The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

grasping attorneys. Mrs, Bardel never did it-she would never have the heart to do it-she hasn't the case to do it. Ridiculous! ridiculousr He handed the letter to his friensd.
 They read it. muttered few disjonted remarks, and, remembering the scene in Mrs Bardell's parlor, regarded their chief with a queer sort of expression. MT. Pick wick suddenly remembered also. "Gra- cious Powers" cried he, what an awful example of the force of circumstances! Sam, engage place in the London coach for tomorrow morning" Rum old fel- Ter, the hemperor, unused Sam as he walked away, "to think of his making up to that ere Mrs. Bardell-with boy, too. Always the way with here old ones as is such steady goers to look at. I didn't think he'd ha' done it.' In London MT. Pickwck engaged MT. Perker as his at torney and MT. Perker took Sergeant Snubbin on the case, while Dodson & Fogg took on Sergeant Buzfuz. These little legal matters being attended to, MT. Pickwick took up his residence at the George and Vulture and sent Sam to Mrs. Bardell's for his belongings.
 It was at this period of this eventful history that MT. Pickwick and Sam, re- turning from the lawyers and stopping at a public house for refreshments, ran across MT. Weller, Senior, who drove the Ipswich coach. MT Weller Senior, was of enormous proportions and had married lii lxx,ifa ba opria nf I,a Marquis of Branby Inn at DorlSing. "Vy. Sammy" said MT. Weller slowly, after gazing for a minute or two upon his off, spring, T hain't seen you for matter of two years or more.''
 "No more you have, old codger," re- piled the son. Flows mother-in-law? "Vy Sammy" replied MT. Weller, after some meditation, q tell you; there never was a peasanter vidder, as vidder, than that ere second venture of mine. l She was such an uncommon pleasant vidder it's a great pity she ever changed her condition" MT. Pickwick, being in ] troduced to the senior Weller who treated him with a profound if clumsy respect as l Sam's Governor" listened with interest l to the conversation, only now and then l joining in. I've done it once too often, Sammy, I've done it once too often," con- 1 tinued MT. Weller. Take example by your father sammy and beware of vid- ders all your life" Mir Pickwicl1 thought l of Mrs. Bardell and visibly winced No offense, I hope" said MT. Weller "Oh, no, not at al' replied MT. Pickwick
 Sam tried not to laugh and then told l his father of some of his adventures, es- ! pecially of the way he had been done | by Job Trotter and Bury ''I am sorry l to hear from your lips, Sammy, as now you let yourself be done by that Trotter
 l had always thought that the name of
 Weller and Cannon could never come 1 into contract, never,' said MT. Weller
 sternly. Always excepting the case of l vidders,' said Sam. "Vidders, Sammy
 replied the elder man, lis exceptions to , every rule. I have heard exactly how
 many ordinary women vidder .s equal to in comin' it over you-I think it is five and twenty" It developed in the course of conversation that shortly before Mr.
 Weller had driven on his coach to Ips-
 wich a couple very much resembling Jin- i gle and Job. In fact there seemed little | doubt of it. 'I will follow that rascal and expose him." said MT. Pickwick And so
 he did. Jingle, posing as Captain Fitz- | Marshall, was about to marry the daugh-
 ter of the mayor of the town, but Mr.
 Pickwiclx's denunciation of him put an end to that and put Jingle to flight, while
 Sam had the pleasure of punching the 1 head of Job Trotter Also sam incidental ly fell in love with the mayors pretty l serving-maid, Mary-his first romance.
 But an awful thing happened to MT.