THE LAWYERS OUTWITTED.
a Tale from the French.
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Apeasant in the vicinity Of Angoulesme having
carried sucking pig to market for sale, met a


lawyer, who asked him to let him look at the con.
tents OF his sack; and finding the pig plump and
well fed, he agreed for the price, aud paying the
money, told the peasant to take it to his house,
which was situated in such street. The peasant
'ccordingy pocketed the cash, and was proceed.
,ng to the place, when he met another lawyer, a
friend of the first, whoesked him, if the pig was
10 sell; receiving an answer in the affirmative, he
bought it, and having paid the peasant, gave him
!is address, with orders to take it home mmedi.
ately, and tell his wife to have it dressed for din
ner. The peasant, however, who knew the law
sers were 10th engaged in the courts Of justice,
returned to the market, and sold his pig, for the


ard time, to the landlord of the four crowns
zone OF the best taverns in the town) who imme-
llately ordered it to be put down to roast.


When the judges had finished the business OF


he day, the first lawyer asked his friend to go
home and dine with him, telling him that he
had that morning bought fine sucking pig,
which he had ordered to be roasted for dinner.


"Fath, (said the o,her) II have bought one too;
but since you will have it SO, we'll cen eat yours
Ito day, and mine tomorrow. The lawyers
wife opening the door to them, her husband ask
led her if the pig was ready? what pig, said the
wife 'Why the pig which the peasant brought?
indeed said she, i have seen neither pig nor pea.
|odiN. uc servant was tncu quCSlAOHcuS WIZ
persisted in the same story. "Since that is the
lease, my friend (said the second lawyer,) let US
lgo and eat mine, warrant We shall find that rea-
|dy." But being soon convinced OF his error,
they at length became sensible that the peasant
had been too cunning for them both. "Fortu
nately, (said one) we are in . town, where no man
need want dinner, who has money in his pocket,
SO let us adjourn to the Four Crowns"


When they came to the tavern. they enquired
what they could have; and the landlord inform.
ling them. that he had a fine pig just ready, they
ordered it for their dinner. After dinner the
landlord asked them how they liked the pig
They replied, it was excellent, and asked him
from whence it camel 80 quite fresh from the
country, (replied the host) thought it of such
Ia peasant" naming the man. This led to fur
ther inquiries, and the lawyers found it was the
same pig they had both bought; and as they now


had the mans name and address, they determin.
led to bring an action against him.


The peasant, thus attacked BY two lawyers,
Thought himself ruined, and Immediately repair
led to a counsellor. whom he begged to undertake
his cause. Although he told his storywith oil
that rustic simplicity, which is SO peculiar 10 the
peasants of that country, the counsellor plainly
perceiving that he sold his pig to three different
people, told him it was dishonest transaction,
and he would have nothing to do with it. "Pray
Sir, (said the peasant) do not forsake me. those
foalks will be my ruin; only get me out O. this
|scraape, hs' six more pigs at hoame, you shall
|o' their clutches" "Why. my good friend. (sad
THE counsellor, On whom the promise of pig had
made greater impression than the distress of