GEESE EXEMPT FROM ATTACH.


MENT.
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Miser SkInflint was a shrewd, money
lending yankee. He was one ofthose mer
who are their own lawyers, as soon as I
debt arrived at maturity, if not paid, he
would fill out a writ and have it served
forthwith, with orders to attach any thing
the officers could get hold Of Yet tho
bold in his movements, he might be readily
frightened.


Mr.. Williams was one day sitting in his
office, smoking a cigar, when client en-
tered, looking like the shadow of starva-
ton.


Squire said Ire, 4 am ruined man.
Miser Skinfiint has taken all that | am
worth in the world. The darned ut-throat
has got all my geese


Now the attorney was a fat, Jolly son of
mirth, and with two twinkling eyes he pro-
missed to get the geese back again. He sat
down TO his desk and wrote the following
note:


Mr.. SEISFLINT-Sir: IL YOU would a.
void consequences ofthc most terrible char
actcr, you will call at my office without an
hours delay.


Yours, &c. Jomx WILLIAMS.


The note had been written but half an
hour, when Mr.. Skinhint called.


How dye do, Squire


MIR. Skiniiint, your servant, sir re-
sPonded the attorney, looking very grave.


I've Just got this letter, Squire. What's
the maftcr'


Mater enough, Mr.. Skinhint. You have
alta he'd Mr.. Jones' geese, haven't youl'


'Sartin; but that aint agin the law, is itr


against the law! why sir You have sub
lected yourself to heavy damages for the
false imprisonment Of those geese. Are
you aware sir, that they are exempt from
attachment


Dew tell now, you are jollin, Squire
I've read the statute book purity snug, and
haint found that 'ere.'


Statute book, Mr.. Skinfint! Why sir,
it, common LdLr.'


wall now, You know of course, Squire,
and Ill send the critters back. But Just
tell me how long its been common law
why. ever since the cackIing of geese
s1red Rome. The Romans then passed
an act that they should be sacred from legal
process, and they call it common lar TO dis
tinguish il from all other statutes, which
are very uncommon ones


4 am satisfied, Squire. You'll never
catch me in this scraPc agin. A. said be-
fore. the critters shall 20 back
| And 80 they did.
| This is no fiction, but fact, with the
exception of names.-Dan6ury Times.