, 1863-06-25
City ana Country Lawyers.

FiVe-and-twenty years ago, when the Western
region was sparsely settled--when the country
bar-room was the place Of common resort, and
before those Uld-fashioned bar.room stories and
songs bad yielded to the gossip now generally
heard in every drinking saloon-there was GER
tain set Of gOod.humored, free-and.easy individ-
uals, whose custom Il was to iorgather at the
inn" Of Old -, In Ellicottville, CattaTaugus
county. N. Y. State. Conspicuous among the set
was Counsellor c., whose rough yet ready
wit has spread his fame throughout ell that re
gioh Of country. Another member was q gen.
tleman whom we will call x.
These, with others, whiled away many win.
ter evening, telling stories, smoking pipes, and
quafIing mugs Of hot flip, fluid" now almost
forgotten.
But time separated this jolly company, as Il
does others, and the subsequent history Of the
counsellor and worthy Mr. X. were as diverse as
their fortunes. G. ploddcd on with his Gcapia.
sis" at Ellicottville X. in due time became en-
gagged 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, engTossed in business,
Or for reasons Of his own, had not much time to
talk over old times, and without intending II,
probably, gave him the cold shoulder. The man
Of law noted this indifference, and possessing in
wit what the otner did in rhino. determined to
ascertain whether X. really meant to cut him or
hot Meeting him in the street next day, he
said:
"X, my old friend, how d'doi"
swell, very well; how are youi"
~ say, X, I've noticed several times, lately,
that you have rather avoided me than otherwise.
aint going to stand any such CANNON"
"Why, what"
ave used to be mighty good friends up in
Ellicottville, and don't know why We should
not he here"
"But my dear sir" ..
"0h, It's no use talking; just 60 in here now,
and treat as you used to-"
"Why, I've just had my breakfast, and don't
want anything; besides, I'm in hurry to get
to my business but III treat if you want me
to-"
"weli, let's 20 in."
And they entered q small Zone horse grocery"
where the "cheap and nasty" was dealt out by
the small quantity. Y. gate 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
Il to me-" Turning to G., he remarked, You
must excuse me now I've great many things
to attend to, and can't stay here any longer; !"
after which he leh.
swell. if that isn't cool" says G., "then I'm
no judge"
| HAVING uiSpASSlOuateiy Wnoaoou ut9 0oet1 wv
stopped moment to consider.
al say, b6fkeepef."
"What'll you have, sir"
Shave you got plenty Of crackers and
cheese"
"Yes, SIR"
"How much win the cheese weigh :"
About sixty pounds apiece"
"FuIl si1tyt"
"Sixty, and no mistake"
swell, just send over to the Farmers Hotel
where stop, four Of those cheese, and three
barrels Of crackers, and charge them to Mr.. X
will youP You heard him say ] was to have
what crackers and cheese wantedf"
ayes, s'r."
And send them down soon, because expect
nv team'll be there in little time, and shall
want them all ready"
"Certainly, SIR"
The four cheese and three barrels Of cracker
were sent down, and 10 the course Of time MT
X. was presented with bill for the same, which
he paid; coniesSing, at the same time, that, o.
though rather expensive, the joke was tieverthe
less q good one. lie never afterward gave tn'
cold shoulder to Counsellor @.
I clasped her tiny hand in mine; clasped be
beauteous form; I vowed to shield her from tn
Wind, and from the worlds cold storm. She Sc
| her beauteous eyes on me the tears did wildll
how aud with her little lips she said, "Con
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