Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-09-14
70 BIZ LET FURNISHED.


no BIZ FURNISHED.
"Anything over to day 2" asked, with a
,iguiHcant and lronical emphasis, a young
Ind bricacss lawyer, named Kit Hammer
bon, of another equally young and brlefiess
Climb, 4" Bill Bellenden, as he ssutered into
the latter's rooms in Court street, which
looms had very professional air-a rusty
srale, filled with scraps Of paper and cigar
snds, table Uttered with law-boOks and
sbeets Of foolscap, floor ditto, leather bot.
Nom arm.chairs, very crazy ani truculept
booking, window pAnes that looked like
tbick cobwehs, all as Il should be, minus a
lient. "Anything overt" he repeated.
"Oyer head and ears In love and debt"
snswered Bellenden, "that's all. oh,
7brgot two dimes and q smooth quarter
n the wafer box"
"And the governor 2"
HAS departed for New York and Phils-
delphla, TO be gone for three months lie
has let his town house, Won know, and
was preparing to reside at his country seat
al, was looking round for servants,
ID fact. The grounds are taken care Of by
his next door neighpor, a gardener. He
thinks now he shan't 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 Bellen-
den.
"Hsve you drawn the money!"
my dear fellow, require It all to con-
rolidate my debts"
"What a stupid proceedingw
"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 dar-
ing to confide the state of your affairs 10
gour father, you had taken up your lodg-
lngs on the sofa here and dined at a cheap
batting house."
Exactly so, Kit"
"Umph a pleasant way Of passing the
pext three months, certainly"
"I shall live like a nabob for the next
shree months, and have a little cash to
BOOT said Bellenden, triumphanily,
"As howl !"
"You know lust now everybody is NOV
ing out of town"
"Yes, and you're Obliged, thanks to
your want of forethought and exlrava
gance, to swelter here during the hot
months"
Listen; will YOU q" cried BellendeD.
f'Hear what 1 have written" and taking
np sheet of foolscap, he read as follows :
ITO nnLzr-FuRsIsuEp-A genteel coun.
w residence, four miles from state street street,
style; stables. gfanary, aud large gSrdeo .
stocked with the choicest kinds ol r4t.
81 the rent will he taken out in board by the
nyeTtisScr Terms made Md known on p spRiies'
Court street"
"Zounds -, cried Kit bls eves starting
out of his head. aYou aren't going 10
Iet vopr own fathers house ~
"Tbat wa. INV plap. ,, replied BeIlepdep
co lly. "why sbould the house renal,
emrty for a whole ouarter ~
'.ljut the new furniture will be spoil.
ADJ
"I shall onlv Let II tn n rcspeclahle ten.
ant"
Kit rc,non.traied. but in vain. Be1len
ded assured him that stern peeessitv com
pelled him 10 act. and begped 20 inform
him thar his resolution was 40 upalterabl,
axed that M n, ..er on earth conId shak,
h That evening the advertisement an
pearod in the Transeript. The uert morn
modes, tan al Rellondsn,s ot,,ce doo,
ro,roas an ,nr,,o,,oD 70 sD,er srd a b,,h
rosnsc,.hie ola cor,iemar svoiisd Mn,
n ,hs rsrm,ss,on He was dressed /,
AlooL vim a wbi,a packclotb vora
oa,n cold chain ord sorore old'tashions
WATCH lev and nolisbed shoes and whit
.toekings. and carried buff cane with a
Ivory head. the very bean ideal of an oil
Boston merchant
"I cnll.d. air. in consequence of YOU
adyertisemept in the Transcript. last ey,
oino -
pray bo seated. You have an idea q
moving ant Of town1u
ayes for three months only. wi
drIveouttbis afternoon and sec your hons
.ndif I like Il. and In. terms are not 10
hlph. l think we can manage to make a
agreement.n
"whst family have you, sir lp aske
Bellendeu. with the air Of A practie,
landlord.
"Only my wife, daughter and self" T
pliedth old gentleman.
"And you have no objections 10 takir
me to board Pm not much trouble in
house. said Bellenden.
"None whatever. PRAY what are yoI
termsl,,
"ona hundred and aftv do,lars for 4
.eosor-,bat ia three month. I will
,o,,..,, a.. 5,,,,.,. nj, ,or ,n,, ho.