Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-24

stance occurred propiiious to the lover. 1t was
this:
Gordon T'as very mjustly prosecuted by n
neighbor Arriving at the Court at the time
summoned, Git was Justices trial J he found
every one there whom he wished To see bu,
his own lawyer. lie would not be beat for a
hundred dollars, yet he knew that he could not
conduct the suit successfully himself To
man lik, him. Independent To obstinacy such
a situation, without alternative, was morti
tying in the extreme. As the Justice was dc
claring that the case must proceed forthwith.
Dick 0uirk, alias Leslie, whispered to Cor
dem
MAJ b.. seeing as how that your own law
yer amt KUN, you'll let me Try my hand ON
your side"
Gorlcn opened his eyes wide, and stared at
him.
IL don't think you need hang of for III
pay costs and damages aud give you years
work i'll don't succeed
Gorden complied partly from despair, partly
because he never knew Dick to fail in any
thing he undertook.
Five minutes elapsed, and Leslie was i'm his
element. He had rich sport that alternoon.-
The cornering up of some half dozen SUSPECT
Gus witnesses, the putting to- flight of half as
many uuiledgcd lawyers, the establishment
which the audience evinced AS, throwing oil
his assumed style of speaking he merged in.
to chaste, clear and rapid stream of elo-
quenccs The plain exposition of facts and of
the law woven into one glorious, Irresistible
argument finally resulting in verdict favo-
rable to his client, Were both amusement and
profit toLesle.
Gordcn, who during the whole affair had sat
with ms mouth so wide open that YOU could
have tossed potatoe large enough for break
fast down his throat without his knowing II
said to Leslie as they were riding home to-
gether,
"Dick, If YOU are Yankee, I don't cafe for
you are an all-jo-6ed good Teller"
$50 am" said Leslie laughing: "indeed
whether you take me IN tile field OF labor, the
court room, or any other place of business. you
please, do you know any man superior TO me
| heyea bouts"
! "No don't"
Nov what do you think OF my poverty?'
asked Leslie.
81 think that Won will exchange il for some
thing better one OF these days, as you did your
blamed Taunton tone, to-day" answered
Gorden.
/ do you consider poverty disgrsce7" con-
= tinued Leslie.
"Weli now | shouldn't think did" was
his reply.
'Well, sir" sal ID Leslie. stammering lit
ument concerning me but what favors me,
will he so bold as to inform you that there is
mutual attachment existing between your
daughter and myself, and we solicit your con
I sent TO our marriage"
Gorden opened his eyes and mouth again
wider than ever
''She is yours, by lingo" said the father af-
terra short pause. '.hll care abont is that she
willhave 20 take such consumed ugly name,
t,ir ~ 1 A.
gobbers soliloquy, but suppose we can pc
ttion the State Legislature and have it al
tered"
"Clarisse," said Gordan in the evening "Cla-
Rise, Quirk has told me you love one another
so have given You to him entirely. am
glad, girl, that you have this time made choice
OF man who knows how to bettifog, jam up,
without being too lazy to work on farm
Clansse laughed in her sleeve.
Henry Leslie and Clarisse Gorden were mar
ried. After the departure OF the wedding
guests on that sweet occasion, even after the
ceremony which launched them into the in
extricable, ycleped matrmony, even after the
cake, 'rnsic, tea, kissing, wine, dancing and
coffee, after all were finished, and after all
were gone, Clarisse found herself sitting be-
tween her husband and her father She tur-
ned hereyes towards her father, and said be-
seechingly,
| Rather, Will you forgive u.s."
Forgive you? for what child?'
| "Why you know I-I-loved and wished
to wed Henry Leslie, my first flame, but you
would not consent to our a lliance."
"And recollect, too, perhaps" said the
young husband, that when first came here
the mutual agreement was that we were tC
hocus-pocus each other as muchas we pleas
ed"
"Well, what was about to saw" continu
ed the bride, sis that Dick Quirk and Henri,
Leslie are the same person.
Gags and lightning exclaimed Gorden
springlng to his feet; but he paused and sur
yeyed both the culprits attentively and then
continued without passion" what an old foo
have been 10 suppose that my girl didn'
know how to chose fit and proper husband
Forgive you yes | will, and bless you into
the bargain. Come to think of it, | am glaC
II has happened so, for we shant have to peti.
ton the General Assembly in order TO get ri,
, OF that blamed, sick -gobblcr soliloqutzin,
oulrk-Quirk-Qui Go to bed
children"