Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-21
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Lawyer versus Lawyer.
The Boifo. i"depende"t Texas gives the fol
lowing racy letter from nwyer Of its tow. who
has been favored with an offer of cheap recon-
mendat,on to patronage. which he has he, ertheess
felt constrained To decline. The letter is as fol-
lows:
GEoRoErowS June Z, 1883
JonN LIVINGSTON. rsa.-Ky Dear John: Yours
came safely to hand. With a trembling hand and
beating heart. I seized the letter, thinking from
1t" $40 that had leon singled out by the majori-
~ OF the New-lork merchants rs the most proper
person to put through On tho lightning line"
not only GcoIgetown merchants, but those in all
the surrounding Counties md visions Of 'pilc"
realized by ID per cent hoated through my mind.
uhged with all tho gorgeous hucs Of six ralnlows:
but alas. "s'c transit gloria mandi" lpon open
ing II. the vision He'd. und found nothing but
your most fat"ring attempt to do me on, Of ten
dollars. You tell me that my name Inns been in
serted for my county in your Catalogue of Law
'Ncrs III Texas anl elsewhere" by whose nu-
,hority, John, was tnis done' Our acquaintance
don't think would justify this liberty on your
part, and did not believe that il was done ,,n,riy
with tho desire oi advancing my interest, should
feel disposed Ia resent the liberty. fool battered
John. ut this mark Of your csteom aud confidence
and would hnve 'clt NOR" So had You not sent the
rfry same '.Hef to all my acqunnt among Ne
hnr. don't understand this. my dear fellow
Now suppose, John. that should send YOU tho
SO. and tho balance ot the profession here should
do tho same: think of tho delicuio situation in
which you would l,c placed. Six or seven If us
all paying to he inserted in your Catalogue Of
LAWYERS az Me mast ,,idIc idryer IN Georyctown,
Williamson c0nnty TTas. How could YOU choose
between us! You have made tho same promise
to all Of ~; and the p'M'e ia tn small IL afford h
one "rcliablc lawyer" II woa't do John. The
thing cant he explained in any other way. hut
thnt You are trying To "Jertsny Diddc us out OF
nra pn..I - ,,,i, a..
our sense 10 think yuu can "do ii 10 us" in this
style. Why. tho little boys hcro all uec through
this It's ns plain asthe old "Grnndmo,her tiick" "
John. Cannot or could you not devise SoDe
siicAer meth"l of putting ns through something
that we could not sec thr"nghY Iuu ray that the
ten dollars will he my '.jna '.Iroportm ojMe ca
pense "f publishing and circulating said Cntalo-
gue." You nre mistaken. John the rascally
/; publishers have fooled you YOU have the nniues
of about eight ten thousairl reliable lawyers
| in the United States, and NJ ten dollars II head
john il would look to blind man as if thcr, wa,
money enough To publish the lives of tien. Wash
ington, Tom. Thumb Fred. Douglas. tho Angel
Gabriel and yourself, John. all b,sind in calf and
have enough left beside to ''lickcr all round -
You seo We have studied arithmetic here John.
and have cut our eye teeth beside. We don't
blame you. John, for tr, ing to take MS n for al
though You know us well enough - voueh for us
to any man who Inns important business to attend
u. anu WILL Tor ten dollars, rebiLimraI Us M tho
"most and ontg rciabk iirycr ~ GcDryctorn. Yet,
John You donf haor us lthis IL private. however J
| or ynu never would have attempted t. ,,imcn
Suegs us in this way. | bclir,o ! am cnpable.
/ md hope | am honest, but john. you dc not
know the inct 10 be ~, aud Therefore according to
| Polly, whcu You say so" you lia John.
| You say IN your postscript, tlnt ii You cant do
| mo for ten dollars may 'go in lemons to the
amount Of "fne". Thank wu--small in,ors
thankfully reroi,el-.larger onss in proportion.
/ believe will pass the first rounl and see how tho
game goes.
| In conclusion John. allow mt "a request yon to
| take my name out Of your book, John had as
lief - published almost in hrsethief list rs to
( appear in your book, for we IL understand it
4 know he l,as bonghf the privilege, and a. we
| kaon Me price, think but little Of ton dollar
reputa,ion,aud less Of q who prizes il enough
| to buy it. | consider myself injured. John. by
the first insertion. aud il it is continued shall be
compelled to rc4ori 10 legal peprcss to have it
stopped d--consdcr mysct sla,alrreJ. aud think
| less of every man whose namc appears in your
catalogue if done with his authority. | would be-
fore close. advise you always b send postage
stamp to pay postage with, did not know it was
not part OF your system todo SO. No news.
Town rs dali at present IA your attcmpt to swim
die me.
In conclusion. allow me to ehbscril,c myscfmy
dear John. Your rcftm, ma horh,
a. II. CHALMERS,