The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-18

Town WITH q pocket 1ull OF rOckS. Ihe
Colonel made some passing remarks
touching the sharpness Of the morning
air, the state of his appetite, and the
prospect of good dinner. Still Long
ley could not or would not take the
hint. Atlast the Colonel spoke OUT: 4
'Longley-I'm deuced hungry
$50 am /.
Longley-got any money?' asked
the Colonel.
"a few replied the manager.
well, then, eaid the Colonel, sI'll,
tell you what--you lend me FIVE dollars
and I'll order dinner
'I'm agreed the manager, and the.
money was forked over. n
It was famous dinner to which they
sat down; there were quails and prairt
rie chickens, and venson steak, and no
end of pies and custards, with bottle
of wine and segars to wind off. The
.long.faccd man, and the manager crack
ed jokes, and sall went merry as q mar.
raige bell.'
Dinner ended and the bill paid, they
walked back to St. Louis merrily and
lightly. That very afternoon, howev-:
er Longley, who was famous for keep
ing sharp look out in money matters,
sent his boy, q lad of. eleven, to the CO.
lonel's office, to get shat money he lent
him in the morning. q
Tell your daddy,' was the Colonel's.
message, Il can't pay him to-day.
The next morning, bright and early,
the boy made his appearance again with
a peremptory demand for 'that five dol
lars.' ss ..5ss5 l5zs
The Colonel finding his creditor SO
suspicious and sharp set, determined to
punish him, and accordingly sent back.
word that che was hard up--hadn'ta q
dollar in the world--nobody would lend
him any-sorry--couln't help tho
ped to be able to return it some time or
other ETC., etc,
After dinner Longley's boy rc-appear-.
ed with pressing demand for shat
FIVE dollars.
I can't pay it, saidythe Colonel.
please, sir said the boy, father
said that 1 must stay here till I got the
money
20, very good,' replied the Colonel,
you're good boy; you can stay here
as long as you've a mind to. You can
60 down in the yard and play with the
dog till you're tired, and then you can
go up in the garret and sleep, but you
mustn't tread no mud in on the carpets.
The boy embraced the proposition.
He went into the yard and whiled away
the long afternoon with the interesting
quadruped to which his attention had
been directed, and when perfectly worn
outre.entered the house, carefully clean
ing his boots on the scraper, and rub
bing his feet on the mat. Supper would
have been very acceptable to HIM, but
as he was not invited to partake of that
refreshmcnt, he ascended gloomily to
the garret, and there forgot his suffer-
ings in sleep.
The next morning he resumed his
sport with the dog, but being hungry,
he soon abandoned the Colonel's premi-
ses, and returned to his worthy parent
minus the five dollars
Longley was in a perfect rage at the
disappointment and the treatment Of his
juvenile collector, and directed there
anent certain fulminations against the
head of the Colonel, winding up with
'only wait till I catch one his BOYS; I've
got a dog in my yard, and bed in my
garret, too
Now there was q certain club.room
in the suburbs of which no one, not a
member, was ever admitted, either for
love or money. The number of men,
bcrs was strictly limited, and Longley
had in vain attempted to procure a
membership and entrance. 1t was no
20. The Colonel, however was mem
brr, and this fact increased the aggrav-
alton of the manager. After revolv.
ing various ways and means of circum.
venting his debtor. and gaining admis-
sion TO the coveted coterie, Longley hit
on the following expcdient. He deter
mined to present himself ut the on o
certain evening, to knock boldly ut the
door, and when interrogated by the por-
ter, give the name of Colonel Walton,
thus cftecting an entrance, trusting to
secure welcome afterwards.
He accordingly presented himself
and knocked sternly ut the door,
Who's there?' inquired q rough voice
"A friend
| "a friend! what name?'
'The Colonel
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