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

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f'Well, then, shan send the niotfce to yon
to-day, and you may admit service; that Will
facilitate matters, and you can forwards send
it to old Blake"
As he closed the door to- depart Mike con
fronted him, but Pincher passed on without so
much as looking at him. Mikes blood boiled !;
he asked no questions-was his own usher, and
walked straight into the august presence Of
the man of law, who bowed formally, and re-
quested him to be seated 9 ~ =
heard from Col Blake II. : r s'i'-
= !" Yes, here is his letter. ~
I've wes ms nns sys as un
ssSs & e, {
sound advice. / fear, sir, there is little doubt
that the estate fs7lost; in fact, the adverse
party is quite on the high-horse. His solicitor
has just left, after announcing his determine
tien to take proceedings"
Mr. Pincher i suppose. ] met him."
&C Yes. do You know Mr.. Pincherf All, to
besnre, ! sappose you do. "A rising oman that /;
. lucky fellow. You have teard,3lo doubt of
the splendid match he is about 70 make with
Miss Martin, the heiress of the inlHsense Castle
more estates ~ =
Mike made no reply, but he could not conceal
his surprise and modification.
YES" continued Clipper, Piacher will get
at least eight thousand a year, andA of
ready money by his wife, who h4E NJ, asSol Int
match was made by his uncle Blatherwell, who
Will, no donbt, take care thai fS % properly
settled on his nephew Yes, sir MT. Plnehe y
is to have SO respectable a person employed
against us. He is sure to do things in the most
gentlemanly manner, SO long as he continues
to act professionally, which, I suppose, viii
! now be but 7cry short time" 800
+ % You make q very wrong estimate of Pin
cher's character fejoined Mike, now fairly
l4roused.,s " knew him to be a coward, and
hall. him. Tn ha n
"Mr. Blake" interrupted Clipper, your Ian
guage, if reported, would be actionahle. You
are safe, of course, with me but don't like
| to hear an absent friend maligned, ind there.
! fore cir, we will change the conversation. Ii
you please, let us .retnrn to bnsinessPg
| Mike was abont to give him further spice
| of his mind bat the eeHsRlnnica tfonswhich MIR
| Clipper proceeded to make turned the current
of his, thoughts into quite another channel.
! elf, sirs'a continued the attorney; " the loss
Of the estate were all, it would be less matter
I Cor what one never had one never loses : but
the fact is, that if the estate does go, (lpind,
say does go, without in any way committing my
own opinion the subject,) Coli Blake loses
at leastE Is 900 in addition, and the ihhefitol
will receive it not owing one shilling.
Mike remained silent with astonishment.
"You are aware, sir, 1 suppose, that Col
Certain mortgages, attectiug. or stlpposed tc
affect, Mr.. Bingham's estate, in order to pre-
vent its being put into Chancery during his
minority. This of course, did, according tc
|
client ut the time of the danger he incurred
Paving off membranes, sir, unless they are
| first declared TO be valid, and well charged by
! the decree of an Equity Court, is very tick
Iish proceeding, as the result IN TINS particular
| case will, fear, show. The fact is, sir, (and
| Mr.. Clipper dared not look up rs he said it,.
~ that, as hefore remarked, if the estate goes
the money goes with it, The mortgages were
not property recharged; and this again shows
! that to be- penny wise is often to be pound
foolish Col. Blake would take no step to pro
! tect himself until his nephew came of age, and
was not determined to do SO even then. Mr.
Bingham would he said, inherit both prop
critics, and what use could there be in encum
bering one for the debts, paid by the other
| told him things might unexpectedly turn out
disagreeably, and now my representations are
but too likely to be verified"
Mike was too much occupied by his owf
| thoughts, and too ignorant of the merits of the
case, to interrupt him. ---
" For, assuming that the opposite party
| should unfortunately succeed, Col. Blake vii
have to repay me the advances, made by MS
direction, together with interest and expense
4 as well as all the law costs incurred in the
management of Mr.. Binghanl's estate, and in
defending his rights, amounting to very
| large sum. Indeed, l have been looking over
| the accounts Che took up the same papers which
| he had held in his hand at Mixes first, visit
and made q rough draft, which my clerk is now
copying You shall see it,
| He touched a bell. A lank, miserable crea-
| ture entered, handed him u paper and then
] withdrew. -
$50" calculated Mr.. Clipper AFTER examln
hing its contents; " it is even moro than Ianti
cipated." AS he presented the document. tc
Mike, who saw~Sith horror that the total al
the bottom exceeded Gl5,OO0. It's a noble
| property" he continued "and would be ample
security for three times such q debt, were il
| properly charged. 1t will be very painful to
me, sir, to apply to Colonel Blake on this sub
! ;ect; but YOU know that selfpreservation is
| the first law of nature and it would be abso.
lutely criminal i'll me; indeed it would BIZ a
positive injustice to my family to risk the loss
! Of SO large a sum so that must request the
Colonel to make arrangements for giving nae
suitable security. Security, sir, is all require;
for l should be unwilling to incOnvenience
| so old a friend, with whomI have been on such
terms of intimacy all my hfe." Mike was