now swelled into a broad and formidable pool. The trunks and branches of trees, swept down by the earlier wash of the flood, and lodged among rocks and the standing stems of other trees on the lower side of the road, had made a sort of dam, through which the waters could not escape so rapidly as they collected; and, in consequence, they had swelled so high, as to be already heard falling over it like a cataract. When Affidavy arrived at the brink of this flood, his steed came to a sudden halt, of which the rider took no notice for a considerable time, his mind being wrapped up in the remembrance of the joyous potations from which nothing on earth, save the prospect of a good case, could have drawn him, and his ears still tingling with the uproar of the Rheinweinlied. This he trolled over with great fervour, and in the midst of it, plying his heels as usual, the horse, after one or two snorts by way of remonstrance, took heart of grace, and crept into the water. "Botheration," cried the attorney, as he felt the cold element sweeping over his legs, "will it never have done raining? H--h--hip, Durgan.--Gentlemen of the jury, I appeal, not to your hearts, for I disdain taking advantage of,--of your weakness,--nor to your heads, for--for--who the devil ever supposed a juryman had one?--Botheration, it rains cats and dogs all round, and my legs are growing marvellous cold. That old Schlachtenschlager! he, he! a great old ass, and his Nierensteiner nothing but sour old crab-cider.--A gold watch worth forty pounds,--a purse of guineas--bills of exchange--long credits.--Dispute the jurisdiction of the court--Hillo! what's all that smashing in the court? I insist upon order--Who says I am out of order? Drunk! I despise the thing! Hillo, Schlachtenschlager! what's the matter? Never mind the rain--strike up: let it blow its worst,--strike up, old boy. 'Come, drink, ha, ha! And, sure, we'll all be merry; Come, drink, ha, ha! come laugh, ha, ha!'-- Botheration!"----