The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-23


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occasion peer was cl0seted with Nr. Clipper.
On the second, Ga special, apppintnenh,) the
clerk informed him that Mr.. Clippers engage
nents would not admit of HE seeifig him, = as
Immediately the gentleman then with him W as
dismissed, he must go to the Cawstle, on i'm
portant public business; but if Mr.. Blake
would call to-morrowy probably Mr. Clipper
could spare him half an hour" Mike was
pupctnal, but the solicitor, being particularly
occupied, could not be- disturbed /" if Mr..
Blake would sit down for few minutes, he
might possibly be received" Half an hour
passed, during which Mike heard the learned
gentleman in loud and merry converse with
his companion. AT length the door opened,
and forth came Mr.. Thomas Pincher, followed
by MIR. Clipper; they were too much engrossed
with their conversation to notice Mike.
! "Well, then, You'll be to dinner at the square
this evening-half-past seven sharp r'--l.
"Withoa ut fail; you may depend on it" re-
piled Mr. Clipper. -. =,
-"Ah, capital fellow that Fillmore; Pm sur
prised he should be a second day in town with
out calling on me-"
AS the friends were about separating, in
stalked this important parsonage.
"Ah, how do, Clipper Fortunate to find
YOU" ~
".Qaite well. thank you, my lord Pray walk
in. hope your lordsbip'e health is gaodf"
Clipper was following his noble client into
the sanctnm sancteEssIt, when the clerk whis-
Il
ann. worry, but its sa:possibie FOR me u
| see you now, Mr.. Blake, as yeu may perceive
| Be so good as to calf Mt twelve Tomorrow
\ 1t may easily be supposed that Mikes tenn
per, disturbed it had been by late occur
rences, was not in acondition TO be trified with.
He did sti1e his resentment, however, and
came next-day; but he encountered another
delay-beard the same boisterors and niirthful
conversation as on the preceding occasion, and
at length saw Mr.. Pincaer come out with some
! papers in his hand. He did not pass Mike un-
noticed this time, as on the previous day, but,
on the contrary, tiTnedsround and gave him a
most impairment stare ;ithen deliberately put
the documents in his pocket, and stared again,
this time with sardonic grin on his i1l-faYored
countenance. After O momenfsi conversation
1 with his principal, the clerk told Mr. Blake he
4 might walk in. When Mike entered, Mr., Clip
per was standing with his back to the door, in
the act of arranging some papers; he-dld not
alter his position, but merely bowed over his
shoulder, and continued his survey of the bun
die he held in his hand, while he addressed
Mike without looking at him:
"WellSMr. Blake, KhoPe Col. Blake is well,
ap6k~ that hN has NOT taken the death Of his
nephew too piactrsto Heart Ih0sE things must
be'expected, sir, and l wax niItefsy~ to hear at
the t-CaY stfcS that the young Yuan behaved
most gafiantlyy I did expect lettsr from the
hefore his--4eEhas SeIi zh+sse=eR fer NE z,
Mike informed him that he had come specially
on that very account, because Col. Blake s
state of health neither permitted, him to write
nor make the journey.
That, sir" Tejoiued Mr. Clipper, ais very
unfortunate, for business can always be trans
acted more conveniently with principals than
with my one else and I'm Very softly To say .
he added, Z" that there seems but little reason
to hope that Lieut. Bingham has made Will,
unless he may have had 1t drawn at some other
office, and lodged it either there or with his
uncle" -
But that, suppose" said Mike can be of
little consequence as, of course, his sister in
herits."
MI Clipper laid aside the papers-sat down
prayed Mike, who still remained standing, 10
follow his example-raised his spectacle TO his
forehead-and said, in mysterious and rather
melancholy manner:
Not a matter of course at all, sir. In fact
1 fear greatly that it is quite otherwise, and
that if the necessary precautions were not
taken-namely, to have the young man levy
fines, and suffer recovery, when he came OF age
and make q will afterwards-it is but too
probable that the estate may pass to the next
male Heir. / should have been consulted on
the subject. A small expense, sir, sometimes
saves great disappointments, and if the sheep
be lost for the haporth of tar those only have
, themselves to blame who neglected to take the
necessary precautions"
Mike was completely dumbfoundered
Nonsense Mr.. Clipper; that can't be-"
&c Perhaps not, sir; you may know the law
better than do. lean only tell you that the
opposite party are quite alive, and are deter
, mined. as Pm informed, to prosecute their
claims Will you be so good as to write by
ihia nights post, sir, to Col Blake, and ascer-
tain the facts and call me some day next
, week after Won have received his answer
Until then there is use in my seeing yoH"
The Inapnate touched his bella clerk APP
peared ais Mr.. - conner
, eyes, SIR"
"Show him in" as Lii.
And Mike was bowed out, without getting
time to make the slightest observation; nc
wrote as directed, and after o weeks delay,
received reply, announcing that no steps OF
J any kind whatever had been taken by inc de,
ceased young man to cut off the entall ana
. | that no will was forthcoming. With heavy
heart Mike again proceeded to the attorneys
, Office. Again he found Piucher there, standlng
. aation with MT. Clipper. Having his back to