Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-07-23


spIl-drfrnce-Ihat l did not begin this
quarrel--tha, it was forced on me and that
| am bound by no restraints OF courtesy
or of respect, or Of kindness. Let him
charge to the account Of his own rashncss
and rudrnrss whatever he receives in re-
turn therefor.
"Let me retort on this youth that he is
worthy advocate OF his butcher client. He
fights W tn the dirty weapons Of his barbar-
Gus trade, and brings into his speech the
reeking odor Of his clients laughter-house.
"Perhaps something OF this congpniai,y
him 10 the notice Of his wor-
thy client, ard TO this, his first retainer
and no wonder, for when we heard his We
hement roaring, we might have supposed
that his client had brought his most unruly
bull calf into court 10 defend him, had not
the matter Of loaring soon convinced US the
animal was more remarkable for the length
OF his ears, than even the power Of his
lungs. Perhaps the young gentleman has
taken his retainer, and contracted for
butchering my client on the same terms as
his client, contracts in his lne--that is on
the shares. But | think, gentlemen, he
will find the contract more dirty than
profitable job. Or, perhaps, it might not
be unchariiabIe to suggest that his client,
also seems TO be pretty well up to the busi-
ness OF Saring other peoples bacon, may
have desired, as far as possible, to save his
own; and, therefore, turning from thu
members OF the bar who would have char
ged for their services according to their
value, took this occasion Of getting off some
Of his stale wares; for, has not Shakespeare
said--Ohe gentleman will allow me TO
quote Shakespeare, too, while yet his repU-
tatIon survives his barbarous mouthng o!
the poets words he knew an attorney
'who would defend a cause for IA starved
hen, or leg of mutton fly blown !
trust, however, whatever was the contract,
the gentleman will make his equally wor-
thy client stand up TO it; for should like
that on one occasion il, might be said the
excellent butcher was made TO pqy for his
Sarine.
~ find it difficult, gentlemen, TO reply
10 any part of this young mans effort, cx.
cept his argument, which is the smallest
part in compass, aud next 10 his pathos, the
most amusing. His figures OF speech are
/ some OF them Quite good, and have been so
considered by the best judges for The last
! thousand years. / must coutrss, that as 10
/ these find no other fault than tha, ,hey
were badly applied, and ridiculously pro-
nourced and this further fault. that they
have become 50 commonplace by constant
use, that unless some new vampiBg or feli-
city OF application be given them, they
tire nearly as much as his original matter
-rideitCet, that matter which being more
ridiculous than we ever heard before. car.
rird internal evidence Of its being his own
Indeed it was never hard TO tell when III,
gentleman REQUIRED TO his own ideas. II,
is like a cat-bird-the only intolerable dis
cord she makes being her own note, thougl
she gets on we'll enough as long as sh,
copies ami cobbles the songs OF other war
5lers.
"But, gentlemen, il this young orator
argument was amusing, what shall ! say o
his pathoS What farce ever equalled tn
fun OF it? The play of The LIAR probabl
approaches nearest TO it-not only in th
humor, but in the vrracious characters G
the incidents from which the humor come:
Such iace-so W ,-begone, 50 whimprrina
as if the short period since he was nogg-
al school (probably in reference to thos
eggs falsely charged TO the hound puppy
had either oblileraled the remembrance
his Juvenile affection, or the looks he Dor
t when he endured it.
> "TheTe was something exquisite in III
: picture Of The woes, the wasting grief Of h
disconsolae client, the butcher OF Higginb
than, mourning--as Rachael moumcd +
; her children-for his character, because
,cas not. Gentlemen, look at him Why, |
4 weighs twelve stone nOW. He has three j
. ches of fat on his ribs this minute! |
y would make as many links of sausage as al
It hog that ever squealed al midnight in /
! slaughtering pen, and has lard enough in hi
: TO cook i, all, Look at his face Why
! chops remind hungry man Of jows Il
a greens. If this is a shadow, in the name
u proPrieiy, Why didn't he show himself, VIII
y" IN flesh, al the last fair, beside the Ken'uc
- ! VA lllht Ntlt d lllolt HbuGcl way ~ Uldhl
% living than stealing hogs But Hig is p
- ing in gIiel! wonder the poetic youth,
" learned counsel, did not quote Shakspei
!, again. He never told his woe--bpi 'let q
- cealment like The worm in The bud III
/, upon his damask cheek He looked Il
tp patience on a monument smiling at gre
- or beef, | should rather say But gem
ot men, probably am wong it may be d
Id This tender hearted sensitive butcher \
- lean before, aud like Fals,af, throws
Is blame Of his fat on sorrow aad siqhi
=" which "has pulled him up like bladde
>, Here Hlggiubolham left in di.gustl
n, "There, gentlemen, he goes, qarding
n, lean earth as he walks along" Well
lrt Or. johnson said, 'Who kills fat oxen, sho
I'm himself be fat Poor Hg shifted like
IN OF his own blood puddings, with drops
'as grief which nothing short of len thoun
MS dollars, OF swink's money can cure. W
70 lo' as grief PuIs him up, don't wonder
M nothing but depicting another man can c
y" him.
AZ "And now, gentlemen, come TO the bl
he and thunder part Of this yonng genilemi
nj haransue, empty and vapid, words and n
in ing else. II any part of his r9marole