Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-05
PETER CHANCERY, ESQ,
And his FIVE Dollars.
Sgowiu the Blessings that mar tollaw tho settlsnsns
-" q IF .hs smallest account 4 ies. =
BY J. H tngraham.

for the tenth time half grown hoy III
a dirty jacket, 10 layer in his Office.
Tie attorney 1t leuslh turned round
eaJ Stared the boy full in his face; IN
# he had been some newly discovered
specimen of aoologyi gave long shis-
lie, ;hrust his inky fingers frs, into one
OF the packets and then into the other
of ms black cloth vest, and then gave
another long whistle, and completed
his stare at the boys lace.
edo, ha, hum' that bill eh?" and
the legal young gentleman extended the
tips Of his fingers towards the well-worn
out bit of paper, and da'ntly opening
il Looked at its contents.
! "Hum-tor Gaping and beel-tap,-
ping, six shii,ipgs--for loxlng, ten and
/ six. pence, aud other sundries, eb9 So
your master wants me to settle this bill.
eni" repeated lie man of briefs.
( eyes sir; this is the nineteenth time
have come tor it, and intend TO knock
OF a, twenty, and cali it half day"
you're an impudent boy"
"l's always impudent to lawyers, coz
emit help tits catchin."
/. you've got your eye seetb cat, !
set"
"Thar's what boss sent ne for, instead
of the 'prentlces a. was geitln' their
teeth cut. cut mine at nine months
old with handsaw. Boss says if you
don't pay the bill. he'll! sue you"
= "Sue ME? Pm lawyer"
,, ."it's no matter for that. Lawyer or
\ no lawyer, boss declares he'll do it--so
fork over"
~Decares he'll sue me'"
GAS true as there : another lawyer in
ell FeladeIfy"
"rhat would be bad"
"WouIdnt itp'
"Sllence, you vagabondi | suppose
mus pay this, mu,tcred the attorney
to himself Its no, my plan to pay
these small bills. Wha, is a lawyers
profession good for if he can, get clear
ofpaying his own bills? He'll sue me!
'Tis just five dollars. 1t comes hard,
and he don't want the money. What
is five dollars to him' his boy could
have earned ii in the time he has been
sending him to dun me for it. So your
master will sue me i'll don't pay'
ale says he will do it, and charge
/ you a new pair of shoes for me-"
II "llarkee. cant pay to day; and SO
/ Iifyour boss will sue me, just be 80 kind
as to ask him to employ me az his attor-
ney!"
H "Youi"
ayes; IN issue the writ, have il ser
we'd, and then you see shall put the
costs into my own pocket, instead of
seeing them go into another lawyers
So you see if have TO pay the bill, III
make the ccsis. Capital idea"
!. The boy scratched his head awhile,
as if striving TO comprehend this "capi-
tai idea" and then shook IL doubtingly.
! 81 don't know about this; it looks tricky.
I'll ask though, if as how you won't pay
! it no how without being sued"
~ had rather be sued, fhe'll EN-
p."y ne, boy"
"Bnt who is to pay them costs-the
boss"
The lawyer looked all at once very
serious, and gave another of those long
5 whistles peculiar TO him.
"Well, am sensible man, truly
b my anxiety to get the costs Of suit blin-
dcd me to the fact that they we're 10
come out of my own pocket, before
they could safely be pat into the pockei.
All we'll, my boy, ! suppose | must pay.
i Here is n five collar gold piece; is i re-
ceip,edi i, is SO dirty aud greasy cant
e see"
"It was nice and clean when boss
gin it to me, aud the writing sbned like
Knapp's bjsckin'-it is torn 30 dunnin
so much"
"Well, here's your money" said tho
man-of law, taking solitary FIVE dollar
piece from his watch fob; "now tell your
master, Mr.. Last, that ifbe has any
!, other accounts he wants sued. Ill sttcnq
?. to ,hcm with Lbe greatest pleasure" -"
or "Thank'ee sh," answered the boy,
pocketing his five, "but you IL ibe only
reg lar dunnIn' customer boss has got;
and now you've paid up, he ban'i nons
ps but cash iolhs Good day TO you"
e' "Now there goes fvs dollsrs ibs