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A Piece Of Legal Advice

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Day
1
Month
January
Year
1864
Copyright
Public Domain
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The ancient town of Rennes?, n France is a place famous for law. To visit Uenue.ss without gettióg advice of some soi t, seeius absurd to the couutry round about. It happeued one day that a farmer named Bernard, having come to town on business tethought himself that as he had a few hours to spare it would be well to gut the advice of a good lawyer. He had ofteii heard of a lawyer named Fey who was in such high reputo that pe.ipla believcd tuut a lawsuit was gained when lie undertook khwir cause. The countryman weu to his office and j after wfllting sonie time, was adiuitted to an interview. He told the lawyer that haviug heard so much aboüt hun, and happening to be in town, he thuught he would come aud consult liim. 'ï'ou wish 10 bring an aetion, per hups?" replied the lawyer. - O, no," replied the farmer ; " I am at peace with all tlic World." ïhen it is a settlemeut of property that you want is it ï" 'Excuse me, Mr. Lawyer, my family and I have never made a división, seeing as we draw froai the sume well, as the saying 8." " It is then, to get me to negotiatea purchase or a sale that you have come r" "O, uo ; I am ueither ric-h cnough to purch;ise uur poor enough to sell.'1 'Will you teil me hen what you want Ol' me V Süid ihe lawyer in a toue of sur " Why I iV've already told you, Mr. Lawyer,'' replied 5?"ard : -'I waptj jour advice- 1 mean tu pay you tor " c' ; couise." . i The lawyer smiled, and taking pen and paper, asked the countryiuuti his name, 'Peter Burnard," replied the country man, quite happy that the luwyer at leLjiili uuderstooü what he wauted. " Yuur age ? "lliirty yóar or very uear." ■'Your vocatioii." "What's thatV" "What Jo you do fora living?" " Oh! that's wliat it moans, is it ? Why I am a farmer." '1 he lawyer wrute two lines, folded the paper and liatided il to his dient. 'Is u ünished already," said the farmer, '-well and good ! VV hat is the price ot that advice, Mr. Lawyer?" "Threc francs." Beruard paid the nioney and took his leave, delighted that lie had made use of this opportunity to get a piece of advice fiom tiie great lawyer. When the farmer reached home it was four o'olook, the journoy liad latiguea him and he deternimed to rest the remainder of the day. Meanwhile the hay had been cut iwu days, and as coni pletely made. One uf his meu came atld asked him it' they hould draw it in. What, this eveniug, exclaimed the fartner's wifo who iiiid cmue out to meet her husband. " It would be a pity to begin ihe work 60 Ute, siuoe it eau bo douu ns well to moriow. liüinard va uneertain which way to decide. Suddenly he recollected that ho had the lawyer'a advice in his pocket. ' Wait a minute" he exclaimed, "I have an adviee ami a famous one too, that I paid three francs for ; it ought to teil us what to do. llere wife, see what it says; you eau read written haud better than L The woman took the paper aud rcad this line - ".Never put off till to-morrow what jou can do to-day." "That's it?" exclaimed IJernard, as ! if aray of ltgbtliad eleared up uil his doubt.". ' Gome, be quick ! get the cart and and away 1 It will nat be said that 1 bought a three franc opinión and made no use of it." JJernard hiinsclf set the example by leading the way in the work and nut returniiig tiil the hay was brought in. - The evtul secmed to piove ihe wisdom of his conduc, and the foresight of the lawyer. The weather changed duiing the night and an unexpected storm buist over the valley, The next morning it was found that tlio river had overflowed and enrried away all tho hay that had been left in the tields. The crops of the neighboring farmers were ooinpletely destroyed. The success ot' his first experiencc gave him such faitli in the adviee of tho lawver that from that time forth he adopted it as his rulo of oonduct and becau.o consequently one of th most prosperous farmers iii the couutry. I hope that you, my readers, will tako a hint from thia success, and "never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day."

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