The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-06
BY TuEO. l. DE WINNIE.

tiercely at the small boy VINO nad Deen
deluded into delivering one hundred dol
lars worth of printed matter for check
which had just been turned out of the
bank. The circumstances were aggravat-
ing. 1t was as plain rs the nose on your
face, rs Bodkin judiciously remarked,
that Mr. Squills, the drawer OF the check,
had premeditsted swindle. Comm g in
Bodkin's office rs stranger. he had or
dered a small quantity OF work; had paid
small deposit; had craftily quadrupled
his first order; had cajoled the office boy
and clerk with susvity and compliments,
and theatre tickets; had taken advantage
OF Bodkin's temporary absence and got
possession of the work. 1t was not so
much the loss of the money, but the con-
seriousness that he had been duped. that
ranked. And Bodkin shook his fist
menacingly: mll worry him.
But Squills was not to be worried. In
the tirst flush OF his wrath, Bodkin sent u
caustic protest against the check, with an
indignant demand for immediate pay
ment. S9aills' reply overhowed with re-
grets, in which his chuckling was thinly
dissembled. Bodkin sent clerks and col
lectors, who were treated with exquisite
neutrality-suspicious. with segars and
soda water.-always with proiusion of
promises, they never brought any
money. To the lawyers demand, Squills
returned the reply that every thing he
had was mortgaged. Bodkin had de-
Lounced him to his face rs cheat, and
SquiIls had begged him, as he valued his
precious health, not to tempt apoplexy by
those violent gusts of temper. The COL
lector and lawyer gave up the case; the
former rcmarking that one might as well
try To bruIse water or cut air as to wound
Squilps feelings. or to arouse his sense of
pride or justice. For Squills was never
of his guard, always the same sly,
smooth, subtle, and vivacious rascal.
uverll wing with promises, apologies, and
bland shments, that were more provok-
my than direct insults. When SquillS
stopped Bodkin in the street, and inqulr-
ed tenderly after his health, and, with Il
malignant smile. expressed his regrets,
Tor the fortieth time, at his inability to
pay-then Bodkin lost temper, went at
once to lawyer, and ordered that n suit
be brought.
The vivacious Squills responded with
and encouraging message, begging polite.
Bodkin to "Go in and win" And the suit
WAS brought. And there was no defense.
Judgment went by default, and an exc
cution was issued. Then 1t was discover
cd. MS Squills had forewarned the lawyer,
that all his goods and chattels were mort
gagged. And Squills reported this state
ment in the politest OF notes, with the
most sardobic regret 1t did net prevent
Bodkin from sending the sheriti's deputy
20 SOULS drug store, for the second time,
with An order to find out, If ne could,
what valuables Squills held other than
drugs.
With this object in view, the deputy
vcntured the purchase of three cents
worth OF EPSON salts, and had long and
confidential conversation with Squills I'M
suspicious clerk concerning the value OF
drugs and the tastes and habits of SQuills.
The uneasy whine of Il dog behind the
counter, which was soon followed by the
bouncing out of the dog on the floor, was
an interruption which the clerk thought
proper to explain: That's Mr.. SquiIls'
docl-and isn't ne Il fine fellow" His
words did the noble brute scant justice.
It WAS a Newfoundland of the largest
SIZE and purest breed, with glossy and
curling black hair, u broad nuzzle, and
LIQUID eyes, indicating intelligence and
kindness that were almost human.
lis Squills fond of the dos?" asked
the artful deputy.
"Fond of himl Why he refused 5000
a week ago. He spends hours with him
every day. You have no idea how he's
attached to that dog"
what makes him whine so?"
"He's of the feed. Has been fed too
high. and Mr.. Squills is warned that he
may get the distemper. So he cut off
his meat three days ago, and the dog Is
whining for it, He's crazy for meat"
The deputy looked out of the window
vscantly, apparently in the browneSt
kim. of a brown study-ss if dogs and
draps were forever hereafter beneath his
notice. Nor did he find any relief IN fill
ING his nose with his forefnger. Pocket
ing his three cents worth of salts, he
sbsmbled on: Of the house in u very stu
pii and distracted manner To reappear,
however, after ten minutes absenc', with
a brown paper corsucopia in one hand,
and rope dangling from his pocket-to
90 straightwsy TO the dog who WAS curl
ell lazilv ia the centre of the floor. visit
fully looking for sympathy to fish cut
of bis brown paper little bit OF meat
and chuck il to the dog-to fondie him
with sympathetic dog talk, and cares
him with one hard while he cunningiy
put the rope around his neck in solid
Spanish knot-all to the horror oil the
sfirightened clerk
.Good gracious! you amt giving that
dog mestl You ain't going t. take IN. I
dog swayl Why, Mr. Squills will Kill
me il that dog is missing.
cs. The police"
Now, sonny said the cheerful depu.
~ "don't YOU make fool of yourself.
I'm ON business, and / know what am
about. Now. you hear what I've got to
say" Whereupon, striking an attitude,
-ior our deputy was fond Of the BoSery
Theatre, and dotted ON j. K. Scott IN
Virginius, To say nothing of the great
Kirby ut the Chatham, he rolled out IN
his most rufiasly bass voice: ain ihc
name Of the People of the State of New
York; U dogi levy on you. One thou
sand dollars fine and imprisonment TO
ANY man who interferes with me 10 the
discharge of my duty, The small clerk
qaalled before the majesty of the laS and
was silent Then turning to the dog,
with his most seductive manner, the de-
putty chucked him another morsei Of
meat. II was enough. The dog frisked
and bounced, and followed his newly
6,upd friend out of the store. Ard the