New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16

Tie Bite. Independent (reISl gyes The following
racy letter frc lawyer Of s town VINO mas been 10
yoTed wi an offer of chesp recommendsaon TO PSI
,o,.ge which he has nevertheless felt constrsned 20
decline TIE letter is 81 follows; o
GEoRGEIows, June :, 1853.
JoHs LIvIsssroS, Eso.-Ay DsdI J0tH Io9n
came ssf,ly 10 hand With trembling hand, and a
hes.ing heart seized the letter. thinking from lts
size that bsd been snged ont ey the rnsory OF the
Nev.York merchants as the most proper parse TO
INIT through" on the lightning line, no. only
Gsoreetoxn mercb ante bat those IN all the sun ound
jpg gcounties and visions Of pie reaiZeib 10 per
cent aosted through my mind, tinged wi.r all tae
gorgeous hues Of rslnDows; but slis 81 traaSf
gLor,a mundt." Upon opening 1t, tne " zion 4 ed
and found nothing bat your si ha'teIr x ate up,
10 do Ine ous Of ten doilars. You tel m that my
nsn hss been inserted tor ny county your C.t.-
"logue Of Lawyers IN Texas and else wnere.' By
vboee authority John, this done Oar acerain.-
,ncs don't thing would jHstiy thil liberty on your
part and did pot believe that j. 'Sss done purely
with the desire alone Of sdvaD3tG. my interest,
shoud feel disposed ressat the oerty. fee Il -.
tered John, q. this mark Of yOu esteem and conf
dePce and would have fey. 30, bsd yer sea.
the Utry sane eter 10 all my scsTsin auces s0ng the
bar. don't uDderstsp this, my dear fepo~. Now
tDppote, John that mould SIND you the $0 snd the
balance Of the profes sion here snould d. the sans
think Of the deicG' situs.oo IN which you Tolld
be plsced. Sax CT sever OF us ali rsying TO be
inherited IN your CGtslogrs OF Lawyer as The H79t
rehob's iolcyer -. Ge0rg,:OScn. IVtaicn'oa C1gaty
ItDas. How 0 Jud you choose between Us! You
have made the Promise 10 81! OF u; and tae
place s too nI ii 10 aGcTd but one "-ela5s lawyer.
1t won't do john The tning can't be explained IN
any other IS.y, but that yo1 .re trying TO Jsso-
my D,ddle' Out OF ten dollers e'cn. II is a
poor complu tent to sense 10 tnink you can d' +"
u.s. ~ this style. Why, the little boys mere al see
through TINS; ts plain as &c Old grandmother 9
.nck, John. Cannot could you not, devise SOM
Sucker method OF putting US tar3ug9 i-soulet am
the ten d'llars VII be my ja1 Troporton Of Tie er
/ pense 9f publishing and circulating sad Catalogue.
| You are mstazen JohL-the rascsly publishers
| have fooled you-yOu hsve the names Of about
eigb. or ten thousand reliable lawyers" IN the United
Staes and at ten dollars head John, 1t would look 10
| q bind man if there noney enough to publish
| the lives of Gen. Washington, Tom Thumb, Fred.
| Douglas the Angel Gabriel and yourself. John, all
b1urd 10 calf and have enough left beside TO "hcksr
all round" You have studied arithmetic here
John, and have cut our eye teeth beside. We don't
blame you john for trying 10 take us in, for although
YOU know well enough 10 vOuch for us TO sny msn
who has important busness D attend to- snd WILL for
| ten dolars, recommend us Sc the mon and only re-
liable karger an GeOrRcto1cA. Yet, John, you don
kn0u us tbis private however, or you never would
| have attempted to Simon Suggs us IN this way.
| believe am capable, and hope l AN honest, but,
John you do no. know the fact TO be so, and there
fore, according 10 Polly when you say co. you lie,
John
You say in your postscript that if you can't do me
for ten dollars may Z" 60 in lemons TO the amount
Of "fve" ThaIk you-small fsyors thankfully re-
ceiveC-larger ones IN proportion. believe VIII pass
the fret round and see nov the game goes
In conclusion, john allow me to request you to
take 10y name out Of your book, John | had as
lief he published almost horsethef list as 70 sp-
pear Jour book, for all understand it here, and
when man Ieme is seen there, We know ne has
bo,sh the privilege aud a. we kuoW the pr'ee, we
think but little OF dollar reputation and ess OF
man who prizes it enough TO buy 1t. | consider my
self injured john by the fret insertion, and II l. s
Continued shall he compelled to resort 20 legal pro-
oess TO have it stopped-oonsider myself sl.ndered
and think less OF every man whose appears In
yCur cAtalOp IL done with authority i would
before / coie, advise you always 70 send postage
stamp TO pay postage with, did not know IT WAS not
part Of your system to do 80. No news. Town
as dull at present as your attempt to swndle me.
IN conclusion allow 10 subscribe myself, my dear
John, Your rict'm, IN horn, ,,,.,.,,o.