The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-21
From the SaaderseiH Telescope.
Going According to law.

Going According to law.
Not one hundred miles from this pre-
sent sitting, there is nice little village
Just a days ride from any where, though
good fishing is much nearer at hand.
These are its chief geographical advania,
ges 1t has a Court llouse--some Stores
not many; Blacksmith shop-a Gro.
Gerry, and /" smart sprinklng' of May
weeds besides.
Now, if you were rambling about in
the woods and Glanced to stumble upon
such a place. you might say in your
heart, that you had found nothing particu-
lar, and ramble on farther perhaps. But
if you were not over hasty, and drop in
about sun down, you would find the
suggest, com(ortablcst kind of tavern,
with china trees before the piazza, and a
glorious good jolly fellow who rejoices in
his heart at a Joke, for its keeper.
From him. we heard few days since,
while there, the following anecdote,
which is given with every thing, but his
numerous manner.-But if we could give
that, reader your waistcoat strings would
have fair trial before you got through.
There boarded with our honest Boni-
face, besides other single gentlemen OF
the village, the County Clerk who is the
bachelor of the town, and what town is
without one? The qualifications for fill
ing these two important posts, as far as
we know, are, a good handwriting, a
turn for staying at home, and genius for
draughts--Thesc fellows are generally
grave men-sometimes otherwise, bu,
for the most part grave, staid men--and
Thoms was one Of these. We might
dwell, but We iorbear.
Well, one bright day, about like this
perhaps, Bop, our host, was sitting al
the end of his shaded piazza, an eye out
on things in general, and wondering in
particular, whether the next one that
came along would be COW or man in
a round jacket, and perfectly raw for a
joke.
At the farihest end of the stretch, look
ing down the street, he saw one of those
bald-faced, sorrel colts, with long tail and
finnish hips, for which these colts are re-
marlable, beslrid by long-legged rider,
in copperas pants and coat Of the same
the colt shying and going sideways a,
every thing, and the rider staring away
right and left most intensely. After
hltching sorre! to a swinging limb, away
of, he came stalking up to tho tavern
with an expression of face somewhere
between "A snceze and laugh.
"Mornin Sill" said Copperas, cheer
fully.
The saiutatIou was returned.
I" The Clerk amt no where's abou
here, as You knows of, is he ?"
Here was a customer for our Grcn,
Bop.
What did you say" said Bop, Il
make him repeat.
"rho Clark ANT no where's abou
here ?"
"Hear he hear-no! poor fellow
not he. Couldn't hear you if you wer,
to shoot pistol in his ear. But he ain
at home just now. Come in and sc
down. Got business, 'spose ~
"No! nothing much in particular,
said CoppCras, with very mysterious
air.
"Well," said Bop, by way of fndin!
ont his Grand, "he won't be in for som
time-may be | could do your bust
ness ?"
And thereupon Copperas fell 10 wrig
ling and screwing about, looking very un
easy. At last he started up suddenly
and putting his face close to The ,aver
keepers, said in half whisper
"I'vc come on this marrying business,
and then laughed good deel at it, for h
was a very cheerful fellow.
"Who is 10 be married :" enquire,
Bop, in whisper.
"Uncle Ben and 'rilday Strong"
"I.icense, ell On all WE'LL that
different. The Clerk will have to gran
that. I'll step over and see if he is come,
and away he ran.
"Thoms," said he, as no sped tn;
worthy, at his writing table, ",here's
chap at my house who wants license
but | cant make him understand an
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