Show A middle age story some time daring during the middle ages there wa tn t a village in germany that had a gal lows of its own it however no not t having been used in many years became unglued so to speak and fell into such a state of 0 decay that it could not be repaired without making a fresh gibbet finally a highwayman was caught taking up a collection for the campaign fund or some similar purpose seand and without any of the dohty peculiar to modern i jus is tice the w man was condemned condemn c 11 to t be I 1 c hung bung all the accas accessories to a hanging were on hand except the legal g gallons allows in the midst of this dilemma it occurred to the proprietors of the rickety old callows gallows that n neighboring village had a comparatively new gallows which the in habitants of said burg had bad erected what does the party of the first part do but take their malefactor over to the town with the new gallows and suspend him until lie showed all the indications of having reformed completely complete lyl the affair was managed so quietly that the law was carried into effect before the proprietors of the gibbet had bad time to apply to the country court for an injunction the result was an indignation meeting which appointed a committee to draw drav up a petition to the grand duko duke to whom the tho country belonged setting forth their grievance the petition was clinched by b the follow following ln irrefutable argument your royal highness will more readily perceive the injustice done us its when we as buro hure your royal highness that the aforesaid gallows was built by us for the exclusive accommodation of ourselves ourse hes our children and our childrens children texas sittings siftings |