Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
From the Ctdbmbisn aid tireat West

A BHbcKtNe BAD HAT.-Ifats, ike
umbrellas, at boarding houses and
hotels. are frequently recfohed "cbth-
mon stock"
AT certain place, we wot Of, on
Fourth street, where lot of wouId-be
urper-ten young men, get their "breai
and dinner an "Attorhy ut Law' Of
our acquaintance. has lost some half
dozen Of Dodd's best. One day last
week whsh he came out from dinner,
his fifth OF sixth was missing. lie
looked high and low, hut the "behver'
was gone fbr good. The next day he
wore new hat of the "lHtest STYLE
and Of fare, glossy finish. It whs the
admiration Of the hoarders.
1t was noticed when the hat sat on
the shelf at dinner time, that, as a
matter Of security, our friend had
nicely written on a piece of paper,
and pasted In the front part Of the in
side, what we shall calf, 81. Jones
Aho,neyM I0tB.'
! While ut dinner, some wag etit out
a piece ofpaper, exactly the size of
that pasted in Mr.. Jones' hat, wrote
II. Jenhs. Attorney AT Law' upon it,
and stuck it neatly over Mr.. is card.
OF course when Mr.. Jones returned
where his bat fused to was,'' it wasn't
thur. w
"Who's Jenks,' he inquired, after
waiting till the boarders had all got
their hats, and thus one stood alone
on the table. Taking 1t up, lie tried
it on. first this way. and then that.
"PrettS good hat he soliloquized,
"but notah touch to mine-.-that fit so
hicely--never had one fit better~-wbo
the deuce is Jenksl never can wear
this--shocking fit.'
Thus he discoursed in broken SEN
tences, till he was satisfied that be
would be obliged to put up with the
shocking" or go hatless. Day after
day he inquired for jerks, but no such
person had been about. The wag
kept his secret. and Jones had not the
least scent of "the rat"
When the Attorney began to grow
careless about his inquiries for jerks,
one day the wag took off Jenks' card
and let that of Mr.. Jones to the light
again. When he came out from din
ner and found the "best fit safely re-
turned, he was exceedingly pleased
jerks hat gone---his there. A num-
ber of the boarders had been given
the 'winh. Theycongratulated Jones;
spoke in raptnres Of bis hat.
"Yes," he replied, "this is something
of a hat--capital fit; fine finish; good
body; Dodd never made better.
That other thing was no hat at all,
along side this. That Jenks must be
a deuced scamp. Where in thunder
has he gone to7 lie must have known
he stole my hat. Why here's the card
as plain as ever,' and he rubbed the
hat gently with his cambric hand
kerchief.
Then the chap who played the
practical joke stepped up, showed
jerks card. and where it tit--Jones
looked daggers at first; but could not
Withstand the "gufag'' which gTeeted
him. He stood ''treat' for the crowd,
and was set down "a mighty good
fellow.'ss lie has had no trouble with
hats since. o
Had Mr.. Jones judged bis hat, as
then should be Judged by the cl,aroc-
ter written upon 1t, instead of the
name it bore merely, Mr.. jerks hat
had never dtped him. Notwitbstand-
ing Shakespeare. there is something in
a name; for as Tupper says our jake
proves that
There be names Of high descent, and thereby stoted
henored. aif
Names Of fair renown and therein characters OF merit
Soss or TbMrERAscE-TAe Speaking.
Thursday last, was day Of exit
ing interest in Knoxville A great
crowd was in the city. The friends
Of the Temperance cause were
here, from several counties, and a
new impetus was given to q cause,