The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-13

"Well, look here, young man. Yor
needn't think you are going to fiddle mt
out of a dollar that way. I'm a little TOT
knowing for that operation. So gooe
morning to you; and as to that dollar
don't you wish you may get it? Coco
morning. One dollarp Hal hap
"Let those laugh that win, Mr.. Tar
box" said Elkanor; you'll either pay
me that dollar now, or before sunset III
sue you for five. You can take YOU
choice"
"Wh-e-e-w, nowl You are scream
er, for a young one. But I'll tell you
what I'll do with you, Squire. I'll give
you that dollar if you'll give me re-
ceipt for it"
aI'll give you dozen, if you like
said ELEANOR.
every we'll; here's your dollar, then
Now hand over the receipt, If you
please"
Elkanor sat down and wrote: -
Received of Hiram Tarbox, one dal-
lar, in payment for professional advice tc
him this day given.
Attorney at Law.
"GR1zzLE, Sept. 9, 1872"
"Tbere, you have it," said he, handing
it over to Mr.. Tarbox.
"Yes, and it is where you'll have it,
too, or I'm nightly mistaken. You
swindled me, young man, out of dollar,
and here I'ye got proof Of it in black and
white. That will be dear dollar to you,
my good fellow" :. A..
"Perhaps so," replied Elkanor; "but
if you are through, sir, you needn't wait
any longer. There's the door"
Mr., Tarbox went out. He went out,
too, as he fancied he saw the demonstra-
tions, on the young lawyers part, of an
intention to put him out. He kept on
too, after he had got out, until he came
to the house of Judge Rawson, who lived
a few miles away. Here he stopped and
raped. The Judge was not in. He had
gone over to "the farm" So over to the
farm, after the Judge, went Mr.. Tarbox.
1t was a long three miles, and by the
time he reached the spot, he had about
made up his mind that it would have
been as well to have given the dollar and
said nothing further about it. However,
he persevered, and at last found the Judge
in the fields, with hoe in his hand, hoe
ing potatoes.
The Judge was man of few words,
and soon brought Mr.. Tarbox to the
point. =.
"Why, the amount of it is, Judge"
said Mr.. Tarbox, "you see this receipt the
little rascal has given me. Well, I want
you to take it and haul the fellow up for
me-"
"Haul him up! Why, the receipt is
good enough. What more do you want,
pray ~ ~ gon,. want ANYTHING more from him.
But should like to make him swing for
it, though, one while"
'sMake him swingl Swing for whatT
"Why, for swindling me out of my
money"
"You stupid old jackass | said the
Judge, "didn't you 60 to him and ask his
opinion?"
! ''To be sure I did, butt
"And didn't he give it to you 2"
eyes, certainly, but
"Don't bother me with your butts If
you asked him for advice, and ehe gave it
to you, should say that was enough"
"Yes, but he didn't give it to me.
he made me pay dollar for it. Now,
that's what l call swindling."
"You may. call it what you like; but
it is no more swindling than for you to
charge dollar for bushel of COIN Is
swindling."
aWell, hang it all w said Mr.. Tarbox,
rather testify, "do you mean to say,
Judge, that this receipt is good one y"
''To be sure I do"
"And that I can't get my dollar back
again?"
'Not by long shot"
IT suppose, then, I can't make the lit
tie rascal suffer for it 2"
IT should say not, most decidedly"
"Well, if that's the case," said Mr..
Tarbox, looking rather crestfallen, ut is
high time was going;" and off he
started. But his progress was suddenly
arrested. .
"Just stop one moment, if you please" !"
said the he Judge. u. s II believe you haven't
"P-a.i-d you'll Paid you for what, I'd
like to know?"
"For professional advice"
"Why, you don't mean to say, Judge,
that you are going to make me pay for
your telling me that I can't prosecute
that fellow, do you? You don't mean
that, surely?"
Certainly | do"
"Well, all have got to say is I'll see
you to thunder first How much do you
charge for that, eh ?"
"I5ll tell you what charge for it"
said the Judge, slowly lifting his hoe.
EITHER pay me my fee,. or I'll give you
such a mauling as you never had in your
life. Take your choice, and be quick
about it, too"
Mr.. Tarbox looked at the hoe, and then
at the Judge. There was no mistaking
either the determination of the Judges
eye, nor the strength of the Judges hoe
handle. =.
"Well, if 1 must, I s'pose I must" said
he, at length. "What is your charge 2"
1.-TWO dollars"
"Two dollars Thunder and lightning,
Judgel you are too bad! too bad, that's a
fact. 1 thought you didn't charge any
thing for law business nowadays"
"That depends on circumstances. 1
do this time"
"But, two dollars, judge isn't that
rather high?"
"Not a cent less," said the Judge
"either that or the hoe handle. Take
your choice" =,
"Well, blast you take it. then J" said
Mr.. Tarbox, hauling out of an old dirty
pocketbook dirty Give"
every good" said the Judge; "Phe'
nix bank, five dollars. All right; here's
your change. You may 60 now."
And Mr.. Tarbox did 60. He stopped
e - TNv =