The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-01
BLK AND HIS TAILOR.
How a Complication In Buttons
Was Settled In England.

was Settled In England
There is lawyer In tho temple
whom shall take The liberty of term.
ing J. Wellington Blk That Is not is
name, of course. | merely call him so
for the purposes Of this narrative, for
as far as can find out there Is no such
name in the temple, and say at the
beginning that II there is any man OF
that title he Is not the man / mean. /
give the name Blk, as it were, '.with-
out pre- udice." so MS to protect myself
from possible legal complications, for
one must be very careful when he
speaks OF lawyers
Mr.. 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 bard struggle for existence.
One of the disadvantages of being q
lawyer who Is not getting on il that
he has to dress well, aud. unless per.
son knows how 70 dodge his tailor.
dressing we'll costs maneg. II may
seem needless extravaganec 70 pay d
tailor, but, unfortunately. gentlemen
of the cloth do not look upon Ii III tina,
light, and they ARE sometimes persist
ent in demanding their money, cs.
peeially IL they suspect their CUSTOMER
Is poor.
Mr.. Blk kept encouraging his tailor
by ordering more clothes than he ae.
tually needed. This II good plan a.
long as 1t works, but it brcnlss down
after d time, and, like the INDUCING IN
stimulants, leaves the victim with the
original trouble worse than II was AT
first
At last things came to crisis. Mr..
I IIcmms, the tailor; said that II he did
not at least get some money on nc,
count he would sue Mr.. Blk for the
whole amount Mr. Blk pondcrct
long over the tailors letter, for, while
in England you may take what action
you please, You are not allowed K
threaten, and the lawyer thought ht
could perhaps twist the cpistle into 4
threatening letter within the meaning
Of the act, but. unfortunately. thu
tailor had been there before. Ills not4
was conched il the most polite and con
ciliatory terms. 1t was only by reading
between the lines that anything like
a threat could be seen. Nevertheless
it was quite evident what the tailor'l
intentions were, and Mr.. Blk felt thai
he could not afford 10 be brought int
court over the matter. 1t would q
once dispel the fiction that he had /
large and lucrative practice q fctior
he was anxious should not be inter
fered with by any cold display Of fact
OF course 1t was daring and conr
ageous thing for tailor TO intimat,
that he would bring a lawyer int,
court This was, indeed. fighting tn,
devil with fire. Let no ope say afte
this that it takes nine tailors to maxi
a man.
Although the scheme of the tailo
was magnificent, 1t was not war. ]
was not to be expected that any mer
tailor could tread the slippery path 0
legal knowledge and keep step with
lawyer Mr.. Blk remembered an &C
or two relating to tailors and he locke,
them up He alsef ferreted out som
precedents bearing on the case, and Il
good old England, when you can find
precedent, yon are all right. He wrot
to Mr. Hemms, asking him toscall per
sonally at his chambers in the tempt
CT n certain hour Mr. IIemms wa
there. prompt to the minute, and ha
some faint hopes he would see at leas
alittle money, not realizing the impoS
sibility Of removing certain garment
he was ia the habit Of making. from
the person Of a 'highlandman
! ''Sit down, Mr. lIemms,r said Bin
affably, 1t may take Us some time :
settle this little matter.
If you pay me something on ae
count, said IIemms Il am willing :
let the balance stant over FIR the fsees
ent =
quite So The proposition does 70
honor, Mr.. Hemms, and shows tina
you have no deslle to press your Gus
toner as hard as you do the raiment h
wears Unfortunately. it is incor
venient for me ut the moment to pa
even the little on account
YIN THAT ease. I" said Mr. Hcmms,
will he reluctantly obliged to take pro
cecdings.
Exactly gathered rs much froI
your most courteous note. Now, to d
SO with any chance Of success youl wi
need legal advice beg TO offer m
services In the mater, and think
win do as wcll for you as any Other
better, perhaps, for understand Al
about the case. "
.Impossible You could not appea
against yourself"
my dear sir. you have evidentl
little conception Of the length lawye