Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-12
EVENING STAR,
LAWYERS AT A DISCOUNT.
By TAMAR AHNR KERNoDR.

dred inhabitants. There was q pioturesa u Q
little church and rectory, and public school
| for the boys and girls. There was the usual
| number of trades and professions-the village
doctor, the blacksmith, the shoemaker, the
saddler, the tailor, the carpenter, etc.; but
| there was no LaNyer, and never had been one,
| and the old folks in the village had laid their
heads together and passed the solemn resolu-
| tion that there never should be one
In this little spot, as in any other place of
| a similar description, there was a tOlerable
| amount Of scandal and gossip retailed. Miss
Sally Jones kept little variety store in the
principal street, and nothing of any conse-
quence passed in the village without her
knowing it. As she sold her pins, needles,
| and thread, she heard the news of the day !;
and If any person was aware of any import
ant fact, they always made of to Miss Jones,
| and there relieved their minds.
"Well, Miss Sally" said Susan Perkins, as
| she breathlessly entered the store, "what do
you think! there's q new arrival down the
street; saw the furniture being carried into
| the house, and l asked the man whose i was
| and who was coming to the house and he said
| it was gentleman from Baltimore and then
| asked him if the gentleman had much of q
family, and he said he believed he was a sin
gle man, and there was just himself and SER
| want going to live there Such nice furniture
you wouldn't believe"
"La! Susan, you don't say, now A
| stranger coming to the little cottage down the
street, and single man, too-that IS nice !;
but what business is he?''
"Well, now, Miss Jones, 1 quite forget to
ask-just like my stupidity; but PlI get to
know Tomorrow"
Some time after this, Mrs Clatterall enters
to buy some tape.
$50, Miss Jones, We have a stranger here
from Baltimore going to live here, l believe
Have you heard of it ?"
eyes, ma'am, quite gentleman; single
man, too +"
Indeed" said Mrs Clatterall, who had
two Oyergrown daughters, d" he will be quite
an acquisition to our society. L must make
him a friendly call in a few days
I" Well, the conceit of some folks is past put
ting up with, said Miss Sally to her serv ant,
when the customer had left the store. She
thinks she will hook him for one Of her red
haired daughters; guess she'll be mistaken
Gentlemen in general amt partial to red
frizzly wigs"
"You're right, ma am; and there amt
lady in the village what has such beautiful
black hair as yours"
"Well, Polly, you see 1 don't pride myself
upon it; it always did curl natural like but
when see these upstarts setting themselves
forwards, it puts me out; it's not their place
at ALL"
a" No more it is, ms'am," chimed in Polly
"COme to the window-quick - said Mrs
Jones, excitedly, " there's perfect love of a
stranger going down the street; black ewes,
black hair, and such elegant moustache! then
look at his coat tits long time since we've
seen a fashionable coat in Charlottesville ;
you ii see the deacon will be calling upon him
to get the pattern Ah. now, he's gone into
the cottage; guess the girls will be all set
ting their caps for him"
eyes, miss but L don't think they ii have
much chance while you're here, cause they
ain t so good looking"
Claw! Polly, you fatterer," said Miss
Jones, as she went to the glass to arrange her
Curls in the most graceful manner.
Miss Sally Jones was seated behind her
counter, as usual, the Eext morning, when in
popped her friend, Susan Perkins, for paper
Of needles
"I guess there'll be pretty stir in the vii.
lage now, Miss Sally, for the strangers got an
office fixed up, and sign hung out; and what
do you thinks on it %
What" said Mrs Jones, anx:ously
Stephen Fulton, Attorney at Law
"Well, L never !" and Miss Sally actually
turned pale; what will be the end of it?
suppose the folk have all seen it by now 20
"No, they haven t (; the man was hanging
1t out as L was passing, and L stopped tc see
what was on it; it made my blood run cold as
l read tho words.''
"Hs's such handsome man, Susan, it's
quite pity he should be a lawyer; be passed
the store yesterday, and 1 do think I never
saw a finer looking fellow
By night the whole of the villagers had
seen the sign, and at the corners of the streets
might be seen the good folks, in groups, dis.
cussing the important question. The next
day Deacon CRANKY called meeting of the
elders to consider what was to be done. The
old do SfaAf 70 foHa ba obo;
aftor some conside Grafton it was resolved that
a committee Of four should be appointed to
wait upon the lawyer and request him to leave
the place.
Mr. Stephen Fulton was sitting in his Office
smoking his cigar. when he was reused from
pleasant reverie by two or three sharp raps
at the door A client probably, thought be,
as he proceeded to open it. The committee
walked in; the lawyer bowed, offered them
seats, and then waited for them to state their
business.
"Ahem, Mr.. Fulton" said the speaker,
the elders of the village desired US to wait
upon you, and request you to leave the place.
We do not object to you personally, sir, but
to your business; there never has been Il law
yer in Charlottesville, and we are firm in the
resolve that we will not have one. You will
Oblige US very much by leaving as soon as
COuVculeuG
"Now, my dear gentlemen" said Mr. Full
ton, smiling pleasantly, "this is ridiculous; a
place containing five hundred inhabitants
without lawyer! Absurd! L don't sup
pose such another case could be found in the
United States. You can report to your meet.
ing that shall certainly not leave the place
I'm determined to stay and look after the
peoples rights. Good morning, gentlemen.
The crestfallen committee returned and re-
lated the conversation that had taken place
between them and the stranger; and Deacon
CRANKY, the chief chairman, was called upon
to give his opinion as to what was to be done
next.
"Well, my friends" said he, " it will never
do to let our peaceful dwellings be invaded by
wolf in sleeps clothing; one who will not
hesitate to use means to break up the feeling
of confidence that has heretofore existed
among US, and to make enemies of our dearest
friends L put for your consideration the fol-
lowing: How would it do to raise subscrip-
tion of say two hundred dollars and offer it to
him to leave the place?''
"Three cheers for Deacon CRANKY - said the
elders, throwing up their hats that's the very
thing to take him Off