The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-10-25
Settled BY Wire.

| sHt sHUllu iptt IN u dilncultY, she ltau
rented part Of her house TO Mr.. W., who
had cleared out, owing her 5000 for
rent He had removed with the inton-
| tion Of going to bridgeport, and his
furniture was on the way TO the boat,
which was to leave shortly for the Con-
necticut town. MIR, +. Immediately
| prepared the necessary papers and got
an attachment A clerk was dis
| patched to New York with directions to
| put the attachment in the hands of the
Sheriff At once and to search the river
front for the furniture. The lady de-
| parted, and MI. r. awaited develop
ments. An hour later Mr.. w. entered
the lawyers office, He wore non
chalant air He carried his hands in
his pockets and cigar in his mouth.
+" ! understand, said he to Mr. p,
that you are trying to seize my prop
erty.n
I" You are the man, suppose, Mr..
p answered, "who hired Mrs. Blanks
house and quilted without paying the
rent, and are removing your furniture
| to Conncct'cutpN
''That's about the size of it, = Mr.. w.
said, "and | thought would lust step
in and ask whether you had got my
property yetp' Then he laughed gaily,
as one who had made a pleasant Joke.
AT that moment there came n ring ut
the telephone. Mr. 7. jumped up and
responded with the usual 'Hello.n
"Who's that2i' came back. II p, "
was the answer, Mr.. +. recognizing the
voice Of his clerk who had gone over the
river with the attachment.
"We'ye hunted everywhere came
through the telephone, tand can't find
the furniture. =
Mr.. p. turned to Mr.. w. and said
"What are You going TO do about it?'
4 In the first place, Mr.. w. replied,
II want to know whether you've got
my furniture --ha. hall
'Tell the Sheriff, said Mr.. p, with
his lips to the telephone, ''to take the
furniture off the boat ahd put it in a
storehouse.n
Hold, there Mr.. w. exclaimed,
his tone Of iubilant banter changed to
ono Of genuine alarm; II don't want
The furniture taken of the boat"
"Well, what shall we do?i Mr.. P.
said; 'you hear my ordcrsPn
The telephone bell rang violently.
Mr.. p. put his ear to the funnel and
heard these words delivered with great
distinctness and emphasis: "I-tell-you-
we haven't OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
find-it.n
Il don't care if the sheritf's fees are
$50 Mr.. p. shouted. in return through
the instruments; 'the defendant has to
foot the bill Store the furniture at
once.
Look here, Mr.. p, the defendant
said in tone Of supplication, .what's
the best can do?'
The bell rang again furiously. Mr..
r. put his ear to the tube and the
| speaker said in tones which Mr. L. reeog-
nized as those of clerk in the sheriff s
Office: "Blank, blank you, what do
YOU mean? Arc you crazyp Don't YOU
hear2 We haven't got the bank, blank
furniture, and we don't know where ii
isl
''Just 50, replied Mr.. P. "Do the
best you can, and damage it rs little as
possible. The defendant will have to
stand the expenses.
eNow don't be severe. Mr.. w. said,
almost in despair; ''tcll me what you
demand
"Pay the full amount due," replied
Mr.. p. 'and we'll throw of the costs
and expenses. M
The bell rang again with louder tones
than before. Mr. +. listened The
voice that last answered said. "I'll be
blank blanked if ever came across
such stupidity. Hold on and Ill spell
it out TO youo
And then carefully, letter by letter,
the voice spelled out; eve haven't
been able to find the furniture
The defendant by this time had got
out his pocket book and was counting
out the bills. When he had paid the
$500 Mr.. p. went TO the telephone and
called up the sheriff. office once more.
''Now then, stupid, what's the mat
ter9'a was the reply. ''Give the sheriff
directions to let the furniture go, Mr..
r. said.
Then he sat. down aud wrote q re-
ceipt. The bell went off again like
mad Mr. p. cody placed his mouth
to the telephone and said:a tiSay, tell
the sheriff to let the furniture 90 and
send on his bill for his fees. ilgto
Then Mr.. p. ,fwith a smile on his face.
| listened for a reply. s'Blank blank
you, yon thick-heRded asst came over
the wiresi into Mr.. P.sear, i.we haven't
got the property.Pi h Il aG tii
Then Mr.. w quilted theIoiiiee. Mr.
p. rang up the sherifi's, and received
a complimentary reply.ia Then it was
Mr.. Pts turn. .'Mhile yon were bel
lowing over the wires, he said, ''the
defendant was by my side, and had to
make the properanswers to bring him
to terms. Anything stupid or like an
ass in that? Send over your bill, the
suits settled. ~ Brook5yt Eoglc.s sea
1T happened at Philadelphia that a
little boy, in q mirthful spirit, struck
Richard Carmine on the neck with a
piece Of cllstard pie. Dick grabbed the
boy. but Mrs. Garmine, mere. inter
fered to prevent violence. At that
iuncture a man, William McGonagh
by name, began kicking Carnhine from.
the rear. One kick struck in the abdo-s