Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-19
From the KIjckefboyker. Tor April
K ~ LEAVES.
From n PORTFOLIO or A6EoRGiA LAWYER
TIE WATER Martyr.


From THE ~PoRTFoLIo o~F LAWYER
TIE WATER Martyr.
Washington Irving has described with
great force and hum1r the delights Of.
rainy day In u country nu:' bIt if h,
had had my experience ia the matter
re could have made u more iuJlcious ~
ettIon ot'ihe time g. day and given
WITH MS graphic pea the history OF :
RAINY HiSH IN country ian. | suppose
II max : bI, Ii tie difference to the com
munlty al large whica oftwo great IN -
accomp!lshcS an u icrtakiny: AMI tnc-e
lore, with tn; characteristic mo lesiy OF
my profession, | wi proceed to 6li m
the pi;ture which the grca est liyinu
master Of the English languagc'nas com
menced.
The duties of my calling caused me
to attend the Superior Court OF enc of.
The interior counties. II was a cold
wIntry day, cioIdy ana windy; in short.
Just such a day as makes lie disaureea.
Die and gloo ny. \ man might have
walked a score of mileS,and. as the law
yerS say, take nothing by the m]otipn:'
his blood would nave SAL remained slaI.
nant and Chi led Thc b~Isiae.s OF the
court commenced The iuige (vho vas
an amIablc man, with OCCASION Iliy an
awkward way ct showing i) pushed
onward the business with an alacri,y
that convinced me- that he vas trvinr
u get through the docket in one day
lie court house was an old uodru
building, and the cold winl b.cw f,fuI-
~ IN upon US; the shutters crcakel nm
o. their hinges, or slammed against The
panes-and altogether It was a most dis
agreeable, miserable day:aud we e,rh
aud oil lie ( like a bear who i'm mi
had fallen do and knocked of a mari
of his head. My cases were cIIeI In
order, and | proceeded with divers she
cess. When night came on | had 'c,n
hacted a vIo'ent cold, and having lost
Two cases conSecntlvely, when the re-
ma ming SUIT was called, | pleaded indis
position, told the Judge that | had str .ck
u streak OF bad luck,' and begged him
10 give me until the morning TO recov.r
my health, my fortune, and my equa
nimity.
My competitor, who was q verv cour
teouS young man, l~nterposed also in nav
behalf, and his honor at leIgrh ussentei.
lett the court house, with my temper
on the north side Of ami6ble Nv IN roat
was lacerh:ed aud sore--my breathinu
was oPpressed-the night was pitch
DARK and driZZi'y-l was excessive ly
short Fighted,a nd before | hal procecdcd
forty yards from the court house, | fell
ove' two goats that had composed them.
selves 10 SlLmbcr in the open air. in 10.
TIL disregard Of their own comfort and
1l The safety Of any unhappy wayfarer
who might cross their path. One of
them acting doubtless upon the axiom
mat sell defence was the first law OF ma.
ture, before had time 10 rise or TO ex
Poslulate, then and there as the law
y"rS say, with head, horns ankfeet, in
htcted upon me divers butts, blows,kicks.
and bruises, 10 the great injury Of your
petitioner and contrary 10 the peace
aud harmony Of the good people Of.
ne noise aud cutlery that | made while
suffering these accumulated Injuries.
brought out a large yard dog, who gave
each oi the goats a severe shake, which
%reJoIced my heart, though he BROUGHT
my self CO. cratulations to an end by hi.
ting a piece out of my leg; a circum
stance which, for aught know, NAV
have elevated his character for impar;i
Atty with his quadruped antagonist, but
which certainly entitled him neither 10
my respect nor esteem. few wards
brought me to my lodgings in the coun.
try mn. | had IN the morninu secured
a bed IN n shed room, and thIther bent
my wa, considerably riled,' us thew
say down east. ! passed through a LARGE
room IN which there were six beds.Gye
OF them occupied. each by two persons.
and the sixth vacant. The shed room
opened upo tins apartment, ard went
IN, and cooking hastily around me, pro.
cceded to take off my coat.
| had hardly done this, when INV an.
tagonist friend and ~conquerer came in
also. lie was in a very delightful hu-
nor, as lawyers always are when thew
gam then cases, and uied to put me in
the same, by insisting that as was sick
and tired, | shOulI take the 'best bed >
Tor which ! returned him my thanks. nj.
though my bad temper suggested to me
that possibly | might b, as much indebt.
ed to "a very large crack in the roof. "a
very dangerous symptom IN a shed room
oi Il rainy nlgHt.) Immediately over the
best bed as To his courtesy and regard
lOT my comfort. Jusi as We had seitlcd
this point, the landlady, or mistress Of
The house, made her appearances at the
door.
'"hat do you want, MADAME said l..
with a short aud p]erulent arr.
> an the lady Of Inc house, SIR re-.
piled she.
j wish. then. th.f VOL, ,.o,Tl