At last he went to the judge, and complained that a rascal had robbed him of his money, and beaten him into the bargain; and that the fellow who did it carried a bow at his back and a fiddle hung round his neck.
The miser began to tell his tale, and said he had been robbed of his money. 'No, you gave it me for playing a tune to you.' said the countryman; but the judge told him that was not likely, and cut the matter short by ordering him off to the gallows.
Men made the brew for him, and he paid them in
money. Then he sold the fire-brew for
money, and all men bought.
When I came he made several proposals for my placing my
money in the bank, in order to my having interest for it; but still some difficulty or other came in the way, which he objected as not safe; and I found such a sincere disinterested honesty in him, that I began to muse with myself, that I had certainly found the honest man I wanted, and that I could never put myself into better hands; so I told him with a great deal of frankness that I had never met with a man or woman yet that I could trust, or in whom I could think myself safe, but that I saw he was so disinterestedly concerned for my safety, that I said I would freely trust him with the management of that little I had, if he would accept to be steward for a poor widow that could give him no salary.
And the owl, Too-Too, who was good at arithmetic, figured it out that there was only
money enough left to last another week-- if they each had one meal a day and no more.
I will advance it to the Denvers as coming from you, and you can repay it to me, or the interest of it, when your
money becomes due."
As it was not my place of business I felt it to be the proper thing to show the
money to the proprietor.
For were it not for this lazy trade of usury,
money would not he still, but would in great part be employed upon merchandizing; which is the vena porta of wealth in a state.
"If it will not save my
money, it is good for nothing."
He knew the way of it, particularly his way of it, wine in, wit out, and his
money would be gone in no time.
"Ay, ay," said uncle Glegg, with admonition which he meant to be kind, "we must look to see the good of all this schooling, as your father's sunk so much
money in, now,--
Money then being established as the necessary medium of exchange, another species of money-getting spon took place, namely, by buying and selling, at probably first in a simple manner, afterwards with more skill and experience, where and how the greatest profits might be made.
"There are some things that
money can't accomplish," remarked young Rockwall, rather gloomily.
Every one of these minor firms claimed and received the privilege of drawing bills on Pizzituti, Turlington & Branca for amounts varying from four to six thousand pounds--on no better security than a verbal understanding that the
money to pay the bills should be forwarded before they fell due.
It did occur to Dunsey that it might be wise for him to give up the day's hunting, proceed at once to Batherley, and, having waited for Bryce's return, hire a horse to carry him home with the
money in his pocket.
