The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-04-27
LAW AND NOE.

sAct as my representative In aiI respects
I delegate you full and entire authority ?
I That was what Jack Clermont had said, as
he leaned out of the carriage window to light
| his cigar from the tip of mine. OF course, |
undertook the responsibilities very good hu
moredly for though l had never been in love
myself, still had sort of general idea that
it was my duty to afford every possible facility
to a young who was going to see his
sweetheart, and fix the wedding day.
So turned with sigh of resignation away
from the fresh exhilirating air and the vivid
March sunshine, into the close den, lined with
the edor of Russian leather, which Jack de-
nominated his Office On the whole [ felt as
if were an amiabe sacrifice on the altar Of
disnteressed friendship
All day along [ sat there, enacting Jack to
my own unboundcd admiration, and consider
ably to the astenishment of the sober old far
mers, whose preconceived idea of Squire Cler-
mont widely different from the slender, nous
tached young fellow who occupied his seat of
Judgment. and pronounced solemn edicts with
all the dignity of Chief Justice fancy himself.
Squire Clermont in p demanded a shock
headed rustic, in a swallow tailed coat, decor
ated with platter like-buttons, who made his
appearance about noon.
Yes; what's wanting =
well, SIR answered the rustic, rather awk-
" u
like to have you to up come to Shineville next
week and deliver lecture for the Young Men,S
Association and lNLA0H%H
twenty-five dollars and expenses Pa1d;SIZ
marked L, at a venture, with an air of such IexZ
ouisite assurance that the negot a,ior was COM
pletely at my mercy
VERY well, sir The secretary of the asso-
citation will forward you regular invitation,
and
Good day, SIR I said, briskly rubbing my
hands as another individual came in, and he
edged out. Jack can't complain at this way
of doing business was my internal reflection,
while my last visitor was having and hem
ming preparatory to introducing his business.
You are Mr.. Clermont, sir, 1 supposeP
whats your business with me my friend? p
said I, amiably.
sWen, I'm glad I've catched you at home
for once was the answer, with fendish salts,
faction: ,,.I,d Id be b?u very m abloeg'd if you'd
And he extended crumplcd piece of paper
"a bill of something or other, L didn't care
what, except that the sum &tal was twenty
dollars, which 1 paid with my exultation con-
toned down. Why couldn't have
said that wasn't Jack, and didn't know when
Jack would be at homo?
MY most interesting adventure was yet to
happen, however. Just as I was beginning
to ~yawn, and contemplating the proprlety of
shutting up the little Office for the day, just
as the level brightness of glorious spring
sunset was streaming in long bars of gold
through the dusty panes of glass beside me,
the silence was broken by tiny tap on the
office door.
Come in p said, expecting to see a little
boy, with letter, as L laid down the poker;
and wheeled my chair. What was my aston
shment on the contrary, to behold tall, slen-
der young lady, with fresh, brown complex
on, just tinged with healthy pink, that
somehow made me think of wild honey-suok-
es in my native woods, and hazel eyes, that
appeared perfectly ready to sparkle into bril-
liant laughter, or melt into mysty tears.
There she stood, and there sat. I never
lad heard of Jacks having any female clients,
md consequently it took several seconds for
ne to recover, as it were, mental equilibrium
Then sprang up and politely proffered her the
,nly chair in the Office, while enthroned my
elf on the wood box.
sMr. Clermont p she asked softly-a very !
weet, musical sort of voice, 1 noticed, even
trough all my perturbation.
4 shall be happy to be of service to yoa,
madam t5a -