Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-30

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 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 receipt
for it.
'I'll give you a dozen if you like"
said Elkanor.
Very 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 dol
lar in payment for professional advice
to him this day given.
Elkanor Bunker,
Attorney at Law.
Grizzle, Sept. 9, 1912.
There you have it," said he, handing
it over to Mr.. Tarbox.
Eyes, and it's where you'll have it,
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 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,
Mr.. Tarbox went out. He went out,
too, as if he fancied 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 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 LAT it would have
been as we'll to have given up the dol
lar and said nothing further about it.
However, he persevered, and at last
found the judge in the fields with a
hoe in his hand hoeing potatoes.
The judge was a man of few words
and soon brought Mr.. TarboX to the
pc II.
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 more do you
want, pray?'
81 don't want anything more from
him. But I should like to make him
swing for it, though, one while"
Make him swing! Swing for what?''
why, for swindling me out of my
money"
"You stupid old jackassr' said the
judge, didn't you go to him and ask
his opinion?"
ttTo be sure, [ did, but
and didn't he give it to you?"
Eyes, certainly, but"
Don't bother me with your butts
If you asked him for his advice, and
he gave it to you, I should say that
was enough"
yes, but he didn't give it to me
He made me pay 81 for it. Now, that's
what 1 call swindling."
YOU may call it what you like, but
it is no more sWindling than for you
to charge 81 for bushel of corn is
sWindling."
"Well, hang it allr' said Mr.. Tarbox
rather testify, edo you mean to say,
judge, that this receipt is a good one?''
'ETo be sure I do
And that can't get my dollar back
again."
Not by a long shot"
81 suppose, then, I can't make the
little rascal suffer for it,"
Il should say not, most decidedly"
We'll, if that's the case" said Mr.
Tarbox, looking rather crestfallen, sit
is high time I was going" and off he
started. But his progress was suddenly
arrested:
Just one moment, if you please,
said the judge. 81 believe you haven't
paid me yet"
''P-a-i-d you. 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 1 can't prosecute
that fellow, do you? You don't mean
that, surely"
Certainly I do"
well, all 1 have got to say is III
see you to thunder first! How much
do you charge for that, eh?''
I'll tell you what 1 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 have 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 mis-
taking either the determination of the
judges eye, nor the strength of the
judges hoe handle.
''Well, if l must, I s'pose I must" he
said, at length. What is your
charger"
1.-TWO dollars"
1.-TWO dollars! Thunder and light
ming, Judge, you are too bad! too bad
, that's fact I thought you didn't