The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-12-09
A Ready Lawyer.

fond of what he used to call little sgreep.
BILE chat with any ts!katlve person that be
chanced to meet, soon drew his travelling
companion into lively conversation with
him, .......... ,t.-., .... -......... 81
Having always had sparkling OF Yankee
curiosity, he generally contrved to worm
out by process imperceptible to the party
himself, what he wished to learn regarding
him. On the occasion just alluded To-, Mr..
Vaughan was not long in ascertaining from
his companion that be was also going to
Chelmsford assizes, which we're to bo held
on the following day. "As a jurymcn. no
doubt 7" said Mr.. Vaughan, on learning the
fact itself.
"No. sir, not as juryman." said the 9th.
er. ...... ......... ............ ......
"Oh, as q witness, I should have said"
"Noi as a witness, either ; wish It was
as pleasant as that" .... .....
"Oh, see how it is, you are tie prosecu.
tor In stme case which Is painful to your
feelings. However, such things will hap.
pen there is no help for them."
"You are still wrong In your conjecture,
sir am going to pay away money for
relative who has case in the assizes."
"Ah, that's it. Very unpleasant, certain.
ly, to pay money" observed the learned
Sergeant. ...
"lt is, indeed, for those who have little to
sparei" observed the other.
"Well, but hope it is not any serious
amount" ...... ....-.
"Wbyj the magnitude Of the sum; you are
aware, depends on the resources Of the party
who has to make the payment"
"very true certainly, 7efs true," said
Vaughan.
"The sum is 9loo, which, to one of my
limited means, is very large indeed"
"Oh, but perhaps you expect to be repaid
IN some wdy or other again -
"TRats very uncertain! it depends entire
, ly on whether my relative, who has just tax.
en- public house there, succeeds in business
or not" ........
"Well; 1t is certainly hard case" OBJ
served Mr.. Vaughan, with u serious and EN-
phatic air.
. "Ays, you would say so if you only knew
it ALL" ..... .-..... .....
"Indeed Are there any peculiar circum
stances in the case %
"There ara indeed" answered the othe'
with something between sigh aud gronr
= "Is the matter secret" inquired Vaugha
! his curiosity being now wound up to no o
dinaty pitch.
"Not in the least" said the other. III wi
q tell yoa the story If you do not think it sir
sotne," he added.
=, "I ah all anxiety to hear IT." said Il
, lear ned gentleman:
u "Well, them" said the other, "about :
:, weeks since, respectable corn dealer
20 London. when on his way to Chelmsford,
, MET on the coach, with two persons VI
" were perfect strangers to him. The stran
\, ers soon entered into conversation with hi
. and having learned the object of his visit
y Chelmsford; said that they Hete also go
or there on precisely similar errand, name
to make some purchases Of corn:
"After some urther conversation togei
-, er, it was suggested by one of the parti
=. that It would 10 much better for all three
ho they could come to an understanding toget
IN. er, as to what amount of purchases tn
,,o should make, and under what particular
- cumstances these purchases should be mad
=. for If they went into market slap'dash, o
without any understanding together, the
suit would be that in so small place
I'd Chelmsford they would raise the prices;
-, whereas, by operating slowly and in conce
10 that would be avoided.
81 "The second party pretended to Hppr'
= oor highly Of the suggestion, aud further
.- posed, in order to show that neither had
start of each other, that they should dep
Re the same amount of money in the handi
,no the respectable landlord of the principal
taking care that they did SO in the prese
Of witnesses, and that special instruct
should be given to the landlord not to
=. up farthing to either uutil all three retr
81, ed together to receive the whole; add
an that if he did he would be held response
..:,, The London merchant, knowing the IL
$500 lord of the inn to be man OF undoubted
Tho spe ctability, at once assented to the pr
>~o. sal, and each of the three parties accord
S Iy placed in his hands, under the circ
st tances stated, &25o, making $3.50 in I
"tVell,' observed Sergeant Vaughan
cH'- certainly do interest me in your sins
'on' story. And what was the result I"
esti. ''' -, /.
"Why this-that scarcely had the 4
49,, parties left the inn minute, when one oi
oo two strangers came running back, and
:, that on second thought they all had
.,nn to the conclusion that It would be bett
ooo make their purchases as early in the d.
possible, and that consequently the
two had desired him to return and get
saa. money"
I'd a "And the landlord gave him, the W
} FIRE sum at once r. interposei Mr.. vaugha
yeen "Hs did, indeed; unfortnnately for hin
ana me- answered the other. s
4 "And what followed 1" inquired vaul
have eagerly. II m 5 tgsa :as .
won, aVhv. The other stranger and the Lol