The Republican journal., 1872-07-18
TO Be Let---Furnished.'

"To Be Let---Furnished"
"Anvthing over to-day ?" asked with a
significant and iron cal emphasis. a young
and briefess lawyer, named, Kit Ham
merton, of another equally young and
briefless ''lmb." Bill Bellenden, as he
sauntered into the latter's room which had
very professional air-a rusty CRATE filled
table Uttered with law books and sheets
Of foolscap, floor ditto, leather-bottomed
arm chairs, very crazy and truculent look
ing, window panes that looked like thick
cobwebs, all as it should be minus a client.
''Anvthing ?" he repeated.
cover head and ears in love and debt"
answered Bellenden, ''that's all. O, |
forgot two dimes and a smooth quarter in
the wafer box"
"And the governor ?'
elias departed for New York and Phil
adelphia, TO be gone for three months.
He has lett his town house, YOU know,
and was preparing to reside at his country
seat at b, was looking round for ser
wants. in fact The grounds are taken
care of by his next door neighbor, q gar
dener. He thinks now he shan't be back
| till fall ~
FOf course he came down handsomely
before he left !" remarked Kit whlttling
the table with his penknile.
''IIe gave me a check tor my quarters
allowance in advance" answered Bellen-
den.
''Have YOU drawn the money" ?"
my dear fellow, require it all to con-
solidate my debts"
"What stupid proceeding !"
"a necessary sacrifice. My creditors
We're pressing. had to compound with
them for the credit of the bar"
"And | think You told me that not ,lar-
inc TO coniide the state OF your affairs to
your father. you had taken up yonr lodg-
| in9s on the sofa here and dined at a cheap
eating house"
"Exactly so, Kit"
'IImph, a pleasant way of passing the
next three months, certainly"
| Il shall live like a naboh for the next
three months, and have little cast to
boot said Rellenden, triumphantly.
| "As how ?"
| "You know inst now everybody is NOV
ing ont of town.
Eyes, and you're obliged, thanks to
your want of iorethou@ht and extrava-
| oancc, to swelter here during the hot
months .
''Listen, will you ?' cried Bellenden.
''IIear what have written" And TAX
ing up a sheet Of toolscap, he read as
| follows:
''To BE LET FURNISHED A eenteel
| country residence four miles from State
street, with fourteen rooms, furnished in
modern style, stable, granary, and large
garden stocked with the choicest kinds of
| fruit-near arallroad and omnibus station.
Part of the rent will be taken out in board
by the advertiser Terms made known on
application to w. b, No. - -
Buildings, Court street"
''Zounds" cried Kit, his eyes starting
out of his head. ''You aren't going to
let your own fathers house"
THAT was nv PLAN" replied Rellen-
den. coolly. "Why should the house re-
main empty for a whole quarter?'
''But the new furniture will be spoil
ed"
Il shall only let 1t to respectable ten
anti
Kit demonstrated, but in vain, Bellen-
den assured him that stern necessity com.
PEELED him to the act, and begged to in
form him that his resolution was so ln-
alterably fixed that no power o. earth
could shake it, That evening the adver-
tisement appeared in the Transcript. The
next morning a modest tap at Bellenden's
office door produced an invitation to en-
ter, and a highly respectable old gentle
man availed himself Of the permission.
He was dressed in black. with a white
neckcloth, wore a heavy gold chain and
square, old fashioned watch-key, and
polished shoes and white stockings. and
carried a buff cane with an ivory head,
the very beau ideal Of an old school
Boston merchant.
II called, sir. in consequence Of vOur
advertisement in the Transcript OF last
evening""
pray be seated You have an idea
of moving out of town."
eyes, for three months only. | will
drive out this afternoon and see your
house. and if | like it, and the terms are
not too high, | think we can make an
agreement.
"What family have you, sir" asked
Bellenden, with the air of practiced
landlord.
"Only my wife, daughter and SELF" re-
piled the old gentleman.
''And you have no objections to taking
me to board Pm not much trouble in Il
house, SalQ Bellenuen.
.sNone whatever. Pray what are your
terms ?"
Gone hundred and fifty dollars for the
season-that is three months | will al
low you five dollars week for my board
that takes off sixty"
Balance, ninety" replied the old gen
tleman rising. Every well, sir, if like
the house, l will call tomorrow and pay
you in advance"
GAS You please, SIR
"My name," said the old gentleman,
as he took leave, sis Greyling, Godfrey,
Greylng & Co., India wharf. Good morn
ing, sir"
"Greyling! One daughter " cried Bel
lenden, as he paced his room. "What if
it should be the father OF the glorious
creature | met at Gloucester last summer. |
The idea OF being beneath the same roof
with her almost drives me mad, and atones |
for much that | have suffered and am still |
suffering. Greyling! Greyling!"
His conf ectures were correct. Greyling
called next day, paid the rent and re-
ceived the key. and the evening after when
he went ont to the villa, he discovered to
his delight that Julia Greyling was no
other than very charming girl whom he
had casually encountered at Cape Ann
the previous season. She was then visit
ing the place with her aunt, and whether
she was conscious of a nascent penchant
for our hero, or for some other reason,
she had foreborne mentioning to her
mother having met ayoung gentlemen by
the seaside, with such dear corsair ex-
preston, and such q sweet moustache
OF course Bellenden did not 60 into
town any more. Why should hep He
had no client there-and suit here which
must not suffer to 60 by default. What