Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-07-04
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From the Ncw York Alas,
BLIND MANS BIJFP

.ottlon' or selling bad cider for GOOD -, c5om
paSne, are doomed to suffer or NOT, b,, go,
occurrences show very clearly that thew I ban
oeen the prey ofthe designing. nav
=, ~ is only short time since the storv of n
va -, CLOCK told how completely a land,ord =
Harlem, was taken in and done for w. 49,
'hcl!hed to think that the ease with which n,
trlcK was managed, induced the following 70 h,
played. 'o'o"llS 10 O'
mere is on Long Island very prettv onr
iashlonable hotel, well known 10 manv IF on
Ti'izens fond of recreation in hot weather and
iikeu not less for the GOODNESS of the sea view
,Nan Tor the admirable entertainment that the
mouse aifords-the choiceness ofthe wines and
Tue agreeable manner of the obiging landlord.
At lhis MOTEL short time since, arrived
carriage with four young men, The landlord
was at Inc door, the gentlemen alighted.
tI an Mr' -, how are you? asked one
NOW are your inquired the rest. Il
Mr. - replied, quite well, and hoped y 4
1t appeared they were all quite w md
i 5nis point beng settled, they adjourn 1.-THE
BAR and took drink
tlemen. %"
10 dlne,' said the landlord lifting up his
= ~" " "Hu HIS VOICE AT the dme time,
10 dine, dlne,' said the three other gentle
men, IN as quiet and natural a manner as I'LL
'hey really meant what they SAID, which they
really did.
The fact is said the first speaker. 'thatlI
.enlp'ed by the tneness OF the day, we thought It
we would take drive over to see if you were y
IN the land Of the living. So give us the best :
you have got for dinner, and don't waste time
IN making apologies Ia
You could not have come more fortunately,' n
replied the landlord, Il 90 to New York mar-tir
ket once week only in dull season, and have II
only this day returned with weeks supply II
} you VIII amuse yourselves with fishing for
an hour or so, will be ready for you. You hi
may perhaps catch something.5 In
perhaps we may f.
Iou are fond of SPORT
'Very.'
The gentlemen proceeded to amuse them.
selves, but thought more of getting the land
'ord into line than the fishes. The landlords
meantime hustled about, rubbed his hands in on
delight, and thought that the early commence EIo
nent OF business argued good and prosperous ha
season. He accordingly did his best, and to mu
conceal his lack Of dishes, covered the table ha,
WIN great protuslon of plate, as modern fash. ne,
enables do, who feast the eve, rather than the
appetite. twas splendid affair. The bell JOB
.ang, the gentlemen obeyed its summons.- j
1 hey sat down to dinner. After SOUP they
frank sherry; with their meat champagne, andidist
with the desert, claret The landlord was con- j
'lnced, from the decacy of their faces. they
must be gentlemen. A first he wondered tina, sDe
hey knew him so well, as he had no recocc. J
ION OF having seen them before but he after. \
wards remembered that they had been several cav
mes at his house during the last summer and c
frank great deal Of wine This remark was TO h
he more eX traordinary, as the gentlemen had \
actually never been there previously Gin
Alter dinner the company requested the land Iopy
ora to Join them. He did So and right iova q
elbows he thought them and found them Such
okes they cracked-such songs they sung SAX
such stories they told, and such quantity of sins
vine they drank. They were something like Irv
gentlemen. Ho,
what do you think ofthe Clock Story, thau J
las made so much noise in York; inquired the loim
andord. p
Capital, capital, amt it?' said they. linn
ooh, capital he rejoined. ,
Such neat shave, such a clean suck. To \
AXE in a landlord. Capital capital kin,
'Yes-but he wouldn't have taken me iu.' Of
'He wouldn'tN nao,
sNo' PoC;
YOU'RE not TO be done, eh?' and
Rayther-not.' hnt
Not to be done, said the first of the gentle thu,
len na
Not to be done said the second. by !
'Not to be DONE said the third. hio
Not TO be done, no how you can fix it, OK. rnIn
aimed the landlord, in decided and dienifed sbo,
ne Of voice, which served to imply that the mid
her landlord was not gifted with quite so much cen,
ain as himself. va,
well, another bottle Of caret, and the bill amor
id one otthe gentlemen st is getting late nEoi,
must return 10 town. Order the carriage. beco
The bill and bottle were brought, and the nIn,C
'rage announced as being ready mart
lls my urn ~ pay the OIL, DelleVe,' said ted;
OF the gentlemen. ats ,
No, Tom, it isn't; it's mine.' renll
You're mistaken, Harry said Tom, you and
! liie '"St' the r
ON appealed 10 Joe ior inc correctness of SO
statement, who sided with him, and Harry Inns,
called to Bill, who bore out his statement. and +
MS IS regular Tx, sald ON The TACT the Il
lr. Landlord but you don't drink Come, zur,
lemen, bumpers round. The fact is, we 60 shoul
great deal, and take il in turns TO pay inc n
tal plan, isn't t2 Fill your glasses , and I
apital,' said the landlord, drawing off the insta,
ents. pubIi,
low, whether it is continued Tom, the Fla
ncy of your wine or not, don't know, we cusa
agree whose turn it is to pay public