The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-31
BLK AND HES TAILOR.
How O. Complication in Buttona
Was Settled in England.

There is a lawyer in the temple
whom shall take the liberty of term
ing j. Wellington Blk That is not is
name, OF course, 1 merely call him so
1or the purposes of this narrative, for
as fur Us can find out there is no such
nainc in the Temple, aud l say ut thc
beginning Chat il there is any man of
THAT title he is not the man mean.
give the nomc Blk Is it were, with
out prcludicc,' SO rs to protect mysclf
from possible legal complications, FOR
one must bc very careful when he
speaks OF lawyers.
MI. BLK possesses much law and little
money This may seem strange for
our idea OF = lawyer in the temple is
That he has more cases than he can at
tend to. and that he rolls in wealth
nevertheless, the thing | state is true;
there are lawyers in this world who
have Il hard struggle for existence.
One of the disadvantages of being a
lawyer who is not getting on is that
hc has to dress well, and, unless Il per-
son knows how to dodge his tailor,
dressing well costs money. 1t NAV
seem needless extravaganza to paw a
tailor, but, unfortunately, gentlemen
OF tho cloth do not look upon it in that
light, and they are sometimes persist
cnt i'll demanding their money, cs-
recially if they suspect their customer
is poor.
Mir. Blk kept encouraging his tailor
by ordering more clothes than he nc
tually needed This is II good plan as
long us it works, but it breaks down
after Il time, and, like the ndulging in
stimulants, leaves the victim with the
original trouble worse than il was at
first.
AZ last things came to crisis. Mr..
llcmms, the tailor, said that if he did
not at least get some money on &C
count he would sue Mr. BLK for the
whole amount. Mr.. Bilk pondcred
long over the tailors letter, for, while
III England you may take what action
you please, you are not allowed to
threaten, and the lawyer thought he
could perhaps twist the cpistle into n
threatening letter within the meaning
OF the act, but, unfortunately, the
tailor had been there before. His note
was couched in the most polite and con
ciliatory terms. 1t was only by reading,
between the lines that anything like
threat could be seen. Nevc rthcless.
intentions were, and Mr.. Biz, felt that
he could not afford to be BROUGHT into
court over the matter 1t would nj
once dispcl the fiction that lie had q
large and lucrative practical fiction
he was anxious should not be inter
Tered with by any cold display of fact.
OF course it was Z daring and conr-
aScous thing for tailor to intimate
that he would bring Il lawyer into
court. This was, indeed, fighting the
devil with fire. Let no one say after
this that it takes nine tailors to make
Il man.
Although the scheme of the tailor
was magnificent, it was not war Ii
was not to be expected that any mere
tailor could tread the slippery path OF
legal knowledge and keep step with
lawyer. Mr.. Blk remembered an act
or two relating to tailors and he looked
them mp. He also fcrreted out somo
presidents bearing on the case, and in
good old England, when on can find a
precedent. ycu are all right. lie wrote
TO Mr. Hemms, asking him to call pcr.
sonaily at his chambers in the temple
at certain hour Mr.. Hemms was
there. prompt to the minute, and had
some faint hopes he would sec ut least
little money, not realizing the impos.
sibility of removing certain garments
he was in the habit of making. from
the person of n highlandman.
sit down, Mr.. Hemms," said Blk.
aHahly, lit may take us some time to
settle this little matter"
IF you pay me something on &c.
count said Nemms, Il am willing to
let the balance stand over for the pres
emit"
quite SO. The proposition does YOU
honor, Mr.. ii emms, and shows that
you have no desire to press your Gus
toner Us hard rs you do the raiment he
wears. Unfortunately, it is incon.
venient for Inc ut the moment TO paw
even the little on account"
''In that case said Mr.. Hcmms, 81
will be reluctantly obliged to take pro-
ceedings."
Exactly. gathered as much from
your most courteous note. Now, to do
So with any chance OF success you will
need legal advice. l beg TO offer my
services in the matter, and think
will do as well for you as any other;
better, perhaps, for L understand all
about the case"
Impossible. You could not appear
against yourself"
"Aiy dear sir, you have evidently
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