human
After an examination of all the p'ints both for and agin the 'lowing of the set-off, in which the court didn't leave no stone unturned to get at justice, having ransacked some half a dozen books from eend to eend, and noted down everything that anywise bore on the subject; recollecting, as the court well doz, what the great Story, who's now dead and gone, done and writ 'bout this very thing (for we must be 'lowed to inform this 'sembly that we read Story in our juvenil' years); having done this, and refreshing _our_ minds with the testimony, and keeping in our eye the rights of parties--right-er liberty, and right-er speech, back'ards and for'ards--for I've as good a right to talk agin you, as you have to talk agin me--knowing, as the court doz, how much blood has been shed 'cause folks wern't 'lowed to talk as much as they pleased, making all natur groan, the court is of the opinion that the set-off must be let in; and such is also Squire Brown's opinion, and nobody will contradict that, _I know_.
gpt
Je-_hos_-a-phat! groaned out Ike, drawing one of his very longest breaths.
human
The _great_ Je-_mi_-ma Wilkinson! and so that _is_ law, arter all! There's my hat, Squire, Ike continued, as he arose and reached it out to him;
gpt
Of course it must! of course it must! replied Ike, who was growing very philosophical over the opinion of the Squire;
human
Sile read his set-off, made up of slanderous words alleged to have been used; damages fifty dollars; and calling Charity herself, upon the principle, as he said,
gpt
as he told her,