The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-13

Jerks and Jolts.
NY AN Ex-cAD TO A nus.
RIDE DOWNS O'CLOCK.

time 70, bus, exception special occasions
-someIhiu' like May meelils, or the year
ly showing up OF 'nerciam manulac ures.
About these times busses I'LL we'll; gents
in black Sunday. gO.to.meetins aud white
chokrfs, flourish very thck, and the VIM
mia a,UJ, wgh long faces and pinched up
chius, are as ,,leutIiu. as suckers about cleo
ton times.
When the Institute eggshibited at Nj
bios, we went full both up and down, and
some very funny talk used 10 pass atween
tile men what had things Tor gold med
ais.
One day as we were going down, two
strangers gifts IN, aud as there MAS only an
old lady lu they didn't mind bit says one
20 I'oIher-wlo he called Peggins-says
he
Them ere boots and shoes you've CT
i'll Ilat case are pretty nice, but then, they
Won't wear any"
"Mr. Felt" says Peggins, "don't you
know better nor TO believe that sending
thugs TO fair &c show, is one thing, aud
making things to wear is quite anoIher?"
well l always thought there was a
good deal of humbug in some trades, but
didn't think it was amongst boots and
shoes
"Lor bless you, Mr.. Felt, you don't know
beans, yet--them ere boots wOl looks so
slick aud shiny, INT wO tn red cent, but
I'll bet you pair Of Wellington ea!t-sklns
they takes the medal.
Two gents used to ride down to the Bat
terry every day when it was nne, they had
given up business, aud had hard work TO
tret their lime showed through
O,.e day Mr.. DJdrrp was Dragging how
many relations hr had, When Mister Stemks
looked him in the face, aud says, "Dodr.p,
never knew before, you were such an un-
fortunate de viii"
"Wny, what do you mean Stenks!'
"Well, just mean this; hO" you ever
got rich with SO many relations and friends
about yOu is a telser TO my ncddle.'
"NOw don't You suppose tina: man has
better chance TO do we'll among his rela
tiOns. than it he has none, tell me that
Master Stenks, aud be hanged 10 ye."
'Snaw, tom foolery Relations shove :
man ahead-gel OUT DJdrip, listen, ane
L what | am going 10 ;ell you, had come
fr,oIn the brans ut a hioSopher, II woul'
have been in all the books III the land
A. zen began business, | went Into a part
,,,sb'p with very particular friend II
,,,,.iv. months we were heels ~. Ate
.,,r,,,,,a..Iu .loug awhile, | then went a
!, win a mot intimate crOney, min
,r,o.,.hs hoored 10; both my partners tad
l.rw sbat LOO maIy irIen IL SUCH friends
Iou, hurst doln' moth nS eased me
friends. aud IOoS another start
.One day met = fellow who had II
more 70 do thau HIys.'H' we "e,e
anxious 10 ~ sometu.Hg, Ut 'o"'u nov =,
:, todn. Tht &c was Que cOI,''r'' We menu
e,o, AS had auy relations or nehus' "A
tsr.takin. an arm OLA the utery, we 90.
cluI.J To- 70 iM.0 partnership. W u''' ""'
;n.ss. we haI mot made mp QUO mtnds
a. the assistauce Of lucle Stephenson, II
chatham street, who took our spare ward
ro1,e AZ security for a few dollars, we con
rosnc.d. Psdlars in those days, wer
.carce. aud the houses were taIher"a iro'
.s,o,.. than tt,ey are now. We each o
90, a few tribes which eve tamil
needs. and tramped from house 10 NOUS
,roiug seoerate ways every day. by det
Ts.s our packs got bigger, I'LL at last W
took a little shop; here we took turns, OF
ton 81 home aud the other went among u
Customers. A. last we 50 managed as
sryt .he customers 20 come 10 us 40 liiS
could see more variety. Then our lit
Ehop had to be made larger, aud so
kept working until at last we made enous
and le(t the business. Talk about relation
and frisn s helping man IN hnsIn
Hang me If would trust man that hi
many relations"
Dodrip knocked under to SIenkS' Al
said when he come TO think on 1t, ne ne
= succeeded Ia anything in his life III
ria reIasions advised hiw to lift we
AGAINST his own will and opinion.
"Did you ever loose anything by 20
Telalions!"
We, thousands"
Ibid you ever BY any industrious 'tr'
ger?"
depend on It, Dodrip, the man in bu
ness that runs to ask the advice OF his re-
lions, Will never thrive. There's too ma
opinions given TO be Wholesome.
"Ride down, ladies! Pull up JIM"
-Four ladies get in-loing shoPpl
I'm NAMED. All talk al once.
go. IL will have blue silk"
eNo, I WON'T like green.'
"D6n't Belle! have smoke--it's 50 g
teel."
Such ratiling rate their tongues WI
At, that DodriP aud Srenke were psrirc
silent.
AZ stewards old shop they got out.