A writer in the Charleston Herald says:—“ A spirit of depression is upon the loungers. They feel everyway uneasy. Jack owes Bill a sum of money. Bill knows that Jack is involved with Tom, Dick, aud Harry. Bill daren’t push Jack lest be take the benefit of the A ct, and a prospect of getting fifty per cent some time is at least better than a present certainty of eightpenee in the pound. Only the other day an impecunious lounger received a ‘ little bill' by post. It had the following interesting memo, attached :— * The immediate settlement of this account will oblige.’ The lounger improved on that memo.—slightly ; and superscribed it with the importunate creditor's address. Judge of that creditor’s astonishment when ho reads : “ The immediate settlement of this account will oblige n:e to file a declaration of my inability to meet my engagements? &e., &c.”
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 184, 10 June 1874, Page 3
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