thought It sin, to hold a slave he'd bought, And of his strength have the command, As much as of his house and land. A Yankee Lawyer long had kept A negro-man with whom he slept. [Illustration] And ate, and Sabbath day, He half the time from church would stay; When Cuff his master's garments wore.-- 'Twas strange you say, but he was poor; And though he cared not for Cuff's soul, Yet such the times, that on the whole, [Illustration: CAGE.] "_Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, thou art a bitter draught._"--STERNE. His slave must to the meeting go, If 'twas for nothing but a show. They lived on thus for several years-- One would not think, that many tears Would fall from off that shining face, So sleek and smooth, or he would trace [Illustration: NOTE.--_In some parts of the country, slaves are scantily fed, while their masters live in luxury_.] The chain which bound, or wish to break, But choose to stay for his own sake, Where he so well was clothed and fed, And shared the lawyer's food and bed, So well contented he might be, He'd hardly know but he was free, [Illustration: _Fetters formerly used by the slave traders, to confine the ankles of their victims. The editor has seen some that were actually used by Rhode
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