Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-03-10
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.

come here bout eighteen year age
from Tree Reevar, 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 20 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 &c lawyaire dis man
mebbe has for pass on de house Were
ma gran'fader leev, an IL he's see
de oil man on de houtside. YER often
he's stop for spik wit heem, an fore
he know 1t he's toll heem ev'ryt'ing.
"De oil man he's not spilz mooch,
JUS lissen. Den bimeby, after de man
get troo for spik, he mebbe say, wal,
wal, OATS too bad, Joe. l didn' t'inls
dat could happen after wat 'Poleon do
for you wen you're seeck las winter.
/ don 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, non! You bet don
go near for see heem no more
Den de OF man say, 'P'r'aps, den,
it's better did so to see 'Poleon my
self. Too bad for see good frien' quar-
rel dis way
"Wal, my gran'fader he go over for
see Poleon. an wen dey spik leetl
vile bout de wedder an de CROP de
OF man he say. Watts all dis troubl'
bout you an Joe Gallant, ma frien'i
Joe. he's over to ma place an feel YER
bad. Think you dom was use heem
JUS right.
"'Joe's YER good Teller, leetI' rough
sometam. but you member how he's
roun' an collec' monee wen your barn
got burn las fall. Spen ole week
in busy tam. an got mos hun'red dol
lar for you. OATS good neighbor,
'Poleon. But now can you blame eet
he's not feel 80 good wen your seven
COW an heifer break down de fence
an tramp hall night hees nice feel OF
grain7
"'Course you forget for feex dc
fence, but de oil cow didn' forgot to
tramp de buckw'eat.
swat you better dor
"'wal, I t'ink eef you give to Joe
ten dollar in money, beside feex uI
de fence, dat max 1t hall right
"'PoIeon hees feel YER bad-de oil
man spik so nice an Quiet-an' affer
vile he say:
"'Wal, Msieu' Legere, l dom forgot
dose t'ings Joe Gallant do for me, sc
eef you will take ten dollar over to
Joe, l YER satisfy
MA gran'fader he's TAX de monee
an 90 Were Joe was wait, and say
Wal. Joe, 'Poleon he's not so bad fel
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:
not forget how you collec' for heem
monee wen hees barn was burn.
Wen de oil man get troO for spik
Joe he's feel YER mean, an say right
out, Il DON wan dat ten dollar, an
wat Is more, l TAX it back to 'Poleor
wen go home
40, non. non!' de oil man say
Z have de ten dollar. OATS mine, sure
ting. But for ma share in de leetl
troub'. TAX de monee an go buy nice
bari flour an some odder ting fol
poor Mis- Larue. watts los her mar
las mont, an have seek leetT boy fol
feed. Den tell her OATS from yor
an 'Poleon. OATS better dan pay dt
lawyalre, joe
wal. Joe he's JUS laugh an laugh
an wen he's got for spik, he's JUMP
hup an shake ma gran'faders han
an say. Wal. wal, M'sieu' Legere, yor
one fine. fine oil man youths Com
panion.