The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-22

orally, before the entrance OF my client,
but 1t was out of the question. l had
only just time to pitch the end of my
cigar in the fire, open one of the large
law books-upside down as 1 afterwards
dlscovered-and to compose my features
into the most professional expression
compatible, when the visitor entered.-
He was short, puffy little man, middle
aged, and of good natured unintel-
lectual cast of countenance. He wore
shabby white hat and greasy black
gloves, and his trousers were shorter and
his umbrella fatter than is generally con-
sidered desirable in those articles; but,
notwithstanding there was an air of
snug respectablity about him, and the
bundle of papers, tied with red tape,
which he carried, had an eminently bus
iness like appearance. He began
81 must apologize for disturbing you at
this early hour in the morning, Mr..
Brownie was evidently not a high
class practitioner - but, the fact is,
have come to beg your assistance in a
very urgent case"
1 tried to look as if urgent cases were
matters of the most common occurrence
in my professional appearance.
"Ah," said, "quite SO. Take seat,
| Mr.. ~
Ward, sir Gribbens & Ward, of
High street, Bloomsbury. You have
heard the name, l dare say. Gribbins is
dead-he has been dead for some years,
but we keep up the old name, you
know"
didn't know in the least. / had
never to my knowledge heard of Crib
bins & Ward, but it would not do to ad-
NIT the fact Not to know Gribbin &
Ward would clearly be to argue myself
unknown. 1 took my cue accordingly.
"O yes; Gribbin & Ward, a most en-
inent firm. L am delighted to have the
pleasure of making your acquaintance,
Mr. Ward.'
" You are very kind, sir. Well, sir,
was saying, or was about to say, have
become connected with a case, very
peculiar case-indeed a most peculiar
case; and, hearing of you from my old
friend, Mr.. Wiggings, L am stranger
to you myself, l might venture to call
and ask you to assist me in it."
Dear me-" / thought, whoever
would have thought of old Wiggins''-
my hair dresser" sending me client"
And on the principle that one good turn
deserves another, mentally resolved to
go and get my hair cut the very next
day. replied:
g 1 shall be very happy, Mr.. Ward.
Have you any particulars in writing ?"
"Well, not exactly, said Mr.. Ward,
depositing his bundle of papers in his
hat I" 1 have few rough memoranda,
the state of the case. The party rep
resent is Mrs. Podgers, and l think
that you'll agree with me that she has
been very badly used. The fact is, she
was the daughter of an old fellow named
Grubb, in the oil and color trade, man
reputed to be worth mint of money
When she married Podgers, who was a
pork butcher in small business, Pod
gers naturally wanted to know what the
old man would do for them. A little
ready money would have been very ac-
ceptable, and as they knew that Susan
that's Mrs. Podgers = was the only
daughter, and would come in for all the
old mans money at his death, they did
not see why he shouldn't give them q
little at once, on account like. But old
Grubb wasn't to be had in this way
No. says he, q if you marry Susan
when die you'll have all I've got which
may be ten thousand or it may be TWEEN.
ty, but I'm not going to undress before
go to bed, as the saying is. So upon
that, and quite relying that the old man
would keep his word, Podgers gets mar
ried. They all knew that the old mar
couldn't last very long, so on the
strength of his expectations Podgers put
in new shop window and starts pony
trap. Trade was bad, and Podgers found
himself outrunning the constable bit
but he didn't mind feeling sure it woulC
be all right when the old man went of
the hooks"
began to see my way. Podgers haC
married on the strength of the old gen
tleman's promise, and the old gentle
man had subsequently changed his
mind Here was an opportunity of i'm
pressing Mr.. Ward with my legal acu