The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08

scooted round. Q. l say, you've broken
every zone il my hand. you great
Scotch ruffian: take the ruler out Of his
list. Ok, for heavens sake, or else he'll
brain us.
OK, YOU old scoundrel, read that let
ter aloud. Mac wasn't a creditor-he
wishes he was this day-and he doesn't
know it verbatim. and I'm not sure
about 4 word or two. Stand up, old
man, and do the thing properly. There
now, were ready"
July I. 1897.
Dear Sir-It will be in your recollec-
ton hat III July. 1887. | was obliged to
make a composition with my creditors
while trading as a corn merchant I'M
der the style of Thomas Hatchard q
Co., and that they We're good enough to
accept the sum of { shillings and 6
pence in the pound.
Immediately thereafter, as YOU may
be aware, I began business as a corn
broker. and owing to the kind assist
ance Of certain of my creditors II 9th
er friends here, had considerable sue
cess.
Having made 4 careful examination
of my affairs. | find that | can now af-
ford to pay the balance of II shillincs
and q pence which is morally due to my
creditors of 1887, and it affords me much
personal satisfaction to discharge this
obligation.
| therefore beg to inclose a check for
the amount owing to YOU. with ) per
cent. compound interest. and with sin
cere gratitude for your consideration 10.
years ago.
| have the honor to remain your
Obcdient servant,
THOMAS UATCHARD.
Isn't that great, young gentlemen?'
and BcaZley took Il turn round the
ROOM; its the finest thing lone in I.iv-
erpool in our time. Tommy has come in
again an easy first on the 10 mile-just
skipped round BaughfeIl; there's moth
ing like the old school for rearing hardy
fellows with plenty Of puff in them for
Il big hill
night remarked MacIFarlane. land his
wife will be lifted"
What about the Hatchard securities
and encouragement company? Isn't it q
booming concern, and aren't the three
mon lucky dogs who took founders
shares? O1lcy. old chap and Freddie
grew serious. 1t was YOU who put Tom
my on his legs, and helped him on to
this big thing"
Nonsense. we all had a share in the
idea; and now that l remember, it was
YOU. Beazley, who sang his praises
that day till MacIarlane allowed his
pipe to 20 out. and | had to join the
chorus. Isn't that 50. Mae"
Macfariane was understood to Give
Judgment Of strict impartiality-that
the one was as bad as another, and
that he had been Il victim III their
hands, but that the result had not been
destructive of morality in Liverpool.
nor absolutely ruinous to the charac-
ter OF Thomas Hatchard, beyond which
nothing more could be said. He Of
fcrcd the opinion on his own account
that the achievement of Thomas had
been mighty.
You can put your money on that.
Mac and B~eazley went off again. ITO
pay up the balance of that composition
and every private loan with interest,
compound. too. is simply Al. I. II. has
taken the cage. And didn't he train for
it, poor chap
NO man enjoyed a good cigar more
than Tommy-could not take him in
with bad tobacco. Well. | happen to
know that he hasn't had one smoke
since July Z. 1887. OF course he could
have had as much 'baccy as he wanted;
but no. it was a bit of the training-giv-
ING up every luxury. dye see:'
L wish [ was Thomas the night
remarked Macfarlane. Hell have a
worthwhile smoke"
lie rather liked a good lunch. and
did justice to his grub, too contin-
ued Beazlcy. well, for 10 years he's