The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-01-18

tSAstr So SIT Livery 4iIAtl has some
thing to do, aud all are making a good
living
DO you live-ah--in ST. Paul?T
( - do
1Naye you any lawyers there p
/ Quite too many, siri That is my pro
/ fession
The dandy looked at the man at first
with credu.ity, and then with a patroni-
zing ar, said
- have reference, my good fellow. to
first class attorneys-men Of education,
who are graduates Of college
a light seemed 10 break in upon The
mans mind as he replied
An see what you mean. No, we
have no lawyer OF education Are you
a lawyer, sir
Initiating himself with importance and
grea, condescensiop, the yonng fcp re-
piled
' \ graduate. sir, of the best cbllege IN
New Jersey! And If sufficient encourage
ment Is held out BY the members o. the
bar in st Paul, | will stop among them
and give them the benefit of my knosl-
edge
The man seemed delighted Heat once
claimed the privilege Of extendin to the
stranger the Inequalities Of the bar Of St
Paul, and declared that within two hours
after the arrival OF the boat public re-
ception should be given him.
As the sun was sinking in the west, the
heu Cify touched the leyee at st. Paul
and the distinguished stranger was at
once conducted TO a leading hotel, TO await
the arrival Of the city bar in body.
In about two hours they arrived and
were presented in due form 10y the man
who came up Oh the boat with the brIl-
liant scholar and who had introduced
himself a. Mr. Srotess. Then came
. Judge Keiby, Judge Allfisb, Advocate
Bloodeye, lawS ers Keen, kniiepoiut, Bad
ak, Hearty, and some two dozen others
all anxious to show their respects to the
lawyer who had been edicated, and was
gwine for TO show en- how they dew
things down IN ,jarsey.
! During the excitementof of shaking hands
/ and taking drinks for the twentieth time
/ from the row of bottles placed upon the
/ table, long. gauut six and a hall tooter
came in with beth OF his boots OFF, and
without hat, OF coat, or vest, and In a
stentorian voice exclaimed:
Eveuin court is now open, and ii
shoot every man who don attend in three
minits
There was at once scattering from the
room Some escaped by one dbor and
some by another but Judge kerbyI grasped
the Jersey lawyer by the hand and whis
pered
Follow me, and you'll be safe
Escaping by a back door and threading
inpumerable dark lanes and cde, yards
the Judge and his young friend az length
reached the extensive livery sIg:ble al
Ailbones-the madest wag in hdState
Here they found a row OF twelvs barrels
for the jury TO sit upon, inverdid water
pals for the lawyers, aud a bundH of hay
for the Judge The prisoner at Ihe bar
who was being tried for the muli Her of hi,
mother with butcher knife-y4s seated
on a wheel barrow smoking an ID tian pipe
and swearing that he could whipdny three
men on the jury.
Good God gentlemen !! ssped tht
educated man can it be possible tha
, you conduct courts IN this mrIher IN st
Paul.
"Its only lately that we hae had Sc
nice room as this, replied hal dozeI
of the LAWYERS We used ltof meet il
S B!oodayes woodshed-bu this a extra.
The presiding judge now cAled the
court to order. and asked the Ifisoner
d he had any counsel.
+ "Not ouel' was the loud reilly "bu
d ;f that ere chap with nice clohks on viii
take holt of the job, ii gise Nhim tw'
y COWS and o hundred acres oil pethry
Young .Jarsey was Undecided and wa
yering, but at length suffered opt that h
wished to be excused; wterttpon th
a. prisoner sprang the lengths Of bis chair
ID upset the weeibarrow, and swdre If IN
o. man didn't take holt OF thelaseI and cIea
him, that he would follow hin fiom hous
and drink the last drop pf hhs heart
blood. This decided the 4attef at once
IL and the proud sprig of arisYcrady felt tina
pc his own life, we'll as thh OF his Glen
s. s. depended upon the amoft and qualit
mt of forensic ability that he could bring t
~ bear upon the jury. OF his rising t
address the court, the residing judg
"a Indignantly informed him hat no coileg
I'M I'M baby with coat on woulf be permitte
to speechify in that Tempo.
'y'l The Jerseyman took OF his 6ne broa'