The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-08
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Anything over to day ?" asked, with a
significant, and ironical emphasis, young
and brief1ess lawyer, named Kit Hammer
ton of another equally young and brietiess
limb, Bill Bellenden, as he sauntered
into the latter's rooms IN Court street,
which rooms had very professional air
rusty CRATE filled with scraps of paper
and cigar ends, a table Uttered with law
books, sheets of foolscap, floor ditto,
leather bottomed arm-chairs, very crazy
and merchandising, window panes
that looked like thick cobwebs-all as it
should be, minus client. Anything
over ?" he repeated.
''Over head and ears in love and debt, :"
answered Bellenden; that's all. Oh, I
forgot two dimes and smooth quarter in
the Wafer-box."
''And the Governor 2"
"He's departed for 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
scat at B., was looking around for SER
wants, in fact. The grounds are taken
care of by his next-door neighbor, gar
uener. 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 a check for my quarters
allowance in advance" answered Bellen-
den
Have you drawn the money ?"
MY dear fellow, [ required it all to con-
solidate my debts"
what stupid proceeding l''
GA necessary sacrifice. My creditors
were pressing. had to compound with
them for the credit of the bar"
''And think you told me that, not dar-
ing to confiGe the state of your affairs to
your father, you had taken UP your lodg-
lngs on the sofa here, and dined at a
cheap eating house."
Exactly so, Kit"
''Umph; a pleasant way of passing the
next three months, certainly"
Il shall live like nabOr for the next
three months, and have a little cash to
boot" said Bellenden, triumphantly.
CAS- how ?"
''You know just now everybody is NOV
ing out of town"
eyes, and you're obliged, thanks to
your want of forethought and extrava-
gance, to swelter here during the hot
months"
''Listen, will you?" cried Bellenden
stHear what | have written " And, TAX
ing up sheet of foolscap, he read as fol-
lows:
-
i country residence four miles from State
street, with fourteen rooms furnished 10 modern
with the choicest Kinds Of frnit-9ear railroad
and omnibus station. Part of the rent will be
taken out in board by the advertisers. Terms
made known on application to W. B, No. -
" buildings, Court street"
'Zoundst' cried Kit, his eyes starting
out of his head ''YoI aren't going to
let your own fathers house?"
''That was my plan" replied Bellenden,
coolly. ''Why should the house remain
empty for whole quarter"
But the new furniture will be spoiled -
81 shall only let it to a respectable
tenant"
Kit demonstrated, but in vain. Beilen-
den assured him that stern necessity COM
PEELED him to act, and begged to inform
him that his resolution was so unalterablv
fixed that no power on earth could shake
it. That evening the advertisement was
put in The Transcript The next morning
a modest tap at Bellenden's Office door pro-
ducod an invitation to enter, and high
ly respectable old gentleman availed him
self of the permission. He was dressed
in black, with white neckcloth, wore a
heavy gold chain and square, old-fashion-
ed watch key, and polished shoes and
white stockings, and carried buff cane,
with an ivory head, the very beau ideal
of an old Boston merchant.
L CdilGu, SIT, III consequence your
advertisement in The Transcript last even
ing"
Pray be seated. You have an idea of
moving out of town."
Eyes, for three months only. I will
drive out this afternoon and see your
house, and if | like it, and the terms are
not too high, think we can manage to
make an agreement.
'What family have you, sir?" asked
Bellenden, with the air of a practical
landlord.
''Oniy my wife. daughter, and SELF" re-
piled the old gentleman.
And you have no objection to taking
me to board? I'm not much trouble in a
house. said Bellenden.
'None whatever. Pray what are your
terms.'
lone hundred and fifty dollars for the
season-that is, three months. | will al
low you five dollars a week for my board
that takes off sixty"
Balance ninety" replied the old gen
tleman, rising VERY well, sir, if | like
the house, 1 will call tomorrow and paw
you in advance"
''As you please, SIR"
My name" said the old gentleman, as
he took leave, ''is Greyling-Godfrey
Greyling & Co., India wharf. Good morn
ing, SIR
'Greylingl One daughter" cried Bel
lenden, as he paced his room. "What if
he should be the father of the glorious
creature met at Gloucester last summer?
The idea of being under the same roof
with her almost drives me mad, and atones
for much that have suffered and am
still suffering -Greylingl Greylingr'
His njectures were correct. Greylng
called next day, paid the rent and receiv-
ed the key, and the evening after, when
he went out to the villa, he discovered to
his delight that Julia Greyling was no
other than very charming girl whom he