Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-30

Then is the time to court the girls,
And have Christmas ball
Stop-let me think hare acfe-
Iwould not wed at all.
--<>os>-
LAWYER VS.. LAWYER.
The Bolton Independent (Texas) gives
the followowiug racy letter from lawyer of
its town who has been favored with an offer OF
cheap recommendation to patronage which
he has, nevertheless felt constrained to de-
cline. The letter is as follows:
GEORGETOWN, June s, 1858.
John Livingston, Esq.-Y Dear John:
Yours came safely to hand. With a tremb-
ling hand beating heart, seized tue let
ter, thinking from its size, that had been
singled out by the majority r the New
York merchants as the most o.oper person
to put through on the lightning line,' not
only the Georgetown merchants, but those IN
all the surrounding counties, and visions OF
a spile' realized by 10 per cent. aoated
through my mind, tinged with all the gor-
geous hues of six raiubows; but alas 'sac
transit qloria naumdi' Upon opening, the
vision fed, and I found nothing but your
most fattering attempt to do me out OF ten
dollars You tell me sthat my name has been
inserted for my countyiu in your Catalogue
of Lawyers in Texas and elsewhere
By whose authority, John, was this done !?
Our acquaintance, don't think, would,
justify this liberty on your part, and did
not believe that it was done, purely with the
desire alone of advancing my interest, l
should feel disposed to resent the liberty. l
feel fattered, John, at this mark of your
esteem aud confidence, and would have felt
more so had you not sent the very same let
ter to all my acquaintance among the bar
I don't understand this, my dear fellow
Now, suppose, John, that I should send you
the SO, and the balance Of the profession
here should do the same; think of the deli
cate situation in which you would be placed.
Six or seven of US, all paying to be inserted
in your Catalogue Of Lawyers as the most re-
liable laacyerin Georgetown, Williamson CO.,
Teras. How could you choose between US
You have made the same promises to all OF
us uud II tho Piuoo 4to-u4forea burt
one reliable lawyer 1t won't do, john
The thing can't be explained in any, other
way, but that you are trying to Jeremy Did
die US out of ten dollars each. 1t is poor
compliment to our sense to think you can do
Z. to a.s.' in the style. Why the little boys
here all see through this its as plain as the
old grandmother trick John.
Cannot, or could you not devise some slick
er rwethod of putting us through? You say
that the ten dollars will be my Just propor-
tion of the erpense of publishing and circu-
lating said catalogue: You are mistaken,
John-the rascally publishers have fooled
you-you have the names of about eight or
ten thousand reliable lawyers in the United
States, and at ten dollars head, John, it
would look to a blind man as if there was
money enough to publish the Lives of Gen.
Washington, Tom Thumb, Fred Douglass,
the Angel Gabriel and yourself, John, all
bound in calf, and have enough left to
slicker all round You see we have studied
arithmetic here John, and have cut our eye
teeth besides. We don't blame you John,
for trying to take US in, for although you
knew us we'll enough to vouch for us to any
man who has important business to attend TO-,
and will, for ten dollars, recommend US as
sMe most and only reliable lawyers IN
Georgetovn,' yet, John, you don't know us,
(this is private, however, or you never
would have attempted to Simon Suggs us in
this way, I believe I am capable, and I hope
lam honest; but, John, you do not know the
fact to be so, and therefore, according to
Polly when you say SO, you lie, John.
You say in your postscript that if you can't
do me for ten dollars may Ego in lemons
to the amount of .fue. Thank you-small
favors thankfully received-larger ones in
proportion. I believe I will pass the first
round and see how the game goes.
In conclusion, John, allow me to request
YOU to take my name out of your book, John.
I had as lief be published almost in horse
thief list as to appear in your book, for we
all understand it here, and when mans
name is seen there, we know that be has
bought the privilege, and as we hnoW the
price we think but little of ten dollar bill
reputation, and less ii man who prizes it
enough to buy it. I consider myself injured,
John, by the first insertion, and if it is con:
tinued, shall be compelled to resort to legal
process to have it stopped-consider myself
slandered, and think less of every man whose
name appears in your catalogue if done with
his authority. would, before [ close, ad-
wise you always to send postage stamp to
pay the postage with, did I not know it was
not "a part of your system to do SO. No news.
Town as dull at present as your attempt to
swindle me.
In conclusion, allow Inc to subscribe my
self my dear John,
Your yictim IN horn.
A. Fl. CHALMERS.