Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-16

heel, seeing me. holding the note by tohS
corner how isitY \ Us
q "sW nv, my boy is gone, and cannot an
get This delivered, nor have time toVsee
them, for must 60 oil on the next tr ram
and need all my time to get ready IN. lou
must employ some other lawyer this Tine
"Here,' said he, 'Pll deliver the nole:
"No, sir said |, fearful OF an interview
between him and LockshaW \ Wouluh
think of allowing you to do that.
g. YES he insisted; pass it over, and |
I,u deliver it. Pm good at skippingtheseJl
streets. I have done it ever since was
bip enough to dodge an omnibus. Let me
3 f"G hesitated moment, then handed him
the note. -..,.a- 4z.1 ,riig ,,gI.y ~:
:. "ePbillips and Lockshaw !.said he, his
gray ewes swapping, and he scoWled iittie. |
FWeH, I'll probably be here when you get
back -arse u htaa -, =. 1919
:, "I returned very soon, but he was not
there. Phillips and LockshaW WererD otll
there. and very red in the face, too ior
wholesale firm They resembled a pan OF
rose peonies, freshly plucked only peonles
are fragrant, and do not sweat, and my
clients sweat profusely.
"tDid Mr. Wolfe bring you note from
q. Yes replied my clients, both in the
Il q. What was your answer Iig1 / =
"'Well, you see, he asked me, SAID Lock,
shaw, before l saw the note, II we couid
let YOU off from our engagement, whatever
it was, for a few days. | told him that we
couldn't possibly release you, because we
wanted YOU to go to Wisconsin and attach
some goods. ii The minute / said that, he
threw down the note and went out OF our
Office almost on run
""You have defeated yourselves! J said l,
to the great terror of the. wholesale t flrm-
T.. He will get ahead of us, sure. 1ew 3.o,-,
| Butyeua must run !! said Mr'hLock1
shaw.
| "sYou mustn't sleep nor eat day nor
nightr said Phillips, in his excltement,
Sankiousto Contribute his utmost TO assis1
me.
WGentlemen,s said I, syou had better see
Mr.. Wolfe, and agree to have me coliect
for all of you. in the meantime, l. Will get
on the train and you can come there 10 re-
port
81 had been aboard about ten minutes,
when, Just as the cars were moving OIL, m
clients came running up, and being unable
to explain in words; they did so by signs
Mr., Phillips shaking his head, which L IN
tcrpreted to mean that l was to neither eat
nor .sleep, and that he had not agreed with
Wolfe. Mr. look haw, at the sameS time,
was nodding vigorously, and moving me
on with his hands, which | took to mean
that he approved ofme, indorsed my course,
wished to convey the company's blessings,
and desired me without fall to. outstrip
WOlfe's man, and circumyent all their
enemies. o6 "'| ~ 'nai4 s. 'l2a.5@t 5.'3 !" ~
GO A bothering pair said I to myself a
!. couple of skrimpy patterns, cut out OF pool
cloth. Both of their bodies and brains are
not worth the little finger ofold Wolfe-tht
J hothead T. III 1IIGntF g11 IE4il#tW =
, |us"I felt unpleasant and dissatisfied; be
! cause, if I succeeded in Phillips and Lock
! shaw's case, Iwould most likely fail in my
| own suit with Wolfe's daughter, for he was
i | O man of strong, passion, and Fanny haC
!. plenty of her fathers spirit. ipq u. 50 sa,.,
/ ~" What added to my anxiety was the fac
! THAT Mr.. Wolfe had met with some western
| losses, and did not feel very amiable. HI
| had always relied on me in difficult cases
land felt now as if my position would moi
/ be fully understood he could not, OF
;, would not, look on professional honor as ]
& did.
4 but the cars soon shook these thought
9ut Ct aba % d 81 Te neR and a next d9
q the next night we came into the range o
E the cool lake winds, and so on to Chicag
d HUNGRY, flaccid and sleepy. arsttt7
D ~ al had looked through the train for MI
' Wolfe's lawyer, but failed to find any ON
!. / I knew, and concluded that / was ahead
| thus far, at least; so registered my nam
Q in full, and went to bed. Il. j % .stis
I "sMy FRIEND said L, speaking to tn
| clerk in style somewhat prevalent there
. about, as | came down rather late mex
|, morning, my friend, why didn't you ca
i me as I ordered? 1 wanted to take til
( Lake Shore train for Wisconsin,
d "'You changed your order, SIR said th
!. clerk. You told us you did not want t
!, lgo., 1854 / 9ill 49Wt'L " 3dl3}gl
I Ono sir said I, begging your pardon
g / did not change my order.
5 "It is so marked here he replied, show
ing me the slate, Order changed-needn
s call-stays tomorrow. aitda r,*e. d'i~
1 WYou have made an entry against th
t wrong name,' said l.
J. "This is not the gentleman said anotl
er clerk, coming up. The gentleman VIII
/ changed. Mr. Riley's order paid his bill
| and has taken the Lake Shore Trail
, Here is his Nance. Wakefield, Ne
z | York IT
/ {" Wakefield and I had never met, thong
! he knew Fanny. He was undoubtedl
J, WOlfe's lawyer, and had got ahead OF m
( Give me my bin, quicker than lightning
L said l.
4 "'But don't you want your breakfast
replied the clerk; the train has gone
u * No, want my bill that's all wal
a in this house.
lie "'It was mistake, sir, that no one cou1
pc help said he, writing
"'l understand what it was said I, %,
at III try to help it, if you will give me II
of bill Ealfd, throwing down the money,
seized my valise and started.
or "'Here, take me to the Lake Shore ira
C. on dead run, and don't stop for anything
~ said / to coachman at the foot of Il
ID stairs. Ten dollars if you reach Il
" train,' I shouted through the front windo
re of the coach after | got in. He did n
hear, and Ipunchedl him. he came to
re dead stop, Of course Ten dollars if "
ID reach the train, / repeated 1t is wonde
a full, now think Of it coolly, what difft
ID ence that made. He had been figuring,
up, and concluded that by missing the ira
80 he would get fare back; but now, |
le reachingit, he would getfive fares in one.
OF seemed as if the coach and the hors
heard my offer, and instantly put forth il
e. iolvidual exertions, somewhat in harmon
re with the driver, to secure the money If
commenced rocking, dancing and ium
or ing about, like an acrobat irving to dir
through both doors and the front windo
". at one leap. g. ata -. = = ~ '1f> -
in :, think the people in the streets mi,