Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-09-08
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.Ilvssaa settfenent Of thsSmqllsst account,
F1sS sss'BYs PROFESSOR fSeRanAm. .aagi
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:. ioPay thai bill ,o-tay y ,said, for lhe tent
time, half grown boy. in dirty jacket, Il
d lawyer in his office. .'t' '''''' = -
T. .Fhe attorney III length turned arount
and stared the boy full in the face, as if b.
had seen some newly discovered specimen
i Of. zoology, gaye.a whistle. thrust his inky
fingers into one pocket and then into the
other Of bis black coat, vest, and then CAV.
another long whistle, and completed hi
stare in the boys face. se' st aa'sszs5sE -
J. .Ho, hn, shum!sthat bill, eh = and the
young legal gentleman extended the tips o.
| his fingers towards the wel-worn Bit of pa.
per, and dainti!y opening it, looked al it,
lconteBis. ss-,<E I t:geEst.g t5zszEsf.4i 7
Hum! for Gaping and heel>tappiDg six
shilliDgs-for foxing, ten and sixpence, ane
other sundries.! So your master wants me
I.o settle this bill, ehi' repeated the man o.
I briefs. @s''s''@ aS<ssFs - s5es &hs'@
| u Y es, sir, Ibis is the nineteenth time
hive come for ii, and intend 10 knock OF
at twenty, and cull il half day. 's'.
You nre an impudon, boy .'.'zz
4's always impudent 10 lawyers, coz
tcan'theip tits ca,chin.'
- Y gu We got your teeth cut, see.' @..;
sThat's what boss sent me for, instead oil
tbs 'prentices as was getting ti,cir teeth cut,
I Gu, mine III ninc months old with a hand
saw. Boss says If you don't pay The bill
Ihe'll sue you.' t.s.-..szs SO -
Sue me I'm a fawyerp #71 't3za'
Its no matter for that. Lawyer or no
lawyer, boss declares he will do il; 80 fork
trigh, over = .'.'. --z SO
T Declares he will sue me =
| tAs true as there is another lawyer in all
Fildelfy,' '.5
That would be bad = 5s''s'..5i
sWculdn', it = s SO '''
Silence, you vagabond; I suppose must
ipay this, smu,,ered the attorney TO himself.
IFS not my plan TO pay these small bills
What is lawyers profession good for il
he can't get clear Of paying his own bills.
He'll sue me; lis just FIVE dollars. Ii
comes hard, and he don't wan, the money.
What is Tho FIVE dollars 10 him 2 His boy
could have earned i. in the time he has been
sending him to dun me FOR it. So your
master will sue me for it, if don't pays'
'fie says he viii dot, and charge new
pair Of shocs for me-
'Harkoe. can, pay to-day; and SO if
your boss will cue, just DO so kind as 10 ask
him to employ me as his attorney
you y @ 'fSs ...Ass
Yes, pIl issue you writ, have ii sery-
ed, and then you see, | shaN put the costs
INTO my own pocket, instead Of seeing them
go into another lawyers. So you see if
| beve to pay the bill I'll save the costs.
Capital idea.'
The boy scratched his head awhile az it
trying 10 comprehend the capital idea,' and
,hen shook j. doubsfuily. ':7zazs go
4 don'l2know abou, ,his-i, looks tricky.
iii ssk boss though if as how you won't
pny i, no how wi.hou, being sued.
well, | am sensible man, truly My
anxiety 10 get the costs Of this suit blinds.
me to,the fact, that they we're 10 come from
my own pocket. All, well, I suppose boy
! mus, pay. Here is five dollar BILL
Isl, receip,ed' it is so dirty and greasy ]
can't see, J afss S5
1T wss nice and clean when boss GIN it
TO me aid the wri,in shined like Knapp's1
blackin'-itis is torn off dunnin' so much.
Well, here is your money! said the man
of law, taking a solitary FIVE dollar note
from bis watch fob; now tell your master,
Mr. Last, If he hassany othe, accounts he
wants sued, III attend to them with the
creates, pleasure. o. st= sz,<s %Ef'2s-'
q sThank'ee SIR answered the boy, pock-
e,ing the fse,l sbut you is the only regular
dunnin customer boss has, and now you've
paid up, hahn: none bul cash folks. Good
day toyou.' 5s~Es y as>4zs7 81 . a@&z.s7
Now there goes Ave dollar note that
will doathut fellow no good; am in want
of it, and he is not. II is q five thrown
away. dt wouldn't ;haxe leflmy pocket
book but was sure thai his patience was
worn out, and costs would come Of it,
like 10 Take costs, but L don't think that
lawyer has anything TO do with paying
,hem.' 81
As Peter Chancery, Esq, did not be>
lieve in his own mind that paying his debt
to Mr.. Lust was to be- of any benefit to
him, and was OF the opinion that it was
"money thrown away le, us follow the
fate ofslhe FIVE dollar bill through, the day.
He has paid, said the boy, placing the
money 10 his, employers hand. who was
wondering where he could get five dollars
to pay a bill that was due .tbatday.'" n.
Here John,' he. called to one Of his
apprentices, put on your hat and take this
money. Captain G: Brien, and tell him i
came within one Of disappointing him,
when some money came in didn't ex~
pect. ., 80. ...=-.-.... >, - -,
Captain o O'Brien was on board his school,
ner at the next wharf, and with him was q
seaman with his hat in his hnnd, and look.
ed very gloomy as he spoke 10 him.
pm sorry, my man, can't pay you