Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-29
EARLY PRACTICE.

hS III 81 fIcOI WHICH the !atc Mr.. / ON
kinson, lawyer Of Nantwich, in Cheshire,
gave Oh that professional acuteness by which
he afterwards raised so splendid for
tune, was on the last night of his clerkshio
when the gentleman TO whom he was arti-
cled and himself, were 1T an inn ON the
road to the Chester assises, where the
clerk thus addressed his master. 0Sir.
rs we are now alone, and it will be some
hours before bed time, and shall be a free.
man tomorrow, claim promise you have
repeatedly made. 10 tell ME zDbok arr the
THREE chief hoiats Of tie iasv % son con-
dition that you pay for the supper" repl;ed
the lawyer. 81 will" "Agreed," sand
the Iyro. and the LAWYER ordered the peo-
pie OF the inn to furnish the very best4upi
per they could, and not mind the expense.
" And now young msn," added he, "shut
the door, that no one may hear us, and
mark me. The first point of the law is eui
acnce-the second, eUidence-the third, e.
son. You are wclcome,'' replied the
lawyer sand now to supper, cen with
what appetite you may, for Won are q
pay. for it, and there my boy Won are had
but when you are IS old as am, YOU will
know how tomake a better bargain.
supper came in due time, and the LAWYER
invited bevy of his brethren who were
at the same inn, to partalle with him, and
drink success to the young Solicitor, who
was TO stand treat. This thev willingly did.
ard it being free c6st, each man drank wine
and punch IN abundance, and after topping
most part of the night retired to rest.
IN tire morning, when all the travellers
were assembled in the great pariour, and
preparing to depart, the landlord made his
err, with the bit, and presenting it to
iomSinsens master, who, after having
looked at the sum total, handed 1t to his
clerk: The clerk instantly retured it, with
a :" Sr, l have nothing TO do with il ~
+" Nothing 70 do with it why You win not
be such a scoundrel Did net YOU agree 70
pay for it, pray |? and by G-yon ShaN''
d" Sir" replied young Latitat with the ut
most gravity, before do, it will be neces-
sary that you produce the eyfdrnce of
which you talked :onuch last night"
FROM THE ChNANDAICUA REPOSITORY
II method to im;tr0ue Seed Corn.
have been in the habit for a number of
years, OF selecting the best car of the two
which grow on single stalk of corn, and
have found 1t annually to improve to very
considerable increase.
After pursuing the experiment for three
years, and establishing the fact in my own
lhlnIs L communicates; IL to my neiglbor-
he aughed at me for til invited him to a
thorough experiment. We took each Of
our fields, adjoining and of equal quality of
soil, planted and titled them at the same
time, and as nearly alike as possible The
result was, that his, from oriinarv seed.
produced about forty bushels and nine.
from selected seed, produced nearly sixty
bushels the acre.
n communication 10 the Editor of tbo
BattiDiore Evening HoSf, on hunnlne, con !.
ciude8 thus:
EVen my servants have rot into thin
ridiculous habdt Qf hqinnfng. I address
ed one cffhcm the offer dag, NTH Sam hon,
d0e9 the dinner taGie iook p Ye,y, sonr.
str,' TefHed the uafet. Sour, said l. rybof
do you mean youh uhtv p 'UHy, sir, there
IS nothing get on tile table bit the PYcKtEs.'
Two sailors fassing along a fgilor;s
shoh, o66erUea a tailor at work Min 6is
coat oG--and haUlng the back attic qyaia,-
coat fatched gvith different collars ofelof6.
induced tie sons oFyNt1fnne 10 crack a Joke
utlon the foor .feilov-- When one off6e farS
erlcd oHt 10 the othef, 'Look ve, luck, din
no" eUer zee so many sorts Of Cabbacc grozo
on one stump 6e/1Te.'
CUSTOM HOU5E-RICHMOND.