The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-01-31

] would not ssy 20 the church, {. belong 10 vou
my ,imo and talents are yours ana shall b.
occupied In your service /" and then tho fret
thing that church knows sm engaged 81 some.
thing else, aud when in,crrogslsd on The sub.
jec,, my excuee 10. you would mol support me
and my rising family, and consequently, ! was
obliged TO resort 10 the study u the Lao, o.
some other profession TO raise and educate my
children respectsbly, or was compelled 10 20 10
some large CITY, where my talents would be- bet.
ter appreciated and should DO enabled 10 sup-
port my family moro bountifolly.
lfIwas . merchani,l would have On sstab.
lished price fer my goods. ! would sell low for
cash and be content with small profts, giving
good weight and measure, aud deal 40 honest.
Iy as possible. II countryman came 10 and
wanted crcdn,I'd tell him my goods were msIkd
at cash price, end that had no books, Try tho
next door. would not try to influence man
10 buy by asking him TO look at THE, that or tho
other piece Of goods, that Col. Such.a one mad
bought Of It and that il 10 the agony now; for
il merchant was to do me so I'D leave imme-
diately, and try to find some other house NOT
quite so keen. When lady brought in nsey
from the country and wanted 10 barter, would
not Jew her and try TO beat her down in her
price, and after | found che was like me, had
one price for her goods, then whisper 10 my
clerk and tell him to raise enough on our goods
TO cover the price of the linaey, and the poor
country woman would never know the differ.
ence. Just then the dinner bell rang, and I'd
say this young man will trade with you, hope
you will excuse me for few minutes, and r.
way he goes.
II Twas young buck, would not cut mp
such ridiculous capers as some Of them do, 6our.
81 . - l-A~~ - - -
ment with their high heeled boots, (probabIy
not paid for.) Nor would be the manager OF
party the ladies had 30 little respect for as not
TO a,,end-or il ] was and had put myself to
the trouble TO send round tickets, should think
il an Improbable business and seek another
straightway. Pdgive any body leave to laugh
at me if they ever caught me in such predic.
ament again. ..s,
| III was young lady, would not be seen
spinning street yarn every day,ogling this young
fellow, nodding At another, and dispensing smiles
TO third sometimes having three holes in one
stocking and two in the other. would no, a..
tend party when the ticket came the same day
the party was 10 be given. Ell -,
II was an old bachelor, I'd make everyex-
ertio0 in my power 10 get married. and ifI fail
ed, 1 would NIT buy rope and hang myself bus
would Try again and never cease until | had &C.
;omplished the desired object.
And, finally, Mr.. PRINTER. i'll was one Of your
lseful and respectable profession,l would never
efuse publishing piece like this.
II ! was q, subscriber TO . Newspaper, more
euch "a valuabe'' newspaper a.
,ou publish, would pay for it like ! decent and
'onest man, and not put you to the trouble Of
rinting 90 many indirect dnns. s
II my memory serves me correctly saw il
D almanac, something like this ten years ago.
nd wss observing the wsy thingsweFe going
! the other day, and i thought { would 40 .
TOWNsLoUNGER.
FIRST CT JANUARY IN WAsHlNaT We
I've been politely favored with the following
tract from letter toa gentleman Of this place
,der date Of the 1st instant, In which the al-s
ndance at the White House Is described with
uch spirit: Appeal.
"ln the midst Of the holidaya,you know.shere
nothing doing in either House nf Congress-
e have been stagaant for tho last week and
II be doubtless until Tuesday when tho Ore
n bill will be the order Of the day.
| am At tbs moment from the Presidents
ouse. All the world was there A moving
ass Of men, women and children, crammed
d jammed together like type il newspaper
10, pressed into the reception chamber, bow.
Z to Mrs. p. and shaking hands with the Pre-
lent. Officers with gold epaule,tes. and wa
% plumes--ladies with bright eyes and rust
q silks,with gipsey bonnete and flowing festh.
. mingled 10 the moving tidr, and paid their
spects to the Chief Magistrate Of the Ameri.
d people. Never was there such squeeze.
seemed that the three cities Radspourcd ous
eir whole population, and il flowed il acon.s
lued stream through the Executive Mansion.
1e greatness of the American p4opie their
ge Of our noble inssiiutions- -and their respect
the Tennessee President, the successor, and
innate friend of Jackson, were al strongly ex-
,ited ID tho animated crowd which gathered
pmselves around the consecrated altar A.
hich Washington, Jefferson and Jackson hsvs
ministered, giving stability, which
cry approaching year increases, 70 the proud
,,iiutions which will soon. spread along the
urse 81 the Pacific, from the line Of 4-4O ID
) mouth OF the Californian Gull, and probably
the isttlmus ITSELF" s
BIus LApIRs. ~ A letter from Paris saye:
. Since I last noticed the, fashions ! new
ange appears on. the ave ,of taking place
sretofore, ladies have tried 10 rival the rain.
v il, the colors with which they adesssdshsir
rely persons; now they appear y have given
} ,rsinbow the 60 ". and 20 hase taken lbe
i into favor--that u 70 cay, variSty r. oolose
! been sent adrift, and sky biue has taken its
acc. Within the las, foTinightI have seen
Z - 80 ~&ve. M an the 0r0nnnadna lnx)ia&