The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-07-09

replied the lawyer.
''Oh, no." replied the farmer, 81 am at
peace with all the world"
"Then it is II settlement Of property that
you want is it
"Excuse me, Mr.. Lawyer, my family and
have never made division, seeing that
we draw from the same well, as the say
ing is.'
at is then to get NE to negotiate pur-
chase or sale, that you come"
son, 10, | am neither rich enough to
purchase nor poor enough to scll.'
"Will you tell me, then, W hat you do
want Of me :" said the lawyer in tone of
surprise.
"Why, have already told Mr.. lawyer"
replied Bernard 81 want your advice
mean | will pay you for it of course.'
The lawyer smiled, and, taking pen and
INK asked the countryman his name.
Peter Bernard" replied the countryman
quite happy that the lawyer at length un-
derstood what he wanted.
"Your age?'
Thirty years"
"Your vocation -
"What's that %
What do you do for !iying?"
{" Oh, that is what you mean, IS 1t? Why
am farmer.'
The lawyer wrote two lines, folded the
paper, and handed it to his client.
s: Is it finished already? " said the far
mer. "Wcll and good?' "What is the
price of that advice, Mr.. Lawyer"
Three francs.'
Bernard paid the money and took his
leave quite delighted that he had made use
of this opportunity to get piece Of advice
from the great lawyer. When the farmer
reached home it was four O'Clock the jour
ney had fatgued him, and he determined to
rest the remainder of the day. Meanwhile
the hay had been cut two days, and was
completely made. One of his men came
and nsked him if they could draw it in,
"What, this evening?' exclaimed the
farmers wife, who had come TO meet her
husband. sit would be 4 pity to begin the
work so late, since it can be done to-Inor-
row."
Bernard was uncertain which way to de-
eide. Suddenly he recolleoted that he had
the lawyers advice in lis pocket.
swat, IL minute" he exclaimed;
have an advice, and Il famous one, too, that
pud three francs for; it ought to tell us
what to DO. Here, wife, see what 1t says
you can read written hand better than ~
The woman took the paper, aud read this
line.
"Ncvcr put off till Tomorrow what you
can DO to-day"
"Thut's it, exclaimed Bernard, as if a
.ay of tgIt had cleared up all his doubts.
"Coi1. boys, come glrIs-all to the hay
field It Shall not be said that bought ~
three frame opinion, aud made NJ use u 1t.
will follow tho lawyers adyicc.'
bernard himself set the example BY lead
the way in the work, and not return
ing until the hay was brought IN. The
event seemed to prove the wisdom Of hls
conduct and the fOresi Git Of the lawyer
The weather changed during the nlght-an
unexpected storm burst over the valley: the
next morning it was found the river had
oyrri!owcl, and carried away all the hny
that had been If: in the field. The crops
Of the nrigAb"ring farmers were destroyed
Is ,ruurri ulvur had not Suffered. The sue
cess If his first experiment gave hlm such
faith in the nlvico Of the lawyer that tlom
that time forth he adopted it US his rule of
comduct. We hope that you, my reader,
vii! tuno tI.o HINT from his success, and
"nuvcr put off till to-mJrrow, what you
can 10 to, dny.' From the French.
CIRCJ HI>TANIitL EVIDENCE.
joe brace WAS a farmers son, in the
town of ", and hy his tricks and
games, and wild pranks caused his watclfui
..parirnt' No little trouble Sometimes. It
happened, on one occasion that Master Joe
was caught in some misIcIuranor, and as
punishment for the same, had been com
pr,lrl to hoe in the corn field unit! such
tj1ur as said purieut' should ;uIge proper
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