Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-08
TO BE LET-FU FINISHED.

TO BE LEI-F EAiSHi.D.
"Anything over to day ~ asked, with a
signifcant!and ironical emphasis, young
and bricfess lawyer, named Kit Hammer
tor of another equally young and briettess
"limb,' Bill BelLenden, as he sauntcrcd
into the latters rooms IN Court street,
which rooms had very PROFESSIONALISM
a rusty crate filled with scraps Of paper
and cigar ends, table Uttered with law
books. sheets of foolscap, floor ditto,
lcatherbottomed arm. chairs, very crazy
and trucuIcntlooking, window panes
that looked like thick cohwebs-all rs II
should be, minus client. 'Anythtng
over ~ he repeated.
cover head and ears in love and debt, y
answered Bcllenden; that's all Oh, |
forgot two dimes and Il smooth quarter III
the watcr-hOS.'
"And the Governor ~
"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
seat nj b, was looking around for ser
wants, in fac. The grounds are taken
care of by his neXtdoor neighbor gar
Gener 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 Tor my quarter 5
allowance in advance" answered Bellen-
den.
Have you drawn the money ~
''My dear fellow, required ii all to con
solidate my debts.
"What stupid proceeding !"
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-: l,l g., ,,r,,,t,,,,,,.l mill,
Me,g ihgaHt'n nov" az NO W. har =
,. tlJ ,n"tbot NOT dor.
,'I' t'll,' ,h,. stata If vour affairs 10
~, - - r,thnr Won had taken I'M vour lode
~ , ~, No. y"rn bore ana 3inrd at n
49, ri'S va n,tinghnnse ="
=, : y,"ti,,7 50 E-itn
"I-mnb: a pIeasant way of passing the
rovt then iI, n,anths certainly -
~ s AN 1iyo He n nohnr for tbe next
thra. rnnntbe and have a little cash TO
hont y said Rpllenden triumnhantly.
tx how, ~
"Eor know inst now everybody is NOV
i,r ont If town
avs and vou're obIired thanks to
yorr Won't of rorrtbourbt and extraya.
rance ~ swrltrr here during the hot
months y
81 ision will vony" cried ReUenden
..Itaar What 7 have written y And tax.
inr M a shcnt Of foolscan. he read as fol.
lows.
~, VISA, ,,r-r,,-,e,,,r, ,.,,.,
conntrv re- t@.i9ener four miles from Stats
street, with fourteen rooms, furnished in modern
stylc, stable, GraunrS, ana large garden stocked
WIN Inc Goctst h,uF %, ~ rem, NH ha
taken ont in board by the advertisers. Term.
made known on application 70 W. b, No. ~
- hn'la'nsr, Court st,ttl
HoundS: cIled MI ms eyes starting
oui OF ms hea". Gu "TGn' Soin5 "
let your own lalher mouse: p.,..,.,
ha' WIS III! P'ani iePlted DeI'''l"ei.,
co"Iy' ny SA"ulu ,lc I'o"'o l'iI"'''
emmy iUf "ho,e Quarter ..,,,..-.-., ;,
,ul me NJ" iulh \, WA " l''' !sI',
II shall only let 1t to a respectable
te49u'. .--.., ..,. p.n..
Kit demonstrated, but IN VAIN. Beilen'
dcn assured MN lhal s'rIl' necessity soIh'
PEELED h'm TO act, ana pcGSeu TO INFORM
him that his resolution was sounalterah'y
nXcG iha' no power on ear'h couIo SNAKE
it. That evening the advertisement was
put in Tile 3taDsrrlW The next morning
modesttap at Bellenden office door pro-
duced an Invitation to enter, and high.
ly respectable old gentleman avaiIed him.
self of the permission lie was dressed
IN black, win Whlte nechclolh, wore
heavy goid cham ana square, oI1IaShioh,
ed "atch'key, ana poLasnGu S nov aLu
Whlte stockings ana carried d pult cane
with an IVORY head, lhe very heau ldeaI
OF an Ola Boston merchant.
! called, SIR, N r., consequence n OF your
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