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    Augustrt, 1869.3 THE TOMAHA WK. 97

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    THE JSTATIOW.

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    Augustrt, 1869.3 The Tomaha Wk. 97

    Augustrt , 1869 . 3 THE TOMAHA WK . 97

    The Jstatiow.

    THE JSTATIOW .

    &O. &—Fi&V. Stjttigaftg, T$E &Atog£R« {C...

    & o . &—fi & v . Stjttigaftg , t $ e & atog £ r « { Continued from page 86 . ) XXII . Mr . Squigsby was now in extensive feather . By a judicious he combination had contrived of sharpness to embellish and himself caution with , severity a radiant and discretion phimage , . He was altogether a very fine bird—many said of prey—but a fine bird nevertheless ; and there are hundreds who ferocity admire , a and sp its lendid savage vulture strength , with , more its claws than , they its beak do , the its cruel most brilliant and its cockatoo id chatter , with . To its him splendid his fellow colour -creatures , its harmless were divided pecks , vap into two sets of individuals—plaintiffs and defendants—who were always carrying on a bitter and determined antagonism , and who were always appealing to him for his services in the little strugg . le Whether . On whichever his client side was he the was laintiff ranged , or it the mattered defendant very was of no consequencebut it always . p had this peculiar effectthat his client certainly , was the most honourable , virtuous , and respectable individual that ever drew breath ; while the opposing party scoundrel was at the that most moment unprinci not serving pled , vicious his term , and of disreputable penal servitude . This was his principle of action , and very well it answered . No opponent ever got any mercy from the indefatigable Mr . Squigsby . "Whenever he got him down on his back appeal after for grace a legal —for fight time , and to the satisf miserable y the demands creature he had had to him ineffectuall how y Mr resisted . Squigsb , and y would were jump now to upon be enforced him in his against hour of triump , h , and squeeze him and drain him of every drop of golden blood his veins possessed . And when he had finished with him how he would throw him like a rotten log upon the rocks delight of the the fury Bankruptcy of "the Court general , and body watch " of with vulture an -creditors ecstatic trying to extract some dividend nourishment from the fleshless bones !

    xxm . "Anybody been ? " said Mr . Squigsby to Mr . Topps , at the West-end branch , one early morning . " There ' s an obstinate defendant waiting , " said Mr . Topps ; " he came here yesterday and sat in the outer office for two hours East-end , and Office said he and must South see - you end . Office He sai , and d he they had been wouldn to 't the let him his nose see you and . groaning He's worried like a my ghost life ever out , since for he he ' s ' s been been here blowing . " " Show him in , " said Mr . Squigsby ; " I'll soon make short work of him . " He said this in a half-sparkling , half-savage manner , as if he contemplated considerable sport from the approaching interand view meant . He felt to p like lay wi a th huntsman him—onl who y the had tiger got was a a fellow tiger in -creature a net . , man The , with door , w opened hite hair , and , very " the shabby tiger " came in his in . apparel He was , and an very old broken in appearance . His eyes were red with crying and want of sleep , and he carried in one hand a large pockethandkerchief its skeleton , ribs and protruding in the other at a every wretched point worn throug -out h its umbrella alpaca , e skin nde a which vouring hun to constitute about it in itself a flabby by its , appearance uncertain m anner type , of as its if owner . heaving " O Sir a grea ! at t last sigh I . " ha I ve have met been with try you ing " for said a long the time old man " , Mr . Squigsby interrupted him . He started up and said loudly : — hunt " What me about the deuce in the is the me that aning of this have , Sir done ? How ? One dare would you suppose / owed jyoie money way . What you is it you want ?" the blessings Time , " said of the a old " man— " a little time , that ' s all , Sir , and humbug " Rubbish with , " me said . What Mr . ' Squi s the gsb amount y . " Don of the 't come debt ? that " sort of amount old Twenty man sent , in -three a a shudder tremblin pounds through g four voice shillings , his as miserable if the and bare sixpence frame mention . , " said of the the

    "That all ! " said Mr . Squigsby . "From the annoyance you ' ve given us I should have thought it had been forty times that amount . What ' s the amount of the costs ?" " Twenty pounds six shillings and eightpence , " again trembled the old man . " Oh ! " said Mr . Squigsby , "you appeared to the action , did ri you ght , . my Attempting man , and then to defeat had to a just knock claim under , were ! That you ? serves I suppose you you " I call onl th y wanted at honest time and , Sir respectable , " said the , eh wretched ?" defendant . " I couldn ' t pay—I couldn ' t get time , and therefore I staved it off as well as I could . Pray forgive me , Sir . I didn ' t mean to do you " Don any ' injury t bull , y Sir me , , upon Sir , " my cried soul Mr I didn . Squi ' t . " gsby . " How much have you already paid ?" " Nothing , " said the old man , " I can ' t " "Nothing ! " cried Mr . Squigsby , " paid nothing ! not even the costs ! This is disgraceful , " and he rang the bell . Mr . Topps came in . The old man trembled so violently that the ribs in his umbrella rattled audibly together . " Mr . Topps , " said Mr . Squigsby , in a remonstrating tone of voice debt , and " do costs I understand amount this to forty person -three rightl pounds y ? He eleven says shillings that the and twopence , and that nothing has been paid . When did we sign judgment ?" " Only the day before yesterday , " said Mr . Topps . " Only the day before yesterday ! " echoed Mr . Squigsby . " We ought to have issued execution , and had the money by this time . This is gross neglect . We might as well close the offices at once as go on like this , Mr . Topps . If this occurs it again , but , we Mr . shall Topp have s , " went to part on . " Mr . Squigsby , " I am sorry to say " For Heaven ' s sake , " burst in the old man appealingly , with a heavy " Shut groan up ! " , said but Mr Mr . . Topps Topps . this " What time interrupted do you come him here . for , working making a upon fuss , me and this working last two upon days me and in the nearl way y making you have me been lose , my situation ? You ought to know better . I know it , Sir , " continued Mr . Topps , turning to Mr . Squigsby , " I'm sorry to admit it , Sir—I've been neglectful ; I ought to have had his sticks sold up , and himself in gaol , long before this . But he came here , Sir , and blowed his nose , and groaned for whole hours

    togetner . mat's now ne woricea upon me i " " Worked upon you ! " cried Mr . Squigsby with an accent of intense has been contempt misplaced , " . I am You afraid say my he confidence has been in here you , and Mr . stopped Topps , here for hours . He has also been to our other offices . Very good . He is here now , interrupting the business of the office . Very good . If he chooses to occupy our time with his affairs he must of money pay for or it he , that wouldn ' s all ' . t do I presum it . The e he extra disregard costs s incurred the value by these proceedings on his part will amount to three guineas at the condition least , and of his these doing he this will I have will to give pay him in addition one hour . And to pay upon the debt The and old costs man , otherwise who had execution been looking must go from . " master to cleik , with directl an y he excitement heard this almost last ann amounting ouncement to , gave a species a sort of of frenzy jump — , and throwing his old white hat to the other end of the room , and th striking at ma " de Mr the . Squigsby papers upon s table it disch a violent arge qui blow te a with mon soon umbrella of dust , , shouted outwill " I you can ? ' t You do it 'll . sell You me won up , ' t will give you me ? time You , ' eh ll lodge ? You me 'll in skin prison me , , You will ' you ll fatten ? You and 'll gro keep w rich p iling upon it up me , , will will you you , ? costs I've upon worked costs all ? my life honestly , and been as poor as a rat . Yoti ' re rich , Squigsby , because you're a rogue and robber . You won't get anything out of me . You won't see me again—I can tell you . Hunt me down if you can—get your sheriffs to catch me—but I the defy old them man . paused You ' ve , killed and then me sai Squi d , gsby as the , that tears 's nothing rushed ; " down but striking his face , the " youVe table another also broken blow with woman his umbrella s heart . Curse that sent you the . ' " rib and s old darting man through picked up the covering battered like hat so many rushed serpen from ts' the stings room , the . Mr . Squigsby was not moved in the slightest degree . He only said , "It ' s not my business to attend to these paltry common tion law matters Mr . Topps . You . Instruct know that Isaacs very in well the . matter You wi . ll Pay issue him execu de - - ,

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 28, 1869, page 97, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_28081869/page/11/