The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-02
Pete: lhanccry and bic Five
D0llar Bill.
Snoring the blessings H.at MAY joiiow The
settlement ot Tie shortest GccoUii.
- Professor IA.EAUAN.


"Sir, if you please, boss would like you
to pay this little hIl to-day" said, for the
tenth time, halt-erown boy, il dnt.,
Jacket, 10 lawyer III ms office.
The attorney at length turned round and
stared the boy full in the face, as ii he had
seen some newly discovered specimen OF
zoology, gave whistle, thrust his inky
fingers INTO one pocket aud then into the
other Of his black cloth vest and then CAV,
another long whistle, aud completed his
stare ia the boys face.
"Ho, ha, hum. that bill, oh :" and the
legal young gentleman extended the tlps vi
his fingers towards the well worn bit uTpa.
per, and dainty opening II, looked at It's
contents.
"ium for Gaping and heel-tappiug,
SIX ShllliUgS--lOr ioXlng, ten and. Sixpence.
aud other sundries 50 your master wants
me to settle this bill, eh - repeated the man
Of briefs.
eyes, sir, this the nineteenth time have
come for II, and intend to mock oil at TWEEN.
~ aud call 1t bali day"
lyon are an impudrut boy"
as always impUdent To lawyers, coz |
can't help tits catchin'."
"lou've got your teeth cut, >ee.'i
"Ihat's what the boss sent me ion. instead
o. the 'prcniIceS as was getting their teeth
cut. Lieut. mine at nine months old with a
hand-saw. But til got acquainted with
You did get my eye teeth cut Boss says
II you don't pay this bill he'll sue you"
"Sueme I'm a lawyer"
"Its no matter for that. Lawyer or 10
lawyer, boss declares he'll do lt-so fork
right overr'
Declares he'll sue me,''
''As true as there is another in al! Fla
delfy."
THAT would be bad
"N Uuldn't -
"Sience you vagabond. | suppose must
pay this" muttered the attorney TO himself.
''lt> not my plan 80 pay these small bills
What is a lawyers profession good tor u lac
can't get clear Of paying lns own bills
He'll sue meI lis just five dollars 1t
comes hard, and he don't ant the money
What are vcGoliaiS to him? His boy could
have earned it III the time he has been sen.
ding him to dun for it. SO your master " IL
sue for II If don't pay"
lie says he viii do II, aud | charge you
new pair of shoes for me-"
"Iiaikce, can't pay to-day; and 20. il
your boss will sue, just be SO krnd a> 10 ask
him TO employ me as lis attorney"
"lou:'
eyes; III issue wit, have it served,
and then, you see, shall pat the cost, into
my own pocket, instead Of seeing them 20
into another LAWYERS. youscc, if haze
to pay tie I'LL, -! save the costs. Capita!
idea.'
The boy scratched his head while, Il,
Il trying TO comprehend the capital idca',
aud then shook II doubtiuIlcy. II don't
know about looks tricky. II! ask boss
though, II, as how, you say you won't pay
i noW without being sued
The lawyer looked al at once very scl-
Gus, and gave another Of these long whts.
ties pcculor 10 himself.
~ ell, am sensible man, truly NV
anxiety to get the costs of lhi> suit bliiAs
me To the TACT that they were 10 come out
OF my own pocket, before they could safely
be put IN the other pocket. Well. suppose,
boy, must pay. Here is five dollar bin.
at rccciptrd. 1t is so Sree>y can't see"
1T was nice and clean when boss Gin il
to me, and the with shined like Knapp's
"Ncil here is yourmoncy, said the man
o! law, taking solitary five dUller note
from his watch fob; snow tell your master,
Mr.. Last, that if he has any other accounts
he wants sued, | will attend to them with
the greatest pleasure
"Ihankec, sir answered the boy, poch-
citing the five, shut yen is the only regular
duunlh' customer boss has. and now you've
paid up, he haiut none bat cash !O.&s,--
Good day to you.'
"Ncw, there goes a FIVE dollar note that
vii. DO that fellow, Last, no good. am IN
want OF II and lac is not. la, i've throwL
away. II wouldn't have lief, my pucact.
boots bat that | was sure his patience was
worn out and costs would come uiit Ike
To take costs, but don't think LAWYER has
anything to duwith paying lhem,'
rs Peter Chauccry, E,q., did not believe
in lis own mind that paying his dcabt to
Mr.. Last was 10 he Of amy benefit to him.
thrown away let Us follow the fate G. the
FIVE dollars drought the day.
"Ile has pald,' said the boy, placing the
money in his employers hand, who was
wondering where he could get five dallar>
to pay a bill that was due that day.
"llcre, Joln,' he called to onr Of his ap-
prenuccS, ''put ON your hat and take tins
money TO Capt O'Bren, and tell him !
came within one of disappointing him, when
some money came in dad not expect"
"Capt. . Biicn was on board uf his 5000.
ner at the next wharf, aud with him was a
seaman with his hat in his hand, and look
ed very gloomy as he spoke with him.
''l'm sorry, my man, cannot pay YOU
for have just raised and Ncraped the last
dollar can get above water, 10 pay my in.
snraucc money today, and | have uota cop
per to jingle but keys and old usi'>.H
"Bnt ] am very much IN ncrd, sir, my
wife is aiIing aud my family is ia wau, of a
great many things just now. and 20, Sc.
veral articles nj the store, expecting 10 get
money enough of ycu to make 'rm up rs |
went along home. We haiu't in the house
nofluur, nor tea, uOl-------'
Well, my lat, am sorry. You must
come to morrow. can't hclp you unless
| >cIlmy coat orpawn my SchoJnrI'S kedse,
Nobody pays me-
The sailor who had come TO get an all.
vance of wages, buried away SmrowiuIly.
when the apprentice boy came up aud said
within his hearing;
"ilerc, sir, are five dollars Mr.. Furnace
owes you. lie says when he told Won hc
couldn't pay your bill to-day, he dad not