The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-07
- @Thank Won. Mrs. Crosby.

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ET9 'sTwoi things are disposed Of then ha-
Ebeas corpus oand the writ of replevin
j Do you know your pretty seamstress.p
Mr.. Pettifogger colored to the very
climax of his forehead, and said yes
I in a very sheepish manner. -.
iseha Help me Tom and -I'll help you
Have you had aquarrel with that young
lady lately.'1 a.7..ssr F.,lig f,.Is. ,hshsHs4s
ear :" Day before yesterday, and-and I'm
afraid she won't come round right again y
T 'aise Never fear-I'll warrant you in that
zquarrel-we'n bring her round in nc
time, Tom but--but-IsS must get
through the list. nsss ss-aislet.sz-ses .sss
fIu put you clear through sita by
- !" Al, Tom, don't swear.''.'i A''.i .
scl" Well Ifdon't know what all this
meanss. but blastlme- amt swear
ing am-if L don't do my best for
you in any way you name, ~ ss,!,.7 5F5
(" Margaret is a fine girl--next comes
THE quit claim deed "7 You have got
blanks ready to fill up doubtless sT'Si
sdi 'tExaetly.nA5 yd taz -a7atafaa oid3
dip your pen and dashlit off" said
Mrs, Crosby, i .ttfgi,, r=I.,zgfiT ~
While Pettifogger, was filing up the
deed for Sykes, in popped Mr.. Saun-
ders to take advice concerning an action
for damages against him by James
Jones. III 4, ~ l.4sas sHi egs =
!"tMy husband is not in at this; mo-
ment, Captain" said Mrs, Crosby.
@Please set down and wait a little
while. ''oissi2i1 5af %. ''iist57iHi 1' 'i'''-i
Now our heroine was pretty wo-
man, and had exceedingly captivating
manners, which were generally pleasing
to the other sex. Saunders was not. at
all averse to waiting while with much
satisfaction "Please tell me something
about this matter of yours captain. I
should. like to know the particulars, for
do you know. that I have, studied law
extensively -, myself" continued the
Squire's wife with a smile.
Saunders was quite ready to relate
his troubles to such a listener, and so
straightways unbosomed himself. It
appeared that his neighbori Jones' swine
had tresspassed upon7his grounds, des-
troyed at certain times sundry quanti-
ties of corn and potatoes, and to in
demnify himself he had shot one of
said quadrupeds for which act the own
er had brought an action. sssf BIS oisis
q. 1 can tell you what to do in this fae-
tion as well as the Squire himself" =" said
Mrs Crosby, smiling still more pleasant
ly. ilssWhat was the animal worth do
you suppose ~ she resumed. a9ad s7rs
:" About six. dollars, Mrs Crosby" 81;
What do you imagine the whole
affair viii cost if you. give it a trial ?''
Twenty-Five or thirty dollars, per-
haps. .F;5aI 5Es5 Es52 szEt - si5iisa1s $50
.".Then the cheapest way viii be to-
to--leaye me ten, dollars, and / II settle.
the case, captain" added the lady with:
smile that was most bewitching. -, =
The captain unused a. moment, and
then exclaimed: gss5 Tsyen eliw .>EA-ssi
"I'H do itA Blow me if. I don't be-
lieve you can settle it if anybody cam :,
The captain left the money and de-
parted The moment he had gone, a
note was dispatched to farmer j ones, re-
questing him to step up. to the office. 81.
While Ton e.rrl. was engaged on the writ.
of Brown VS.. Smith; Jones made his ap-
pearance, and the swine affair was set
tied for seven dollars TheI letters Of
Miss Bright were examined, and nothing
like. apromise of marriage could be made.
out of them. Mrs. Crosby Immediately,
wrote to that young lady advising her
to drop the prosecution of the case, as
there, was unreasonable hope of; suc-
ceeding if the letters were the only ,evi-i
dencei in the premises, = Higgins bill
swas sent, and Tom wrote threatning
letter to Thompson; " but how was she
to terrify Joe Bunker ;? the item next
on the programme. y 'F93stS 9fii u f'-1fz
Nothingreasier," said Tom, q write
and tell him his case will come on in a
few days; that will bring htlimI him right to; a
settlement. - --.--.f
Pettifogger was instructed to write a
note to that effect, and also to respectful
ily invite Col & DFunimonds to call and
settle Major GREEN'S ,binsa;As the wit.
ness had not come to, depose; in the;
slander case, Virgins VS., Briggs, the
fair lawyer and willing clerk passed on
to the next item. 7df Il 5Eli Ss.-; ,'foSS7
. $40 get up an issue between Town
shend and Ferris, = Don't, that mean a
quarrel, Tom ?'' z.<--....-.....-...., -
!, "Just that, said Tom. '-'-,-''''- -
! "Well, then, let us prevent it by all
means.''los - 0.ss g5Hiig3 ad5 ~ ff.aEa .
] "We have. only to let it stand as it
is, then, for they are peaceable fellows
that won't quarrel of. themselves y zoi
!, 'sDistress the widow Sanborn, comes
next, is that right, Tom 2" s-'''.5ss -'-''-
I sE4The squire had orders today an at
ltachment. on all her things, y said Tom,
by way of explanation. 4 "a kasr,..,f u
".For what ?' er,........., er - !.
because she can't pay some kind of
a humbug bill brought against her by
that swindler, Sampson.' a5ds oTHs j
p "Can this unjust action be- quash-
ed p" .s,-.tte;...--,s,
at ought to be, at any rate. It can
be put off long enough to give the widow
warning of what is going ON, so that
she can, put her things thflings out of his reach, .
replied Tom. ...s.. A.. ga ; 4.
= q Pettifogger, you're a treasure n
Just run over and give the widow a sly
piece of advice, and then will help you
make out damages in the case of Fol-
ger and Folsom. o{lyy57g -ss.sf..ssE. 81 -elfs4v-
1t was thus that. Mrs. Crosby went
on, and-by noon, with the able .assis
tance Of Tom, had reached the last
three items, wiz kick Buzzleton out of
ipffioe,i browbeata Mrs, Chandler;5 and
ltweak Johnson's nose..sz ssis snd .sahsa
Now, as none of these persons are,
present what am I to do ?'' inquired
Mrs Crosby, hooking archy at Tom 't''.i
Iog s'iWhya just as sthe Squire WOULD
wait until. they comein.''dnios ts9yasq
3 {" Exactly; but sitois now about the
hour Of dinner, and if people can't !, come g e