Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-05-08

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your boss viii sue; iustbe so. kind: as II
ask him,toiemploy me as his Attorney
4 tYouN II. 9al ea ..t&aas ti7f.!. 10 !.
I. .Yess Eaissue ihe writ. have, it served
1and. then yousee11 1'shallputlhe costs into
: Iimy owDrpocket instead of,seeins them ec
nolheri lawyers i So you see If
have 10 payethe,bIl. III make the costs
? Capital. IDEAL 4iGtjit ~, ,E...,.s
| The boyiscralched his head awhile as
iIif striving 10 comprehend, this capital
idea andi'then shook it doubtinely. II
don't know about this; it looks tricky.
.ll'lf ask boss though if as how you say you
won't pay irlnoIiow without being sued.
/. Id raliier be sued, if he'll employ me,
boy
'Eboss 2 a,.,:; t,i,
The lawyer Looked all al once very Sc
4 rious aud gave another oflhose long wills
| ties peculiar 10 him.
We'll, | am sensible man. truly! MY
anxie;y 10 sc! the costs Of suit blinded me
to the fact they were TO come OUT of my
own pockets before they could hc safely
| put into the pocket! All, well my hoy |
isuppose must pay! Here is IA five dollar
gold piece,-is it receipled-itis so dirty
and greasy Cant sec 2
IL was nice and clean when boss GIN
lii 10 me, uud tie writing shiped like
Knapps blackin'-il's torn so Of DUNN
so much. >,
| well, here's your money, said the man
oflaw,' taking solitary FIVE dollar piece
from his walcb fob now tell your master,
Mr.. Last, that if he has any other ac-
counts he wants sued I'll attend to 'em
with the greatest pleasure
Thank 'ee, sir, answered the boy, pock-
citing his five, but you is the only res'lar
dunnin' customer boss has, aud now you've
paid up, lie ban't none bu, cash folks.
Good day TO you
Now there goes FIVE dollars that will do
that fellow Last no good! l am in want
oft. but he s,not. tits FIVE thrown away.
II wouldn't have left my pocket but that
was sure thai.his patience was worn out,
and costs would come Of ii. L like TO take
costs, bul / don't think that a lawyer has
any thing % do with paying Them
AS Peter G hahctia.SfSS. cti.SfS Esq, did not he.
lieve in bis own mind that paying his debt
to Mr.. Last was 10 be OF any benefit TO
him, aud was Of opinion that it was mo
ney thrown away lei us follow the fate Of
this FIVE dollars through the day.
He has paid said the boy, placing the
money in lis masters hand.
'Well, aim glad Of it, answered Mr..
Last, surveying the money through his
glasses, 'and lis a half eagle, TOO. Now
run with it and pay Mr.. Furnace the five
dollars borrowed OF him yesterday, and
said would return tomorrow. But I'll
pay it now
.Ah, my lad, just came in lime said
Furnace, as The boy delivered his errand
and the money. Il was just wondering
where could get five dollars to pay bill
which is due to-day. Here John he
called TO one of his apprentices, put on
your hat and take this money to Captain
O'Brien, and Tell him came within one
OF disappointing him, when some money
came in didn't expect
Capt. O'Brien was on board his schooner
al The next wharf, and with him was a sea-
man with his hat in his hand; and looking
very gloomy as he spoke with him.
I'm sorry, my man, / can't pay you
hut ! have jusl raised and scrapcd the Iasl
dollar can ge, above water TO pay my
insurance money to-day, and have not
copper left in nIy pocket 10 jingle, but
keys and old nails
But | am very much in need, sir, my
wife IS alins, aud my family are in want
of a good many things just now, and | got
several articles AT the store, expecting 10
get money Of you to fake 'cm up as |
went along home. We ha'nt i'll the house
no -four, nor tea. nor
well, my lad, I'm sorry. ion must
come tomorrow. Ican't help you unless
i sell my coat off my back, or pawn The
schdoner's kedge: No body pays me-
The sniIor who had come TO get an adj
vance of wages, turned away sorrowfulIy,
when the apprentice boy came up aud
said in his hearing:
Here, SIR. is five dollars Mr. Furnace
owes you. He says when he told you ne
couldn't pay your bill to-day, he didn't
| eXpect some noiley tudt caihe III ai'S'
you left his shop
.Ay, that's my fine boy! Here Jack,
take this iivo dollars and come on Satur-
day and get the balance ofyom wages
The seaman, with a joyful bound, took
the piece, and touching his hat, sprung
with light heart on shore, and hastenec
to the store where he had already selected
the comforts aud necessaries his family
stood 30 much in need of. 81
As he entered, poor woman was try
ling to prevail upon. the store-keeper to
settle a demand for making his shirts.
.You had besttake it out of the store,
Mrs. Conway he said TO her, really
have not taken halfthe amount of youi
bill to-day, and don't expect to. 4 have
TO charge every thing, and no money
comes in - I, :tzh> e. s5:,isgtf; !, ~,
Il can't do without 3it,' answered the
woman. earnestly; my daughter is very III