Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-05-01


n rich young greenhorn who arrived here
last week. Will pay your bill out of the
pluckings.
be. els an old drunkard. Hasn't
got any thing and yer expects to have.
Gathered up all the papers that he had
and sold them for half pint of rum, to
the dOggery>koeper to wrap groceries in.
Wished you would send him a pile, as
they cost hin no postage, his brother-in-
law being post master. and permitting
him to take out his papers for nothing.
Winked at me when l presented your
bill, aud inquired iG ! wasn't distant re-
lation of the man that butted the bull off
the bridge.
No. It's a magistrate. Swore he
never owed you cent. and told me l
was low raseA Cor trying to swindle
him in such bare faced manner. Ad-
vised me TO make tracks in little less
than no time, or he would get warrant
against me as a common cheat, and have
me sent to prison. Took his advise. Is
by all odds the maanest man have seen
yet. Will never go near him again.
No s-Isa politician. Says although
you profess to publish neutral paper. it
Is not so. Thinks he has seen a .consid-
cradle squipri g towards the side which
he is opposed. Meant to have told you
year ago to stop his paper, but forgot
1t. Tells you TO do so now, and thinks
you are getting off very cheaply in not
losing any more by him. Believes you
to be rascal, and is too honorable to
have any thing to do with you, as it
might compromise him and injule his
prospects.
No. Paid up like man. The only
one. Likes your paper first rate, and
means to pay for it as long as you pubs
dish it or he lives. Asked me to dinner
and treated me like king. An oasis in
the desert! A man fit for heaven
NJ. los me chant. Expects to
break shortly, SO must save all his small
change. Offered me Il pair of breeches
and cotton handkerchief for the debt.
Refused him with scorn. Had long
jaw. Threatened To break my head.
Dared him to do il. Threw Ratchet at
me. lodged 1t and put out.
No. IL to III Mean as rot. Had
no money--wpuldu't pav-didn't owe.
/ swore Id sue. SAID / might sue and
be hanged. Cursed all the little ones
and hurried from the big. Never got the
first red cent from one of them.
The to- egoing is a tue extract from
nay noe book. have not succeeded
whit better with the pntrons of the other
publications for which | am agent. as it
Is impossible to collect from those who
are determined not to pay. | have said
1 have been away three months. l have
expended in that period two hundred
and ten dollars, travelling, and my entire
commissions amount to eighty-two dol.
lars and forty-6se cents. am very will
ing to do my share towards the propa>
CATION Of news, but more than that no
reasonable man could ask This busi-
ness don't exactly suit mel can't stand
it.
Please accept my resi ynation and strike
my name from your lists OF agents. !
admire your pape. very much myself.
but it would b. q !e, looking sort Of
a concern that would c,ue fully up to
the reqnirem ms IT exec, n'dy.
All kinds OF abuse nave to bear, too.
/ wouldn't mind it, So m lcn if they only
cursed you "ad y"nr paper, but they
curse nae too Swindler. rascal, villain,
biood-sucker. These are some Of the
names they think proper to bes,ow upon
me. l tried fsn,ins for while. and
thrashed several of your patrons like
blazes, but occasionally | got licked like
thunder myself. Once was put in Jail
f~ assault and battery, and only escaped
by breaking out
AARON SwEATwELL.