The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-27
atco1rMR1A TENNESSEE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 1874.
After a few DAYS, under the influence

"A
of beef tea and port wine-my last
sovereigns were rapidly melting away
under the expense of a double estab-
lishment-she got good deal better,
and went to see her. She was very
iolly old dame, on the whole, Wonder
fully thankful, too, to Providence, that
seemed to me to have done so little for
her.
"I can't speak, my DEAR" she'd cry
to me in husky whisper, but there,
I am so thankful, N hear. It's very
often 1 can't hear, but then I gets my
voice back again, my dear. That shows
there's a over ruling Providence, don't
it?
1 really got very fond of the old wo-
man. and used to 90 and sit with her a
great deal. But that didn't bring any
grist in; and grist was wanted badly
enough.
One day we began to talk about her
former history. 1t was On her deaf day,
as it happened she had got her "woice"
but couldn't hear, consequently was
completely Indifferent to interruptions.
"Poor, dear Pearsons," she said,
cleft me we'll off when he died. There
was the cheese-monger's business in
Cripplegate as brought in three or
four hundred a year, and row OF
houses in Brighton here which let for as
much or more. But as for the business,
I give that up to my daughters hus-
band, I'd plenty to live upon, and no
other child but she and says to them,
As long as you keeps a 'ome for the
old 'ooman, why, 1'll never ask you
nothing for goodwill But after bit
we ouarreled me and juneau! she's
hard 'un. sir she is-and they turned
me out of the house, sir, that they did.
And when I says to 'em, Pay me for
the business, they snap their fingers at
me, they do indeed. Well, sir with
that I goes to lawyer, a nico respo c.
| able Young man, thought; and he
promised he'd get me my money, and
charge me nothing for it. So with that
I comes down to Brighton, and takes a
house. and furnishes it respectable,
| thinking my money safe enough. Then
after bit he comes ::to me, and says,
why, you've deceived me about this
here case. You havn't leg to stand
upon, and I'm so much cost out OF
pocket he says "A hundred and fifty
bounds must Ihave, he ssy'. Well,
sir. he frightened me so as agreed Ia
pay him the money, but I havn't got 1t
ali at once, and he pre- sed me very
hard, so at last he proposes this to me.
| He SAYS he's found gent as wants to
take a lease of my houses, and to pay
me three hundred year for EN- and
he agrees that he'll take this gents
word for the costs, if he'll pay the rent
into nv lords hand-the lawyers. you
know, my dear and he was to keep
the writings till the money was paid.
And he made a mortgage too IN the
name of friend of his, as he said, would
stand security for me till the money was
paid. And he was to draw back tlVe
and-tweAty pounds quarter for hlm'
self, and pays me the rest. Wen, sir,
this seemed fair enough and, to s9y the
truth, sir, was glad TO get the houses
off my hands, for though they brought
me more money, there was a deal OF
bother with 'em, and there's good
many people as will impose upon poor
lone woman. So, after all, I'd got
plenty to live upon, and no bother, ano
yery comfortable I was for bit. Well
sir. when the first quarters rent was
due. down comes the lawyer, and ht
saws, says he, Hes gone! bolted {
scoundrel ! villain !! just like that h'
calls out, managing about the room
But thank heaven, says I, the houses
amt bolted too see 'em empty yes
terday, and all let to nice respectabl,
tenants But what's the good of that
saws he. 'We can't draw the ents he
cot his lease, he'll take rents, aud W
! can't prevent him. Whatever did yo1
!; trust a scamp like that for?' And s.
it was, sir; and VIII n I goes to tE
house after bit, and asks for my rent
they laugh at me, and tell me I'm mad
I and one old chap, a hoficer, sir, said Ii
5 paid his rent to the proper parties, an
|, he'd give me into custody for false pre-
L lenses, sir Well, sir, the lawyer h
> went on dreadful would have III
money, he said swore I was in leagu
with the man to deceive him, and-wel
sir, he frightened me so he got me t
!. sign paper-a bill of sale, he calle
/ it-and next thing knew all nay thing
;, was swep' away and the bailles IN tn
IL house for ent, and he landlord calle
e me an old swindler, cause tue lawye
q had robeed me. And then l was turne
} upon the streets, sir, an old woman
g had always lived respectable aud whi
was to do? If it hadn't been for Mr.
Z; Winton, as had known me in better day
and done charripg for me, I'd have goI
to the poor house. And that Will I
,, the end of it," she said beginning
7 cry.
"What ?" I said "you with who
B. row of houses belonging to you, an
: going to the poor-house Come, IL
!. rent-payers won't stand that, old lad,
y Well see about that.
I did see about it. [ never ha
u greater satisfaction in my life than
Q tracing out the turns and winds OF m
le old friends attorney; showing the ma
r of straw to be an accomplice OF hi
s and that the whole transaction was
fraud. / didn't rest till I got the lay
y yer struck off the rolls. He haun
!, the old Bailey now, tout for rogues
IN bad as himself, but not yet fully d
, tected. Still he was very nearl y su
s ceding. If the old lady had not m
"a with somebody who believed In he
and took up her case, he'd have g
er that row of houses for nothing and
ns he was a clever fellow and had enlarge
r, ideas, I've no doubt that he'd have bet
Ill a member of parliament by now, II b
career had not been untimely cut shoI
ne And somehow my client upstal
brought me luck. I never wanted +
IT, business afterward !; and am thankt
On to say that although my old friend
ep ways threatens to leave me the row
a. houses she owns, yet that l can do We
7ll we'll without them.
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