Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-12-25
Peter Chancery, Esq, and his Five
Dollars,
SAouing the Blessings that may tolAoU the
Settlement of the Smallest Bills.

SAouing the Blessings that may tolloU the
Settlement Of the SmaiieA BiHs.
Sir. if you please, boss would like you
to pay this little bill to day.. said, for the
tenth time, a hall.grown boy in dirty
Jacket 10 lawyer in his office.
The attorney at length turned round and
stared the boy full in the face. as if he had
been some newly discovered specimen Of
zoology, gave & long whistle, thrust his
inky fingers first into one pocket and then
INTO he other Of his black cloth vest, and
then gave another long whistle. and com:
pleted his stare at the boys face.
Ho, ma, hum that bill. eh p said the
legal young gentleman, extending the tips
of his fingers towards the well-worn BIT
Of paper, and ,dain,iiy opening it, he looked
at its contents.
"Hum, for Gaping and heel-caPplng,
six shillngs-for Goxing, ten and sixpence,
and other sundries. eh So your master
wants me to settle this bill, eh ;" repeated
the man Of briefs.
"Yes, sir this is the nineteenth time !
have come for it, and intend 10 knock of
at twenty. and call it half day.
You're an impudent boy"
"Ps always impudent to lawyers, COZ
can't help tits catchin."
ivo"'"o nof vour eve teeth cpt. seeo
"That's what boss sent me Tor Instcao
of the 'prentices as was gettin' their teeth
cut. | cut mine at nine months old with
the handsaw. Boss says If you don pay
the bill, he'll sue you
"Sue me? Pm a lawyer !"
"It makes no odds. Lawyer or no law
yer, boss declares he'll do ii.
Declares he'll sue me ~
"As true as there is another lawyer IN
all Fiadelfy.''
"That would be bad !"
Would nj it 2"
Silence, you vagabond II suppose
| l must pay this, (muttered the attorney to
himself) but il is not my plan to pay these
small bills. What's lawyers profession
good for if he can't get clear of paying his
own bills :. He'll sue me IT'S just five
dollars. 1t comes hard, and he don't want
the money. What IS five dollars TO him
His BOY could have earned it in the time
he has been sending him 10 dun me for 1t.
So your master will sue me for it if don't
pay :" "A, ..,o ,,o,,
new. pair Of shoes for me-"
"Harkee; can't pay to day e; and SC
if your boss will sue me, just be so kind as
to ask him to em.R me for his attorney
yo.w, E.
"Yes /; rllissue the ". have it served
Iand then you see shall'fSshe costs 'ntt
my own pocket. instead Of stSng It g
into another lawyers So you see II
have to pay the bill. l'll make the cos;
Capital idea !"
The boy scratched his head awhile a
if striving TO comprehend this capital idea
and shook i, doubtingly. 81 don't know
about this I; it looks tricky. Ill ask boss
though, if as how you wont pay i, noho'
wi,hou, being sued"
81 had rather be sued, if he'll emplo,
me. boy"
S "But whose to pay them costs-,h
boss p
: The lawyer looked all at once very Sc
e rious, and gave another Of those long w1''s
e ties peculiar TO him.
swell, l am sensible man, truly M
J. anxiety to get the costs Of suit blinded N
e to the fact that they were 10 come out
II nv own pocket before they could be saiel
II put in. Ah. well, my boy. l suppose
2 must pay. Here is a five dollar COL
!. piece is the bill receipted it is so dirt
l. and greasy, can't see."
q tit was nice and clean when boss q
'e it to me and the writin' shined like Knapp
blackin'-t is torn So dunnin' so much
at swell, here's your money!" said Il
D. man Of law. taking solitary FIVE doll'
niece from his wa.ch.lob now tell yol