The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-20

perfect gentlemen but you know what women are-eh,
knows would only be wasted in low dissipation Now.
don't you think this said very insinuatngly
you think be had better be sent TO the workhousel Very
comfortable accommodations there, can assure YOU
meat twice week and excellent soup; and then, Mr..
we s, night consider about allowing you something for
.Mr Leasem can you reconcile ii to your conscience
to make such arrangement Heresa wife rolling IN
luxury. and Q husband starving!'
mo, Mr.. Discount not starving there ID the work
house. as observed before. Besides. allow me to sug
gest that these appeals TO feeling are quite unproies
sional-quite unprofe ssonal" !,
But, Mr. Leasem, touching this properly winch the
sWhy, there again. Mr., D., you must excuse me--you
really must doa Say DC m ne xo no.
how to proceed the law is open to you, MT Discount
the law is open; and man OF your talent will know
Then Mr.. Leasem. you that must, in order to
right this starving man. file bill OF discovery 70 extract
from you tie particulars Of his rights You have the
marriage settlement, and all the information and you de-
cline TO allow pension, afford any information the
man is to slarve. or 60 TO the workhoase." !,
i moi professional but YOU see there subdued smile 81
trumph) il has been decided that solicitor 10 not bound
afford such information as you ask, 10 the injury Of
his client"
Then you mean that this poor Molinos may rot and
stave, while keep secret from him, at his wfes re-
quest his title to income and that the court OF chan
Gerry will hack you in this iniquity"
kept repeating the word !" starve, because saw II
made my respectable opponent vince.
/ j know
happy state Of Your equity law chancery can't help my
clra; hut have another plan shall 90 hence TO my
off e. issue wn and take your clients husband 10 ex.
ecuon As as he is lodged ia jail, shall nile his
-che ule in the insovent and when he comes
To- his discharge. shall put you the witncssb0x ana
exam you onoa,h touching any properly OF which
you know the invent to be possessed and where will
| lie Your privileged communications then"
The res,e cable Lea-en's lace leng hened in twink
ling his comfortable, conidrnt ar vanished; he ceased
twddng his gold chain; and at length he mu,lered-
suppose pay the lebi r.
Why then, iii MIN the day after for another"
But, my dear Mr.. Discount surely such conduct
| v you'd not be quite respectable"
"Thal'- m, business. Ny client has been wronged
determined 10 right HIM: and when the ar,siocrac
hrm al Leaseh Fasbnm takes refuge, according to the
oil respt .tac regulators. ~ the cool abors oi
the court OF cnancsrs, WY mere bill discoanlgaitor-
ney like David Discount need not hesitate about cutting
| bluageon out OF the nsolvent court"
| swell, well, Mr.. D. you are so warm, so fiery. We
must deliberate we must consult. You will give me
until the day after to and then we'll write you
our ina determination In the mean time, send us
COP, Of your authority to act for Mr. Molinos Fitz.
u course lost no time in getting the gentleman beg
gar to sign proper letter. ~
On the ap.oiaied day came communication with the
eagerness. II as follows:
"Ir RE MoLlsos Frrz. Roy AND AsoTHHR
"SiR. In snswer 10 your application behalf Of Mr.
Moinos Fiz Roy, We beg to inform you that under the
administration oa pale,na aun, who died n,s..se your
client entled thousand and hve hundred pounds
Ell ht shilling. and sixpence, three per cents one thou
sand i've hundred pound: nineteen shlllngs and Tour
ong five hundred pou d., bank stock; three
securities making up about ten Thousand pounds which
pep,red TO transfer over 10 Mr. Monos Fz-Roy's
direction iorhwilh'
| Here was wndfall! It quite took away my breath.
Al dusk my gentleman beggar, and what puzzled
me was, how 10 break the news 10 him. Being very
much overwhelmed with business that day, I had no,
dressed than when frs, saw him, with only weeks
beard upon his chin, but, usual, not quite sober
Six weeks had elapsed since our first interview, He
was still the humble, trembling, low-voiced creature
| first knew.
After prelude. said: :. hnd Mr. F.. you are emit.
70 Sh % 70 give IN
Oh. take half. il there is hundred pounds take
half ! if there is FIVE hundred pounds take half" ;,
! "No, no Mr.. f., don't do business in that way:
shall be satisfied with ten per cent"
II was SO settled then led him out into the street.
mpeed TO tell him the news, yet dreadng the effec-not
daring 10 make the revelation in my oce for fear Of
a scene
began hestaiingly. my Fitz. Roy. am happy to say
that lind you entitled ten thousand
Ten thousand pounds " he echoed. "Ten thousand
pound. r. he yelled, seizing my arm violently You
shout mil hl have been heard mile of. He jumped into
the h,st; Ia a.
| "1o a tailors, you rascal"
"ren thousand pounds ha, ha, ha ~ be repeated hys-
ercally' when IN the cab and every moment graphing
the face. and mu,irred with sgonizng fervor-
| "What jolly brick you are"
The tailor the hosie the boomaker, the hair dresser,
in turn visited by this poor pagan oil externas As,
by degrees under their hands, he emerged from the beg
gar the gentleman, bis spirits his eyes frightened.
he walked erect bat always rvousy, graspng my arm,
fearing, apparently to lose sight Of me for moment.
The impatient pride with which he gave his order the
asionshed tradesman Tor the finest and best OF every
thing, and the amazed air OF the fashionable hair dresser
when he presented his matted locks and stubble chin
be " cut and shaved" may be aeted- cannot be de-
| scribed.
BY this time the external transformation complete.
and sat down in cojI in the Haymarket opposite
hsggarJ, but handsome, thorough bred looking man,
whose with the exception OF the wild eyes and deeply
Drowned face did not differ from the stereoyped men
about Town sitting around u.s. Mr. Molinos Fltz-Roy
had already nearly forgotten the past He bulIed the
waiter and criticised the wine II he had done nothing
else but dine and drink, and scold there all the days OF
his lite
Once he wished to drink my health, and would have
proclaimed his whole story 70 the codee-room assembly
at The o losing sight OF But, allowing for those
natural result OF such whirl OF events
ne sonderiuy calm and self possessed
Tue nex day his fret To distribute fifty pounds
amongst 5ls friends the cajgers, at house OF call IN
Westminster, and formally to dissolve his connection
Nth hem--ihoSe prvSent undertaking fvf the raief
that tor the iuurc he should never be noticed by
item in public private.
| cannot follow his career much further A1ver-ity
ha taught him nothing He sgain surrounded
b, the well bred vampires who had forgotten him when
| pen'.s-: but they amused him, and that enough.
The thousand younds rapidly melting when he
invite me 80 grand dinner AT Richmond, watch IN
cluded dozen me most eeable, good look ing.
ra H.