Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-22

Perdue told me that he would pay me
for the time-time I have not taught,
but as l am not going to fill out the
term it wouldn't be right to take the
money"
"Ah, and it is law you want to stu
dy?"
"Why, of course. Didn't make that
plain?"
"Oh, yes. And you don't think II
would be right to take the money? Go
ahead, though"
Il know it wouldn't be right. And
what I want to ask Of you is this:
The investment will require about two
hundred dollars. Won't you lend me
that amOunt?"
He scratched his head, scratched his
chin bit off chew of tobacco, stretch
ed himself and said: We'll, l have
been lending money all my life, and
don't see why l should stop now. Did
you ever hear of anybody paying back
borrowed money except in a poker
game? / never did. Do people really
pay back? l don't know that the GUS
tom is over in that part Of the country
you came from, but the rules are very
strict here, and they are not violated
very often-they rarely pay back. And
they never violate the rule with me-"
MY dear sir, will pay you-"
Yes, l know Oh, you've got the
formula down pretty fine. Make a
good lawyer. I've got some money In
that safe, that is, if nobody has rob-
bed me. Let me see If I've been rob-
bed"
He opened the safe and took out q
package Of bank notes. Don't believe
I've been robbed. Rather singular,
too" he went on, counting the money.
1.-Two hundred, you say. Better take
two fifty-you need some clothes. Par
don me for being so keen an observer.
1t really escaped my notice until this
moment. But what you want with the
old house is more than l can un-
derstand. No, Billy-Bill, mean-no,
1 understand it and it is a noble quail
ity."
He rolled up the money, handed 1t
to me and continued to talk. after all,
sentiment is the only thing in life, but
you'd better not tell this about town
I'd never get another case. Yes, sir,
and the poet is the only man who
really lives. Now go on and buy your
acre of sentiment, and when you have
closed the bargain, lie down upon your
possessions and go to sleep. Tell the
old man that he is a fool for going
away, but tell him also that 1 don't
blame him for being a fool. Yes, sir,
l love a fool, for it's the wise man that
puts me to trouble. Give my warmest
regards to that old woman. Let me
tell you something: Many years ago
was a poor young fellow working
about the court house. And the clothes
you've got on now are wedding gar
ments compared with what mine were.
Well, one day 1 stopped at Jucklin's
house to get out of the rain-he hadn't
been married long-and soon after !
went into the sitting room, the wife
began to whisper to the husband, and
when she went out, which she did a
moment later, Jucklin turned to me
and said: Go up stairs, take off your
britches and throw 'em down here, and
I'll bring 'em back to you after a while
I was actually out at the knees, sir,
and I did as he told me, and when he
brought my trousers back they were
neatly patched. Yes, sir, give my
warmest regards to that old woman,
for if she isn't a Christian there never
was one. Well, what are you hanging
around here for? Trying to thank me?
Is that it? Well, just go on. my boy
and Wen attend to that some other
time
you know what I feel, Mr.. Conk-
wright and l will not attempt to thank
YOU, but must say that l was never
more surprised in man. I was told
that YOU were hard and unsympathet-
ic"
Sorry you found me out sir. Let
lawyer get the name Of being kind and
they say that he is emotional, but has
no logic. Blackstone had to give up
poetry. Well, good-day. I'm busy"
To be Continued