Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-03-09
WHOLE NUMBER D2.

SLOW GRIEDING.-Quiet a number q
years AGO; there lived in AndrOsOoggin
county, Maine, a man by the mans Of
L.. He was farmer, stage driver
land hotel keeper, and vas blessed with
large family Of boys. Among them was
the hero of cur yarn. TdeWas the nams
that lie was best known by. He was
lean, long lank and seTawny--alwsys on
lsal to rua esrap3s aud 90 chores gener-
ally. One very hot day in July, Ide
was sent of about three miles to q mill
with a large lot of grain to be ground.
Unluokily for him there was quite q
quantity in before lie got there, SO that it
was late in the afternoon before they got
to work on Tde's lot The water was
low, consequently the milIstones revOlT-
ed rather slowly. Ide was hungry, and
I. his inner man got uproarioua, and look
+ ing up to the miller, he says: Uncle
Bsub, I can eat that meal faster than you
car grind it,
All. my boy, how long could you do
.ug
why, till I am starved to DEATH r said
Ide.
Uncle Reub says that he nevergossuoh
q shot before.
LEGAL INTELLIGFEoE-A eOuntrymRn
walked into the Office of Lawyer Barns
one day and began his application;
Barns. I have come to get your Ed-
vice in case that is giving me some
trouble
We'll, what's the matterH
Suppose now, said the client, that
man had one spring Of water on his
land, and his neighboEo IN g below should
build dam across 2 creek through
both their farms, and it vas to back the
water up into the other maa's spring,
what ought to be done?'
Sue him, by all MEANS said the law
( yer, who always became excited in propSg-
ton to the aggrayations of his client.
8 You can recover heavy damages, sir, and
the law will make him pay well for il.
Just give me the case, and III bring the
money from him; and if he hasn't great
deal Of property 1t Will break him uP,
sir
But stop, Barns, cried the terrified
applioau: for legal advice, its nsighbor
Jones that owns the spring and he threat
ems to sue me.
The keen lawyer hesitated moment
before he attacked his ship and kept on.
'Ah! well, you say you built dam
across the creek. What sort Of dam
Was that, sir?
+ 1t was a mill dam
"a mill dam for grinding grain, $50
it2
Yes, it was just that.
And it is good neighborhood mill,
isit%
So it is, SIR, and you may say so,
4 And all the neighbors bring their
grain 10 te ground, do they?
Yes, sir, all but Jones.
Then it IS great public convenience,
IS ii not?
To be sure It is. I would not have
bull; ii but for that It IS far superior
, to any o.ber mill, sir
And now, said the old lawyer, "you
tell ne that man Jones is complaining
Just because the water from the dam hap
pens to back into his little spring, and he
. IS threatening to sue you. Well all I
have 10 say Is let him sue, and he'll rue
/ the day, as sure as my name is Barns
4 PATHETIC. camp writer, eulogiEing
one Of our glorious women, employed in
her ministry to the poor soldiers, sayss-G
L thought that night if Heaven ever sent
cut homoly angel she must be one, her
assistance was SO timely. 4 homsly
angel is good.
A YOUNG lady being asked by female
/ acquaintance whether she had any Origi.
g nal poetry in her album, replied; No;
but some Of my friends have favored ne
r with original spelling
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SOME that smile have in their hearts
millions Of mischief