Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-08-30
SELECTED STORY
~~~~o~o~oo.o~o-~o~
"TO BE LET-FURNISHED."

Anything over to-day 7" asked, with
significant and ironical emphasis. young
and brieAess lawyer, named Kit Hammer
ton, of another equally young and briehess
climb" Bill Bellenden, as be saunterec
into the latter's rooms in Court street, which
rooms had very professional air-a rust,
CRATE filled with scraps of paper and cigar
ends. table Uttered eth law books, sheets
Of foolscap, floor ditto. leather bottomed
arm. chairs, very crazy and truculent-look
ing, window-pancs that looked like thick
cobwebs. all as it should be, n,inus client
"Anything over p be repeated
Cover head and ears in love and debt,
answered Belleuden, "that's all. Oh,
forgot two dimes and smooth quarter in
the wafer box p
"And the Governor ?"
elias departed for New York and Phila
delphia, to be gone for three months He
has let his town house, you know. and was
preparing to reside at his country seat al
B; was looking round for servants in
fact The grounds are taken care of by
his next door neighbor, gardener He
thinks now he shan't be back till fall
"Of course he came down handsomely
before he left 2" remarked Kit, whiting
the table with his penknife
"He gave me check for my quarters
allowance in advance" answered Bellen
den.
I tbo 2S
"My dear fellow, I require it all to Ii
quidate my debts
"What stupid proceeding %
"a necessary sacrifice. My creditors
were pressing. I had to compound with
them for the credit of the bar"
And think you told me that not dar'
ing TO con6de the state of your affairs to
your father, you had taken up your lolg-
ings on the sofa here, and dincd at cheap
eating house,
Exactly so, Kit"
"Umph! pleasant way of passing the
next three months, certainly"
81 shall live like nabob for the nexi
boot said Bellenden triumphantly
"And how?"
"You know just now everybody is NOV
ing out Of town"
eyes, and you're obliged, thanks to your
want of forethought and extravaganza, to
swelter here during the hot MONTHS"
''Listen, will you p cried Bellenden -
"Hear what have written And taking
up sheet Of foolscap be read as follows
ITO Be Let-Furnished A gentee
country residence four miles from State
street, with fourteen rooms, furnished in
modern style, stable granary and large
garden stocked with the choicest kind o.
fruit-near railroad and omnibus station
Part of the rent will be taken out in board
by the advertiser Terms made known by
W. B.. No -, -- Buildings
Court street"
"Zounds p cried Kit, his eyes starting
out of his head "You aren't going to lie
your own fathers house p
"That's my plan," replied Bellenden
coolly. "Why should the house remain
empty for whole quarter !''
sBut the new furniture will be spoiled .
81 shall only let it to respectable ten
ant"
Kit demonstrated, but in vain. Bellea
den assured him that stern necessity com
PEELED him to act, and begged to inform hin
that his resolution was so unalterably fxet
that no power on earth could shake it.
That evening the advertisement appeare'
in the Transcript. The next morning
modest tap at Bellenden's office door pro
duced an invitation to enter, and highl
respectable old gentleman availed himself
the permission. He was dressed in black
with white neckcloth, wore heavy gol
chain and square, old-fashioned watch key
and polished shoes and white stockings, AM
carried buff cane with an ivory head, tn
very beau ideal of az old Boston merchant
II called, sir, iu consequence OF you
advertisement in the Transcript last even
ing"
"Pray be seated. You have an idea
moving out Of town"
Eyes, for three months only. l vii
drive out this afternoon and see your house
and If I like it, and the terms are not to
high, think we can manage to make
agreement"
"What family have you, sir ?" asked Be
lenden, with the air of practiced landlord
"Only my wife, daughter and SELF re
piled the old gentleman.
"And you have no objection to takn
me to board ? Pm not much trouble IN
house," said Bellenden.
''Nope whatever. Pray what are you
terms p
Zone hundred and fifty dollars for ii
season-that is three months L Will allo
you five dollars week for my board-th'
takes off sixty"
balance, ninety replied the ola gel
tleman, rising every we'll, sir, II lii
the house / will call tomorrow, and pa
you in advance
"As you please, SIR
"My name,' said the old gentleman,
! he took leave. lis Greyling Godfrey Gre