Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-06-08
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A Ready LAWYER.

and pleasant fellow traveller in the coach.
The sergeant who was on such occasions
very fond of little agreeable chat with any
talkative person he chauced to meet, soon
drew his travelling companion into lively |
conversation. Having always had a spriking |
of Yankee curiosity he generally contrived to I
worm out, by process imperceptible to the
party himself, what be wished to learn re-
g2roIDg hiic.
On tue occasion alluded to, Mr.. Vaughan
not long in ascertaining from his COM
panion that he was also going to Chelmsford
assizes, which were to be held on the follow
Z ing day.
AS juryman. no doubt?' said Vaughan.
! No sir, not as a juryman, said the other.
! oh, as a witness, | should have said be-
| fore
Not as witness, either; I wish it were
! as pleasant Is that
oh, see how it Is; you are the prosecu-
| tor in some case which is painful to your feel
! ings. However, such things will happen
there is no help for them Whatever
You are still wrong in your conjecture,
sir; | am going to pay away some money for
| a relative who has at the assizes
'Ah that is it ! Very unpleasant, certain
sergeant.
1t is, indeed. for those who have little to
spare observed the other gentleman.
We'll. l hope it is not to any serious
amount
Why, the magnitude of the sum, you
know, depends on the resources of the party
who has to make the payments
Very trae; certainly, very true said Mr..
Vaughan
The sum of .eI00. which, to one Of my
limited means. is a very large sum indeed
But perhaps you expect to be repaid in
some way other again ::
That's very uncertain; 1t depends entire,
ly on whether my relative, who has just taken
public house there, succeeds in business or
| not
Well it certainly is a hard case observed
! Mr.. Sergeant Vaughan, with serious and
emphatic air.
| Aye, you would say so if you knew the
whole OF it
Indeed! Are there any peculiar circum-
stences in the case? ?
There arc, indeed answered the other
with something between sigh and groau.
Is the matter secret ? asked Mr.. Ser
geaut Vaughan. his curiosity being wound up
to no ordinary or common pitch
Not in the least said the other; 1'll tell
you the story, it you don't think it tiresome
i am all anxiety to hear it, replied the
learned gentleman.
Well then,' said the other, about six
weeks ago respectable corn dealer in Lon
don, when oD his way to Chelmsford, met on
the coach with two persons who were perfect
strangers to him The strangers soon en-
tered into conversation with him, and having
learned the object Of his visit to Chelmsford
said that they were also going there Z
precisely similar errand, viz; to make some
purchases OF corn. After some further con
| yersati6n together, Il was suggested by one
of the parties that it would be better for al
three If they should come to understand
ing together, as to what amount of purchase
they should make and under what pcculia
circumstances these purchases should b.
made for if they went into the market 'slal
dash and without any understanding to
gether, the RESULT would he thai E small
place as Chelmsford they would raise tn
prices; whereas, by operating slowly and i
concert, that would be avoided. The secon
party pretended TO approve highly of III
suggestion and further proposed. in order t
show that neither had the start of the other
- that they should deposite the amount of mon
.. ey in the hands of the respectable landlord {
- the principal inn, taking care that they di
- so in the presence of witnesses, and that spt
cial instructions should be given to the lant
> lord not to give up fartblng to either unt
all three returned together to receive til
y whole; adding thar if he did he would
held responsible The London mercban
,, knowing the landlord of the inn to be ma
of undoubted responsibility, at once asseute
to the proposal, and each of the three parties
ur accordingly, placed in his bands, under I'll
r circumstances stated, .e250, making e75O
i all
he Well observed Sergeant Vaughan, we
!
be story And what was the result :?
II why th:s-that scarcely had the thrt
no parties left the inn minute, when one of Il
two strangers came running back, and sa
that Oh a second thought they bad all con
en to the conclusion that it would be better
make their purchases as early i'll the Gay
possible, and that, consequently, the 9th
u two had desired him to return and get Il
money
And the landlord gave him the who
we amount at once?' interposcd Mr.. Sergea
Vaughan.
He did, indeed unfortunately for himst
h. and me-
II 'And what followed ? inquired the learn,
ey gentleman eagerly.
ed why, the other stranger and the Londt
. mercbent returned in about an hour after al
Ike demanded their money
Us w hen the landlord Of course told them
had given it TO the other
He did
On which, / suppose, they bring an acti
Mt against the landlord p
Precisely 90; and seeing that dsfsuee y