The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-10-08
GONZALES, TEXAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1853.
A Good Ono.

VIC Al ShS 10 nave
heard told n short time since, and at which
they enjoyed a hearty laugh.
"About the time of tho Inauguration Of Pres
idcnt Pierce, gentleman named Parker, be-
longing to Concord, joined in the general rush
to witness the great ovation. Our friend, who
is an attorney Of some note has not been much
of traveller, but is well aware that there arc
such things rs the swapping of umbrellas and
hats mt big hotels. 10 guard against the loss
or exchange Of his new "tilc," Mr.. =. got a |
printer to strike him OIL II four iucli square
card, upon which looked out of the crown of
his hat in bold two.lnc plea:
ASA PARKER, ATTORNEY At LAW,
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There was great rush ut War,l's on in.
auguration day---indccd there WAS perfect
jam everywhere our friend Parker found
some difficulty in getting down to the dinner
table along with some of his townsmcn. The
dinner was fine one, the champagne dalci.
ous, or at least our attorney thought no, and
aftcr an hours sitting, the New Englnnders
left the table in one of the mcrricSt moods i'm
aginablc,
Now, fellows said Parker, as they cmcrg.
cd from the dining g-rooln--'c every one look out
for his own hat; I've got mark OH mine TINT
no ono can inistakc tslaqtI ao gaie o,eg
But there was some sort Of a mistake some
where, Notwithstanding. II was some time
before Mr.. Parker found his hat at all, and
even then he laborcd under the impression
that it had grown triilc older since he went
to dinner But the plnca,d was in tho crown,
all right and Asa Parker, Attorney Mt Law,
Concord, New Hampshire, stnrcd him in the
fhcc as hc looked inside. Il ,as h6isg
All right, fcllowsH said Parker, raising the
tile 70 his gonrd. Nothing like making sure
OF things when you nrc going into crowd!
NV hnt'S' SAT-, anyhoV lIk fG'iti astsflt Assl1
Put he only put the Int OH tho top of his
head, for II was entirely too small TO go on.
& What's the matter, Parkery' enquircd ono
Of the party, MS the attorney attempted TO pull
Oh the hat.
oh. nothing, responded Parker, again look.
ing into the t--'nothing--it's all right, of
course--sAsa Parker, Attorney at Law, Con-
cord, New Hampshire Certainly, knew IL
must be my hat. And again he attempted to
pull the hat on. i SIS ,s;,.,f ,,,..,fI
The party around could lily suppress laugh.
ter at tho comical motions Of the embarrassed
Layer, but ho did not appear 20 notice II, aud
industriously endcayored to make the hat III
somehow. In aystatc Of the most absolute be-
wildermcnt he at length turned to one Of tho
party, anti presenting tho hat, desired him to
tell him what name was in it.. The man rcad
Asa Parker, Attorney at Law Concord New
Halnpshirc.
All right---af course, exclaimed Parker,
again attempting topull oi, tho hat, only to
his greater .hcwildermcnt
VIII you have the Kindness to tell me who
lam Y said he, still more perplcxcd
'Ccrtsinly, said tho man addressed; you
sro Asa PaFkeE Attorney at Law, OF Concord,
| New lIatnlSliise.
'0f course said r. Darn il, Tkncw il,
And BIO l,ae4ls one moro trial ut the hat.
u would be very difficult to say whether Mr.
Parker kaew hilisclf from . hole in the ground
about This junctcr; he looked again, into tho
hat and read tho inscription, and tllcn at his
friends who still preserved straight faces bat
finally scesed.
Gentlcmcn, said r.. with intense gravity,
if am AS. Parker, Attorney at Law, Con.
cord, New Hampshire, aud this hat belongs 10
Asa Parker, Attorney at Law, Concord, New
Hampshire, all have to say is, that my hsad
h.ss ..estfsd most o. si,.ee rent 70 din
1. is not told who changed Mr.. parkcr's
card Into somebody elsas hat
The following IS a court trial cf a violation
of tho Maine liquor law The Estates Al.
torney," who thought he WAS "cutc chan
was trying to mako ont his casc through cir
c,nnstantlsi evidence, by showing tha, the
defendant had the mcans AZ crime In his house.
lie called an autoabled scnstonscr" 10 the
stand, nsan who would know 4 fs,ns.Iug ..at
sight and with him held The fcllowin ,,ollo-
qay:
Lawyer. Nr. Ssrgvnt, wcsv you ever In
HknSsn'in kisnhali's i.as>roems
Witness NeS S's.r.s.
fsswyet, yea ever scc any liquor
thxrcf
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lsqums thsrvt
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