The Greenville times., 1876-05-27


down tsrss~ola street. lie iesrs-
II tAst the boy Was an orphan aud
a stranger, having heea shipped
fl~s oc<sSs by s>sas eae who I'M
s<sse1 tl.xS the uab uss hardly
esssrs<sslxs enough Cor saeA aa
sstessxsssag boy. The lawyer
xss,ca = lsa in his Office. and he
se~>k Thomas on trial, agreeing TO
pay .is board, and give him a little
seaS thing besides il he was good
bay. The boy said he just aehed
10 become a lawyer. aud he was 50
enthusiastic TO get ahead and be-
come known that he broke a chair
ana a pane OF glass the first day
When the lawyer gently suggested
to him to restrain his araor, Tho
mas promptly replied:
THERE'S nothing like making a
Law Office git up and how'll"
It vas amazing how quickly that
boy picked up . knowledge Of lc-
gal business. II Was his duty to
stay in the cfiico when the lawyer
went out, and he felt all the inn
portancc Of his position. When
big boys came around to ask for a
job Of carrying coal upstairs, he
went for them heavy.
"Boy,r he would answer, in Sc
we're tones, al don't want to see
you come 10 grief. but if You don't
hurry right down stairs, I'll get
ont . capias, switch You behind
the bars, and have yoa hung before
the grass starts"
The attorney had to 60 TO Chi
ca.o one day, and he told Thomas
that he might wash the windows
and slick up little. Thomas
went in. lie had new mating put
on the floor, put painter at work,
and hired an old woman 10 wash
everything that could be washed.
II was neat jop ~ around, and
he felt as il he Ought TO be praised
for his enterprise. The attorney
began TO scold, but Thomas said:
Aint we as good as those one
horse lawyers across The road. Il
this a law Office or a barn!"
Two weeks ago he was told to
90 down and order half ton of
coal to keep the store going till
warm weather. Some one told
him that coal would be considera-
bly, higher next year, and SO. on
the ground Of economy, he ordered
five tons sent up, and most Of i,
had been dumped on the walk be-
fore the attorney discovered the
situation. Thomas would proba-
bly, have lasted a week so longer
than he did, but for the reception
of q lady client who came to see
the lawyer about applying for d.
sorcc. The lawyer was trying a
case, and the boy had sole charge
of the office. lie received the lady |
in his usual urbane manner, and |
when she inquired for the attor-
ney, he replied:
lie is out, but my legal scrvi-
ces are at your disposal"
She didn't seem inclined to con-
suit him, and he went on:
"Is it a case of wifc-beating, or
q divorce
She intimatcd that he was an
impudent boy, and he replied:
every well, madam; We can't
take your case at ALL"
She said she called to see the
lawyer, but Thomas answered:
1T won't do any good; we can't
take your case at all--not for love
or money"
She returned two hours later,
when the lawyer was in and Tho
mus was ont, end 1t was decided
that the boy should seek some other
profession. That evening, when
so informed, he replied:
"All right. II I'm going to be
lawyer, want things to git up and
git around. You don't want a
lively boy around here. l saw
that o week ago."
It was intinatcd that he hadn't
better "snss" " any one, and he
blandly replied:
"No one is sassing you. If you
want this partnership dissolved
we'll part friendly. If you don't
want to rush things, this is no
place for me-"
He is peddling peanuts now, and
the way he dusts around is the
cause Of his having half a dozen
fights per day.-Detroit Press.
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There is a delicate, and at the
came time q very keen and subtle