Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-24
a LAWYER AMONG COWS.

ana SAD VIII pc inc words they speak,
10 friends who loved US here.
a LAWYER AMONG COWS.
Lawyers, it is generally conceded are cute
at pichiu' clients pockets. Some of 'em,
however, are not so all-kilin' cute OF selec-
ten stock cows, horses, pigs, &c. know
Of one, at least, lawyer of some considera-
bic ccicbrty-n fact, believe he has been
honored with q seat on the bench, who once
made most egregious bull in picking out
C o,o from among u herd; and, as it is your
vocation to record all "buls," whether of
Yankee or irish origin, l will do you this
one, substituting fictitious names for the ORR
ginals.
Squire Wick, who lives not thousand
miles from the capital Of the Pine Tree
State, was great favorite with tlc late Ju-
dye Cranck Several years since, while
visiting the Judge. the latter invited the for
mer to walk over his premises. Among O.
Their places, they visited the barnyurd, and
the squire was struck with admiration as he
gazed upon the noble herd ofcows which
had just been drove up for milking. He cx-
patiated upon their beauty, their different
good "points," &c., with as much freeness,
as would first rate stock breeder. but the
fact was, he knew but precious little about
stock, and some Of the ''good points" which
he pointed out, caused the Judge to laugh
in his sleeve.
"Wcll, squrc,' said the judge" which
Of the COWS will you take %
(which will | take, your honor?" said
the squire, somewhat bewidered as to what
the Judge meant.
eyes, which will you take! I'm going to
10 Of &c
choose We which you'll have.'
''ReaIIy, your homer, this is entirely un-
expected. have no objection to receiy ing
the present, but really. choose not to make
selection. ! had rather your hencr would
be choosers."
eff yon accept the present, you must
make the selection. That's the way the
case stands, make your action accordingly.
Being good Jndge Of stock, you'll not be
likcly to cheat YOURSELF" and the eccentric
Judge smiled knowing smile.
The squire donned his gold bowed specta-
cles, and began to view the COWS with a crit
ic's scrutinizing ego. After some fifteen
minutes severest scrutinizat!on, he turned
to the Judge and sa i'd
IL apprehsnd, your honor, you would
not like to part with that very fat. short hor.
ned, thick necked cow!''
Il have no choice--make your selection
said the jAdge, lis risibles almost choking
him.
81 don't want to rob you Of your favorite
cow, but if you have no choice, should pre-.
fer the very fat one--shc has many good
points"
ono tavorite-no robbery at all-the fat
now is yours. My man will drive her to
your house before milking.'
The squire returned home highly pleased
with his prescut, and made haste to inform
his wife. In about an hour the cow was dr
ven into the squrs yard by John, tina Ju-
dge's man. The squire despatched his SER
! vent girl stout, healthy daughter Of Africa /,
to milk the new cow--":Le fullest, best poll
ted COW in the village" In few minutes,
in came the ebony lass, giggiing and sneez-
ing, though no signs of it were perceived.
Squire Wick knew something was to pay,
by Dinah's extraordinary actions, but be
didn't smell the rat, bp long chalk. The: G
Dinah stood, Grounded up'' with laughter,
the empty pail dangling about every way.
"What on earth is to pay, Dinah!' in
quired the squire.
go lor, massa, muffin only--ki-hi -hi-hc.
he he-e-e.
Tha squire looked to the wife--tkc wife
looked to the squire--then both looked to
Dinah, who had "conniptioned" with laugh
ter, and settled down by the door, her face
covered with an apron and her laughing ma
chinery shaking her sides at q tremendous
rate. @s .a} 3
Tie squire's mad was up. s'Dineh,"
said he, at the top of his voice, "tell me
what's to pay, or III throw you out of Il Q
housed =, ...
Dinah rose and mastered herself long G.
nough to say 't "2"E @- .3# = /.
go lor, massa, muffin, only dat cow of
yourn be a-u-gemman coW--ki-hi hi-he-hc-
he-e G. #t5 ~. 'G@-
Ifyou know how chop-fallen man looks,
you have pretty fair likeness of Squire
Wick at the moment, and for week after,
Dinah made the announcement. The way
that that very fat, short horned, thick neck
ed cow walked back to Judge Cranck's, is
nobody's business; and the way the Judge
laughed at his friend is Of no particular con-
sequence to the reader - Yankee Blade.
Judge BRYANT, lately appointed to the
Supreme Court of Oregon, publishes card
in the Rockville Sentinel, in which he states
that he expects to leave for his destination
about the 10th of November. He will en-
bark at Norfolk for Chagres- cross the 18TH
mus and meet mail steamer which will
take him up to Oregon. His family, under