The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-29
A Country Lawyer on hand for his City
Friend.

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Five and twenty years ago, wher
the western region was sparsely set
tied, when the country bar-room wa
the place of common resort, and before
these old-fashioned bar-room stories
and songs had yielded to the GOSSIP
now generally heard in every drinking
saloon, there was certain set of good
humored, free-and-easy individual.
whose custom it was to sforegether al
the Inn,n Of old in Ellicottville
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. Conspicuou.
among the set was Councillor G..
whose rough, wit had spread his fam,
throughout all that region of country
Another member was gentleman
whom we will call x.
These, with others, whiled away
many winter evening, telling stories
smoking the pipe, quaffing mugs OF
hot flip, fluid now almost forgotten.
The lapse of time separated this jol-
ly company as it does others, and the
subsequent history of the Councillor
and worthy Mr.. x. was as diverse as
their fortune, G. plodded on with hi,
capiases at Ellicottville; X, in due time
became engaged in respectable duties
in Buffalo.
Legal business at distant intervals
called the lawyer to Buffalo, and he was
of course, glad to see his old friend
but X. engrossed in business, or for
reasons of his own, bad not much time
to talk over old times, and, without in
tending it probably, gave him the cold
shoulder. The man of law noticed
the difference, and posse ssing in wit
what the other did in rhino, deter
mined to ascertain whether X. really
meant to cut him or not. Meeting
him in the street next day, he said:
''X., my old friend, how d'do?"
"Well, very well; how are you?"
81 say, X, I've noticed several times
lately that you have rather avoided me
than otherwise, and I'm not going to
stand any such CANNON %
"Why, what 20
eve used to be mighty good friends
up in Ellicottville, and | don't know
why we should not be here"
w ell, we are, are We not? But lin
in a great hurry just now"
ooh, it's no use talking; just 90 in
here now, and treat as you used to-"
"Well let's 90 in"
And they entered a small, one-horse
grocery, whore tee cheap and nasty was
dealt out by the small. X. gave nod
to the "mixer," behind the bar, and
said:
",Just give my friend here some beer,
and what crackers and cheese he wants
and charge it to me-" Tuning to g.,
he remarked. You must excuse me
now; I've got great many things to
attend to, and | can't stay here any
longer" after which he left"
"Well, if that isn't cool, then I'm no
judge" says G.
Having dispassionately imbibed his
beer, he stopped a moment to consider.
81 say, barkeeper ?"
"What III you have sir %
slave You got plenty of crackers
and cheese 2"
eyes, sir?''
"How much will the cheese weigh ?"
''Abont sixty pounds apiece"
eyes !! Sixty and no mistake"
"Well, just send over to the Farmers
Hotel, where | stop, four of the cheese,
and three barrels of crackers, and
charge them to Mr.. X? You
heard him say l was to have what
cheese and crackers | wanted ?
eyes SIR"
"And send them down soon, because
| expect my team will be there in
little while, and shall want them all
ready"
The four cheese and three barrels of
of crackers were sent down, and in due
course of time X. was presented with
the bill for the same, which he paid,
confessing at the same time that, tho
rather expensive, the joke was good
one. He never afterwards gave the
cold shoulder to Councillor G.