Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-06-03
A Country Lawyer on Hand foy his
City Friand.

rye aid twenty y~'ars ago when the
esiefh region wa- Sparseiy sclflla-
When Tile country bar room 8 ~ he tfac,.
u common resort, and nefare ilias- cid.
fashioned tIar-room stories aud soags had
yielded to tic gossip now generally
heard in every drinking salosp farre
was a certain set Of good nmored. free
aad easy Individuals whose custom Il was
10 " forgalher at the inn Of old--
il Ellicottville. Castarauaus COUNTY
Conspicuous among the SET was Counsel
or c., whose rough yet ready wit
has spread his fame throughout ali that
region Of country. Another mem Der
was a gentleman whom we will call
<.
These. with others whiled away many
a winter evening, telling stories, smoking
the pipe, and quaffering mugs Of hot flip,
a " anid" now almost forgotten.
But time separated this jolly company,
as it does Others, and the subsequent his
tory of the counselor and worthy Mr.. x.
was as diverse as their fortunes. 6
plodded on with his ''capaises" at Ellicott-
vile. x in due time became en-
gagged in respectable duties here.
Legal business, at distant intervals,
called the lawyer to Buffalo, and he was
of course glad to see his old friend, but
x, engrossed in business, or for
reasons of his own, had not much time to
talk over old times, and without intend
ing it, probably, gave him a cold shoald-
er. The man. Of the law noted this IN
difference, and possessing in wit what
the other did in rhino, determined to as
certain whether k really meant to
cut him or not. Meeting him in the
street next day, he said
*, my old friend, how DIDO 2"
We'll, very well, how are you 2"
Il say, k, I've noticed several
times lately that you have rather avoided
me than otherwise, ami | amt going to
stand any such CANNON"
why what"
eve used to be mighty good friends in
Ellicottyillc, and | don't know why we
should net be here.'
"But, my dear sir"
"Oh, it is no use talking /; just 90 in
here now, and treat as you used to-"
Why, I've just had my breakfast, and
don't want anything besides I'm in a
hurry to get to my business but I'll troat
if you want me to-"
well, let's go in"
And they entered a small . one horse
grocery" where the cheap and nasty
was dealt out by tbs small. X-gaye
a nod to the 8 mixer" behind the bar.
and said
Just give my friend here some beer,
and what crackers and cheese he wants.
and charged it to me r. Turning to c.,
he remarked, You must excuse me now,
I've a great many things to attend to,
and | can't stay here any lenger; after
which he left.
Well, if that isn't cool" says G.,
. then I'm no judge"
Having dispa~ssionately imbibed his
beer, he stopped a moment to consider.
= say, bar-keeper /"
What ii you have sir ?"
Have you got plenty of crackers and
cheese 2"
Eyes sir.n
How much will the cheese weigh ?"
About sixty pounds apiece"
Full sixty Z"
Sixty and no mistake,
Well, Just sent over to the Farmers
Hotel, where | stop, four Of those cheeses
and three barrels of crackers, and charge
them to Mr.. K, will you? You heard
him say / was to have what crackers and
cheese | wanted ~
Yes sir"
And send them down soon, because l
expect my team II be there in a little
time, and | shall want them all ready"
Certainly SIR"
The four cheeses and three barrels of
crackers were sent down, and in the
course of time Mr.. x was presented a
bill for the same, which he paid, confess
ing at the same. time, that although
rather expensive, the joke was neverthe-
less a good one. He never afterward
gave q cold shoulder to Counselor G..