He has sustained many losses of late; and these obligations accumulating upon him at once, would crush him to the earth." '"The whole amount is many thousands of pounds," said the attorney, looking over the papers.
'"It is," said the client.
'"What are we to do ?" inquired the man of business.
'"Do!" replied the client, with sudden vehemence.

"Put every engine of the law in force, every trick that ingenuity can devise and rascality execute; fair means and foul; the open oppression of the law, aided by all the craft of its most ingenious practitioners.

I would have him die a harassing and lingering death.

Ruin him, seize and sell his lands and goods, drive him from house and home, and drag him forth a beggar in his old age, to die in a common jail." '"But the costs, my dear Sir, the costs of all this," reasoned the attorney, when he had recovered from his momentary surprise.

"If the defendant be a man of straw, who is to pay the costs, Sir ?" '"Name any sum," said the stranger, his hand trembling so violently with excitement, that he could scarcely hold the pen he seized as he spoke--"any sum, and it is yours.