The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-01-03

=. wagon. There emerged from the vehicle afors
- ee'd curious specimen OF nsture's hsndiwosl
). ne was . tel, elm men, with pair Of small
'winkl'ng grey cyer; mise whose only occu
of patton seemed to Do 10 snuf and twi,ch when
D. ever 10 owner spoke. The mouth Of the ind
N wdua! was cFnamented with . slight pucke
and bic whole appearance denoted that he wish
10 Cd 10 place himself in Tho smallest space posi-
o!e. 10 proof Of this, HE bel'csowned hat stuc
directly on the top Of his head; his Goa, and YES
. had evidently belonged 10 younger bu her
}and hh pkaaaloons fitted him ike jsdia, suhSss
y Yes. II oss thing no was profBse, and that ~,
= Whist 10 termed ibis hsr." i WAS beautifu
ksir-n color 'dehca.e ginger" or may b
what the urehins would ca" ~ yailer taffy col
. or" IL was combed behind his ears and fen IN
) lgrseetuI negligence on the back oi his coat Ia
facs, to take him for call 10 ali' q first sigi,s,
looe would be impressed with the idea that no.
lure he'd made Joel Spry, for such was his name,
ION tRe lowest terms, Of the moot ordinary mate.
r'sL and on the very cheapest scale.
"Wa.sl" said he, after surveying NJ. Sim.
inons' the oversees. for second orliwo, .your
name De ant HodsoO-no, not Hodson, Temp
KIM; no. darn the name! And arter studying
.nst book on ommo,ichny. (mnemotechny) too,
'lcI %, now 60, il! Your pane bean, =. .
Jenk-l say mister, whaI. mough, be your
namti'ss.
:d,mmons." answered the oycrsess.
"Wa.al now. only 70 think. l thought Of
.hs' name al the while. and yet coud'n. ri,
out. Why, Mister, the man tina, keeps the
plantation admin your'n told me that you was
sim'ghty clever, and sad he thoughs 20 how /
mougas du little ssadia with you.''
10 SELF"
"Se'l!'' said Joel, with . look Of wonder,
"whas have got IL cell! Why Mister Sim.
mons. got oil on earth that kin be sold. Cali.
Goes, potash, cutlery, caiomsl, bsoadcioth, but.
tom. yafn. au,megs. sllapies. clocks, shcfmom
etess. basomesers--"
And - il sudden though, struck him, he
looked appealingiy in the ovefssss's face, and in
= voice Of the utmost soliciUdo, said, "Noew,
Mister Simmons. du you want ! fust rate bo.
rotneters You don't know how much you could
save. ts'll tell you when i,'s goin ~ rain and
when it's ag'in tn shine.-when u plant, and
when u hoe-when tu-"
: "Oh," said Simmons, cutting Mr.. Spry very
short, an bet you ify dollars sgainsi al you .
have IN your Wagon. that have AZ old blind
with more precision ,han the best Of you baFo
meters!'
II swow!" chuckled Mr.. Joel Spvy 70 himself,
iii here bc'ant q chance II make the pewter,
Thea I'm dsrned! Simmons, I'm your man; down
with the dollars, and I'll unload the wagon"
Nui,ing the action to the word. the bet was
sprepiy arranged. Mr.. Joel Spry with grea,
care took out two large boxes, one marked "dry
gods" and the other "fancy articles" and had
them carefully deposited in the overseer's
room.
.Nocw." said he after taking stiff glass Of
Monongahela, 'its = gi''in' late. and want ~
commence. Bring forth the niger 'has1l match !
this bo.someser."
.tiere, Jakc!' bawlec the oversser. Forth.
with there hobbied from the negro quarters IN
old E hiopian, three shades darker than char.
Goa, a. bind a. bat, four times 40 ugly.
"fiar, massa, bar an old lake."
sJake, wha, kind Of weather are We going to {
have to. morrow"
.Clovdy wedder, maesa, cloudy weddcr-l
Ole Jake's big toe fell like de debbil tonight"
ava al ii that don't beat oil that ever
| hessd tell on, lwish may be darned," raid Mr..
Spsy; with horse laugh. "Only tn think Z
blind niger tcln' the state Of the weather by
his toes! Oh Jehosapha,!" III
"Wei, cir. and vhat says the barometer" |
said Simmons. 4,
ssay,! why !, says clear, little winds. aud
not drop Of rain"
~We'l see" said the oversccr. "Jim. fodder
thislhorsc, and put the wagon under the shed
M. Npry, this 10 your room. Good night sr.
.Good night, Mister Simmons. But wait
awhile, noew, du take care Of the boxes. got
nearly four hundred dollars WORTH OF goods 70
| EN-, and il the cutlery gifts damp. or the cali
Goes get SLED, shall be ruined.
With this Injunction the parties retired %
rest. The next morning, when they swoke,
the sky was overcast, and the aspect Of nature
Iportendsd : long fall Of rain. u =
.Aba! what did old Jake tell you, Nj. SPry.
Wa the remark Of the overseer.
.Wa'al, nov, the quicksilver in my b. rome.
ter must & been damp. But ! ray, now friend
Simmons, you'lllet me have another trial. You
won't take Oh that poor feef's got On airtn.|
lies on sccount Of the quicksver's tcin' damp.
| sOh, 20, said the good natafed Simmons
syou may isy every. day for week-your board
ana ycuf horses feed shall cost you nothing,
I'M e The end Of thai time must either have
|yous goods, or you my iity dollars"
NJ. Joel 9psy concluded the baEgain With
...~e annareni hesitation, bdt seemed resolved
~ r,aks tha best Of . bad eAse. Every night
ansy,s barometer was pistsd against old blind
Jske,S toes. and regularly every morning the
tcea cane OF victorious: Spry who Ate al The
~h;ls like horse, and actually commenced get
t;we ~. declared on every succesetve mosnlne
shss s.he ehoud " ruined past redemption.
IA tors his hair clenchsd h,s hands. cureed od
| Ia for hobroblin, and sworn shae bad 20
~. M n OSlem. be would have been hung
1nrr viSard. Al lsSt the seveuth dag ceme |,
Il Ma rained 5or ok dsys pteyj0Vs without II
tsrm;opios, end now, = Old jake through hlel