Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-06-26
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The following is leaf from Sheriff. dock,

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The following is leaf from Sherff-s docket:
DONG the tailor seems TO be fashionable
amusement, and there are hundred of our gay
young bloods' who deem getting into debt with
at least the ninth part of humanity, the finishing
stroke to their education. At any rate, know
that with some of these gentry the principle is
sought to be established, that debt due to a
tailor has not the moral fore of other obliga-
tons, and thus by the Indulgence of this idea
they avoid the payment of debt which has
contributed i'll great measure to give them an
appearance and an outfit.
dissent from the common notion, that mine
tailors make a man. Indeed, know that of
ten one tailor makes the mdi. He certainly, if
he be an artist imparts style and appear
ance to many q wretched manikin, which can
be created in no other way and looking at the
trials which the knights of the shears and the
yard-stick are so frequently compelled to under
go by the class of persons above referred to, in
the non-payment of their little obligations
do not wonder that should occasionally have
been called upon to render material aid in my
official capacity, stretched to the point of ten
sion, to these very valuable and necessary vul-
gar fractions.
was sitting in my office one afternoon, lux
uriating in the enjoyment of delicious cigar,
buried in thought over mater of business just
then engaging my serious attention, when the
door was opened, and Mr.. Clermont entered,
and addressing me, said !; Sheriff, have writ
of replevin for suit of clothes against ayoung
gent who ordered them, promising the cash
when the garments were seat TO his hotel. |
sent them,' he continued, by one of my boys,
who delivered them to my customer he request
ing the lad TO wait untl the clothes were tried
on, to see whether they fitted him. For this
purpose the young gent. went to his room,
and after an interval of fifteen or twenty min
utes he returned, decked in the new suit, say
ing to the boy, that the clothes suited him very
well indeed, considering they were the first
clothes Mr.. Clermont had made for him; that
there we're few trihing alterations to be made
which he would point out to Mr.. Clermont him
self and that when he called on Mr. Clermont
he would settle with him in person.. The boy
on hearing this story, although charged by me
particularly not to leave the clothes without hav-
ing the bill paid, deeming the complaint plau-
sible one, and the young gent appearing to
him (in the nep clOthes) as one who was all TRUTH
left him, and returned to my store. Now, Mr.
Sheriff, waited three days for the fellow to call
on me, and have called myself, and sent TO his
hotel several times for the purpose of seeing
him, but have not been so fortunate as to meet
with him, and, as a last resource, have availed
myself of the powers of writ of repleyin to
get my goods This am directed by my at
torney to place in your hands for service. Here
is the writ, Sir
/ took the writ from him, and after examin-
ing it, asked him if he had any one near at
hand to accompany me, for the purpose of
identifying the goods
He answered, that his foreman was then pre-
sent, and that could avail myself of his services
in that behalf as long as required Mr.. Cler-
mont then left me, wishing success to us in the
object of our mission
Taking with me my old friend, Mr.. Henry
Thison, for so long time an attache of the
Sherifi7s Office, whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary perfect Cory
phoeus in the way of finding out the locale of
gentlemen equally short of memory and money I;
accompanied by Mr.. Clermont's foreman, Mr..
Planker we proceeded on our journey.
Do you know where he is to be found p said
to Planker.
Haven't an idea, said he.
Never mind, that's of no consequence. I'll
have him before the devil gets him, said Thison
frightening up,and raising his old baldeage face
in the air
Very well, said l, that's soon enough
Thison led the way, and soon we arrived at
the hotel we suspected to be the fortress of the
cuchuN, Iilt utlcHuuilI III MY Will
went TO the Office, and inquired If Mr.. Bye
field was in and was told that 'he was at his
dinner
waited till dinner was over, and presently
my attention was called by Mr. Planker, who
pointed Mr.. Byefeld out to me.
Perceiving that he had no overcoat, and that
my writ called for one, permitted my gentle
man, before communicating with him, to select
his own from the hotel wardrobe, where such
garments are usually deposited by the boarders.
As matter OF policy perhaps, it was well did
so, as l might been of considerable trouble in
finding that winter habit if had been put to
the service of looking for it.
'Accoutred as l was, writ in hand, accosted
Mr.. Byefeld.
Mr.. Augustus Byefeldp said to him, in
terrogatively.
That is my name Sir said he.
"A little private business with you, Sir said /.
Walk this way, Sir, if you please said he.
His request to mewas not only complied with
by me, but by my attache, Thison, and Mr. Plank
er also, who, doubtless, supposed request for
me to walk this way was an invitation to the
tres junctus in uno,' and was intended for the
party.
"A little private businessp said he, address,
ing me, looking at my friends inquiringly. Il
cannot understand this, Sir. Who are these
people?'
They are friends of mine replied; 'one an
assistant and the other helper in pressing
emergency. l am the sheriff, Mr.. Byefeld, con-
tinued j, and have writ of replevin wherein
you are the defendant and Mr. Thomas Clermont
is the plaintiff; and am directed to replevin
certain articles of dress which you procured him
to make, which he AYERS you 'wrongfully took
and unjustly, detain,' and which are described in