The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-06-14

must pay this, multefed the attorney to
himself. It's not my plan to pay these
small bills What's n lawyers profession
good for, if he can't get clear Of paying his
own bills He'll sue me 'Tis just five
dollars Ii comes hard, and he don't want
the money What is five dollars 10 him
Ills boy could base earned it, 10 the lime
he has been sending him to dun the for it.
So your master viii sue the Il don't ray 2
" lie says be will do il and charge you
new pair o shoes fur lne."
tiafkec. can't pay TO day aud SO
# your boss vii sue me. jus, be so kind as
to nsk him TO employ ne as his Attorney"
"fou 7"
ayes III issue the wrl, have it served.
aud then. you sec, shall Pc! The costs into
my own pocket. instead Of seeing them 60
into another lawyers. So you seq Il hive
to pay the bill, III make the costs. Capi.
Ial idea -
The boy scratched his head while as
ifslrsiog to comprehend this capital idea,
aud then shook is doobtIngly. IL don't
know about This; it locks tricky. III ask
boss though, ,fus how ) GU say YOU wont pay
IL 40 how without being sued"
"l'd rather be sued if hen employ me,
boy"
But who is to pay the cos's--the boss 7"
The lawyer looked oil at once very seri
Gus, and gave another Of those long hlstles
peculiar TO him.
Well, am a sensible man truly. My
7 I'll e IltaIssI
to the fact that they were to come out Of
my pockets before they could safely be po,
,u,o the pockets All, well my boy sup.
pose must pay. Here is d five dollar gold
piece, is il receipted--ii is 50 dizzy and
greasy | can't see =
1t was nice and clean when boss cju it
to me. aud the wiring shlued Ike Knapp .
blackin-il's torn duuniu.so much"
We'll here's YOU; money" slid the
man.uf law, taking solitary five dollar
piece from his watch FOL "uow tell your
master, Mr. Last That i he hns any olher
accounts be wants sued viii oHcud to
,hcn With the greatest pleasure"
"Thank &c sir," answered The boy. peck
etne h,s FIVE, 'bo, 700 Is lhe only ree Tar
DUNN customer boss has, and now you've
paid up be ban't none bu. cash folks.-
q God day to you
Nov there goes five dollarsihat viii do
tina, fellow Las, no good. AN 10 wasn't
Of It, bnt he is not, Il IS five thrown away.
II wooldu't have LEFT my pocket bul that
was sure that bis patience was worn out
aud costs would come Of II. ike TO take
costs. but don't thiuk that lawyer has
anything to do with paying them.
As Peter Chancery, E-q. did not believe
ia bis own mind, that paying his debt c
Mr.. Lasi vas TO be OF any beneh! 10 hun
and vas OF opinion that It vas money
thrown away. lei US follow the fate Of thu
I've dollars through the day.
Il lie has paid said the boy, placing tht
money in his masters hand
Well, I'm glad d H. answered Mr.
Last, surveying The money through h
glasses, and it's half eagle too. Nov
run with il aud pay Mr.. Furnace the fly,
dollars borrowed from him yesterday, an
said | would return 10 morrow. Bul E
pay It now
All, my ad. come isi IN time, sal
Furnace as the boy delivered hls otran
aud the money. = vas lust wouderin
where could gel fiyo dolIat-, 10 pay 81
which is due to-day. Hero John, he callc
TO ono Of has apprentices, put on Your ha
aud take this money to Capt 0'llfien, an
tell him came within one Of dlsappaiuin
- him, ~hen some money came ~ dldh
expect
Capt. 0'Rrien was on board his schoor
or. at the mex, wharf and with him was
seaman, snh this hat in his hand, lookin
:. very gloomy as he spoke With hun.
I'm sorry, my man, | can't pay yon-
hut have iusi raised and scraped the Ia
:, dollar can get above water, to pay my II
=, sufancu money 10 day, and have not co
- per left in my pocket to nsle, but kel
aud old nails.
=, Blu, nun very much in need, sir; N
- wife is aiding, aud my family arc IN wa
:, Of a good many things jIst now, and &
>, several articles a, the store expecting
prt money Of YOU 10 take them un as
! went along home. We hau't IN the hou
po Aalsr .of tsa, nor-----@-'
" We'll, my lad, I'm sorry. You mt
- como TO morrow. cnu't help YOU unIe
:" 'e sell my coat or my back, or pawn Il
= schooner's kcdsc. Nobody pays me-
i. The sailor who had come 10 get an a
vance Of wages turned away sorro"loi
no. when the apprenuce boy came Up aud 81
CO. in his hearing
,er Hero sif ~ five dollars Mr.. furoo
IA owes YOU. lie says when he told you
couldn't pay your bill to day, he d.dnt
, pect some money, that cane IN utter
off left his shop.
'Ah, that's my fine boy Here, ia,
take this five dollars, and come on SatuFd
' and get the balance of your wages
The seaman, with joyful boand, to
- tho niece, and touching bis hat, sprung W
cad a hah, hear. on shore, and FASTENED TO
9Th store where he had already selected
nth comforts and necessities his family ste