Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-02-23
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BROWN v. OREEN. MT. ShtlstoPhSi
Green appeared upon summons to show
cause why he should not be compelled to
pay the sum of Ell Us, alleged to be due
from him to Mr.. Benjamin Brown for work
done and performed. To which summons
Mr.. Christopher Green pleaded error 18th
bill and thereupon issue was joined.
! Mr.. Benjamin Brown then-in the frs'
place-tucked his hat between his knees
secondly, he put on his spectacles; thirdly,
he unrolled copy of his bill, as delivered
to the defendant; .tourthly, he took the top
of the said copy between the finger and
thumb ofhis left hand and stretching it out
to its full length, of half yard, or therea-
bout (be the same more or less,) he held it
up before his spectacles, and read from it as
! follows:-
Inprimis. To fine-drawing the sleeve Of
your best black coat, where it was torn by
the nail in Mrs. Jenkins chair back, as
were credibly informed, sirpence."
"Good,"- said Mr.. Christopher Green
-"I confess to the ine-drawing of the
sleeve. Go on"
Hem.-To frightening the legs ola pair
of second-handed blue trousers, and taking,
in the superfuity of the hind parts of the
same,-three and nine-pence; including a
flannel fob, in regard of your saying you
thought flannel wore your watch brighter
nor cotton"
81 did sos" said Mr.. Christopher Green
= Go on.'
Hem.-To taking tuck in the skirts of
your wife's puce pelesse, and letting out
the buzzum of the same, in regard she was
getting too jolly for it; flee and sir-pence.
and three-pence ha'penny eater for hooks
and eyes,"
"Good;" said Mr.. Christopher Green
:" but that was a job for which gave no
orders; and you ought not to have gone in
to it without first consulting me. However,
go on"
Hem.-To repairing shute of clothes for
your biggest little boy; and putting patch
on the knee of his everyday corduroys,-
t,Oo shillings."
Granted p said Mr.. Christopher Green.
Hem.-To seating your sage green reech-
es."
"Ah, there it isl % said Mr.. Christopher
Green" There lies the error II deny
that ever had pair of sage green breech-
es."
Gracious mel cried Mr.. Benjamin
Brown, taking off his spectacles. Surely,
Mr.. Green. you won't go for to deny your
sage-green breeches %
Indeed but will thought" replied Mr..
Green" never had apair of sage-green
breaches. hate sage green breaches; and
nothing on earth should prevail upon me to
put on sage-green breeches.-Td scorn the
action !"
"And why SO, Mr.. Green ~ demanded
the Court.
That is a question which do not see the
necessity for my answering. 1t is sufficient
that utterly detest and deny them," replied
Mr.. Green.
| MORE" do not like you, DR.. Fell;
| The reason why 1 cannot tell
But do not like you DR.. FelIp)
| ooh dear mel" exclaimed Mr.. Brown.
Only think that misunderstanding be-
fore this ere Fhonourable court-should go
for to deny them ere sage-grssns
Here Mr.. Green lost what little patience
he had, and literally ID" the sage
greens. But, in the aitercation which eiisued
thereupon, the cause of this mortal antipa-
thy to sage greens was in some degree as
certained. They were the personal proper
ty of lodger of his, who wore them with
such grace as did repeatedly call forth en-
comiums from Mrs. Green, to the exceeding
great annoyance of Mr.. Green; who re-
peatedly admonished Mrs. Green not to
mention them and, finding his admonitions
were of non effect, he expelled the sage
green-breeches'd LOGGER, from his premises.
Whereupon the lodger,-either in revenge
for the said expulsion, or from an innate
propensity to evil, or from lack of the root
of all evil, did send those identical sage
greens to be seated in Mr.. Green's name.
Evidence of all this having been adduced
to the satisfaction of the Court, the obnox-
ious sage-greens were struck out Of Mr..
Browns bill, and Mr.. Green paid the residue
thereof instanter.-London Pepper.
A FINE NAME. An Irish paper states,
that Mr.. Lysaght has just been married at
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