The Nevada journal., 1854-08-11

S0i TAIN i""J J0i III lht Nape snort time
ago, the only one in those 'digoins' then.
and, fer aueht know, at present. He
was a man well to do in the world. and
what was surprising in The limb of law
averse 10 encouraging litigation.
One day a client came to him in q most
terrible rage.
Look here Squire said he that are
blasted shoemaker at Pigeon Cove has
gene and sued me for pair of boots
owed him.
Did the boots suit you ?
'Oh! yes-l'ye got them on now-fust
rate boots
Fair price?
oh yes
Then You owe him the money honest
iy?
'Of course
well why don't you pay him?'
why, cause the blasted snob went and
sued me, and | want to keep him out of
the money if kin
1T viii cost you something
ooh !! don't keer a cuss for that. How
much do you want to begin?
'Oh ten dollars will DO
IS that all? Well here's an X, so 90
ahead : and the client went out very well
satisfied with the beginning.
Our lawyer next called on the shoe
maker, and asked him what he meant by
commencing legal proceedings against NJ.
Why said he, i kept On sending to
him till got tired. | knew lie was able
TO pay; and was determined to make him
that's the long and short of it,
well, said the lawyer, he has been
good customer to you, and | think YOU
acted too hasty. There's a tr;fe to paw
on account OF your proceedings but think
you'd better take this five dollars and call
it square.
Certain, Squire, if you say so, and
darned glad to get it,
So the lawyer forked over one V. and
kept the other,
In few days his client came along,
and asked him how he got on with his law
suit.
Rapidly" said the lawyer we've non
suited him, and he W i'll never trouble you,
'Jerusa EN-! that's greatn cried the
client I'D rather gin City dollars than have
him got the money for the boots
None Of Tour BUSINESSMAN old maid
IN down eastern village, called, in her
usual way, upon young and very pretty
lady, q great iavorite in the town, who las
she had 'wermed out of somebody with
whom she had been tattlng) was about to
get married to worthy young gentleman
living in the same place. She began her
questioning ad'o;tly. !
Il hear somebody is going to get mar
RED. Who do you guess It's now?'
81 don't know, am sure"
"Couldn't YOU guess now; don't you
think Of somebody that's going to be mar
ried?'
Il guess not"
"Well now, Susan, sposin anybody was
10 ask me if you wasn't engaged, and was
going TO he married fore long, what should
say TO EN- p
Tell en-" said Susan, 'Hhat you don't
know anything at. all about it, and that it
IS none Of gour business"
THe business of 'punping' was over
for that day-in that quarter at least
Chinese Jushcc,-The Chinese judges,
to deter the people from committing crimes.
used 10 put the body of the party killed or
murdered in a coffin, in the house Of the
murderer tlihe compounds with the friends
This saw pracliced upon Emanuel de
Arango at Macao, because a servant Of
his, being black of Manoiar Massen had
killed Chinese, who provoked him by
striking him over the face with frog,
which is thing they hate. And though
Aranio had killed the black and offered to
pay a thousand Tayes, get he could not
prevail with the kindred to consent that
the dead body should be taken oat Of his
house. 7rarelS IN China.
Greet Rush to Ne5roskm-The St.
Louis lntelligencer of the 18th, says:
A gentleman just down from the coun-
try up the Missouri river, reports that since
the passage of the Nebraska bill, the rush
of settlers in Vi on the Nebraska soil has
been most wonderful. Trades and occu-
patons Of all kinds have been abandoned,
both of employers and employees, and
the most preciptous descent made upon
the unappropriated lands of the territory.
4 81, g., e.