Litchfield enquirer., 1858-08-26
LITCHFIELD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 96, ls5S
TOO WILLING BY HALF.

TOO WILLING BY HALF.
 While General Jackson was President of the United States, he was tormented day after day by lmportunate visitors Gas most Chief Magis trates of this "green country" are, whom he did not care to see, and, in consequence he gave strict directions to the messenger at the door to admit certain persons only on particu. lar day.
 In spite of this peremptory order, however, the attendant bolted into his apartment, during the forenoon, and informed the General that a person was outside whom he could not control, who claimed to see him orders or no orders.
 The old man, with his usual exclamation, said, "I won't submit to this annoyance. Who is it ?" ..
 "Don't know"
 Don't know what's his name? ?"
 Beg pardon, sir it is woman"
 " A woman show her in James :; show her in," said the President, wiping his face and the next moment there entered the Generals apartment neatly clad female of past the " middle age," who advanced cautiously to- wards the old man and accepted the chair profercd her.
 Be seated, madam" he said.
 "Thank yeu," responded the lady, throwing aside her vail, and revealing a handsome face to her entertainer
 My mission hither to-day, General" con- tinued the fair speaker, is a novel one, and you can aid mo, perhaps"
 Madam" said the General, command me-"
 "You are very kind, ST. I am poor wo- man"
 Poverty is no crime, madam"
 No, sir but have little family to care for-I am widow, sir, and clerk employed in one of the departments of your administra- tion is indebted to me for board to consider able amount, which I cannot collect. 1 need the money sadly, and cane to ask if portion of his pay cannot be stopped from time to time, until the claim of mine-an honest one, Gene ral, of which he had the full value, shall be cancelled ?"
 " really, madam-that is, I have no con trol in that way--how much is the bill ?"
 Seventy dollars, sir here it is."
 Exactly, l see-and his salary, madam r
 els said to be twelve hundred dollars year."
 "And not pay his board bill ?"
 As you see, sir, this has been standing five months unpaid Taree days hence he will draw his monthly pay and I thought, sir, if you would be kind enough to-"
 Yes, l have it; go to him again, and get his note at thirty days"
 His note, sir It would not be worth the paper on which it was written he pays no one dollar voluntarily"
 But he will give you his note, madam will he not ?"
 "Oh, yes he would be glad to have res pite that way for month, no doubt"
 That's right, then. Go to him, obtain his note at thirty days from to-day, give him re. ceipt in full, and come to me this evening""
 The lady departed, called upon the young clerk, dunned him for the amount, at which he only smiled, and she finally asked him to give her his note for that amount
 "To be sure," said he, give note, sart'n, and much good may it do you, num-"
 "Oh, yes, sart'n of course will; I al- ways pay my notes mum, do ;" and as the lady departed, the knowing young gent be- lieved he had accomplished neat trick once more.
 "I wonder what the deuce she'll do with that note. Egad I'd like to settle some of the other accounts in that same way. Hope she'll have a good time getting the money on that bit of paper. John Simpkins is rather too we'll known for that" And he turned with a chuckle to his books again.
 The poor boarding-house keeper called again upon the General few hours afterwards.
 "Did you get the note, madam"
 Yes, sir here it is"
 The President quietly turned it over, and with dash of his pen, wrote the name of An drew Jackson upon it
 Take this to the bank tomorrow morning, madam, and you can get the money for it," he said hurriedly.
 The lady acted accordingly, and found no difficulty in obtaining the money for it at sight
 A week before the months termination Mr. John Simpkins received note to the following effect
 s'BANK OF WASHINGTON, -, '32.
 ''&r: Your note for seventy dollars is due on the 27th inst, at this Bank, and you are requested to call and pay the same. -, Cashier"
 Ha ha P screamed. John, upon reading this brief note. A capital joke, that. Can't come it, mum, can't. no howl Scare crow left for collection-I understand do- no go p and John very soon forgot it.
 But payday came round again, and John took his monthly stipend once more, $lO0, from the cashier of the department as usual. As he passed down the avenue, the unpaid board bill suddenly entered his head.
 Who the deuce now has been fool enough to help the old woman in this business, I won- der Egad! I'll go and sec It's all hum, know; but I'd like to know if she really fooled any body with that bit of paper," and entering the bank he asked for the note left there for collection against him."
 |" It was discounted" said the teller.
 Discounted Why, who in this world will discount my note 2" asked John, amazed Any body, with such backer as you have got on this"
 Backer. me l-backer, who 2"
 Here is the note you can see" said the teller, handing him the document, on which Inhn ipct a nflv rocorn1ed fho hold c;rno furo If