Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-16
issl From Mss L.esiis's Mtgashie. fhH
xt4aa THE BITTER BITTEN 'sta.' -
OR. A NEW WAY TO COILECTA
4s,aEYtg844# 848s3 F1se4 yyH H8H4 e~fet833F 1851
ny ANTHONY AnfttiiokE, GENT.

se "a 6sufHIR rf s4H!l xfAH 81! ,
.SenJ your bill around, Doetor Cuapi-
DAFT, whenever you wnnt your noneynnt
said Mr.. Hardpay. with u courteous srnlle,'
as be, held tle, door Of q fashionable dep.
list's room In bis, hand, In tho act Of With
drawing, after having undergone the opefri
alton Of filing two superior naplarss 'pser.
ting ono pivot tooth; and sundry other
matters Of filing, scraplng, etc. 9to!f
..'very well, sir.'''s replied 'Cuspidat',
bowling in return. and ltoipg nt the ~ me
time In the minute book Of his mInd twen.
,y.fve dsllats rs added 10 his gains for
the day. Not content, however, withthls
uncertain mode of keeping accounts, he
presently turned to his day book and gave
TO The obligation a moro detiniteform. ~
II was, perhaps, three months aitef, Mr..
Hardpay, who was a----uo matter what-r-5
The story. will be ijnst MS good without al
these OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seated IN his olilce,
with his feet on a table, smoking q 'reRa.
La" that a gentleman with a very decided
! way nbout him, and whom, Hnrdpay Ind
seen several times before in his life, came
III, and utter lingering With quite q business
r.am h;s .aoa c;o,,s [nocket. presented Mr..
H---with a small slip known by The
name Of a bill. As he did so, no said. aia
~ hive something here for You, Mr..
t.,dna ! nasI7 ID l9a - ab " h9s..sb gedl
All, indeed Well'd let me see whit Y
s.n-And he took the narrow bit Of pm.
nsr ,nJ ;nsnectea Il with an air If, OF inndif.
Esranca and ;mnor,ance. w. NM.
.Ohl Ali Yes, / see. eaIA All right, all
,;,bt.A M perseyera nce.n, And d smile,
,s;., and hand nlaved ON his features. msf
.Tyhen shnlrT cnlI FOR. The amount, Mr..
d rd,ay j 71',gt t,, go -
.nh",ny Time nj nil. when vol, are mas.
s;ns --Any time. IT will mnke1no differ.
snrs in The world to me--none in the
ls.,tsa64 23ifsjaojsg htiR u baatEo 81 ~
G..v e,y we |, air. and the collector with
,an,. III b1e yoat3 aa3 q aaAus :
~ vss, II i ea as,,5 enough to saw cali
.,;m !, anv lime. = But II will be- .caIi
ae.;n y .c,ll again. i, supnose,i unto, the
81 &c tho cba n,er --C,,spidatisis a fool TO
trns, snch kind of %peopie They never
n,,,s IA m x,et. 7t,ve are expected 10 run
IA -, a0ar them. though not one Cent
40 We GO, for our mains unless the m money
-.a,.as u,And money out &C Hardpay and
,-ha"nnmerou tribe 10 which he belonss,iis
l;l,e h,ood ont Of a. tornip. wish they
..reM l-uHF4sd2 l'aat ta'3s"sest 7i &
"a Id Ia, p s,rsaverr anc e bill his lip4 to "a sun b
, rms The words. that had well nigh leaped
49, i. - that our penp.woald
40. Man gr;sved nj the necessity Of re,
cord;ng- % 4 .,t5t yIs49f To- ~ iltu Ills
Eve dollars! Hamph! bid any
s.var hear of such an c~xhorbitant
shs.ao,s eycla;,ned HaraDay. the n,omeni,
,ha soI,sc,or had withdrawn. Nisrwenty.
60 All. II i NO bette. than down,
sw;ndl;npl But mes mi mistaken hi.
n.n f hs s,,nposes I'm going to submit t.
an,,. sachI kind Of impositions. 1Humph
re No aalooghaas Every man IT, eheal
now ! .davsy 7 believe. slf ot.1A - slsi
nd ,bsn Hardpay tossed the bill from
him with angry contempt, and resumed hi
regalia, tina. had remained during the bric
interview with Perseverance, held care.
,ssslv, be tween the fore and middle finger
Of his left hand. aan . a lz sa1s 1aau
.r.Ratherla poor yetorn this" the DENTS
remarked to the collector a few weeks at