Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-19
WHAT a FIVE DOLLAR BILL
DID

WHAT a FIVE DOLLAR BILL
DID.
"A story went the rounds of the public pa
pers, within two years, that a young woman
was employed to prepare a lace vail for the ap-
preaching marriage Of the daughter of royal
ty. Later Oh, she applied fer her pay but, for
some cause or other, she failed, after repeated
efforts, to accomplish her object. She deter
mined to tell her story to the ears Of royalty
itself, but her pressing necessities, the length
Of the road she had TO walk, the rudeness and
rebufS she had to encounter, so weighed upon
her health and spirits, that she died. The
dabt was then paid, bat atonemient for the
wreng can never be made this side the judg-
ment "1he Bible is the poor mans friend"
used to be a favorite saying Of that great and
good man, Dr. James W Alexander, and one
of multitude of proofs thereof is the merci-
full injunction of the jewish economy, 'The wa
ges of him that is hired shall not abide with
the all night until the morning. and among
the closing curses of the Old Testament, was
that which was threatened the periured equal.
ly with him who "should oppress the hireling
in bis wages" the widow and the fathereSs.-
The writer knew, on one occasion, single
baBk-bill to pay debts in a single forenoon.
amounting in the aggregate, to three hundred
and forty dollars, at time Of great pecuniary
pressure. To refuse to pay just debt; on any
pretense, when the money is on hand, without
making it satisfactory in some way to he per
son to whom the money is due, is to commit
great Injustice, an inexcusable wrong If the
narration above made is wholly true, no blame
is hereby charged te-the noblest living quee-,
but to those about her who refused to allow the
knowledge Of the matter to come to her ears.
An illustration of the truth under considera-
ton, is found in the following, which sounds so
much like fact, that we can not say it is not
10:
"Sir, if you please, boss would you like to
pay this little bill to-day said, for the tenth
time, halI-grown boy in dirty jackct to a
lawyer in his Office.
The attorney at length turned round aud
stared the boy fItl in the tace;us il he had been
some newly discovered specimen, gave a long
whistle, thrust his inky fugers first into one
pocket and then into anotherof his black cloth
vest, then gave another leng whistle, and com
pleted his stare at the boys face.
lilo, ha, hum! that BILL eh?" said the legal
young gentleman extending the tips of his flu
gers toward the well-wern bit of paper, and
faintily opening it, looked at the contents.
"Hum for capping and for heel=tapping,
six shillings-for foxing, ten and sixpeuee, aad
other sundriss, eli? So your master waits me
to settle this bill, eh?' repeated the n,an of
briefs.
Eyes, sir; this is the nineteenth time have
come for it, and intend to knock off at TWEEN
ty. and call it half day"
"Yeu're an impudent boy"
"I's always impudent to lawyers, coz can't
help tits catchin.'
g. you've got your eye-teeth cut, 1 see"
"That's 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 dou't pay the bill he'll sue
you"
"Sue me? I'm lawyer "
at makes no Odds Lawyer or no lawyer
boss declares he'll do it-so fork over
"Dcclares he'll sue me?'
"As true as there is another lawyer in Fila
delpLy,"
THAT would be bad =
"Weu.dn't it?"
"Silence, you vagabond! | suppose l must
pay this" muttered the attorney to himself
''1t's not my plan to pay these bills. What is
q lawyers profession good for, if he can't ge
clear OF paying bis own bills? He'll sue me
Tis Just five dollars. It comes hard, and be
don't want the money. What is five dollars
To him? His boy could have earned it in the
time he has been sending him to me for it
So your master will sue me for it if l dom
pay''
nHe says he will do it, and charge you {
new pair of shoes for me-
"Harkee; cant pay you to-day, and so
your boss will sue me, just ask him to emplo.
me as his attorney"
your
ayes; I'll issue the writ, have it served, ant
then, you see, l shall put the cost into my owl
pocket, instead of seeing it go into anothe
lawyers. So veu see if l have to pay the bill
I'll get the costs-capital idea p
The boy scratched his head awhile, as
striving to comprehend this capital idea, ant
shook it doubtingly. 81 don't know abou
this; it looks tricky. I'll ask boss, though,
as how yeu won't pay it no how without bein
sued"
81 had rather be sued, if he will employ mt
boy"
"But who is to pay them costs==the boss?
The lawper looked all at once very serieu
and gave one of those long whistles peculiar
him.
"Well, I'm sensible man, truly. My an
isty to get the costs of suit blinded me to Il
fact that they were to come out of my ow
pocket before they could be safely put iu. A
well, my boy, suppose must pay. Here's
eve dollar geld piece; is the bill receipteds ii
Bodirty and greasy l can't see."
''It was nice and clean when boss gin it
lns, aad the Hritin' shined like Knapps blacl
int is torn so a dunnin' so much"
"WslI, here's your money" said the man
law, taking solitary five dollar gold pie
from his watch fob; ''now tell your mastt
Mr.. Last, he has any other accounts he wan
sued, III attend to them with the create
pleasure" 2
~Thankee, sir" answered the boy, pocketiE
the five "but you are the only dunni
customer boss has, and now, you've paid u
be hAint none but cash folks Good day
you"
@Now, there goes five dollars that will
chat fellow no good. am in want of it, b
he is not. It is five thrown away. It wou
= net have left my pocket but that l was 50
that his patience was Wsrn out and costs wou
cone out Of ID, I like to get costs, but | ca