The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-02-14

was served with the writ. had paid
the plaintiffs lawyer on account thirty
pounds. In the Innocence of my heart
| imagined that by the County Court
Act could not be arrested for the bal
ance. it being under twenty pounds
Mr. Aminadab laughed with contempt
uous pity. g.
ave don't do business that way,p
said he: 1--WE goes in fot the whole lot.
and then you can plead your set-oH. you
Know"
The long and short of the matter was
that had eighteen pounds, twelve shil-
Iings and nine pence TO pay before my
friend in the purple neckcloth would
relinquish his grasp; and that to satisfy
the demand had exactly the sum of
TWO pounds two and half penny and
a gold watch, on which a relation of
mine would probably advance four
pounds more So | fell TO writing let
ters-Mr Aminadab slipping the wine
and playing with one OF his watch
chalns in the meanwhile.
wrote to Jones, Brown and Robin
son-to Thompson and to Jackson like
wise. | wrote 10 my surly uncle IN
Pudding lane. Now was the time TO
nut the disinterested friendship of Mr..
Brown 10 the test, TO avail myself Of
the repeated offers of service from
Jones. ~ ask for the loan of that SIX
pence which Robinson had repeatedly
declared was at my command as long
as he had shilling. sealed the let
terS with an unsteady hand, and con-
shifted nr. Aminadab as TO their deS-
patch That gentleman. BY some feat
nf legerdemain, called up from the
bowels Of the earth. or from one OF
those mysterious localities known as
sround the corner" two sprlteS: one
his immediate assistant; seedier, how
ever, and not jewelled. who carried
= bby STICK which he continually gnaw-
ed. The other. a horrible little man
with a white head and white neck
10Th twisted round his neck like hal
ter, His eyes were red and his teeth
were gone, and the odor of run COM
pa ssed him about like a cloak. To
ihese two acolytes my notes were con-
fided, and they were directed to brlrg
the answers like lightning to Blow
mans. To Blowman's, in CurSltor
street Chaacery lane. was bound,
aud cab was Straightway called Tor
my conveyance thereto. For the mat.
ter of, that. the distance was 30 short |
might easily have walked. but | could
not divest myself Of The idea that every
body in the street knew that. | was a
prisoner.
| was soon within the hospitable
doors of Mr. Bowman, officer to the
sheriff of Middesex. His hospitabie
doors were double, and for more hos
pitaIity, heavily barred, locked and
chained. These. with the exception OF
barred windows, and species OF .gra-
,ing-roofed yard outside, like monster
bird-cage. were the only signs OF cap
tlyity. Yet there was enough stone IN
The hearts and iron in the souls OF MI.
Blowman's inmates to build a score OF
lookup houses For that you may take
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/ refused tie offer of a private room.
and was conducted Ia the coffee-room.
where Mr.. Amiuadab left me for a
wniie 10 my own reflections, aud 10
wait for the answers 10 my letters.
They carne-and one friend into the
bargain. Jones had gone To Hammer.
smith, and wouldn't be back till nexl
Jnly. Brown had been disappointet
IN the city. Rebinson's money was al
locked up. Thompson expected TO be
locked up himself Jackson was brle
but explicit; he sand he I" wonid rather
not" = B.. s--,s=-.r s.zs z-z
| NV f,iend Brought me carpet BAG
with what clothes | wanted IN 1t. He
advised me. moreover, to go to Whlte
cross street at once. for solourn at Mr.
Rlowman's domicile would cost m.
something like guinea per diem =
So. summoning Mr.. Aninadab, wht
| had obligingly waited to see II coult
| raise the money or moi. | announces my
| intention of being conveyed TO Jail a
once. I'paid half-a-ouinea for the ar
e3inna,iation I had had at Mr.. Blow
mans made pecnniary acknowledg
ment of Mr. Ammadab's politeness. ant
/ | did not fail to remember the old maj
| in the white halter and the spirltuou
/ mantle. 1hen, WheH Hau hlso
| membered red-headed little Jew boy
/ who acted as Cerberns to this Hades
| and appeared to be continually wash
/ lug his hands, lthnngh they neve
/ seemed one whit the cleaner for tn
operatiou) another cab was called, an'
of I went TO Whitectoss street, with
| heat considerably heavier than pav
ing stone.
/ had already been three hours i
/ eaptivity. and it was getting on TO
| eiabt O'Clock. The cab was proceed
| iuo along Holhorn, and thought in
| yoImtary of Mr.. Samuel Hail. blac
and grimy. making his progress throng
/ the same thoroughfare BY the Oxtor
road. and so on to Tybnrn, bowing I
the crowd and cursing the Ordinary
The foot-pavement on either side wa
| thronged with people at their Chris
mas marketing, or at least on som
Christmas business-so II seemed
! me Goose clubs were being held a
the public houses--sweeps tor sucking
pias. plum-puddihgs and bottles OF eI'
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