Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-09
LAWYER VS.. LAWYER

The Balton Independent (Texas) gives the follow
ing racy letter from a lawyer Of its town who has
been favored with offer Of cheap recommends.
ton 20 patronage which he has, nevertheless, felt
constrained to decline. The letter is as follows:
GEoReErowN, June 8, 1858.
came safely to hand With . trembling hand and
q beating heart seized the letter, thinking. from
it's sze that had been singled out by the major
ity of the New York merchants as the most proper
person to "put through" on the lightning line"
not only the Georgetown merchants, but those
"pile" realized by 10 per cent. Hoated through my
mind tinged with all the gorgeous hues of six rain.
bows; but alas! g SIC transit gloria naundi0." Up.
on opening it the vision fed, and found nothing
but your most fattering attempt to do of ten
dollars. You tell me "that my name has been in
in Texas and elsewhere"
By whose authority, John, was this donei Our
acquaintance, don't think would justify this liber.
ty your part, and did not bel eve that it was
done purely with the desire alone Of advancing my
interest," should feel disposed to the liberty
I feel fattered, John, at this mark of your esteem
and confidence, and would have felt more SO had
you not sent the very letter to oil my acquain-
tances among the bar. don't understand this, my
dear fellow. Now, suppose, John, that should
send you the $1O and the balance Of the profession
here should do the same; think Of the delicate stu
alton in which you would be placed. Six or seven
of US, all paying to be inserted in your Catalogue
Of LAWYERS az tho most reliable asoysrs in George
toson, RiiIiaWsoa county, 7s.as. How could you
choose between usf You have the same promise
to all Of U.S. and the place is small to afford but
" reliable lawyer" 1t won't do. John. The thing
can't be explained in any other way, but that you
are tryine>to Jeremy Dddle US out of ten dollars
each. 1t is poor compliment to our sense to think
you can do 1t to u.s. in this style. Why, the little
boys here all see through this; tits IS plain Is the
old "grandmother's trick" john
Cannot or could You not devise some slicker
method Of putting us through something that We
could not see through You say that the ten dol.
lars will DO my Just proport;0n OF the erpenss of
publishing and circulating said catalogue" You
are mistaken, John-the rascaly publishers have
fooled yon-yon 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 blind man IS If there was money enough to
publish the Lives Of Gen. Washington, Tom Thumb
Fred Douglas, the Angel Gabriel, and yourself
John all bound in calf and have enough left beside
to Ticker oil round" You see we have studied ar
ithetic here, John, and have cut our eye-teeth be-
side. We don't blame you, John, for trying 10 take
NJ IN, for although you know Ms we'll enough TO
vouch for us TO any man who has important busi-
ness to attend to, and WILL for ten dollars recon-
mend US As the moot and only ssliaSs hsoyers in
private However or you never would have attemp.
ted y Simon Suggs Us in this way. believe am
eapebte, ard hope l am honest; bat, John, you do
MOI kpor he iaet to be 80, and therefore, according
70 Folly, when you say %, you lie, John. = -
You say in your postscript that if you can't do
amount Of 1se Thank you-small favoss thankful.
y tsceiyedzz--lsrger ones in proportion believe
VIII pan the ffst round and SEQ how the game
+ goes. lb Z 11Sss
ID concl1doa. John, ailow me to request ron 10
aaks ~ nane eat Of Jour beea, John. had u