The Forrest City times., 1896-06-19
ELEANOR BUNKER.
Counselor and Attorney at Law

ELEANOR BUNKER, Counselor and Attorney at Law. ..' ...' .... .. .. In letters as bright as gold-leaf could make them, had gone up the day before, and his Earary, rather a scant pattern, had just arrived, and Elkanor had spent the last h minutes in putting that up, tco; after which Elkanor seated him. self again in his old armchair, and nlusing, rested.
 "Oh, for a good, fat client!" sighed Elkanor, after half an hours solitary reflection. Signing doesn't generally secure the object longed for, but in this case the usual order of things seemed likely to be reversed. A heavy step was heard in the passage, a rap at the door, and in stalked gaunt, bony six-footer, with an oXgoad in one hand and an undressed sheepskin in the other. Elkanor knew his customer. an old ac- quaintance, "miserly as the day is long when days are the longest" He coolly pushed cut chair to him, and then busied himself with some books and papers that lay before him. with an appearance of industry decidedly great CT than he manifested before his vis- itor's entrance
 You seem to be plaguey busy this morning, squire" said Mr. Tarbox, after a silent session of some 15 min- utes.
 Rather busy, sir
 Well, then, guess l won't inte rupt you. squire, seein' as you are busy"
 Tt is my business, sir, to be inter- rupted,' remarked Elkanor.
 "Yes, l know it is; but you see didn't exactly call on business. I only wanted to get little advice; just to find out what your opinion ls.'
 Well, sir, state your case" lacon- ically remarked Elkanor
 'Why, you see, squire, we had kind Of cattle show down at our eend of the town, you know. last week a Tuesday. Well, you see, l got into little bit of a scrape there. You know Bill Walker. l spose?"
 "I can't say dc" said Elkanor.
 Don't know Bill Walker! Heavens and airth, squire! Every body knows Bill Walker. l ruther guess you know him, squire. Jest think a minute"
 "Perhaps so; but go on with your case, if you please, and let Bill Walker go."
 "Yes, but raaly, now I thought you knew Bill. Why, l swan, squire. you must know him. Bill Walkers the man that wears that old"
 But we will not infict on our readers MT. Tarbox's luminous description ol Bill Walkers wearing apparel. Suffice it that he did describe the said Walkers apparel in discourse of about 15 min utes, after which he spent half an hour in telling how he and Bill had had fight together, and then eked out the rest of the morning by telling what they had fought together for He was in the midst of this when Elkanor heard the distant dinner bell ring. Elkanor hadn't been in the profession long enough to know that lawyers are generally supposed not to need din ners. So he cut short his clients tale with:
 "The amount of the whole matter. MT. Tarbox, so far as l can see from your own story, is that you think Bill Walker stole one of your sheep and ac knowledge that you have been and taken one of his"
 That's il. squire; you've hit it 'ozactly."
 "But you have no business to take one of Bill Walkers sheep
 "Why, Bill Walker took one of nine
 "Perhaps so; but can yop prove that fact?"
 "Prove it! Thunder and lightning! I should hope so. can prove that fast enough