The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-19
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DO long hs he S-ts t"iii5.S" e'ee'SN II
never thinks il dear. Nodmner is TOO goed
for him: the dearest wines, the earliest peas, |,
de most iuvonile strawberries, the slong
est liquors, the most exotic lusuIie,--eveIy !,
thing that is expensive andsdelic'ous, 50
t,al no is not called upon to give ready
money for il. The world pays and he EN-.
Joys himself. His cab is found him free OF
expense, and by some charm heshas 200
guinea horse sent to him without paying
single penny for it. The rent Of his house
is several quarters due; the furniture is oil
the very best, but not stick or a stitch oil;
has been settled for, and the very sheets ne
sleeps in might be taken from nnder him by |
his wssherw oman, foE terrible arrears Of
debt. These thoughts, however, do not
trouble his happiness. He trusts, Tor every
thing, to his appearance. He knows well
enough that man with shabby exterior |
never gets credit for anything in this world.
He has good coat, and on the back oil It |
orders as many clothes as he likes. he has
only to ask for hats, boots, walking-slicks,
pistols, dressing cases, and they are all left
at his residence" exactly as if he had paid
for every one of them. No questions are
asked-not soul is in hurry; for ''any
one can see he is perfect gentleman he
flourshes cheque-book, though his drafts
would not be liquidated at any other bank
but Aldgate Pump. The day ofreckoning,
however, sooner or later, comes. Then il
is that the wonderful impotence, the real
genius, of the Model Debtor bursts oat in
all its greatness. 1t is not convenient for
him TO pay, Just at present. IL would be
; ruination 10 sell out when funds are so low.
He wonders at Mr.. Smiths impotence
Smith is his butcher)---ihe bill can barely
hare been owing two ysars--but he svsli
call and settle next week, Some he threat
ems to expose; the impertinence of others
he will certainly report to all his friends.
\ AMI he silences the noisiest with piece Of
stamped paper, on which his name is in
scIibed, as the representative OF hundreds OF
pounds. But the bubble gets larger and lar
ger, till il bursts Then the Model Debtor
tunbles from his high estate-if ever he
! had any-and from eligible mansion he
: falls to a desirable lodging" ct few shil.
= liDgs per week. He likes the Surrey side
!, Of the Thames best.
\ His life is now constant game OF hide
!. and.seek. He is never "at home," espe.
|, lcisllly to top-boots and Jerusalem noses, that
bring letters and wait in The passage. He
grows nervous. Every knock at the door
: throws him back. and he rings the bell VIC
= lently two or three times, whispers TO the
servant through the door, turns The key, anC
!, crouches down with his ear at the key hole
He looks out at the window before be ven
4 lures in the street. He only walks wher
:, he cannot afford TO pay for cab. Omni
buses are dangerous; il is not so easy Il
II avoid creditors inside. He selects the ,irea
: REST thoroughfares, and never penetrates in
!. to a cHl-de-sac, or approaches within mil,
:, Of Chancery Lane. His impotence, how
ever, does not desert him. He never recol
- lects any bill whatever, and if stopt an
~ questioned about his name. he threatens il
y the grandest manner to call for the police
:, When pressed for'money he is sure the az
~ count was paid long ago, and that he las
- the receipt somewhere at home. lie is mos
2 fruitful in excuses, aud lavish in promises
=, He generally expects "good round sum i
y a day or two" He can never get his &C
!, counts an, and was disappointed only la:
\ week Of large balance he had relied upo
e, lor paying your little "trihe-" As he fall
: lower in The world he gets nlsel,er. ii
90 would pay you if he could. All he ask
- fOr is time. Business is very bad--nevc
81 was worse. lie only wants 10 look roun
h. him. lie hopes you wsntsboa hard apo
- bin: but If persecuied, if goaded 10 death
~ this way, sooner than lead the life he doe
he will 20 into the Gazette, and then h
creditors must not blame hun If they don
-. ger a farthibg. He means we'll, if they wi
~ only leave him alone. He will be happy
10. give you bill. He has a wife and thr,
Is children. In fact he is most affsctiona
hn parent, and the sacrifices he has made &
No his family no one can tell but himself
~ which he does upon every possible oppo
be tunity. He grows tired Of answering lie
rs tiers, and as for giving the name ofhis sol
citor, he hates the law too much to do
"a He meets bill and a bailIf with equ;
-, horror; but does not care much for eithe
~ If he can only be sure Of "good long run
,rs He y very sensitive about the LEFT shoulde
80 going of, like hair trigger, at the slighte
he touch. His great day is Sunday. He
IN then everywhere--in the Park especially
!, and any one to see him would imagine 81
10 could look the world in the face, and de
4 any one to say that he owed him shilling
NO He is brave, too, during Vacation. He
n: very intimate with the law. and has pr
~ found respect for the Statute Of Limitation
rs. bat thinks England not worth living
,or since the County Courts Act. He CARR
,e his antipathy, indeed, SO far as to run ov
ii. some fine morning to Boulogne, and new
orl coming back again, leaving all his propert
he though, behind him in carpeLbag reple
.ar with bricks There his first care is to Gu
ow tivste q moustache, and to procure ne
he cloGhes, new dinners, fresh victims. He
an always expecting remittance by the ne
he post. His bankers, however, are very I
ers miss, and he is lodged at last by his lam
n. lord in the Hotel FAsgleterre---in plai
I'D English, the prison. He only asked {
;fv time, and at last he gets more Of it than
he likes, for he is locked up for two or thr
re- years in Jail, unless he is very lucky and
to liberated by Revolution. He disappes
ma no nne knows where. His friends wond
os. what has become OF him, III there is v
u, que report that he has been seen as an O
rtb tache to one of the gaming-houses abo
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