The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-18
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| A man by the name OF L., dreadiuly in |
debt. being 10 bed Que morning, his wife who was
looking through the window curtains into the |
street, suddenly jumT ed aside. crying;
Here comes your boot maker and rom her |
tone Of yoce une would have thought the boot
maker was something terrible.
Where is hel' asked he.
'Al The Curuer.ol The street,
'Ah lIen we have time enous h;aud since he
persists ia coming here to-day and complains bit
ierly that we won't open tue door To hun
L did nul finish ha' springing from the bed,
threw int0 the baining fire the door key, 4 at The
end Of two seconds, he took The lonss aud drew
l. out heuted 10 a white heat aud running To tho
door palihe key IN the hole on the outside. aud
then went 10 bed again perfectly calm. \ min
ute after, heavy sieI was heard at the stalrs-ii
| approaches, il stops before the door InoIneut.
all Of Sudden a howl Of pain was heard-und the
boot maker fled at full speed.
| The next morui !. was engaged in pasting
some bahis over sumo prospectus OF an aiialr he
| was saperiuteudiug.
All screamed hs wife. whn was again at the
window, here comes the boot maker
Day 20 iO Your nrighbnr's said l., and
leave the duor partly open, Aud he Immediate
| y commenced pasing his paper over the cracks
of the Uuly window in the rolin, The bntsi max
or enters, his hand tied up and Immediately co
menciug To uhilse and threaten his debtor.
i am with yuu in Il minute, replied l., mildly
finishing his work.
Il do not leave the room without my money
sail the bnoi maker
Yon are right replied IT, ] only ask one mo
raent'
So saying he went aud shut the door, locked
It. aud put The key in his pocket He then took
from curner furnacc full or chnrcoa which he
lights aud begins tohlow The bootnaker look
ed ON in surprise. l.. still continued lo blow,
You claim from me- said he, 'lh money which
awe you Your denmd is just-yuu have
worked lof me aud should be paid Iorynu labor
He continued To blow; The bo0t maker some
g what moved by the singularlty and socmnity oI
the proceediuss was silent
'Youure, unfortunately. not the only one, con
u tinue L..'whose idst dues hive been obliged ID
put oll Mlny more than yourself come here
A strange odDr began Ia spread itself through
r, tie room. The bootmakerCoughs aud considers
: the furnace with some unxlely. l.. blows all tbI
) time
s Come here say, and overwh I'm me witt
. their demlnds and sometimes, like yuu will
their abuse; what can dol can't pay, Ium ol
y one side, in the most profound grief at being un
u able tu sutisly my engagements; nd on the other
| cannot bear the ahrOnts TO which am subject
8 You understand that a man like me CAN no lnnge
remain ia such IA situation, aud have resolved Il
put an end to it ALL
= But commenced the booLmaker auxinusly.
' But replied Il, blowing energetically, al
/ that you may say To nus caunot change my ire
vocrnble determination. You have loug punish
cd me forgive YOU
'Dmble! cried the boot maker, no longer abb
tp breathe, 'du what you will with yourself, br
open tie door for me
'i j cannot pay, said L., aud you said that 20
4 would not leave tho room withot your money
- In these crcuinsaICes--'
y Open the door shteked the bootmukcr, 'C
- will stransle your
=" So ends the story L. continued to blow uni
the boot rnaker almost exhausted consented
i give receipt in full, and tho door was finally
" Pened.