Sarty: The Justice Of The Peace Court

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At the beginning of the story we see the Justice of the Peace Court. Sarty is He's afraid that His is being accused of burning down someone else barn. Sarty wants to defend his father and lie and say his father and lie that didn’t burn the barn. The peace court and Mr. Harris know they are putting the young boy in a bad position, so they let him go. "This case is closed. I can't find against you, Snopes, but I can give you advice. Leave this country and don't come back to it." The Judge tells the Snopes to leave the county.
After the curt there was a boy who start calling sarty names such as Sarty "Barn Burner!" (16). Sarty try to hit the boy but his father stop him. Sarty and his family went to awagon with some other family members. There

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