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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
July
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
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Oíd Skinílint was tlic most celcbiatrd brolur in rinldi-lplii.'i- lna -'shuviny" operations wcre l'amoup, lis hft gcnfïaljy took oíl' not only beurd ;iml wlnskern, bul a '-pound ot' fic-sli" n adiüiion. iíoiug llairy Sea ni m wn ono of thoso dnsbitig clmps wbo love wiiie muí bordes, ntl wlio fonn ilic yeat innjoiiiy ol' ihe gicat nnny ot borrow:is. ll;niy. linving wUJteJ en vaiious occnüionts bonowe.J ol Skinllmi. nt llirco per tnt, a montli 'off" - and, Iravinft, ni siindry veiiods, nuidt'raieofl." i.iid IV bis rcsponsioilmos. At lnst be aai ti. cd uf sufcjb contract borrüwing nul írpay Uíg. Ii would bro mx ven-, bel'orc bis estntcs qouUI bo sold-, onder the lornis of liid" l'jrhcr's rill, wbo liad prudi;iiily posipPÍlOjJ tb:t event uiml líarry wonld ruacb tbc age ol' '-tliiity." aii.l llany coheluded it would be better to raake bvavy ocintion ut OUCC, aiid be riri ui th Ih'IIiur ol coiitimial boiiuwui:;s. Away lo Skmllmi be, liuMied.dclenniiicd to procure u goud rouini sum and be done wiili n. '1 wml Ittii iboiisrmd l'or six vcíii.' Hem! wli.it secuiity will yousiv.;'' 'ü!i 'ou r.iay liavc iny bond- thai will biud iriy iKity. licín! wli..t (iicoiinl WlH VOU í;ío' ion Un..w ny.ruly ís, píwy# lo 1.1U0 ilio discu.mi olV.' tr-besidga yon owo me . tlwiis.iul duo to day, md 1 Icnt ym 'a len m tbc siicol ibe otbci d,y.' 1 won't p.iy wliiit I'vc U.cn pnym;;, one ajtl a iiu.ii i. i ur icnt ís ciiou-b. Xï "in.v (;i!x0 it '-olí," and iake oui bal I wo yu bo"'Hem ! wel!, lurc's a l"inl fo.i ,,IO,ÓO.') al &i. yors - siyn it, and l will le all nylit.' S No .-ooner b.ml '.hun lione. H;ir;y tixeJ his uutogr.ipli. iintl liiuiKiicd a Unie. wnilM SKmllint gol out hu check bdbK ñbíl made u wlculaÖon. 'Have yoji giSt ton doUohl aboul you!' b.m! lic. !t a inorneiU; 'if so lot nio lmve it.' 'All riijlu, ny old boy,' raid Hnrry. upposinj hc wantod to nuikc chance; 'heic il is.' 'Hom! hem!' laid Skmflint, locking up lis desk, aiul tñaking prepurnttons 'to slioot.' 'Stop, old cllowl' euid Harry: 'wherc ia my inoney!' Your nioney? oh! why you'vc gol íl!' 'Gut it! vli.it do you inean V. Why, I wne to iak oll llie discount, uasn'i [, and tho thou&ond?' 'Yce, but I want ju nioacy.''Why. my dcnr fcllow you've got it. Ten llinusand nt onc nnd u q-iartur 'a inonili, for bx ycars, is ninc thousand - a thousand yon öwed me - nml you'vc just pnid the ten. Ii'sall richt, my dcar boy - a fair èiisintss transuctton.' - Rcrc'lle.