The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-19

+ tile question: however, VIC WIN give ~ w
the ncxt--your other answer will do very
we'll" The examiner was feeling, as well
as learned man, and knew very well the
poor fellow could answer it, it he was not in
such perturbation.
The second student hemmed and went on,
"law, taken in its comprehensive sense, sig
nifes-" Here he made full stop. $50 far, =
said the examiner, MIR. A. has answered. =
sYes SIR" replied the student: and after
much exertion he slammered through the
answer. not as one who is confused but as
if ignorant OF the subject he was handling.
| He had no sooner answered the question
than he began to laugh, but only so loud that
| those who were next to him could hear it,
| was one of those, and felt vexed at his in
decent ard untecling behavior, and thought
on some plan to revenge the insult offered to
my friend for we were on terms OF the great
est intimacy. ! rccollected most terrible
corn the fellow had upon one of lis toes, add
! immediately trotl upon it, and not very suit
! " either. As soon as he turned his mead to
me, I, as If unconscious OF what had done,
! shook my head at him, as much as to say,
he ought to BE ashamed OF himseIt--he, IN
| his turn, shock his head at me, his face glow
ed with indignation, in one hand he held his
foot, and pulled his hair with the Others in
fact, expected soon TO see him laugh the
| other side of his mouth;---as soon as ] was
compelled to know from his expressions
what had done. | effected great deal of
sorrow, and begged thousand pardons,
which he could not but grant, though saw
| that while he exclaimed "certainly, sir! GER
tainlv his heart swore revenge. My at
tcntion was now called to my question; all
levity Immediately vanished. and my spirits
which, till this time were SO high, now sunk,
and became depressed. would have viii
lingy retired, and waited another year, II
| could have done so with honor.
Now came the thrilling sound.-Mr, sub
poena," said my examiner, "wc have heard
that law is divided into two kinds, will you
have the goodness to tell me what they are?o
! As soon as the question was given to me, my
/ heart sunk clear into my belly'-it telt as
though it was wrapped up i'll piece OF wool
len cloth; such singular sensation never
before or since experienced ht last sum-
moned courage enough TO put this question
| to the cXaminer--"What did you say, slr!'
| He repeated his Interrogation.
| Now if any man. at another time had put
I this question to nc, with the belief that ]
could not answerit, | would have knocked
him down for an impertinent blockhead.--
But at this time it seemed as if he could not
have given me more difficult one; my ideas
were like a bark on boisterols ocean, not
remaining second on one place, but floating
and tossing about continually. This was
nv reply--"Law, sr--is--a-divlded into
two parts. .''--"Well, we have heard that;
what are those two parts?" "Good and bad, >
said / Immediately, as if rccolecting myself.
This answer Gas well might) raised uni
yersal laugh against me, in which the ex-
aminers Notwithstanding their efforts to
the contrary all joined. Good heavens
how burned with Indignation. only WISH
ed that was a Hercules, or Sampson, to
have crushed them TO death, my blood boil
ed in NV veins, and in my madness snatch"
ed nm pep that lay before me, with the
serious intention of challenging every one,
fthere was no less than an bundrct) but the
want of paper or something else, restrain
ed me. and all my attention was turned to a
conceitcd puppy not far from me, who had
arisen from his seat, and placing his hands on
his sides. seemed co-vulsed with laughter.
A tear came in my eye--it WAS not the tear
ofsympathv or OF wo--no, it was the burning
tear of anger 1t was wonderful how TINS
vent of passion softened mel sat down APP
narently composed, and turned my attention
to the fellow, on whose corn had trodden
when he saw me looking at him he es-
saved to laugh, but only arrived at gri'l.-
"Very good" said he-"ha, ha, he, I'm
most suffocated oh, my corn--ha ha. ha'
d-n it, SIR you might have known how
much pain it would cost me--but 'goou ana
had ha. ha!--soh dear-oh dear" ms
was the way the poor fellow continued until
the examiner called for silence; which ii
they had not speedily done, should nave
given my neighbor more causes OF compliant
than his corn This circumstance did me
more good than harm, for now teit per-
fectly composed, and ready to answer any
question. The spells which had bound me
\ land among which silence was not the least)
had broken, aud my IDEAS seemed settled
The examiner was the first to address me
4 |-"Wen, Mr.. S." said he, "yeur answer is
very good" .,n,. ,;a,.1
ayes sir" said l. considerably plqued,--
"but it is not correct. -
"Well sir, what is right them !, /,
uWhy, sir, the municipal law is divided
into two Linds--the lea non Scr4ita, the un-
vritten or common law---and the ter ScrHata.
NE written or statute law" | had several
other questions given to me, which an
swrred - with equal precision and correctness,
~ NV only regret was that they were not
. more difficult, that might convince my
Scoffrrs that was not the boooy tney zoos
+ me for. ,,e had morc
-. .nd Ices sense, and others less cour'