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Show A iDOUXTttY LAWYEH ON IIAN'D FOB U4S CITY I?BU?XDS. Five and twenty years ago,, when tho western region was sparcely Settled wbeu tho country bar-room was thp place of common resort, and before those old-fashioned old-fashioned bar-room stories and songs had yielded to tho gossip now generally heard in every drinkiug-saioon, tncrp. was a cer tain ctof goodrhumorcd,frcc-and-ea3y individuals. indi-viduals. whos custom it was to"orguther at.tho lim"! of old i in Ellieottville, Cat-taraugus Cat-taraugus County, Conspicuous among the set was Counselor ,vvhosd rough yet ready wit has spread bis fame through-, out all that region pf country. Another member i was a gentleman who wo will call.Xrr-. TbeSc, With others, whllcd away-many ! a winter evening, telling storics.-sinoking tho pipe, rjuafiing mngs of . hot Hip, a ; "fluid" now almost forgoltco: - But time separated this jolly company, as it. docs others; and the' subsequent history his-tory of the counselor and worthy Air. X was as diverse as their fortunes. G plodded on with his "capiases" at Ellicott- ville. X, In due time, became engaged in respectable duties 1 Buffalo. Legal business, at distant intervals, called the lawyer to BnOTuIo, and bo was, of coarse, glad to see his" old friend, bnt X engrossed in business, or for reasons of his own, had not 'much timo to talk over old times, and without intending it, probably, gave him tb? cold shonder. The man of law noted this Indifference, and possessing in wit, what tho Other did in rhino, determined to' ascertain whether X- really meant to cut him or not Meeting him in tho street next day, he said: "X, my eld friend, how d'do?'' "Welt, very well; how are you!" "1 8iy, X v I've noticed, several times lately, that yon have rather avoided me than otherwise, and I'alut going" to stand any. such gammon" "Why, what" '! 6 used to fee mighty good friends up in Ellicottville; And I don't kuow'why we should not.1 h'er?.?! ' "".l,""",-" , . " j"But my dear.sir-i-" -V V'OW;lt: is'; ho nsoi talking; ust gain here now,- and treat asyou.ustd-tb,!' - , , I "Why, l.'ycjnt had my breakfast, and ;don't wn(nt;;nnytiinKi".beidejf; aim in-:H i hurry to get'toiuy.bjsinesr,; but .I'll treat jlfyod wonf.me to."." - '"-A -" V , . weii,.ictVgorn."' ; ; 'And ihcy.ontcrcd n' smaU" "one-horse fgroecry; where; tljo "chca'pandi nasty" ! was . dealt - out '.by the; small quantity, i'X-r gave' a,r hodtothe "milter'-' behind the bar, nnd'said j, S .; ; ; , " " "Just gtra niy friend JiqrofsproP' beer, nnd what crackers and cheese "he wants, andcljargbit .to nirj 1" (!lfuriiing 'taCii, ho, remarked ''you iqust 'excuse mo 'nOw, I've . great many iMn'gr to attend tcynnd Tcan't stay here anylongerr" .after which he. left. . V -' V' -Wclf,. If that JAiti "ebbt says "then I'm najudge.w,i 4 , , ; " Havlrtg.dlspassionatcly Jmbijjed Ids beer, ho s(opj.)ctf momeot.lo con'slderi" - - !l 'V W; Wkecpe'rKT'-."'v ' 'T ' f.Whut'Ilyou.hdvcir?'!.. j, i n"iravc,ypu(got;prcntyof crackers. and rv y':?.eC: - '.Xes-sir ti.i.,..r. : ,MHow. much' ttiirttp cheese wclgli?-, wclgli?-, j,'Vbout"sixt'y pounds' Aieco.'-' v ... .VSixtyjatidflo.mistttkc,?,.,,--) r.j ,, 0ryVc'fl;-Xust -send' o'ver to iho Farmer '.Hotel, ; whetel stOp,fourof those cfieecs and three barrels of-crackers, and charge themJp.Mjr. X , Vjlfyou?, You heard him sa'y J-was to itavo wtat'cVackcfsaud , cheese wahUdIZ tJ :rt" d V"sj slv.v vw'.w' -".- A "Atid send thcro uowp, $oqn, ;Jjccause I expect mj- fcam'll bo there ittVa,.Iittletimp, atid Islmll waht'them airrcady,'? ' , The four .cheeses and .tlirco'.bartels-'pfi crackasr"wcro IsenL.jdpwp-nhdintbo1 course of time, arr.'XVaS; presented a hilt forV;thpv,same, whieli hc.paid;. confess, ing (at . tho , same jtme, that. . nl though nr ther;cxpenslve; itbg "JokeaVi.nevertliclcss, ,a good one.";He-.ncver." afterward gayo the i cold, shouhjer; lb" jCoUnselor ,'ti"n-i, |