The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-05-20
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mount and showed it 10. him. 81
| III comes to more than that. Yol
can't fool me-l've got your letter. |
comes TO ni,e hundred and twenty-five
dollars -so fork over the money!
4 told him it was very probable his
cotton nigh, come to more, bu. coulo
not tell whether it did or not, without
knowing the exact number of pounds
And asked him what he meant by my
letter, and 'forking over the money!
Sat this he grew angry, and made use
Of harsh language, saying 'just as il you
don't know what l mean! tell you
young man, fork over. and none Of YOU,
barney ~ p'-" ''ltA '''d5sai pr
| In vain ! protested my ignorance Of
his meaning, and that had no money
about me-that | had spent my last
dollar, with all that could borrow, be
fore reached his house, ''a '.''
'What the devil are you doing here,
then? lfyou didn't come to bring me
my money for my cotton, what did you
come for? Isn't that your letter? say
that at the same time handing me an
open letter, which appeared to be from
commission merchant in Savannah,
and read as follows: " aa
D. s.: ."'' .1i.
Dear Sir-I have Just sold for
you twenty-seven bales Of cotton, at
l0a cents. 1t comes to nine hundred
and twentysix dollars and ten cents.
| shall be in your county the first day
Of your Superior Court, when | will
call on you and hand you The money.
Yours, &c. T -, Jr.
The thing was now plain enough.
We both had been laboring under
mistake. believing l had arrived at
my fathers house, and Mr.. S. suppos-
ing | was the commission merchant
with his money. ;old him that was
not the author of that Ielter-t that |
knew nothing about it, that l was just
from college, and now on my way home
&c. But the more ] explained, the
more the old man stormed. He pre-
tended not to believe a word told him
ACCUSED me Of trying to cheat him
out Of his money, and used much i'll
language to me. | don't know where
his violence would have ended. or what
might not have happened, had not the
real Mr.. B. come up just at this time,
inquired for Mr.. S. and introduced him
self-after which he began to apologize
for not being punctunl to the day and
hour. He had been detained one day
by the breaking down Of the stage be.
fore he got 10 MilledgevilIe, where he
procured horse; and he had been de.
layed several hours in consequence of
following the imp,ope directions Of
the ferry man, who sent him to old P.,s,
who was expecting an absent SON
and as rode up said he, q was almost
with kisses and affectionate
embraces before we mutually discover.
ed our mistake
THAT was the very place | was 90.
to- ! replied, 'and it is curious how we
were both misdirected.'
'The old man laughed heartily at the
rick Of the lerryman, with whom, he
said he was well acquainted, and it was
u.s.. like him. With his, money his
good humor returned. He begged par
Ion over and over for his treatment TO |
me to settle in the neigh.
'orhood- would render me all the as
istance in his power in getting me into
practice. The daughter now made her
appearance, and understanding The joke
he ferryman had played, Joined in
hearty laugh. Il considered | had
better joke on her, but did not like to
ell it at that time,l ss,.t,a go.
q took my departure for the night,
'ut ! must own with a great deal Of
'eluctance, Notwithstanding my ankle
y 70 see my parents and sister. But
very day found me constant ysitorat
he house of. Mr.. S., and in a, reasonable
ime I was blessed with the hand Of
Maria, and a most excellent wife she
las made me- sb5,.i .soo;,,s,t