Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-15

SAttlCi III Vic uCH CtT VI tIlc ola.
Put Fem down facts and figures, facts
and figures, good old times. Put 'cm
down, facts and figures put 'cm down.
his irot went to that measure, and
would fit itself to nothing else.
But even that one. melancholy as
it was, brought him in due time to the
end Of his journey. To the mansion
of Sir Joseph Bow ley, Member of Par
Lament.
The door was opened by porter
Such porter. Not Of Toby's order.
Quite another thing. His place was
the ticket though, not Toby's.
This porter underwent some hard
painting before he could speak; having
brcathcd himself by coming incautious-
ly out Of his chair, without first taking
his time to think about it and compose
his mind. When he had found his
voicc-which it took him some time to
do, for it was long way off and hid
den under load of meat-he said in
faint whisper:
Who is it from p
Toby told him.
You are TO take it in YOURSELF said
the porter, pointing to room at the
end of long passage, opening from
the hall. Everything goes straight in
on this day of this year. You are not
bit too soon, for the carriage is at the
door land they have only come to
town for a couple of hours or such a
purpose
Toby wiped his feet, (Which were
quite dry already with great care and
took the way pointed out to him; OBJ
serving as he went, that it was an aw-
fully grand house, but hushcd and COW
cred up as if it was in the country
knocking at the room door he was told
to enter from within; and doing so, he
found himself in a spacious library,
where at a table strewcd with files and
papers, were a stately LAZY II a bonet,
and a not very stately gentleman in
black, who wrote from her dictation !;
While another, an older, and much
statclicr gentleman, whose hat and cane
were on the table, walked up and down
with one hand in his breast, and look
ing complaccntly some time at his own
picturc-a fnll-lcngth-avery lull-lengih
hanging over the fireplace.
whats this p said the last named
gentlemen. Mr.. Fish, will you have
the goodness to attcndP
Mr. Fish begged pardon, and taking
the letter from Toby, handed it with
great respect.
From Alderman Cute, Sir Joseph
Is this all Have YOU nothing else,
Porter: cnquired Joseph.
Toby replied in the negative.
You have no bill or demand upon
me: My name is Bowlcy; of any hind
from any body, have YOU said Sir Jo-
scph, if you have present it. There
is check book by side of Mr.. Fish
| allow nothing to be carried into the
new ycar.-Evcry description of &C.
count is settled 10 this house at the end
ofthe year
To cut, suggested Mr.. Fish.
To sever, sir returned Sir Joseph.
with great aspcrity, The cord of ex-
istence-my affairs would be found, /
hope, in a state Of PREPARATION
Nv dear Sir Joseph .aid the lady
who was greatly younger than the gen
tlcman. How shockingp
Ny Lady Bowlcy,' replied Sir Jo-
scph, found ring now and then, as in
great depth ofhis observations, at this
season Of the year, we should think Of
-oC-onrselycs. We should look out
= out our accounts. We should feel
that every return of 50 cyentfuI a peri
Cd 10 human transactions, involves mat
tiers Of deep moment between a man
and his-and his banker
Sir Joseph delivered these words as
though he felt the full morality Of what
he was saying; and desired that even
Trotty should have an opportunity Of
being improved by such discourse. Pos.
sibly he had this end before him in still
forbca.ing to break the seal OF The let
ter; and in telling Trotty TO wait where
be was a minute.
You are desiring Mr.. Fish 10 say
my Lldy-' observed sir Joseph.