Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-05-24
Il Country Lawyer ss0n hand fer bis
ssCify friend y, S.


Fiye-and-twenty years ago, when this
western region was sparsely settled when
the country bar-roon was the place of coir-
mon resort, and before those old-fashioned
barsroom stories and songs had yielded to
the gossip now generally head IN all drink
ing saloons, there was a certain set OF good.
.himored;, free aud easy indi yidual s, whose.
custom it was to sforgatheE at the inn, of
old --, in EllicotyilIe Cattora gus county.
#Geaspie.ous among this sci sapas COUNSELLOR
G whose rough yet ready wit had
spread his fame abroad Throughout all that
region of sked' 'n'try.' Another member
was a gentleman whom we call K.
E These, with others, whiled away many
a winter evening, telling stories, smoking
the pipe, ans quaffing mugs of hot .fip-a
efuid now almost forgotten:
|. Bit time separated this jolly cnmpany,
las it does others, and the subsequent history
of the Counsellor and worthy Mr.. x. was
as diverse as their fortunes C. plcd-
ded on with his ecapiases,' and tsash-er-
rare-ers' at Ellicotvillee X in due time be-
came engaged in responsible duties here.
Legal business, at distant intervals, called
the lawyer to the city of Buffalo, and he was,
of course, glad to see his old friend: but
X, engrossed in business, or for rea-
sons of his own, had much time to talk over
eold times,' and without intending it, proba-
bly, gave him the cold shoulder. The man
Of law noted this indifference, and" possess
ing in wit what the other did in wealth lin
readiness what the ether did in Thino'-
determined to ascertain whether X
really meant to cut him or not. Meeting
him the next day in the street, he said:-
"X-, my old friend, how d do?"
@Wnll, very WELL" how are you?"
Il saw, x I've noticed several times
lately that We rather avoided me than oth-
erwise, and / amt going to stand any such
tgammon."
@Why, what t--"
& We used to be mighty good
friends UP in Ellicotville, and l don't know
why we shouldn't be here.
@Btit, my dear sir"
@-Oh, it's no Use talking; just go in
here, now and treat as you used to. )"
| Well, let's so in
! And they entered small eone horse
groce1y,' where the zs.scheap ard nasty was
dealt cut by the small X gave &
nod to the mixer behind the bar, and said !:
"Just give nayJr1eaad here some beer ana
aohat crackers and cheese he acaasts, ana
charge 1T to nae:" Turning to c. hi
remarked: "You must excuse me now? fol
| We grert many things to attend to, and
can't,stay any longer" After which he
| left
@Well, If that isn't COOL" says G., Athen
I'm no judge" Having dispassionately
imbibed his beer, he stopped a minute or
two to consider,
81 say, bar-keeper:" !"
eyes, sir:
Shave you got plenty of crackers and
cheese?"
eyes sir"
Chow much will the cheese areigh?"
"FuM sixty?"
"Sixty, and no mistake!"
"WeH, Just send orer to the Farmer S
Hotel, aUhere l stop, four of those cheeses
aad three barrels of ,crac kers, ans charge
them to Mr. xviii you?-you head
him say was to have aohat crackers and
cheese I avanted?"
"Y es sir"
@--z-And send them down soon, because
l expect my team I'll be there in little while,
and shall want 'em all ready"
@Certainly, sir:
e. The four cheeses and the Mres
barrels Of crackers. were sent down, and in
due course of time Mr.. X was present
ed a bill for the same, which he paid, CON
Tossing at the same time that althoughrathe
expensive, the joke was nevertheless a good
one: He never afterwards gave the cold
shoulder to Counsellor &.
A Heavy Blew.