The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-09
A Young Lawyers Speculation

IS A NYTHING over to-dayP" asked,
N with significant and ironical en-
phasis, young and briefless lawyer, named
Kit Hammertou, of another equally young
and bnefless climb" Bill Bellenden, as he
sauntered into the latter's rooms in Court
street, which rooms had very professional
air-a rusty CRATE filed with scraps of pa
per, and cigar-ends, a table Uttered with
law-books and sheets of foolscap, floor ditto,
leather-bottomed arm-chairs, very crazy
and truculent-looking, window panes that
looked like thick cobwebs, all as it should
be s,inusa client. "Anything over?" he
repeated.
"Over head and ears in love and debt"
answered Bellenden, that's all. o, l forgot
two dimes and a smooth quarter in the
wafer box"
And the governorP'
"Has departedfor New York and Phil
adelphia, to be gone for three months. He
has let his town house, you know, and was
preparing to reside at his country seat at
b, was looking around for servants in
fact. The grounds are taken care of by his
next door neighbor a gardener. He thinks
now he shant be back till fall ~ '
"Of course he came down handsomely
before he left!' remarked Kit, whiting
the table with his penknife.
''He gave me check for my quarters
allowance in advance, answered Bellenden.
"Have you drawn the moneyP'
"My dear fellow, require it all to con-
solidate my debts"
What stupid proceeding p
GA necessary sacrifice. My creditors
were pressing. l had to compound with
them for the credit of the bar"
"And think you told me that not dar-
ing to conide the state Of your affairs to
your father, you had taken up your lodgings
on the sofa here and dine at a cheap eating
house."
"Exactly so, Kit"
"Umph, pleasant way of passing the
next three months, certainly"
"I shall live like nabob for the next
three months, and have little cash to
boot" said Bellenden, triumphantly.
GAS how ?'
"You know just now everybody is NOV
ing out of town"
"Yes, and you're obliged, thanks tc
your want of forethought and extravaganza
to swelter here during the hot months"
"Listen. viii you9' cried Bellenden
llIIoo, ,,,I,o@ I 1,o,a .r,ttka,, AnA falrinf
up sheet Of foolscap, he read as follows:
"To BE ET-FURNIsHED-A gentee
country residence four miles from Stat
street, with fourteen rooms, furnished il
modern style, stable, granary and larg
garden stocked with the choicest kinds 0
fruit-near railroad and omnibus station
Part of the rent will be taken out in boar
by the advertiser Terms made known Of
ings, Court street."
"Zounds !" cried Kit, his eyes startin
out of his head. "You aren't going to le
your own. fathers house."
EThat was my PLAN" replied Bellender
coolly. "Why should the house renal
empty for whole quarter?"
"But the new furniture will be spoiled.
T" / shall only let 1t to respectable tel
anti faia f.uh aru I4.li
Kit demonstrated, but in vain. Bellende
assured him that stern necessity compelle
him to act, and begged to inform him thi
his resolution was 80 unalterably fixed thi
no power on earth could shake it. Th'
evening the advertisement appeared in IL
Transcript The next morning a mode
tap at Bellenden's Office door produced Z
invitation TO enter, and highly respect
BILE old gentleman availed himself Of u
permission. He was dressed in black, wi
white neckcloth, wore heavy gold cha
and square, old-fashioned watch key, al
polished shoes and white stockings, al
carried buff cane, with an ivory head, d
very beau ideal Of anEold Boston merchar