The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-04-19

The LAST Doc STosY-The advan-
tages of advertising are admirably IL
lnstrated in the following incident.
which is thus recorded in the Sandusky
Democrat,
Mr.. Luke Horton. of son.h Eighth
street. keeps dog called La Vega. an
ill-tavored. fetce-eyed brute. whose
natily habits ani crosS-grained temper
caused him To be held IN tietrSiafinn hv
the. family 10 general and bY Mrs
Horton. his mistress. in particular ~
La Vega, however. is great favo ite
with his master. About week ago
Mrs. Horton became exasperaiad.- oa
account of some nnendurable offence
committed by La Vega. and privately
hargained with an old collector of soap
fat, named Abe Walker who. for dol
lar fee. agreed to take the dog off and
s render him up into tailow. OF other
wise relieve MrsssHorton from the an-
noyance Of his presence.
Mr.. Hnrton, On coming home 10 din
ner inquired for La Vega. and was
chagrined with the information that his
Troublesome pet had ahsconled. For
some days the absence Of La Vega gave
ccaslon for much rejoicing in the
honsehold. and even the grief of Mr..
Horton for his loss was made the sub
iact of many a slv llke in his domestic
establishment. Mrs Fl Congratulated
herself excessively on that lucky
thought Of hers. which cleared the
house Of the odlqus brute: and thongh
a lady who thinks a gnnd deal of
ioilar, she din MOI grndee The money.
srlce il gained her object so effectu-
ally. Ia the meantime La Vega was
detained close prisoner in the cellar
IT the snap factory-amusing himself
by swapping at the rats which coursed
abont the premises. and sustained him
sell. like Napoleon at Elba. with the
belief that the objects of his destiny
We're not yet accomplished
On Tnas,lay morning Mr.. Horton ap-
peared at the breakfast table with a
beaming countenance Well. nv
dear good newsp said he to Mrs. Fl.
What is it!' asked the lady, with
some secret misgiving. I've got La
Vega back again! Advertised for him
III the Ledger: offered reward for his
recovery, and this morning he was
btought home by Abe Walker.n "Haa-
yenst' calculated Mrs Horton: /" hat
did yoa pay for him ~ s'Oaly eleven
dollars" replied Horton, lone for the
advertisement, and ten to old Abe for
bringing him back" Merciful good
ness p replied the unsympatllizing
wife. Eleven dollars, tenougL TO buy
a silk Dress for the recovery of such
a nasty cur! and to think that | gave
the rascal dollar for taking him 0ffi'
This inadverielf confession of conrse
produced matrimonial duel. the re-
pert of which we omit as il might APP
pear stale and commonplace TO some
OF our married readers.
BY this little canine speculation, all
parties were gamers. Abe Walker,
the cnnnine darky, gained ten dollars
the advertising sheet gained one dollar,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horton gained some
valuable experience, which will teach
them the Importance Of mutual conf
dence between welded parties.
--~ap~------
A CLEAN OF CoMFoer.-We pick up
The following estray, which we fnd
going the rounds Of the country papers
without a sign Of credit. We should
uige, however. that it owes lis origin
to the western part of New York, and
Il all events is worth saving. Read |
aDd Judge:
A friend tells IS thai sonpe dozen
,r fftee., years ago. when he hai the
neIanchoIy dnty to stand behind
thp fsayla,sssr In m nel1sltrv gsntsa tssaIinu :