The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-08-10
D SelcfteA Story.
SETTLING SMALL ACCOUNTS.
By PROF. j. II. 1NaRAHAM.

"Sir, if you please, Boss would like you
to ppy this little bill to-day" said for tho
tenth time, a halfgrowm boy in a dirty
jacket, to lawyer in his Office.
The attorney at length turned around and
stared at the boy full in the face, as if he
had been some nowly discovered specimen
in zoology, gave a long whistle, thrust his
ipky fingers first into one pocket and then
into the other of his long black vess and
then gave another long whistle, and COM
pleted his stare at the boys face.
4" Ho, ha, hum that bill. ell p said the
legal young gentleman, extending the tip
of his fingers towards the well WI rn bit Of
paper, and daintily opening it,, looked at
its contents. .aIl4 taa On
=" Hum!-for capping and heel-capping
six shilings-for foXing, ten-and-sixpence,
aud other sund les, eh? s. your master
wants me to settle this bill, eh?" repeated
the man of briefs. ~. ,.t.s. 1,ga.G
y I" Yes, sir. this is the nineteenth time |
have come for it, anl intend to knock, off
at twenty and call it half day. w
T" You're an impudent boy"
'I's always impudent to lawyers, coz l
can't help it-its catching" ''4s
"You've got your teeth cut, see."
the 'prentices as was getting their teeth
cut. cut mine at nine months old with
the hand saw. Boss says if you don't pay
this bill he'll sue you"
Sue me? I'M a lawyer"
+" 1t makes no odds, Lawyer or nc law.
yer, boss declares he'll do it--so fork over u
declares " he'll sue me
As true as there's another lawyer. in
Phiadelphy.' If.Ijt -tii
THAT would be bad"
"Wouldn't it?" aaF rse
"Slence, you vagabond | suppose I
must pay this" muttered the attorney to
himself. Its not my plan to ply these
bills. What's lawyers profession good
for, if he can't get rid of paying his own
bills 2 He'll sue me just be kind enough
to ask him to employ me as his attorney"
"You ?"
/ Yes, III issue the writ, have it served,
and then you see | shall put the cost into
my own pocket, instead of seeing it go into
another lawyers. go you see if have to
pay the bill, I'll make the cost-capiIal
idea
The boy scratched his head awhil :, as il
trying to comprehend this capital idea, and
shook it doubiingly.
IL dou't know about this; II looks tricky.
I'll ask boss though, il as how you won't
pay no how without being lsued."
" had rather be sued, il he u employ me,
boy"
"Who is to pay them costs-the boss .
The lawyer loosed all at once very seri-
Gus, and gave another of those long whistles
peculiar to him. '-
We'll, / am sensible men, truly Ny
anxiety about 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, suppose |
must pay is the bill receipted it is 80
dirty and greasy, can't see."
"It was nice and clean when boss gip il
to me, aud the writin' shined like Knapp's
blackin' n'--its torh so duunin SO much
p" Well, here's your money" said the man
of law, taking a solitary fve-dollar gold
piece from his watch-fob; now tell your
master, Mr. Last, if he has any other ae-
counts he wants sued, I'll attend to them
with the greatest pleasure" .GTEa
"Thank'ee sir answered the boy, pocket
ing. the FIVE f" but you arc the only regular
dnnnin' customer boss has, and now you've
paid up, he haint none but cash folks
Good day to YOU tff t8s