The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS,
From the N. Y. Spirit Of the Times.
10 siH WA MB.LE.
"A SOUTH WESTERN SKETCH.
BY WILL wHlpPLs.

Not hundred miles from Lille Rock.
me Capi!ai Of the State nf Arkansas. 3. is the
anc'tht but dininu,ive villnge2of Ecorc Fa !.
bre-antl one fne day.inrng last summer. a
sa'L burly sgaW y.looking persnnsge. dres.
scd III u 'sk,nehing straw. hat, and ,Iinpy cot.
t"nade pantaloons, saunfered curiously up
tles;street. and .peereti into every oieE nf
the twelve or fifteen houses Of which -ihe
place consisted. At !engthhe slnpped, be.
tore The door of "a small ialenement. upon
which was an inscription nbtifyinp The re /.
'rr that this was the of1ice nf Charles Bon.
ncr. Attorney atLaw, Having with diff.
Gully spelled the letters .anti again recon:
n"l,eretlr the pf enises, he called out 10 the
peEsnn s"ated .wilhin;I j. ~ '1
sny, mlsler-l"ok'ee here. Come o,lt.
VIII ye! Iwant to ialk-Ido
wen, my irirnd,' said Lawyer Bonner.
emerging from the door, 'who. is your
L"ok here. h"ss." said he squiting a
men'hiuI OF tobacco on Tho g,t.an,i as he
sp"ke-'L Look here, ,ilsiss! Iwanl To stick
n,p my shingie in Ills place. Thar ain, no
law again il, is thar?' !.
'AgainstSwhnt? ? aoked Bonner: .apains,
putting up a. sign! Oh, no! Wbal kind
OF sign do you intend having--I n,ea
what lrndr areyou?,' i.
Trade. thunder! Ivan, to praclyse as
t"rney ut law. III this cOnr, here. You ain,
again me.saro ye 7 he added. clenching his
hrawny fists and looking as black as a
storm cloud. -a
ME On. n"e exclaimed lille Bonner,
!o"king up with The spirit ofia bantam al
n's gigantic ques.i"ner. 'Ishaye no oblec.
lion IN tl'e sworld-onIy II is necessary
here, trforc you are permitted Ia practice.
Thai you should pass satisfactory exnm-
'n"li"n: Whatxpre yoursqnaliGca,ionsr
'Qualifcatinnsf Why, I'lIaauafiry 10
sh""t with array man in lie hull settle.
men', and Ggh, him ur,rrwnrtls. I'llo,ial.
ify /" drink more-to yell Siouder. sneak
longer. and run faster. I've fl a bar ON
one side The Red river and ick,dthc Mex-
leans t".her. lean - 81
My good friend, this is not what I
mean,
'Ihundrr! aint them qualifiralions2
True! bui MI The kind required. Ro.
foregyo can PRACTICE here. you will have
10 pass,he har.' So
! reckont may take horn as 90 BY
mayn't IL
Not the tavern bar, stranger said Bon.
| '"'o u 'auSuS 'Out lne IegHl
pne. You aust be examined es 10 your
knowledge of faw.'
i'm agreed 10 that, hnss! reckon +,
don't take much law To make a LAWYER
these ere days. a mighty little iug'lI hold
all the law w-Iiquorso' most on 'em; and it's
easy Io'dripit out, so as 10 last long time.
When'sit 10 he?'
Here comes the Judge now said Bon
ner; i will ask him.
Never mind-i'ilstlo that myself. Hal
10! J"ige-h"w dol Y"us see, Judge. I'm
candidate ~
r. 'Ah. indeed!' said the Judge. surveying
the g'gan.ic figure. OF Josh with some Gu:
ri"sily, For whntofficc. siri ~
"A lnrney's office. wnnt to hang out
my'shingle -and stranger, here, ses lis un.'
constitutional onlcss Pm 'zamined fns,; so
| wan, you to dosi. right off,
merry twinkle nf the Judges eve
showed that he proposcd some fun. and
asking the friend whoSwas with him, to-
gc'hei with Bonner aud Josh, 10 step in,o
! the mex, tavern, he led the way. When