The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-08-29
TO BE IET-FCRNlSIlED.

TO BE LET-FURNlSHED.
Anything over to-day?' asked, with a
significant and ironical emphasis, a Young
and brieiess lawyer, named Kit Hammer
ton OF another equally young and Lriolles,
lint, Bill BclIcn.lcn, rs he sauntercd
, INTO the iattcrs rooms in Court street,
which room" had i very professional air
rusty grato filled with scraps of paper
and cigar onl>, Il table Uttered with law
b"ukS, sheets Of fool>cap, floor ditto,
leather bottoncd arm-p!,ars, very crazy
and truculent-looking, window rancs that
luokod Ike thick eoLw wchS--nil us it should
b., minus Il client. ANYTHING oycr?' he
repeated.
'uyor head and ears in l"yo aud debt
answered BclIcndcn; that's all Oh, /
f"r-"t two dimes and smooth quarter in
tho Mnicr-boX.'
And the Govcrnnr? >?
lie. departed for New York and phiia-
d"lphia, to Ice gone for three months He
ia, let his town house, You know. and wa
preparing t" reside at his c"untry-scat at
T., wa, looking around for servants, in
fact. The grounds are taken care tf by
his ncNt-'loor ncighhor, q gardener He
thinks now he shant be back til fall
of course hc came down hnmcSom .lv
hrior" hc l,ft" remarked Kit, whiting
the table with his pcnknfr.
He gave me check for my quart RS
allowance in ADVANCE answered BclIcn-
den.
Have you drawn the money!
My dear icilor, l required it all :pco:.-
s'lii,tc my debts
nat u Did proceeding"
a necessary sacrifice. Nv creditors
were pressing. had t" compound with
them for the credit Of the bar
And | think sou told me- that. not dar-
in. to conf lc rhc state Of your affairs 10
Your father, You had taken up your l"ig
ings on the sofa here, and dincd ut d cheap
eating house
Exactly 50, Kit
lmph; u lcaSant way Of passing lhe
next three months, certainly
Il shall live like nahoh for the next
three months. aud have II little cash to
boot said Bcllenlcn. triumphantIy.
As how !,
You know just now everybody is mov-
Ing out Of town.
Yes, and You're obliged. thanks TO
Your want of furcthought aud c2trava-
.ancr, to swc!tcr hero during the lot
months.
Listen, will you. criod Bellcnicn.
Hear what have written And. taking
up a sheet Of ioolsoar, ho read as follows:
,u'O EE LEr-FI RNlSnED,-A gontce
country residence tour miles from state
street. with fourteen rooms, furnished in modern
style stable srantr and large Garden stocked
VIA tie choicest Kinda OF iruit-near a rtIlroai
aid mi Us st.tinn. Part OF t-e rent Will bc
aac lu board 10y the advertisers. TermH
made knOwa ap Ic tti IN TO W. b. No.
-,nIL!In:~, tOurt street.
'Zounds cried Kit, his eyes starting
out of his head. You aren't gong to
let vour own father Louse: >
That wa. my plan replied Rclcndcn,
cnnllv. "Why should the house rcmaim
empty for :. Shalo quarter >
i, But the new furniture will Lo spoiled.
Il shall only let il to a respectable ten
ant
hit rcmqnstratc1, hut in vain. Rclcn-
. den assured him that stern necessity com
/ PEELED to ct,and begged to inform him that
. resolution was 81 uGHtcrabls fi2c,, that no
power ON earth could shake it, That even
ing the advertisement WAS put IN Tn,
Transcript. The next morning modest
tap At RcIlcndrn's Office door produced an
invitation to enter, and = highly rcspccta
Bic old gentleman ayailcd himself of the
permission lie WAS dressed in black
with White ncckclcth, wore a heavy gol,
chain and square. oId-lashioncd watch key
! and polished shoes aud white stockings
aud carried a buff cane, with an ivory
head, the very beau ideal of an old Eostol
merchant,
i called. sir, in consequences of YOU
advertisement in Ttc Trdascrpt las; even
my
Pray 10 seated, You have an idea u
n moving out Of town.
'lo>, for three months only. | vii
, drive cut this afternoon and see Your hous,
: and If liko it and the terms arc not Ia
high, | think We u:sa manage to make a
agreement,
e, What family have you, sir ? asked Ee
81 lonicm. with the air of Il practical Ian,
~ lord.
4 'unly my wife. daughter, anI solf,' r
RI Piled the old gentleman.
c, And YOU have no objection 10 takir
i, me TO boarl. I'm not much trouble in
MI house., said Bcllcnicn.
None whatever. Pray what are yo'
terms
tone hundred and fifty dollars for Il
scason--that is, three monthS. | will 4
low YOU FIVE dollars q week Tor LAY board
m. that takes off sixty
20 Balance ninety replied tho old gent
ey. man, rising. Very well, sir, if ike 4
md house, ! will call tomorrow and pay y