Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-01-14

i and seated himself upon elegant sota.-Th'
raror was richly furnished with Brussels carpet
+ he best Of mahogany furniture, a splend piano
&c, &c; and IN the back parlor, 10 which fold
Ing doors were open, every thing appeared VIII
corresponding elegance. table there
spread, upon which dinner seemed TO be neari,
+ ready. Presently the girl returned from th'
chamber, and Informed Peter. that Mr. Sharp sac
''lt was ust The dinner hour now, aud he woult
have TO call again"
please 10 90 and tell Mr.. Sharp" said Peter
/ "thai must see HIM, and I'll wait TIL he comes
down.
The girl carried the message, and Mr.. SharE
soon made his appearance 10 the par,or. frowI
passed his brow he locked at Peter, ant
saw him sitting 50 much at ease, and APPARENT,
so much at home upon The sofa. Peter rose ant
/ asked him politely # 1t was convenient for hIu
! 10 take that little bill to-day.
-! "No," said Sharp, at Is not; and II I. was,
wouldn't take it a, this hour. It's very impro
/ per time to call upon such an errand Ist as on'
! going TO sit down to dinner. You must cal
agaln but don't come n, dinner time; yot
may drop into the store some time, and perhaps
NAV tind time to attend TO it there"
"Wel now, Mr.. Sharp" said Peter. with rath
a de ,ermned look, II can, stand ths kind o
business any logger, that's q fact. fm a poo
man, and suppose you arc a rich one. can
afford to lose five dollars, and fm too poor Il
spend any more time in running after 1t and try
ing to collect IT, | mus, eat as we'll as othe
folks, aud if you can't pay me the five dollars Il
day, to help pay my board at my regula
boarding house, I'll stay here and board ii out a
your table"
"You will, will your said Sharp looking da @
gers, and stepping towards Peter. If you giv'
word of your impudence, you may find III
be long time before you collect your bili.''
( "Il's been a long time already" said Peter
''and can't ford to wait any longer. Ny mIn'
is made up;-f YOU don't pay me now, I'm goins
TO stay here and board il ont-''
Sharp colored, and looked a, the door, and theI
at Peter.
Come, come, young man. SAID he, advanc
ing with rather a threatening attitude toward
Peter, "the sooner you leave the house peacea
bly, the BETTER
'.Now, sir,'' said Peter. fixing his black eye
upon Sharp, with an intenseness that he coai1 ~
but feel IL am small man, and YOU are consId
cradle of large one; but my mind IL made up
am not going 10 s;arve, when there's food c
nough that have an honest claim upop.n
a., yirE, he .eak his n dalhar
aicly upon the sofa. Sharp paused; he locke
agitated and angry; and after waiting minute
apparently undecided what 10 do, he left the par
lor and went up s,airs. In few minutes hi
servant rung for dinner. Mrs. Sharp came int
the dining room and took her at the head o
the table. Mr.. Sharp followed and seated him
self opposite his lady, and between them, and OF
the right hand of Mrs Sharp, sat another lady
probably some friend or relative Of the family
When they well ted, and Mr. Sharp wa
beginning to carve, Peter walked out Of the par
lor drew another chair up 10 the table, and seat
ed himself composedly opposite the last mention
ed lady. MIR. Sharp coored a good deal, bu
kept on carving. Mrs. Sharp stared wildly, frs
al Peter, and then at her husband.
"What in the world does this mean2' said she
"Mr. Sharp, didn't know 10 have com
pany to dinner"
Na "A thcn husband stTh;7 ,,r
has the mpudence to take his seat at TIN
table unasked; and saws he is going TO board GU
the amour, Of the bill
'Wel, really, this is a pretty piece Of polite
| ness" said Mrs. Sharp, looking very hard a, Pc
ter.
"Madam.'' said Peter, "hunger will drive
man through a stone wall. | must have my boart
somewh here"
No reply was made to this, and the dinner wen
on without any further reference 10 Peter at pre-
sent. Mr.. Sharp helped his wife, and then tht
other lady. and then himself, and they all fell 4
eating. Peter looked around him for plate anc
knife and fork, but there were none on the table
but wha, were in use. Peter, however was no
TO be baffled. He reached plate Of bread ant
tipping the bread upon the table cloth, npproprl
ated the plate for his own convenience. lie ther
took possession of the carving knife and fork
! helped himself bountifuliv and vegeta
b|es. and commenced eating his dinner with tn
greatest composure imaginable. These opera
tons on the part of Peter had the effect to sus
pend ali operations for the time on the part o
the rest Of the company. The ladies had a
down ,hei, knives and forks, and were staring a
Peter in wild establishment
"For mercy's sake, Mr. Sharp said the lad,
Of the house, 'can't we pick up money enough
about the house TO pay this man his five dollar
and send him off2 declare thus is too provoking
Iii see what can find"
With tina, she rose and lef. the room. Mr.
Sharp presently followed her. They returned
again in a minute, and Mr.. Sharp laid five dol
lar bill before Peter, and told him he would thanl
him TO leave the house. Peter examined the bil
TO if i, good one, and verv quietly fold
ed it and pa, into his pocket. He then drew
out h.tie pocket inksisnd and piece OF paper
laid it upon the table before him. wrote a receiP
for the money, which he handed to Mr.. Sharp
rose from the table. bowed TO The company snt
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