The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-12-04

bu, few, we fancy know its origin One
of our exchanges riycs an account Of it,
which i. good enough to be true. It runs
as follows:
Abou, nineteen years ago, fine look
iug old gentleman from western Virginia,
entered a store in Nashville, Tennessee
Said store was owned bv bluff old ira.
der. who knew great deal more about the
quality Of liquor sold at the back end OF the
counter than he did about the Gneness OF
the fabrics Mt the other nevertheless be
tween the two .xtremiies OF that shelf
contrived to make both ends very comiort-
ably meet the necessity Of the case. The
old \irginian cast his eyes around the
shelves. aud finally remarked
Wen, neighbor, see You have got
hats
A slight sprinkle was the answer
and then followed the query, whar yer
from
'Old Virginia, was the response.
Right Smart old State, replied the
Tcnnesseean, but getting rather too old 10
keep her har on
" ha, DO you sdean inquired the Viz
giuian.
" III, just what say uncle i, can t
keep her har on--tor instance, now. !
should think YOU have been night healthy
child of the old Dominion, but she has
shed Yen at last, and like Samson OF old,
tina, 5 the way she s losing all the best har
off Of her venerable head
The old \rgin,sn then looked around
the store rather bothered with the liberty
the Ienuesseean WAS taking with his moth.
er State, aud finally remarked, | came
here to talk about hats stranger, and not
about har.'
Well. well, uncle, don t git wra,hy
now WIS only veuturlng political
opinion about population in general, and
on that nead we won't quarrel; but before
we look at IL hats, as ,hey are intimately
connected with heads, spose we take a mite
of bald face
The proposition was agreed to, the liquor
was mbibrd. aud next followed the hat.
The merchant tossed down -four or five wool
hgt. of various sizes, and invited the old
gentleman Ia select one which would fit
him. Ne looked at them, examined the -.
zrs. said they would do and requested the
s,orekeeper to hand him down a few more
OF them.
That ; all the sizes We got says he,
hu, here 5 Il icw more, If YOU think YOU q
like them better, so saying he tossed down
three more.
Them are all right, said the old Virgin.
ian. turning them around, aud the store.
keeper, blowing with cxertlon, descended
l. H. h., s,fuIi l.trf
from shelf 10 counter Assoon as he reach
ed the floor. the old Nrginian remarked
that he had not got enough yet.
%. YOU want EN- for your nlggerst
SAWS ,hc slorekeepor. Well. wby did nj
YOU say 50 when | was up. and again pro.
cccdcd to perch himself, Ike mercantile
Colossus
When he had bowed himself into bis
former position, the old man quietly re,
marked
I 'Why, stranger, warnt talking any
thing about nIggcrs
The fact is, the old man was rather en-.
loving the extra trouble he had put the
Tcnne.seeau TO.
We'll, what do you wan, with so many
hatsi
i wan, them for my sons said the old
man.
The stoteaceper began to count those on
the counter.
Eight. said he, - pretty big spread Of
boys already, II sweat but here goes.
and he added one aud then another, aud
yet fourth, aud be picked off fifth, and
Gnnll, seeing the old man iumoyable, ear.
ucsty counting the hats, he tossed down
three more. aud was about descend himself
when the old man told him TO hold on aud
throw down a few more.
%. come, uncle said he. 'you are 10.
king tot 10 please him be threw down
twenty
I That, inst one too many, said tho old
man " ith 'uneh gravity.
What YOU do nj mean to say you
have nineteen sons
Nes. | do mean to say 80, was the old
mans answer
Aud whar IN The name OF the STATE Of
Tennessee are they
Wei. they are lu Tennessee, right here
in this city up az the hotel
Stranger said the stprekecpet his in
creduli,v making him sput,er and siuiter as
hc said II 'ou can show me nineteen
boss OF your raisin, thar the bats
Hold on them, said tie old man, and of
he started. In abolt ten minutes, down
the street he camr, beading little line of
nineteen boys. marching slap1e file. each
bearing good gun. and followed hy their
venerable mother They entered the mer
chants store, and ranged along his counter
the storckecpcr ran hi, eye along the liae
With aston ,hmeni.
And YOU say that these boys are al
yours. he inquired
ASK their mother. she says they are,
replied the old man.
Do YOU say SO, madam
lcs, do, and ough, to Know wa
the old lady reply.
"W ell. YOU might. Il swear. Old friend
amt got word To say-iust take fheD
hats. and NAM too.
The following sneedo,e illustrative o
railway facility, ia very pointed trav