The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-05-03

papers he hopes YOU will see that the post
aye IS paid, AZ otherwise he would be una
BILE to enjoy your lucubrations Sends YOU
his best respects.
No. SIS Il young doctor Says Your
paper is beneath the notice Of gentleman.
wouldn't give-- for Il cart load.
Says you inserted IN article rejecting Oh
the profession. Only wishes he could catch
You here--would make you smell h--lI.
Is going to persuade every body that takes
your paper, to stop it.. Cuss'd your bill,
aud says you may collect it the best way
you can.
No. 4-Is HI old maid. Says you are
always taking fling at single ladies of an
uncertain age. Wouldn't pay You if she
was rolling in wealth, and you hadn't cash
enough to buy n crust of bread Sent all
the papers she had back again month ago,
and says now, that she has sent them back,
she is even with you, and that she intends
to keep SO till the day ofjudg'nent. Asked
me not to forget to tell you that you aro no
gentleman, or you wouldn't undertake to
slander large and respectable class of the
female population of the country.
Mo. 5-1s a gambler sporting gen
tleman. Says he got completely cleaned
out last week Mt the races. Couldn't accom-
modate his grand mother with a half dime
if she was starving. Likes your paper tol-
erably-wonld ike !. bette. e &c. wca!d
publish more races, and would occasionally
give an account of cook-fght. Liked the
description of the prize-tght amazingly
it redeemed multitude of your faults.
Hopes you wont think hard of him for not
paying you now-but has got prospect of
soon having some loose change, as he is af-
ter a rich young green horn, who arrived
here last week. Will pay your bill out Of
the pluckings.
No. els an old drunkard. Hasn't got
anything, and never expects to have. Gath
cred up all the papers that lie had, and
| sold them for pint of rum, to the dogge-
ry keeper to wrap groceries in. Wishes
you would send him pile, ,as they cost him
| no postage, his brother-in-law being post
master, and permitting him to take out his
papers for nothing. Winked at ,ue when
presented your bill, and inquired if I wasn't
| distant relation to the man that butted
| the bull off of the bridge.
No. 7--Is a magistrate. Swore he nev-
| er owed you q cent, and told me | was a
low rascal for trying to swindle him in such
a manner. Advised ME to make tracks in
| little less than no time, or he would get
out warrant against rue as q common
cheat, and have me sent TO prisen. Took
his advice. Is, by all odds, the meanest
man l have seen yet. Never 60 near him
again, swear.
No. SIS n politician. Says, although
you profess to publish neutral paper, it is
not 30. Thinks he seen considerable squin-
ting towards the side to which he's opposed
Meant to have told you year ego to
stop Ills paper, but forgot it. Tells you to
do so now, and thinks you are getting off
very ch.aPly, in not losing any more by him.
f'elives you to be rascal, aud is too hon.
orable to have anything to do with you, rs
it might compromise him and injure his
prospects,. G.e5
No. paid up like man. The only
one. Likes your paper first rate, and means
to take it and pay for it long as you or he
lives.--Asked me to dinner, and treated me
like king. An oasis in desertl A man
tit for Heaven! "a. @
Eo.10-ls merchant. Expects to break
shortly, SO he must save all his small change
handkerchief for the debt. 4. Refused with
scorn. Told me to 60 to the devil---Long-
jaw. Threatened to break my head. Dared
him to do it. Threw Ratchet at me-
Dodged IL and put ont. '~aass E
. No. IL to 1l7.-Mean as rot. Had no
money--wouldn'tp pay-didn't owe. sIswore
Ed sue. Said I might sue and be hanged.
Cursed all the little ones and hurried from
the big. Never got the first red cent from
one iof them. 3 ,t 49, @ !
The foregoing is a true extract from my
note book. have not succeeded q whit bet
er with the Eatrons Of other publications, for
which / am agent, as it Is is,impossibie to col.
lect from those who, are determined not to:
pay. .Ihaye said have been away three
months. II have expended Id that period
10 travelling, and my entire commissions
amountto $s2.45. lam very willing To
do my, share towards the propagation Of
news, but more than that no reasonable man
could ask. This business don't exactly suit
tme-f cant stand 1t. :
|. Please accept my resigDatiop and strike
! off my name from yohrsl Of agents. Fad
mire. your paper very much myself, but It:
would be 4 queer looking sort ofa concern
that would come July yup 70 thsrequifernents
| of every body: One want. inaepe6depcs 10
40 editor-4 another don, Il want any One:
wants All slaig another Wodldn't touch 4
Journal th at contained an irrevslsnt line with;
fei, foot pole: One senti tilisnnfal, isckasiais.
scat Mics n pautaie ties wA6ts not Hing but,
love roetry II, it Hsser. fsatls i6ny
thing bat The fhirsisSss. ssf g tss'iess -
J e hind II abais / ,hhassa 6 baar tod. o. i I
wonldn mind itsso pncf iif they only eHiead
yop and your paper, ,bpt tl,sy SsHEse i,sstqo