Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-10

been some newly discovered specimen gave
long whistle, thrust his inky fingers first
into one pocket and then into the other of his
black cloth vest, and then gave another long
whistle, and completed his stare at the boys
face.
''IIo, ha hum that bill, ell " said the le-
gal young gen leman, extending the tips of
his fingers towards the weIl.worn bit of paper.
and daintily opening it, looked at the contents.
Hum for Gaping and for heel-tapping,
SIX shiIlings-tor toXing, ten and sXpence,
and other sundries, ell SO your master
wants me to settle this BILL eh repeated the
man OF briefs.
Eyes, sir; this is the nineteenth time have
come for it, and | intend to knock off at twenty,
and call it half day"
YOU'RE an impudent boy
ops always impudent to lawyers, coz can't
help tits catchin'."
you've got your eye teeth cut, | see."
"Thats what boss sent me for, instead of
the prentices as was gettin their teeth cut |
cut mine at nine months old with hand-saw
Boss says if you don't pay the bill he will
sue you"
''Sue me I'm lawyer !"
at makes no Odds Lawyer or no lawyer,
boss declares he'll do it-so fork over"
Declares he'll sue me 2"
CAS- true as there is another lawyer in Fila,
delphy."
That would be bad p
"Would'nt it 2"
"Sience, you vagabond l suppose l must
pay this" muttered the attorney 10 himself
cts not my plan TO pay these bills What is
a lawyers profession good for, if he can't get
clear of paying his own bills He'll sue me
IT'S just five dollars. 1t comes hard and he
don't want the money What is five dollars
to him ? His boy could have earned it in the
time lie has been sending him to me for it.
$50 your master will sue me for it if l don't
pay p
"He says he will do it, and charge you
new pair Of shoes for me-"
"Harkee can't pay you to day, and so if
you boss will sue me, just ask him to employ
me as his attorney"
"You z"
Eyes I'll issue the writ, have it served, and
then you see | will put the cost into my own
pocket, instead OF seeing it go into another
lawyers. So you see if | have to pay the
bill, I'll make cost-capital idea p
The boy scratched his head awhile, as if
striving to comprehend this capital idea, and
shook it doubtingly. 81 don't know about
this it looks tricky. I'll ask boss though, if
as how you won't pay it no how without being
sued"
" had rather be sued, if he will employ me
boy"
" But who is to pay them costs-the boss 2"
The lawyer looked all at once very serious
and gave one of those long whistles peculiar 10
him.
Well, Pm a sensible man, truly My anx-
iety to get the costs Of suit blinded me to the
fact that they were to come out OF my own
pocket before they could be safely put in. All,
well, my boy, l suppose l must pay. Here's
five Illar gold piece is the bill receipted
its so dirty and greasy | can't see"
" 1t was nice and clean when boss gin it to
me, and the writn' shined like knapp's black.
init is torn SO a dunnin' so much
Well, here's your money" said the man
OF the law, taking solitary five dollar gold
piece from his watch fob now, tell your mas
ter, Mr.. Last, if he has any other accounts he
wants sued, I'll attend to them with the great.
est pleasure"
Ihank'ee, sir" answered the boy, peck
citing the five; "but you are the only dunnin'
customer boss has, and now you've paid up,
he hain't none but cash folks Good day 10
you"
Now there goes five dollars that will do
that fellow no good. | am in want of it. but
he is not. 1t is five thrown away. 1t wouldn't
have left my pocket but that was sure that
his patience was worn out and cost would come
OF 1t. like to get costs, but l can't think
lawyer has nything to do with paying them"
AS Peter Chancery did not believe in his
own mind, that paying his debt to Mr. Last
would be Of any beaetit to him, and was Of an
opinion that it was money thrown away, let
us follow the fate Of these five dollars through
the day.
Gle has paid, said the boy, placing the
money in his masters hand.
"Well, I'm glad OF it," answered Mr. Last,
surveying the money through his glasses
'and it's half eagle, too. Now run and pay
Mr.. Furnace as the boy delivered his errand
and the money. 81 was Just wondering where
| could get five dollars to pay a bill that is due
To-Day Here, John" he called to one of his
apprentices, put on your hat and take this
money to Capt. O'Brine, and tell him | came
within one Of disappointing him, when some
money came in l didn't expect"
Capt. O'Brine was on board his schooner at
the next wharf, and with him was a seaman
with his hat in his hand looking as he spoke
with him.
I'm sorry, my man, l can't pay you-but
l havejust raised and scraped the last dollar |
can get above water, to pay my insurance
money to day, and have not a copper left in
my poke, to Jingle, but keys and old nails"
But am very much in need sir my wife
is falling, and my family are in want of a good
many things just now, and l got several ari-
Giles at the store, expecting to get money of
you to take them up as | went alorg home.
We hain't in the house no -four nor tea,
nor"
''Well, my lad, Pm sorry. You must come
tomorrow / can't help you unless l sell my
coat off my back, or pawn my schooners
kedge. Nobody pays me-
The sailor who had come to get advance of
wages turned away sOrrOwtully, when the
apprentice boy came up and said in his hear
ing
"Here sir, is five dollars Mr.. Furnace owes
you. He says when he told you he couldn't
pay his hill today, he didn't expect some
money that came in after you left the shop"
"Ah, that's my fine boy Here, Jack, take
, this five dollars, and come on Saturday and
get the balance OF your wages"
The seaman with joyful bound took the
piece, and touching his hat, sprung with
light heart on shore and FASTENED to the store
where he had already selected the comforts and
necessares his family stood SO much in ne ID
Of
AS he entered, a poor woman was trying to
prevail upon the storckeeper to settle demand
for making his shirts.
"You had best take it out of the store, Mrs.
Conway" he said to her Greatly have not
half the amount OF your bill today, and don't
expect to. have TO charge everything and
no money comes ill.,"
AN"ii w "itHoullts answered tne WOludlj
earnestly, my daughter is very ill and in want
OF every comforts | am out of frewood, and
indeed | want many things which have de.
pended upon this money to get. l worked
night and day to get your shirts done"
"Pm very sorry, Mrs. Conway" said the
storekeeper, looking into his monev-drawer /;
owe not five shings here-and your bill is
five dollars and nnepence."
The poor woman thought of her invalid
child and wrung her hands.
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