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Subject: [LARAPIDE] Humorous Item found in Rapides Court Records
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 09:22:53 EST

Here is a case where two men have entirely too much time on their hand(s)
[one of the parties has only one]

Rapides Parish, La.; Conveyance Book 545, Page 140, Instrument # 433996,
dated 14 Jan 1959, filed and recorded 15 Jan 1959.

Witnesseth this Agreement made by and between Robert A. Corley Jr. and
Louis Brannon ("L.B.") Henry, each of age (over 21 years), each competent,
and each residents of the progressive growing community identified
historically as Pineville, in the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana.
The Parties hereto mutually covenant and agree, that:

1. Said Parties are engage in ventures and business dealings (Plumbing)
strictly and solely the exclusive property and possession and enterprise of
each;

2. Said Parties are fully conversant and cognizant of the aforesaid ventures
and businesses and each dispense with any detailed itemization,
identification or clarification of same;

3. Said Parties have agreed to disagree, to-wit: Each of said Parties
contends and alleges that each will be more successful than the other.

4. In the event either Party hereto "fails or succeeds" to a lessor degree
than the other, and the test of such success shall be purely cumulative and
objective and include all facts and manner of evidence, then the losing Party
agrees to the following, in favor of the winning Party, to-wit:

a) To tender one barrel of self-rising flour; said flour to be of the
highest and purist quality and manufactured by a company possessing an
established reputation, further;
b) To tender one container holding 25 pounds of pure lard; said lard to
be of the highest and purist quality and manufactured by a company possessing
an established reputation, further;
c) The person making the above awards shall be invited by the winner to
a festive and abundant barbecue at which gala occassion, the loser shall
merely look, permitting only his eyes to focus on the activities, but shall
not partake of any food or offering, upon severe penalty of doubling the
forfeit of items (a) and (b); further;
d) Loser is to appear at any civic club gathering, at the direction and
selection of the winner, within the soreignty of Pineville, and there to make
a superb oratorical mien (sic) and manner in the form of a eulogy on the
folly of boasting or bragging; said delivery to be straight-faced, with
neither grimace or snide looks or twisting of facial features to indicate any
displeasure, upon penalty of tripling the forfeiture of (a) and (b).

5. In the event, that the loser prefers to pay in lieu of (a), (b), (c), or
(d), the following schedule shall relieve the loser, when paid as detailed
herewith, to the winner:
In lieu of (a) the sum of $1,000.00 in original, authentic, valid
Confederate currency.
In lieu of (b) the sum of $1,000.00 in original, authentic, valid
Confederate currency.
In lieu of (c) the sum of $5,000.00 in original, authentic, valid
Confederate currency.
In lieu of (d) the sum of $10,000.00 in original, authentic, valid
Confederate currency.

SO BE IT: Thus done on this the 14th day of Jan. A.D., 1959, at and in
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

[signed] Robert A. Corley Jr.
Louie Brannon Henry

Attest: T.B. Farrar, Paul Stewart

Sworn to and subcribed to, in multiple originals, on the above date, in
presence of the above named parties hereto and the witnesses, each competent
and of age. [signed] Mrs. L. B. Henry, Notary Public

Does anyone know if this wager has been acted upon ?
If so ! Then ... Who won ?

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