Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-31

I lnew comers, and / saw he was yer
j pale and trembling. A low, dee
4 groan escaped him, and he arose fror
bis chair. He in the jockey Goa
came first, and his eyes rested upOl
4 Leeman and myself. a. sao.55
4 "Only some travellers, Mr.. Vaughan,
said our host. I gs;gassr1 ).
j So Mr.. Vaughan turned his gaze
elsewhere about the room, and a
lengthit was upon the old man.
aWell, said he, ''what about thu
rent?" "a
| eve hayenta penny of it yet, SIR
answered the host trembling. gs
| "Not penny! Then how'll yor
pay me twenty pounds?'
"Twenty pounds?' murmured the
old man painfully. aAlas! I cannot
pay it, You know Walter has long
been sick; and every penny I could
earn has been paid the doctor. $ You
know he was to have earned the rent
if be had been Well.'' alUsq gaaaa
"Ido not know anything about it, .
returned the landlord doggedly-for
Mr. Vaughan owned the little farm,
it afterwards appeared. nas5T 8.
"Ali / know is, that you have had
the house and land, and that for two
whole years you haven't paid me a
penny. You know / told you a
month ago that you should have Just
one more to pay me. That month
was up lastnight. Can you pay me?"
No!-no!-0 God knows l can t. %
"Then you must leave the house."
"When?' at..
"To-night!'' - q @s
"You do not mean that. You will
not turn US out so quickly as -
"Out upon your prating! What
do you mean by that? You had no.
tice month ago. How long notice
do you suppose I give! IF you haven't t
had time in a month to move, then
you must look out for the consequent
ces. Tonight you move! IF you
want a shelter you may go into the
old house at the horse pond"
"But there is not window in it.
"Beggars shouldn't be choosers,
remarked Mr. Vaughan. eff it hadn't
been for hulting up the officer, /
should have been here this morning.
But 'tisn't my fault. Now ! can
have good tenant right of, and he
wants the house tomorrow. So
there's not a word to be said. I shall
take your sheep and your two COWS,
and ifthey go for more than twenty
pounds after taking out the expenses,
you shall have the balance back
The poor peasant gazed for a mo-
ment half wildly into the landlords
face, and then sank into chair, and
covered his face with bis hands.
"My COWS! my sheepp' he groaned
spasmodically. "Oh, kill me and be
done with it!!'' * asr n Ba
"In Gods name, Mr.. Vaughan"
cried the wife, "spare us them. We
will leave the cot, and we will work
with all our might, until we pay you
every farthing, but do not take away
our very means of life. My poor
boy viii diep' "a sSsi q a'Fa
"Nonsense!'' uttered the unfeelingl
man. "I'm used to such stuff. II
make my living by renting my, farms,
and this farm is one of the best I
have. A good man can lay up|
more than ten pounds a year herr"
'But we have been SICK" urged
the woman. 1sf 2 : s~sf's
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aThat isn't my fault. If you are
you know where to go to-
get taken care of. Now / do not
want another word. Out you go. to-
night. unless you pay me the twenty
pounds, and your COWS and sheep go
too - -. : - .'
/ was just upon the point of
turning to my companion to ask him
if he would not help me to make ,upl
the sum, for / was determined the
poor folks should not be turned out
thus. The woman had sunk down
and she too had covered her face
with her hands. At that moment
Leeman sprang to his feet. His face
was very pale and for the first time
| saw that tears had been running
down his cheeks.
'Look ye, sir" said be to Vaughan,
show much do these people owe you?"
Twenty pounds" returned he,
regarding his interlocutor sharply. i.
.And when did this amount come
due in the year2"