The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-22
NO LAWYER NEEDED
FRENCH CANADIAN VILLAGE
SAGE SETTLED QUARREL.
Old Gentleman Not Only Made Friends
Out of Enemies, but Used
Transaction to Help Out
Needy Widow.

"No, I'm not get born on de State
l come here bout eighteen year ago
from Tree Reever, Kebec.
Ma fader, he's dead wen I'm seven
year oil, an so I'm go for leev on ma
gran'fader's, who's beeg farmaire !;
keep plent' cow an horse.
Smart OF man, too; justice peace,
notaire publique, an all dat. Not
many case go on de lawyaire, / can
toll you, eef dey see ma gran'fader
frs. He's all for keep peace 'mong
de neighbor.
1.-TWO mans dey have some leet1
troub', an mebbe got mad queek, an
wan of dem start for get de law.
"On way for see de lawyaire dis man
mebbe has for pass on de house Were
ma gran'fader leev, an II he's see
de OF man on de houtside, YER often
he's stop for spik wit heem, an fore
he know it he's toll heem ev'ryt'ing.
''De oil man he's not spik mooch,
JUS lissen. Den bimeby, after de man
get troo for spik, he, mebbe say, Wal,
wal, OATS too bad, Joe. I didn' t'ink
dat could happen after wat 'Poleon do
for you wen you're seeck las winter.
I dom guess he's so bad Teller. Sure
dere's not something wrong on bot
side, Joe? Better go for see heem, an
mebbe talk de ting over
But of course Joe he's YER mad,
an say, %, non, nonI You bet / dom
go near for see heem no more
"Den de OF man say, 'P'r'aps, den,
it's better 1 did go to see 'Poleon my
SET. Too bad for see good frien' quar-
rel dis way
"Wal, my gran'fader he go over for
see 'Poleon, an wen dey spik leetP
vile bout de wedder an de crop, de
OF man he say, Watts all dis troubl'
bout you an Joe Gallant, ma frien'?
Joe, he's over to ma place an feel YER
bad. Think you dom was use heem
jus right.
"tJoe's YER good Teller, leet'r rough
sometam, but you member how he's
take hees team from plowin' an go
roun' an collec' monee wen your barn
got burn las fall Spen' ole week
In busy tam, an got uaos' hun'red dol
lar for you. OATS good neighbor,
'Poleon.s But now can you blame eef
he's not feel SO good wen your seven
COW an heifer break down de fence
an tramp hall night hees nice fiel' of
grain?
"'Course you forget for feex de
fence, but de OF cow didn' forgot to
tramp de buckw'eat.
swat you better do?
"'Wal, t'ink eef you give to Joe
ten dollar in money, beside feex up
de fence, dat max it hall right
"'Poleon hees feel YER bad-de OF
man spik so nice an quiet-an' after
vile he say:
Wal. Msieu' Legere, i dom forgot
dose things Joe Gallant do for me, so
eef you will take ten dollar over to
Joe, | ver' satisfy
Ma gran'fader he's tax de monee
an go Were Joe was wait, and say,
Wal, Joe, 'Poleon he's not so bad fell
Ter, after all. He's SEN dis ten dollar
over to you, an is start for feex de
fence right away. An he say dat he's
not forget how you collec' for heem
monee Wen hees barn was burn.
''W'en de OF man get troo for spik,
Joe he's feel YER mean, an say right
out, I dom wan dat ten dollar, an
wat is more, TAX 1t back to 'Poleon
wen / go home
40, non, nonr de OF man say.
I have de ten dollar. OATS mine, sure
ting. But for ma share in de leet'l'
troub', TAX de monee an go buy nice
barI flour an some odder ting for
poor Mis- Larue, watts los her man
las mont, an have seek leet'r boy for
feed. Den / tell her OATS from you
an 'Poleon. OATS better dan pay de
lawyaire, joe
oval, Joe he's jus laugh an laugh,
an wen he's got for spik, he's jump
hup an shake ma gran'faders ham
an say, Wal, wal, M'sieu' Legere, you
one fine, fine OF man = YOUTHS Com
panion.