The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-20

whether great or small there is no evil
dence. On parting, l said, snow, Mr..
f., you must stay in town while make
proper inquiries. What allowance will
be enough to keep you comfortably?
He answered humbly, after much
pressing, Would you think 10 shillings
too much ?"
don't like, if do these things at
all, to do them shabbily, so 1 said:
Come every Saturday and you shall
have pound" He was profuse in his
thanks, and all men are as long as dis
tress lasts.
L had previously learned that my
ragged clients wife was in England liv-
ing in a splendid house in Hyde Park
gardens, under her maiden name. On
the following day the Earl of Owen
called upon me, wanting $4,000 by 5
o'clock the same evening II was q
case of life or death with him, and so /
made my terms, and took advantage of
OF his pressure to excuse a coup de
main. proposed that he should drive
me home to receive the money, calling
at Mrs. Molinos, in Hyde Park gar
dens, on our way. / knew that the
coronet and liveries of his father, the
Marquis, would insure me an audience
with Mrs. Molinos Fitz-Roy.
My scheme answered. l was intro
duced into the lady's presence. She
was, and probably is, very stately,
handsome woman, with pale COM
plexion, high, solid forehead, regular
features, thin, pinched. self-satisfed'
mouth. My interview was very short.
plunged into the middle of the affair.
| but had scarcely mentioned the word
husband when she interrupted me with,
Il presume you have loaned this profit
| gate person money, and you want me
to pay you" She paused, and then
| said: He shall not have farthing."
AS she spoke her white face became
scarlet.
"But, madam, the man is starving. 1
have strong reasons for believing he is
entitled to property, and if you refuse
any assistance / must take other
measures. She rang the bell, wrote
something rapidly on a card, and, as the
footman appeared, pushed it toward me
across the table with the air of touch
ing toad, saying: There, sir, is the
address of my solicitors; apply to
them if you think you have any claim.
Robert, show the person out, and take
care he is not admitted again"
SO far L had effected nothing, and,
to tell the truth, felt rather crest-fallen
under the influence of that grand man
ner peculiar to certain great ladies and
to all great actresses.
My next visit was to the attorneys,
Messrs. Leasem & Fashun, of Lincoln's
Inn Square, and there l was at home.
/ had had dealings with the firm before.
They are agents for half the aristocracy,
who always run in crowds like sheep
after the same wine merchant, the same
architects, the same horse dealers and
the same law agents. 1t may be doubt
ed whether the quality of law and land
management they get on this principle
is equal to their wine and horses At
any rate, my friends at Lincoln's Inn,
like others of the same class, are dis
tinguished by their courteous manners.
deliberate proceedings, innocence of
legal technicalities, long credit and
heavy charges. Leasem, the elder
partner, wears powder and huge
bunch of seals, lives in Queen
dinners and does the cordial depart
ment He is so strict in performing
the latter duty that he once addressed
poacher who had shot Dukes keeper
as my dear creature" although he
afterward hanged him.
Fashun has chambers in st. James
street, drives cab, wears tip, and
does the grand ha-ha style.
My business lay with Leasem. The
interviews and letters passing were
numerous. However, it came at last to
the following dialogue:
well, my dear Mr. Discount" began
Mr.. Leasem, who hates me like poison,
"I'm really very sorry that poor, dear
Molinos his father well; great
man; perfect gentleman; but you
know what women are, eh, Mr.. Dis
count? Ny client won't advance shill-
ing; she knows it would only be wasted
in low dissipation. Now, don't you
think (this was said very insinuatingly)
don't you think he had better be sent
to the work house? Very comfortable
accommodations there, l can assure you
meat twice a week, and excellent
soup; and then, Mr.. Discount, we
might consider about allowing you some
thing for that bill"
MIR. Leasem, can you reconcile it to
your conscience to make such an ar-
rangement? Here's wife rolling in
luxury and husband starving"
mo, Mr.. Discount, not starving;
there is the work house, as / observed
before; beside, allow me to suggest
that these appeals to feeling are quite
unprofessional-quite unprofessional,
"But, Mr.. Leasem, touching this
property which the poor man is en-
titled too"
"Why, there, again, Mr. d., You
must excuse me; you really must /
don't say he is; don't say he is not.
If you know he is entitled to property,
/ am sure you know how to proceed.
The law is open to you, Mr.. Discount
the law is open, and man of your tai
ent will know how to use it.
"Then, Mr.. Leasem, you mean that /
must, in order to right this starving
man, file bill of discovery to extract
from you the particulars of his rights.
You have the marriage settlement and
all the information, and you decline to
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