Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-22

in another minute he declared he was
fool, and all hands concurred in bis
opinion. That he was badly duped
and wofully taken in and done for
was now palpable. All hands were
at once dismissed. Leech mounted
his horse and spurred to Badgerton.
where he arrived with face more
rueful than college professor at a
faculty meeting during a sophomore
rebellion. Counsellor Power was
sitting in his office at his desk, with
one leg thereon, humming a Scotch
air, and musing on the rascality OF
man in general and of White and Buff
in particular, and regretted that he
had not taken a hundred dollar fee.
when in stepped Leech, with coun.
tenance full of litigation.
"Sir," said the attorney, rising and
bowing with much impressment OF
manner, 81 am glad to see you, sir.
Please be seated. You must have
found it abominable muddy riding
roads are horrible, sir, at present
and an relation to the road to Blue
Rabbit, was remarking to our su-
pervisor--"
"That," interrupted Leecb, sis the
very road have just travelled"
"Just what l wanted to find out"
thought Power. "Now I know you %
Then, addressing Leech, quoth be,
"Ah? indeed Anything new at
Little Blue Rabbit ? | am told there
is fine lead struck ?" Thus did the
attorney lead the stranger directly to
a disclosure of his business.
"Pity," SAID Power, after hearing
Leech's tale; "pity sir, great pity, to
go to law. | am free to acknowl-
edge, sir, that You have been some
what overreached ; and indeed / con-
TESS | am not fully prepared to deny.
that the term stumbled would be too
strong term to be used in this case.
| esteem White bad man, sir; / do
indeed. His conduct is very unwar-
rantable and reprehensible indeed,
sir +; and so | should not hesitate one
moment to tell him to his face, sir !;
that is, if you tell me the truth, which
from your appearance, | have no
reason in this world to doubt, sir
Nevertheless, the difficulties of proof,
and all the circumstances surround.
ing the transaction, are of such a ma
ture and character, that these consid
erations, taken in connection with the
great uncertainty, the long delay, and
the inevitable expense and perplexity
OF lawsuit, seems to indicate, that
if | were to advise you in this mat.
ter, as a friend to all parties con-
cerned, | should, by all means, advise,
previous to any coercive measure,
that the parties be got together, to
try to arrange this difficulty amicably
among yourselves.
Accordingly, White and Buff, be.
ing sent for, soon made their appear
ance; Buff in his own attire, and
White in new suit of black. and
dressed iii admirable style from boot
to castor. With the most perfect
ease and confidence, Mr.. White ad
vanced and shook hands with the
excashier, who was quite discon.
serted with his effrontery. Major
White remarked that he was happy
to meet Mr. Leech, not having en-
joyed that pleasure before, since he
had been so foolish as to sell himself
out of his lead Buff being no novice
in tinesse, safe watching the face of
the attorney. Mr.. Leech blushed
and stammered
Glow" continued White, offering
cigars to the company, show do you
find the mineral ?"
"Not at ALL" answered Leech,
gruffly, and then whistling as he
fixed his eyes on the ceiling over his
head.
"What ?" said Buff, drawing his
feet quickly back, as if about to rise
from his chair, aud thrusting a hand
into each side-pocket of his hairy
overcoat, "What ?" said he, looking
with eyebrows knit at Leech, "What,
sir. has the lead Petcred ? Well,
we'll that is proper bad ! We LETT it
right pretty; but prospects is mighty
unsartain."
81 believe" said Leech, in sup
pressed tone, which betrayed a vic.
lent inward struggle, tie pulsations
of his heart being audible in the
sounds he uttered, 81 believe you
have coIluded and connived together
to cheat and defraud me; you are a
couple of swindlers, you are"
"Mr. Power" quoth White, rails
ing his hands and looking at the at.
torney with affected meekness, "Mr.
Power, desire you to notice these
certain slanderous and detamatory
words, spoken of and concerning us.
"Yo d cut-throat cashier!"
growled Buff, springing forward and
Selling Leech by the throat "swal.
low them are words that you Just
spit out, or I'll swallow you like a
Mississippi airthquake."
"Ohl alb /! oh!' shrieked Leech !:
stake him off,
"Swallow, then y shouted Buff,
choking him.
ooh alb all don't cho-oke mel"
said Leech. 81 swallow. Yes; GER
certainly, | Observation-Disclosures
them"
"Oh gentlemenl' said Power,
interfering, ooh, beseech you, gem
tlemen, to deslst, or | shall be com
PEELED to arrest you for a breach of
the peace"
Islands off, Buff" said Mr.. White,
advancing. ''let there be 10 more of
this. What does all this mean !?
For Gods sake, let us act like men,
and not like dogs. Mr.. Leech if you
have aught against me, we can set
tie amicably, no doubt
The result of the conference was a
final settlement of the difficulty.
Leech selling the lead to White, and
receiving in full satisfaction of all de-
mands, damages, the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars.
This business over, Mr.. Leech like
a dutiful husband, went to see his
wife; aud she, like any wife, was
anxious to know where he had been
gone for month, and what he had