Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
TIT FOR TAT.

mont, N. Il. were but ihinly settled, there lived in that parl of Havefhil known as the cof0er, one Esq Sprague, who. so far as concerned law affairs. was the chief spoke in the wheel; the cock of the walk, none to dispute his right, the sole rel,~ ance of all such for many miles alo ound as were the victims to outrage, real or ina. ginary, and meditated legal vengeance in | return.
 A better neighbor, kinder, more ac> commodating man than was the Squire in general matters. never need ta e but Whoever wished to set him to work pro- fessionally, might just as we'll calculate on fotklng over to begIn with, for tbt Squire didn't pump his brains gratis foI Any mans benefit, not he-=be the quan- :lity small Q, great. Education cost some> thing, they used to say, and these who would avail themselves of what he pos> sessed, must in all cases furnish retainer.
 Well, it happened, once on a time, that a man named Tyler. residing two miles from the Corner, in the adjacent town, aforesaid, had a little falling out with one of his neishbor farmers, and deler~ mined on knowing which ot the two had law on his side. So over to the Corncf he posts, enters the. So uire's office, finds him al hbe,ty, and with few pye!imina- res proceeds to state the case. , s- z 1.-two men on land adjuiaing-
 Remarkably backward spring. ob- served the Squire, leaning on his elbow and looking ca,elessly out of tue window
 Well, yes.' responded the other, who by the way was nos expermen,aly ac quainted with the 'Squi,e's manner of do, ing business, having thus far m life had tho rare good fortune to keep himself out of law and in orders and then he hem- med and begun again = '"
 Just one word of advice, if you please Squire. You See my neighbor, whose arm joins mine
 Saw the eclipse of the moon last eve. hing. presume. again interrupted the professional, without seeming aware that business was before the house.
 Tyler did not understand the gams.- As IS common in settlements compara- lively new, small favors were excharged arnong the people without reward ever bcing so much as though, of; it is not sl,mge. therefore, if the man. in pro pounding question which he knew the other could. if he chose. answer in five svliables, had omitted to reckon the cost Had the point occurred % him a. all, which it hnd not, he would most proba bly have supposed that the offer of pay for so trlling service as the one requi- red, would be accounted an insult, and nothing els --humph he'd as soon have dreamed f mortgaging his orchard To, to the person who had directed him which road to take.
 But this time he was rather more dis conc,r ed than in the fl sl instance he had to hem twice, with the pause of minute between ere he could rally suffi- cen,ly to commence thirdly. Then he resumed :-
 I say, Squire, our farma join; now l on my part have always maintained good and respectable fences. while te-'
 What did you think of that sermon Sunday afternoon 2 asked the Squire. with the s.me impsftubable nonchalance. and leaning over to the opposite arm Of his chair.
 The non paying client was confounded. What could his friend mean There was no believing this repeated interruption accidental. No: there must be some de- sign in it all. and what in the name of wonder was tha. design? Suddenly his memory served him up dish after dish of the 'Squirc's proceedings on certain other occasions, as furnished by report. ard he saw through it without the aid of specta cles. ... '.,.
 The Squire wants his dollar thought he, there's no friendship in law
 So with smile he took from his poe. ket millrea. tossed it upon the desk near him, and again put the question. The Squire smiled too, and tbis time did not interrupt, but, on hearing the case, an, swered promptly, deciding in his clients favor. The latter, highly gratl6rd, rose to go. The Squire followed as far as the door. and said. apologeIically--
 T don't know but you think me rather small in the way of dealing, neighbor, but you see how it ie, liberal education can't go for nothing, in these days
 %, all right. all perfectly light res turned the other. and the two parties parted the best of friends.
 Not long af:er. as Tyler was busy pru ming trees in his yard one day. the 'Sq,ri' ( drove up Jehu like. Before the wheels had fanly stopped rolling. he jumped from Lis carriage at tue same time ask, ing
 Has neighbor Webster been here this morning r
 No; haven't seen him. was the reply.
 .Goodl r cried the Squire. clapping hi. |