The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-08-02

his way through mire AID dirty straw, di,
Theorhilu- cufsing w.d1w- and peoples
we'd his way while sh,-patience la,
ceased 10 be ylr,ae vowed vengeance al
the streets
On wet day, day of gloom aud splash
the streets running rivers, and the >klet
shedding drop, like pebbles, the passenger
dripping, drenching aud the new police
all love and o.lskln, >hetering themselve.
under doors and CAT, ways, sat Theophilu
BulIhuch, Esquire. i'll bis easy chair
frightening the blaze IF warm fire by ;
fresh 50 Stir, suugls Spping his wine, and
Ia the uprising OF his heart, wishing contu
sion to AL widows, and devotiug fu
glass to the particular coudcm nation O
Mrs. Jennings Every now and then h,
cast an eye to the patting rain and floating
streets. and thanked Heaven, which hac
sent the fruits If fortune for his plucking
ard given him tina; which make life like 1
full cup, that he could drink from, not live
Of He sat in contemplation sweet.
Whence comes that knocking ," he
might have sud, had the servant maid
saved him the trouble, by saying youn
man wanted to see him
We - circulated Theophilu,.
Yes. siI wa- the reply; and after much
scrubbing OH the door-mat, in a vain endea
vor to rub BIZ boot, clean, the y0u1ag man
was shown up soaked to the skin, and drip,
ping like watering pot.
Theophilus opened his eyes; the young
man took the same liberty with his mouth
and inquired if his name was Bullfnch
The answer wa, in the affirmative. \ chair
was set, the servant left the room, and. look.
ing at the muddy footsteps on the stair car
pets, uttered sundry pretty little saying,
about dirty feet, the trouble in the morn.
ing, &c.. and related her complaints TO the
goddess of the kitchen.
The young man commnnced by saying he
had brought Il little account.
And great deal of wet" gently mur
INJURED Theopilus a little account! ,"
Yes, sir; for board and lodging"
Bullfinch opened his eyes still wider, and
echoed, board and lodging"
"The bill. sir is four and twenty
pounds"
Another echo, and still higher uplifting
Of the eyebrows. Where do you com,
from"
Blackheath, sir
Blackheath what, through the rain p
The young man returned a smile, us he
replied, No, sir; wish had"
Board and lodging you must hav,
made a mistake"
"Oh, no, sir. said the young man, cher,
is the bill Twenty-fuur weeks. at a poun,
week. as a parlor boardcr at Mrs Twic'
establishment for young ladies"
Thcophlus looked suspiciously at hi
silver spoons, and eyed the bell rope. Bu
a new light seemed to breal, in upon hun a
the mention of the word establishment" a
he replied
Il am afraid, my good sir, the establish
meni you come from Is in st. George
Field. a parlor hnarder At a young la
dies school ,'
No, sir not you.
WHO then ?" cried Thcophiln-.
Mrs Jennings, sir.
Bullfnch sank back into his easy cllail
Mrs Jennings, Mrs. Devil :" and in th
bitterness Of his spleen. he deemed her :,
less parsonage. Mrs. -" Th
word, like Macbeth's amen, stack in hi
throat
There was pause. At tlength, pluckin
his courage by the ear-, he continued
And do yOu expect me to pay for tn
old D." We omit the word, no lad
admires being likcned to dog
=" If you please, sir, have pnt paid
to the bill"
81 That's lucky, for it's the only way yC
will ever have the satisfaction of seeing
paid"
-Four and twenty pounds, not So man
farthings" but the goodness of his dispo.
tion got the better Of his anger, as he adde
" unless to buy her rope"
II is needless To dwell longer on this q
currcnce, further than by saying. that Il
young man, finding the bill not in way
being settled, or Mrs Jennings. either to,
his beaver, or-we like to be particular
his four r-and-ninc penny, no longer b;
but piece Of ornamented brown paper
fine state of decomposition, and was
the act of leaving the room, when rat-t;
tai went the door, and another young M
; was announced, with bill Of acceptan(
drawn by Messrs Lutestring 4 Co, I
t silks, fannels. Ne, supplied to Mrs Je
nigs, Monsieur Tonson was nothing
t this Another knock, and female W
ushered up with yard-long bill for mil
= merry, &c, done for Mrs Jennings I
- storm upon the grand piano was a ne
:. puff to that raised by Bul!inch He swo
= raved, ordered them out Of the house, a
: finally, thrusting his head between
: hands, groaned bitter groan, and, smiti
his brow, exclaimed "Oh that d.
a poppy
S The following morning, a suspiciC
i looking person, of pick-pockety exteri
= and belonging to a similar industrious C;
n ing-he was lawyers clerk-knocked
e the knocker Of Theophilus Bulfnch, a
It with that gentlemanly ease and accompli
y ed manner 50 peculiar to young men in
l. law, handed to the aforesaid parsonage
d letter, prettily wordei, and headed. j
d nings vs Bullinch" II was notice Of
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