Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25
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THE PLANTER PUZZLED.

THE PLANTER PUZZLED.
~ ralely can't see, Squire, how the removing
Of Inc depoSites is agWine 10 reduce down The
price OF tobaccur 'spose is 10 tie 81, but can
Iilely see into it myself"
SWELL, you see, uncle John, Tie withdrawal Of
the public money from the U. s. Bank viii occa-
sion an immediate settlement ot The affairs u HAT
institutional will call in all The balances due il;
this will sraishlen other Banks nceb'edlo il, and
the sudden diminu'ion OF The currency will q.
course diminish the means Of these who pnr-
chase our tobacco; and thrs we appiehend r.
ducion in the price Of tobacco and Of CHER pro-
duce"
"Well, WELL maybe; 'spose is Sc; only I'm
too lhick-hcaded 10 see into il, but its not the
first lime SIGH things has happened, an I'll tell
you OF one case in my knowing: A good many
years ago, about The lime my son Ben was 4 little
boy, ard shortly after moved down on The creek,
| had crap oil three new.sround hossheads; well,
concluded 10 take EN- 10 town and eiI the money
for 'em; for, you mind, then owed for the last
payment on my land Well, loaded on Two
hussheaLs and concluded 10 90 On down myself,
10 help al The hills and 10 see about selling. As
went on down IheeId good news from The market,
and when got 10 the new sore, went up 10 chat
an 10 hear the news ard, after takin drink orso,
Mr. Brown says 10 nc, its Citing late in tie spring
!,
Quito me I'll give you rs good 4 price as you'll
git in town, and lei you have all The goods you
want, low plenty. Well, after some chat, he Of.
iers me esh dollars round for The Two hog heads.
Well, studded on il awhile, an Of last conclu-
ded that, il he could afford 10 give that price,
they could DO better b. me in town, an 50 | tod
him Ia 90 on,-bui, says !, III take another drink
of your brandy; then We shuck han!s an ie The
Store. Well when got into town, an went 10 The
various 10 rnoLe, noticed several scemr, 10
look very grum, in but lille don, an The buy
ers al siandin' about; so walked up 10 Mr..
Jones an shuc! hands with him, an very glad
he 'peared 10 he ~ see nir. Well, says hr, Mr..
Martin, have you brought down lubaccurl l
told him had, an that i, WIS prime, sweet,
sound new ground, an tended 10 have il broke
amedianlly; IN axed him il he would nj give me
lif As he had bou.h, my tobaccnr hisselt be-
TORE But he softer sighed, he did, an lowed
afterwards that il was on the account he had
Dough, great bundance ollobaccar before. We'll,
seq he, spose, MIR. Martin you're heefd oi' The
falI-tip top leaf, SCI he not worth more than
three and halt TO five, and lugs no price a! all
Nov, squier, il The man had hit me over The
head with one Of them big iurn crow bars, nc
wouldn't a emphasized me more; an before !
knowd il, swalIered 4 chaw, well onto as big
as a wannui. Bur, then, thinks !, these buyers
q
axed him what had happened 10 reduce down The
price ci lobaccur2
"Wcll," ses lie, "Mr. Maren, you are an old
friend, an I'll ;elI you-we have got express news
that Boney.paiiy has been suddenly divosted
IRON his wife, IN OF course, pefduce oi oil sorts
has fell"
"Wel, | fell 10 studdyin'; ! had heeil Of Boney-
party an his doins some whar in the ole country;
but never knowed ri,ely what he vas, nur whc-
,hcr white nur black married, nur single, nur
mother did care; ne had peetrt omc like Neboy-
kedn, zzar, Of Babylon, III The sc!irer an how Il
wls 10 he that diS bain' diyos,rd rom his lie
.,.---,i i-----,. ~.ii vn 10 = hundred An
twenty dollars, WIS what | couldn't see nur:
but seed EN- all, an presently il WIS all buzzst
about an the very niggers that hollared "bieak,"
was chaiten about Borey party an his family,
Just As tree as il he WIS Of thar own cuilur.
We'll, | seed il WIS no tine 10 sell, 50 had my
hossheas rolled out, an loe my boy 10 cit =
back lode il he could, an ! took cut ore =! lie
horses an started home, an aiJ.e night The nel,
day gclto Browns store. As rode up, they was
all in the porch, an mighty glad 10 see me.
"Well, Mr.. Mauen," scd they, What news from
town z" ooh !" ses l. ''nonr with re!a.in."---
"Did you sell your sobaccur ~
"No, concluded TO wait tell got all my crop
down; but, ses !, gentlemen, how high S The sun
iur I've got 10 gel home tonight before moon
down. an I've pol 10 have my ticker iull; 50 WIN
that lit an hilched my boss, an went in an
shnci: hands with EN- all 'fonnd. Al now, ses
!, Mr.. Brown, | want some cf The best you've GOT
an me- an you'll so down into The cellar, an III
try fur myself, fur il won't do 10 trust you mar
chants; an | busted into af, an they all LATED |
powerful al the joke that | passed or him !; bur,
you mind, wanted 10 gil him OH by hsseli. Well. |
We went down into the cellar, an we MED several
sorts, an he filed my ticker an stopped il mp
We'll, ses l. Mf. Brown didn't sell mytobaccur."
well, scs he, $50 hcerd you say" "An'," ses
l. "sense lelt town, I've been sluidyin' pom il,
an I'm but veal; handed al home, an don't
want 10 make another trip; the times may gil
wuss, an have need OF some little money any
how so Pye concluded 10 stop an see you, an
what things want you can LEI me have, reckon,
in an about as cheap as any oil EN-; So iblcvc
III take the eish, dollars round you offered me-,
an just give YOU IN order on the hous' ur the
Well he had tin medger in his
hand an he sorier looked down Al the ground al
then scs he, "Mr Marien, | can't give you what
offered nur," ses he, "nu;hin' like it, "Why2"
ses l. "lll SIAN the inspection, an il the lobaccur
aint what say, you needn't take it," at S not
that, Mr.. Marlen," scs he; "but things has chang
cd mighty sense you was here. The fact is, MIR.
Marlen, torrin' news has cum il, an my friends
in town sent on a express fur ne 10 stop buyn.' /
"W ba. sorier news is III" ses /. an tell you" |
ses he; iii not cot out in this naborhood yii, bu,
when il gifts out, !cbaccur, an wheat, an land an
nisgers, an every thing, is bound 10 80 down. an
il you've got any thing TO sell, you'd better Gil
.hel OF it, The fact is"-he sorleI Whispered
"Bony.pariy has bin dirOs,ed jrom his riff"