The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-11
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER. Ill.
I'm Call lrSsnd and paw.

| folded paper from the hand ot n hoy. Tie
day was Saturiay--thc hour about one.
"Oh. yes--l see - he added moment
atterward. ..Ncry well. Say TO BARKER,
III call around and pay him. Can't attend
IL il Just now
MIR. RedMond'> tire-prsof stood only six
tcet from the place where lac was sitting
| the du.r was wide upen---thc eAcck-book IN
| .ight--and the balance IN bank was Just
four Thousand dollars. Ii wouid have taken
only slight effort, and consumed but two
minutes time, for him 10 have drawn a check
for sixt, eight dollars and fourteen cents
the amount III Mr.. Bankers bill But he
was in an indolcnt frame IT mind, and il
was 50 much easier Ia say 'tl'ii call around
and pay, than 10 rise from his quiet ls,,i-
ton and co to all The trouble III writing Il
check and takin: receipt
The b., looked disappointed and fingered
y muncnt.
Did you understand mc II said the mer-
chant, speaking rather sharply.
Yes, sir; but
But what ~
1T i Saturday, sir-and-and--n
J did ut enquire II ,ou the day Of the
week, wa, t.stil, answered
10y 10y io1hta Hai firitchcH anu went
oil Instantly
Saturday. indeed = muttered Mr. Red
w"od u himself !" \ rare piece of inforna.
lion 4 hight boy, reali, What has
saturday o. 10 with the payment Of my
shoemaker hiii r.
Did Won st any money from MIR. Red
wnod r asked the shoemaker A. the boy
came in. His lace had an anxious look
No, sir. lie SAYS he'll call around and
pay
He did M mention an, time, replied
tue hoy
Did you tell linn il was SATURDAY, and
lad my wurkmen aud warkw Ia pay
oft"
II tried Ia. ~ir, hut il seemed t. max.
him angry and n he i Il g,.,l Gust olncr :
Too bad too had = calculated I'll. sloc-
maker, breaking IA Upon tho boy, words.
"Iail around ald pay Why did MT h.
send the money That would ha,' been
easier.
RISING from h. bench, tile shoemaker
went u his little nnpa,nt.d PIN i.~h, IN
Which Wa an Old square cork ink stand, and
the STUNT. - quill, live inches hong. which
wN, dlguiied 10y tie narne a pen, and
iook thereilom package ot bill. liz went
over them twice hetnlr selecting one, for
there seemed lnt l,ttl, promise inr that da,
~ ans Ut them.
Take this to Mr.. Glenn, sail he 10 the
boy, "and tell him that he will parti, ilarly
ablige me il he will let me have the money.
Say that would not trouble him again. but
IL j. Saturday, and | have my workmen to
pay
The hoy Was gone nearly hall an hour
Mr.. Glenns store ~as in d distant part of
tl. town, though his family. Cor whom Mr..
Barker worked, lived in til. nciyhborhood.
dozen times before he came back had the
anxious mechanic paused ia hi work and
fixed hi ese~ upon the door. hoping his hoy
would return. At last be cam. IN.
!" We'll, Andrew, VIVA, success ~
Mr. Glenn says he'll call around and
pay
III. shocmaker's conntenanee Ill. II.
let hi- eye drop t. his work on hi hap, and
bent h> FAC. downward. 10 that IL, express
sion might be PATTY concealed from ia. hoy.
i,d You say that he would .bllcc me
particularly by settling the I'LL, Il. il wa
Saturday, and had my workmen TO IN, |"
e, sir, but he turned away. saving he
did not wish Ia hear ans thing mere from
me-
Barker sighed and Ia some moments
sat very still upon hi bench Then rising
slowly, lac referred apa,n IL the Package oi
unsettled hills.
"Sappo~e yoa try Mr.. Wharton again. =
The hoy shaok his head, reuark,n- with
SOME familiarity VI manner " leor chance
there. Hes besa p",ng 10 call round aud
pay these three months
When did you &c Mr.. Ninton 7" asked
the shoemaker.
Last week"
What iid h. say =
Said he would cali around
tall around IT. only get on I'm
out II all patience !" Aud the perpcNed
shoemaker grew excited The. are all
eager enough to ret their work. and sharp
spnhcn enough II II mt read, to the MN
nt.. Bai When Il e,nne. opasing. I'll. mat !
ter j. ii tao little consequence tarlalin their
atteati"n. All here's Mf. Ma,herr.'s ae-
count ns--he had been running over the
bills - he talked. Ibid nj he promise to
settle to-day ~
Yes, III. believe he did, replied the
boy.
Very well, Hurry around to hi store
and catch him beinr. lie gue- u dinner
The lad started I'll with Ll. usual alarrlfy.
and Barker AT down L. warl and aa,i.
NJ mone, II I'll. shoemaker read dis.
appointment in lie I.as' face.
No, ar
.Nhs r.
Mr.. Ma, berry SAIL be- had Ia~t deposit
I'd everything for ia. day, and that he coul,l
mol draw check iur - small AN amount,
Would pay IN Monday"
A thin, pale, weary looking woman open
ed the shop daor Al this moment and cam.
in. She carried a basket on her arm, from
which she took q bundle IL Jumpers tina,
she had taken IL close and bind
Here il the work, Mr. Barker she
sa,d in detected soiee s. hope ,"u will
find il all right Thu, w.,lld have bern
ready two day ago, but my husband |. very
s'ek, and have hal t. he up with HIM all
night Tor tire. nights
The shoemaker lid MI see ia. ,laialst. IL
81. work A. be took the nppers 7 from / he
woman basket aud made sis.u ii exam.
ming them u. VA anis thinking a the
an,nan' need and her expectations. She
had performed her part. hut mt single
dollar laad he, and hav was be I. l.rinrin
hi- Iart
How Il soaf husband in.tla, Ii. asked.
kindly. showing mare iltan usual attention.
ior Ii. felt Il. hal little more than symIa !.
thy 10 give.
Not 30 well, replied the woman. IL
l.as. run Down for few minutes, and left
hmm alone, quite much to got the lno.s,
Tor I'll. work ~ u br,ng il homo. The
daeiof LA. ordered it'll. wine. and I must
ret IL Ion him.
How much does sonr work come t. r.
TIVE dollars answered III. woman.
No,i are little t.o early In the day iur
ne, Mrs. Blythe he said smiling vet re-
greifally. 4 have not yet received my
collections for the day. Shall send ,ou up
I'll, money r.
The woman sighed and looked disapIeint-
cd
~ am very sorry. Mr.. Blythe, the
sh.emak.f dad not manifest the slightest
,mpa,,ene., for he understood tie case per-
irctls /" hnt We lind II very hard time. 10
get IN our bills. I've had Andrew running
aroand all the morning, but he has not col
lecied single dollar - far II j. strange
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