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Keep your distance, Sir.-A young chip of the law, who was recently ground out of law-rnl in neighborng county, having got ready to set up shop for himself travelled into the interior of this country t!l he came to place where two roads met and where there was no lawyer, and there stuck out his sign, set himself down, crossed his legs, men ded his pen and waited for the call of his clients The inhabitants of the town drew nigh and cast very suspicious looks at the sign. It was Il sight they were not accustomed to; they thought they smelt rat, and fearing that some mischief was brewing, they mustered their forces, marched up to the sign, pulled it down, gave it to the lawyer, and told him if he wanted to stick up such things as that he must go in some other town. For they had al. ways been a toerablc peaceable community and they did not want any thing that would be likely to set them together by the ears. The young squire

 ried 10 reason the case with them, told them of the advantages or having professional man among them to defend and protect their legal rights, &c' &c But they told him il was not d case to be ur- gued' and he must take up his sign and march, Accordingly finding the current too strong fin he stemmed, he departed in quest of ~me other vacan, corner-Portlamd (Maine) Courier