The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-04

prize fight amazlngiy--lt redeemed a
multitude of your faults. Hopes you
won't think hard of him for not paying
you now--but has got prospect of soon
having some loose change, as he is after
rich young greenhorn who arrived here
last week. Will pay your bill out OF the
pluckings.
No. 6--Is an old drunkard. Hash I
got any thing and never expects to have.
Gathered up all the papers that he had
and sold them for half pint of rum to
the doggery- keeper to wrap groceries ill
wished you would send him pile, as
they cost him no postage, his brother-in-
law being post-master, and permitting
him TO take cut his letters for nothing.
Winked at me when presented your bill,
and inquired if | WASH I distant re lation
of the man that butted the bull off the
bridge.
No. lis magistrate. Swore he never
owed you cent. and told me | was d low
rascal for trying to swindle him in such
bare faced manner. Advised me to
make tracks in "a little less than no time,
or he would get out warrant against me
as a common cheat, and have me sent to
prison. Took his advice. Is, by all
odds the meanest man have seen yet
Will never go near him again.
No. SIS politician. Says, al
though you profess to publish neutral
paper, it is not so. Thinks he has seen d
considerable squirting towards the side,
TO which he is opposed. Meant 10 have
told you year ago to stop his paper. but
forgot it.--Tells you to 10 so now, and
thinks you are getting off very cheaply
i'll not loosing any more by him. Be
lieves YOU 10 be rascal, and is too hon
orable TO have anything TO do with you,
as it might compromise him and injure
his prospects.
No paid up like man. The only
one. Likes your paper first rate, and
intends to take and pay for itss long as
you PUBLISH it, or he lives. Asked me
TO dinner and treated me like king
An oasis IN the desert! a man ii 10.
heaven!
No. lois a merchant Expects to
break hortly must save all his small
change. Offered me a pair OF breaches
and cotton handkerchief for the debt
Refused him with scorn, Had long
jaw. Threa tened to break my head
Dared him to do it. Threw d liatcllet At
me. | lodged it and put cut.
Nos. III TO ll7-Mean Us rot. Had
no money--wouldn't pay didn t owe.
swore I'd sue. Said mia III, sue and be
hanged. Cursed all the LILLE CUES and
hurried from the big. Never sol the first
red cent from one vi them.
The foregoing is true extract from my
note book. have not succeeded whit
better with the patrons of The other pub
locations for which am agent, as /, is
impossible 10 collect from lli,Se who are
determined not to pay. have. said
have been away three mont..s. have
expended in that period Two hundred and
ten dollars travelling, and my entire com
missions amount 10 eishty-two dollars
and forty-iye cents. | am very willing
20 do my share towards The PRONUNCIATION
of news, but more than that no reasoua-
bic man could ask. This business don't
exactly suit mel can't stand it,
Please accept my resignation and strike
my name from off your list Of agents
admire your paper very much myself, but
it would be queer looking sort of con-
Germ that would come fully up to the re.
qulrements of everybody. One wants
indie endence in an editor-another don't
want any. One wants all slang. another
wouldn't touch journal that contained
an irreverent line with ten-foot pole.
One sentimental lackadaisical Miss in
pantalette wanted nothing but love po-
etry, another never read any thing but
the marriages.
All kinds of abuse have to bear, too.
| wouldn't mind it so much if they only
cursed you and your paper, but curse me
too!--Swindler, rascal, villain. blood
sucker. These are some of the names
they think proper to bestow upon me.
| tried fighting for while. and thrashed
several of your patrons, but occasionally
go: licked like thunder myself. Once
was put in Jail for assault and battery.
and only escaped by breaking out.
Send me receipt for three dollars
twelve and "a half cents, and believe me
yours in despair.