The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-25

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The ,eek. at THREE DOLLARS per
ol. ~ ADVANCE.
yss,r,nTIsEMENTS will be inserted at
y, ate 81 one dollar per square. for the hrst
1nS sftv cents for each subsequent insertion.
anu ,:har.l deduction will be made to all those
aho advertise by the year.
| Tus Boor ON r'oTHER LEG. OB-
INC MoNEY BY FALSE PRErENcEs.
aTas better part Of ualor IS discre-
,;oa'7 The following story we copy
t ts,m the s.Post," Of this morning.
The The gentleman referred to as the
a mr. is Francis Jackson. The
p ls,l facts, which we fancy will make
he rnmselIers ''laugh on the other,
s =. If their mouths" we below.
| The Rummy Cork. The fifteen gal
| I'm law has given rise to some prac-
,icaI Jokes on both sides of the ques-
,;oI. The other day, Mr. Fay, the
sstIler was in BARRIERS shop, con-
vers;ns about the sale Of spirits, and,
Il the presence of Mr. J-n, a very
Jealous temperance reformer, said he
would sell liquor to any body. A di-
alogue, somewhat as follows, ensued:
| Mr. do you say you will sell
liquor! :,
MrF.-Yes, to any body-to you, if
you'll come for it.
Mr. We'll, I'll come up to NOR
row morning, and try you.
| Mr. F.-Well, come along whenev-
| ehyou please
The next morning, Mr. Fay gave
his son notice that Mr. ]. was coming
!! 10 purchase some liquor.
| Mr. ]. was true to his appointment,
and called for pint of liquor. Mr.
| Fay, the younger, making a great
flourish Of his tunnel and measure, fill
led the bottle with ,outer. Then
corking it tight, poured some rum on
the cork. Mr. J. took a long smell
at the cork, and, supposing it to be
.. k. GALL correcD asked show much
was to pay
lMrF.-Five dollars.
Mr. J.-Five dollars! That's ex-
brilliant.
Mr. F.-Why you have come here
TO buy this rum for the purpose of
Fosecuting me, and you ought to be
wiling to pay something towards the
fine.
Mr. il shan't give it.
Mr. F.-Will you give dollar?
MIR No; I'll give you aquarter
lit isn't worth any more.
Mr. Well, let US have the quar-
ter, then.
The quarter was handed over, and
Mr. ia went his way rejoicing,
and ever and anon RECALLED his nose
with the flavor of the rum-scented
cork, as he passed through the street.
Alas, when he reached home he learnt
!hat melancholy truth, that 'a!l is not
gold that slilters;' and that the smell
q the cork is not always a proof of
the contents OF bottle. Although
Mr J. considers water better than
rum, he thinks it high at twenty-five
cents "a quart.
Now the truth of the case is, that
Mr Fay, like some other spirit deal
efs, has boasted openly and loudly that
le would continue, in defiance Of the
law, to sell spirit in any quantity.
one OF these braggadocio threats was
uttered by Mr. Fay, in BARRIERS
shop, m hearing Of Francis Jackson,
ana Was accompanied by an express
otter to sell to Mr. J. himself, at such
time as he would call. when shall
callW inquired Mr. J. Tomorrow
morning, at 8 O'clock said Mr. Fay.
IA will CALI
accordingly, in pursuance Of the
invitation thus thrust on him, Mr..
Jackson called for the promised Ii
eaor. Mr. Fay was evidently taken
y surprise, and frightened out Of his
poasted valor. He tried to back out
y asking five or ten dollars quart
~, - alssplrit, and finally demonstrated
ae worth Of his courage, and the sin
s MI Of his threat, by secretly filing
nf1.s bottle with water, and impo-
s s,' y on him as spirit, and taking
.sWsenly-hve cents in payment for the
curious article! The honesty, ve-
Els. ss'1y, and valor of this imposition
, ,e,; equally conspicuous. The trans
y. shows that the trader dares
a., openly defy theI.law, whatever
i, . y may be, and will rather
81 1he risk OF prosecution for OBJ
tbsn than 9 money by false pretences,
VT jackson did not inspect the
rsa uaf thus purchased, nor until he
q s u,,s home, did he discover what
NJ 'le article thus sold as spirit.
ine following is an extract from
~ recent impressive address Of Judge
nav nav, Of Massachusetts, when pro
punIclng the sentence Of the law on
IL ha'nan Smith, who was convicted OF