Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-01
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Mr.. Tarbox pulled out his watch. }
Hui 10 +! most two O'Clock | must he
goin', that's fact" And Mr.. Tar
box gathered together his "fxings"
and made for the door.
look here, Mr.. Tarbox," said
Elkanor, "you havn't paid me yet
Cash down is my motto"
Haven't paid you. Paid you
for what? | don't owe you anything
as know on. Do | p
Certainly you do"
Il should like to know what it's for,
them"
very well. | can tell you. 1t is
for professional advice given you this
morning"
"Ha! ha! Well now, that is a
good one, And how much money
may your professional advice be
wuth p
.'If you follow it, and I'm inclined
to think you will, it will be worth to
you about ten times what 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 a
dollar for an hour or so of sociable
talk, do you :"
Indeed | 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 il? Good morning. One dollar |,
Hal ha -
"Let those laugh that win. Mr.. 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 e.w, now! You are scream
er for young one. But I'll tell you
what I'll do with you. squire. III give
you that dollar If you'll give me a
receipt for it,"
"Tll give yoI dozen if you like"
said Elkanor.
Very we'll; here's your dollar,
then. Now hanl overt 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 8. 1912.
There YOU have it," said he. hand
ing il over To Nj. Tarbox.
"Yes, and it's where you'll have,
too, or I'm mighty mistaken. You
swindled me. young man, out of a
dollar, and here I've got proof Of it,
in black and white. That will he a
dear dollar T., you young fellow"
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 il he fancied he saw the
demonstrations on the part of the
young lawyer of an intention to put
him out. He kept on. too. after he
had got out u, til he came to the
house OF Judge Rawson. who lived
few miles away. Here he stopped and
raped The Judge was not in. He
had gone over to 1.-THE farm So over
to the farm, after the judge, went Mr..
Tarbox. II 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 il. However, he persevered,
aud at last found the judge in the
fields with hoe in his hand hoeing
potatoes.
The Judge was a 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,
| 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?'
Il don't want anything more from
him. But l should like to make him
swing for it, though. one WHILE"
"Make him swing. Swing for what p
why for swindling me out of my
money
"You stupid old jackass y said the
judge, didn't you go to him and ask
his opinion ?"
"To be sure / did, but"
"And didn't he give it to you ?"
"Yes, certainly. but"
Don't bother me with your butts.
II you asked him for his advice. and
he gave it to you. | should say that
was enough"
"Yes, but he didn't give it to me.
He made me pay one dollar for it.
Now that's what | call swindling."
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