The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
A PAIR OF TROUSERS.
From the Westminster Budget.

NAouA tuC w OSAilAiu9eCl buuEoG'
was just about to go out to luncheon
when the porter brought in card. l
glanced at it. Ye gods My friend Louis
Louis Degars, from Tarascon. An awful
fellow! We had been at college together,
and had become bank manager, while
he had embarked upon soldering, acting,
editing, dentistry, authorship, clerkship,
and heaven only knows what besides
"What does he look lkel" l asked the
porter, somewhat anxiously
well, well, :" the cautious old boy be-
gan, "he wears incredible trousers
Quite incredible trousers, sir"
What was to do if l did not admit him,
the fellow would wait for me in the
street, or would even follow me to the
club, and there expose me before my
friendc. Perhaps, after all, it was bet
ter to receive him here and try to outwit
him. l gave my porter five shillings.
Nov look you here" ! said, this gen.
tleman IS an old friend of mine, but he is
ne er-do-well. DO you see what
meant Well, you've seen his trousers.
Very'likely he will want to borrow money
from me. shall then say that have no
money, and must borrow some from YOU
WV HAVcA L nave lldub Jue necessary
speech to you, you give these five shil-
lings to me, regretting that it is all you
can call your own in this world"
The porter grinned silly, and allowed
my old friend Louis TO enter the room.
Good heavens, his trousers were indeed
"lncredible;" too short, frayed at the
edge and of blue, gray and green check
pattern which had been the fashion in my
grandfather'S time. Nor was his blue
coat at all new. lie wore it buttoned all
the way up so that you could say nothing
about his waistcoat. There were gray
lights in his collar, and his cravat was
greasy. Also, his curly black hair now
tinged with gray, and his beard were
much neglected. An i'll odor came from
the big black cigar he held in his hand
and his boots left wet marks on the light
carpet,
"Yes, old fellow he said and gave me
two thumps: you are quite right ]
want to borrow money of YOU but it is
for very important matter. | might
come and tell you that / had not tasted
warm food for a week; / might talk tC
you of debt amounting TO $50; l might
take from you 80 note to pay the landau
that is TO take me to the place where
am to fight duel But | have borrowed
money from other friends for all these
purposes and to-day IL is a graver matter
ask for sOYereign-do you hear}-only
a sovereign. l really require guinea
but the shilling | must get from somebody
else, and since we are old friends / viii
only ask you for the POS. You shall have
it back tonight before dinner. DO VOL
hearl Before dinner. II / am not bach
at that time you may consider me
wretch, a scamp, fraud | authorize
you TO get your porter TO throw me down
stairs next time ] come here, if | do moi
keep my word to-day. | regret not to bC
able to give you more details concernine
my purposes with the sovereign. | may
only say that it is wanted for a remarka
Die business transaction, on which the
happiness OF my life may depend"
did as / have always done in such
cases. He had made me laugh, and
gave him the sovereign. He pawned 1
few more worGs Of honor and vanished
For a moment the idea occurred to me t.
invite the good old fellow TO luncheon
but don't you see: man with such iu