The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-04-14
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, APRIL IA, 1853.

e pay for my work as soon as it is done
But what's this One hundred and
$ twenty five dollars! You certainly have
made mistake my friend"
4 &C believe not, sir think you will
, find it all correct" "
Mr.. Somerville then commenced ex-
amining the different items.
| There" said he, pointing to par
: ticular charge, " that is five dollars
more than | ever paid before"
Mr.. johnson took the bill and looked
at it, and then replied
a" Indeed, sir, that is as low as
!, ought to do it in justice to myself |
used the best of materials, otherwise 1
might have done it lower"
/ "You must take three of, at any
, rate"
Well, I don't care well not quar-
rel about it."
Four or five other charges were point
ed out by Somervile as being too high,
the result of which was that the me-
chanic's bill of hundred and twenty
five dollars was reduced to a hundred
and ten.
"Now then we'll SETTLE" said the
merchant; will you have the cash, or a
note at three months 7"
"The cash if it is convenient" said
johnson, a good deal astonished at the
question.
"Just as leave settle one way as the
other" answered Somerville, then taking
a bundle of notes from the desk, counted
out to the young man one hundred and
four dollars and fifty cents.
Il don't understand this, Mr. Som
erville," said Johnson; my bill is one
hundred and ten dollars"
1t is always understood, my friend"
replied the merchant, " that when we
pay cash, it is five per cent off"
/ won't take it then," answered the
young man 81 have already reduced
my ill fifteen dollars, and it that's not
enough, l don't know what is"
"Take a note then, it's all the same
to me-" replied Somerville.
johnson looked at him moment,
then bundling up the notes, thrust them
into his pocket, picked up his hat and
without uttering word, walked out Of
the store.
"Your receipt" shouted the merchant
after him.
"Get it when you cam" muttered the
young man to himself; here I've got one
hundred and four dollars aud fifty cents.
Seventy five dollars | owe for materials,
then | have little less than thirty for
my six weeks hard work. lie called d
benevolent man, too. Strange kind of
benevolence, l think"
well !" thought Mr.. Somerville,
after the young man had departed, /" SO
much for patronzng new beginners.
What encouragement is there to give
them aork' They don't thank you for
it. This chap will get no more from
me, the impudent fellow"
While these thoughts were passing
through his mind, a gentleman somewhat
past the middle age of life, entered the
store, and walked directly up to where
MIR. Someryille was sitting. A few
words passed between them, and then
the gentleman observed: ,
I" [ would like to have little private
chat with you, Mr.. Somerville." " Z
"We are private enough here, Mr. I
King" was the reply, "you wish to see t
me about that note, suppose it falls a
due to-day, does it not 7" G
"Ycs sir; and l am sorry to say that
am not able to meet it" \
Well, then, sir" answered Mr.. u
'omerville, drawing himself up to his /
ull height, and taking a long breath, a
allow me to tell you, that | will not II
DO triAed with in this way" t'
" do not wish to trae with you, sir.
can assure you, that it would be much d
more pleasant to me, if l we're able to y
neet my engagements" d
There certainly must be something e,
wrong, Mr.. King-there certainly is it
omething wrong. 1t is now two years j.
ince you borrowed that two hundred
lollars from me. During that time, as "