Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-05

From a late English Publication.
MR.. JONAS BRO WIS LAW SUIT

bald and Systematically powdered head,
the least obtruSlve Of siivery pig ,ails "A
double eye glass pearl mounted, neatly
hitting gator pantaloons, aud uneXcep
uonaole white cravat, carefully platt ed
cambria frilled shirt, and superior
Saxony blue beli;ting 20 AN elderly gen
tleman cut coat: and ur Jonas Brown
was also the bosom aud intimate friend
of Mr. James Snake, and Mrs James
Snake,and the patron and general Jolly
pop six pence a week and sugar candy
depot OF five small scions of the before
mentioned Mr. aud Mrs James Snake
Now the reason for the extreme friend
ship OF these worthless was on the part
of MIR Jonas Brown, "a kindly feeling of
gratitude for many small, but To him Pc
culIar'y pleasant, demonstrations Of ar-
iectionate regard, for whica he consid
cred himself the Snakes debtor, and tn
cause of those manifestations on the
part OF the. Snakes, was the hope Of ul-
terror benefits, which they doubted not
they should receive from their battered
guest upon the accession 10 a very con
siderable property 10 which he was sup
posed 10 be the undoubied heir.at-a
and fully expected, at the termination Of
suit then pending. to become the actu.
al posSessor.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Jonas
Brown was made a sort Of household
god by his disnte rested friends; no body
coIld carve like Mr. Brown, nobody
could speak like Mr. Brown, nobody
could make punch like Mr. Brown, no.
body could str the fire like Mr. Brown,
nobody knew anything about politics but
MIR Brown. in short all perleclions in a Il
acts were summed up in Mr. Brown, and
all the rest OF the world,or at least such
portions OF it as dissented from Mr.
Brown were little better than fools and
asses.
Thus had things gone on for some
time, the haiiered and delighted Mr.
Brown frequently dropped vogue hints
OF his future intentions FOR the dear chill
dren, and his determination TO convince
the senior Snakes he was not man TO
iorgei one, much less series Of such
unchahgIng kindness,
One morning as the whole family
were seated at breakfast, and lust as
dear Mr. Browns charming dry toast
and delicious chocolate we're handed to
'hIm,the rat-tat Of the pustman produced,
as II Tor some reason or other generally
does, an instant cessation from the TO
pics, TO wait, and guess, and wonder
who The letter was from, and Who il was
for.
brief time solved the doubts; the
servant entered the room and placed
letter on the table, SUI described in large
bold round hand, Jonas Brown, Esq ;
and at The top, the omrious words sim.
mediate and Important All ewes were
hxed ON the letter Jonas carefully wiped
his double eye-giass with snow white
handkerchief; with much delIberation
e he broke the seal, and after one or two
slightly nervous preliminary hens, pro.
ceeded To master the contents. After q
brief Pause,he laid down the epiStIe, hav-
ing first carefully refolded it, and said:
'Mr friends, J must leave you for
while
Leave ush exclaimed the full grown
Snakes, and leave u.s. trebIed the small. |
Ter fry; an then all together, as if &C.
tuated by one impulse, they screamed |
d out IN concert, 'What forP
This long expected lawsuit com.
menced Jonas
My dear friend interrupted Jonas
'ls,' continued Jonas, set down for ,ri.
all
Good graciousn said Mrs Snake.
'Iou don't say so y in utter and impu |
dent contradiction to his own ears, re.
joined James, and, please give US all |
slx?ence before you CO.
This letter. SAID Jonas, when allow.
ed to proceed, is from my very respec-
table solicitors who inform me the cause |
is set down, and they are good enough |
10 add, they have taken the opinion Of |
the attorney general, who declared | !
must win it. In that case-but, know
your hearts, and think what would
say
Kind SOUL sobbed the female Snake.
MAN Of truth, integrity, gem Of hu.
man nature, blossom Of friendship, and
ripe fruit Of honorr spasmodIcally e,ac.
ulstod the excited masculine, when will
you returnP
In q week,
"A week! screeched Mrs Snake, cit
will appear a month";
a month! groaned Mr. Snake "a quar-.
ter or a half at least! But suppose we
must submit
kind souls ] must prepare to START
q We'll though said Mes Snake, what
am | idiing here for, when dear Mr. 10.
mas wants his things Sake, get your
pOrtmanteau, aud lad Mr. Browns com.
lorter, and fll the small base bottle with
white brandy, and send down 10 secure
the best place, and cut of the wings Of