The Forrest City times., 1896-06-19
Who'll swear to it?-

Bill take the sheep or have an. ing to do with it?''
 ''No, didn't see him."
 Well, do you know anybody who did?"
 Il can't say do 'dzactly; but, thunder and lightning, squire! Bill Walker is just the sort of q fellow to steal sheep I'll swear to that"
 "Yes, but that won't do. My opinion, Mr. Tarbox, is that you had better give Bill Walker his sheep and get yours back whenever you can. It is your shortest way out of the scrape, sir.'
 Do you really think so, squire?"
 T don't think anything about the matter. I know so."
 Wal, that what's Bill said Squire Ketchum. down to Walkerville, said But l didn't raaly believe him. How somever, if you both say so I s'pose it must be so. It'e an all-fired hard case, though. I swan it is." (Here Mir. Tar box pulled out his watch.) "Hul-lo! most two o'clock! I must be goln', that's a fact" And Mir. Tarbox ga tin cred together his "fixings" and made for the door.
 Look here, Mir. Tarbox," sad Elkanor, you haven't paid m ct. Cash down is my motto.'
 Haven't paid you! Paid you for what? don't owe you anything as I know on. Do I?'
 'Certainly you do."
 'I should like to know what it's for. then
 Every well, I can teii you. It is for professional advice given you thls morning."
 "Ha! ha! Well, now, that is good one. And how much money may your professional advice be wuth 2"
 If you follow it, and I'm inclined to think you will, it will be worth to you about ten times what I shall charge you for it. My charge, sir, is one dollar
 "Oh, git eout, squire! You don't mean to say you want me to pay doi- lar for an hour or so of sociable talk, do you?"
 Indeed I do. sir"
 Well, look here, young man. You needn't think you are going to diddle me out of dollar that way. I'm a little too knowing for that operation. So good morning to you; and as to that dollar, don't you wish you may get it !? Good morning. One dollar! Ha. hal"
 Let those laugh that win, Mir. Tar box" said Elkanor; you'll either pay me that dollar now, or before sunset I'll sue you for five. You can take your choice"
 "Wh-e-ew, now! You are a screamer for 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 receipt for it."
 "I'll give you a dozen if you like" said Elkanor.
 Very well; here's your dollar, then Now hand over the receipt, if you please"
 Elkanor sat down and wrote:
 Received of Hiram Tarbox one dollar in payment for professional advice to him this day given. ELEANOR BUNKER,
 Attorney at Law. Grizzle, September g. 1S4e.
 'There you have it. said he, handing it over to Mir. Tarbox.
 "1es, and it's where youll have it. too, or I'm mighty mistaken. You swindled me, young man, out of dollar, and here I've got proof of it, in black and white. That will be a dear dollar to you, my good fellow"
 Perhaps so," replied Elkanor; but if you are through, sir, you needn't wait any longer. There's the door,"
 Mir. Tarbox went out. He went out, too, as if he fancieG he saw the demon strations on the part of the young law. yer 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.rapped. The judge was not in. He had gone over to the farm So over to the farm, after the judge, went Mr. Tarbox. It was 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 up the dollar and said nothing further about it. However, he per severed, and at last found the judge in the fields with hoe in his hand hoeing potatoes.
 The judge was man of few words and soon brought Mir. Tarbox to the point.
 "Why, the amount of it is, judge. :" said Mr. TarboX, you see this receipt the little rascal has given me. We'll, want you to take it and haul the fellow up for me-
 Haul him up. Why, the receipt is good enough. What do you want, pray?"
 q cont want anything more from him. But I should like to make him swing for it. though, one while"