The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-06-01
Peter elsanccry, ESD, and
his Five Dollar Hill.
BY PROFESSOR j. II. INGRAHAM.

ssh, If You please, boss " ul like
you to pay this little bill to day" said
Tor the tenth time half grown boy in a
dirty Jacket, 'oa lawyer il his office.
The attorney at length nrmcI round
and stared the boy iull in the face, as if he
had seen some newly discovered sprci-
men OF zoology; gave IA long whistle,
thrust his l;.ky fingers fins, into one peck
ct aud then into the other 81 his black
cloth vest, aud then gave another load
whistle aud completed his stare at the
BOYS face
"IIn, la, hum! lhat bill, rl?" and the
legal young gentleman extended the tips
"I his fingers towards the well worn bit
"I paper, aud dalnnly opening it, looked
al It's contents.
"lIum! for Gaping and heel tapping,
SIX shtl'ngS-Ior loxing, ten and SIX
pence, aud other sundries, ell SO your
master wants mc To settle tllis hill, chg
fcp acd the man OF briefs.
"Yes, sir. This is the n;netcelth time
have come for it, ard intend to knock
of at twenty and call il half day"
"Y"u're an impudent boy"
"I''s always impudent to lawvcars, COZ
can't help Tits calcIIin.'
" ou''ecye teeth are cut scc!''
"Ihal's what boss sent me- for instead
"I the 'prln'IccS az was getting their teeth
cut. cut mime at nlme months old with
hand saw. Boss says if you don't pay
that bill he'll sue YOU"
"Sne me! I'm il lawyer!'
"Its II" matter for HAT. LAWYER or no
lawyer, boss declares hell do ll-so fork
oy,r.'
a'Decl4res he'll sue my
AS trHa as hsrre's another lawyer in
all FIladelty."
"lha, would be bat!''
''Wnuld il?'
"sllcnce, y"u vagabond, suppose
must pay this" mullcrcd the attorney to
himself. ''t is not my plan To pay these
small bulls. w hat Is ii Ianyrr's prnes-
s'om good for. if he can't get clear paving
has own bill>2 He'll sue me. 'Ils Just
five dollars. Ii comes hard and he don
"ant the money. " hat i five dollars to
hum! Ills boy could have earned it in
the time he has been sending hun to me
4" dun for it. So your master will sue
for it If ! don't pa 2"
ale says he will do it, and charge you
anew palr of SHOES for me"
"Ilark zee, can't pay to day, and so il
your boss will sue, ust he So kind as Ia
ask him to employ me as his attorney?"
"yru?"
"Yes; I'll issue the writ, have it served.
and then you see shall put the costs into
my own pocket, instead of seeing them
gointo another lawyers. SO You see il
have TO pay the bill ri make the costs
Capital idean'
The boy scratched his head aw,le, as
if striving to comprehend this "capiIa
Idea,n and then shook il douhtngIv. 81
don't know about this; it looks tricky
I'll ask boss, though, if as how you sa,
you won. pay ii no how without beirl
sued"
81 rather be sued if he'll employ mt
bow"
"But whose to pay them costs-the
boss?"
The lawyer looked all at once very Sc
rious, aud then gave another of those Ions
whistles peculiar 10 him.
well, Pm sensible man truly!--My
anxiety to get the costs of suit blinded
me to the fact that they were to come GU
of one Of my own pockets before they
could be safely put into the other pocket
All, well my boy. suppose must pay
Here is five dollar bill. Is it receipte
1T is so dirty and greasy can't sec"
cit. was nice and clean three month:
ngo when boss GIN it to me, and lhf
wr.in' shined like Knapp's BIackin'-i,''
torn so of dnnnn' 80 much"
"Well, here's your money! said til,
man of law, taking a solitary five doIla
po.e from his watch fob, "uow tell you