The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-12-03
Sugar for the Choctaws.

good counter, and SAID I'm my cord MAD
am the goods are linen.u He couId1ie BY
The hour with as much ease as Parson Jor-
dan could give out the ninth and eleventh
verses Of the twelfth psalm, short meter
He always had ready coined phrases at his
tongues era tor every customer and his keen
eye could measure at once the extent of the
gulnbilay of every new face. To say that
he had invoices from Copenhagen of Irish
linen, and SWISS muslins from Triste by
the ship Martha's Vineyard was not uncom-
mon--whist to talk of his merchants at
Liverpool and London, was an every days
trick, to impress the belief that he was
an importer, though his whole stock in
trade was not worth three hundred dollars
current money. In the town of Pompeii,
| all sorts of tricks are resorted to, to ring in
customers. At the time Michael fourished
none of his compeers could beat him in fruit
full stratagems to dispose of bad wares
One day party Of fresh hooShers from the
great State of Indiana, came saunt-rng
along the streets to find something to lay
out their money in, 1.-THE proceeds of a fat
boat of corn.) Michael stood at his door
and espied them. A few words sufIiced to
get the boats crew in. They followed one
anotherin single file, and were headed by
a six footer, whom the others hailed as
Gaping. One wanted "boots,' another
coats" and third ''panteiooms" The
Gaping wanted a coat and so he seemed
to lead the party, Michael turned his atten-
ton to him at once. He took down cloth
coats, and asked the Gaping to Try 'em
on-ofering the goods at Que half the cost,
because he knew tie tall son of the gram
State could not get his elbow into them
The man for panteoons--after trying on a
number found a pair to fit, and they were
laid aside. The party as they said We're
merely looking about''--they wanted to buy
many thn.s-several articles in the gro
Gerry line. At the back of the store were
number of empty barrels, and a half barrel
OF Sugar for the family use. Michael told
the Gaping that they kept no groceries.
but he had few barrels of excellent sugar
that he would sell them at the low price
OF one cent per pound if they would make
"a biIi'' in the dry goods line. The party
went back to sample the sugar each one
taxing lump to try. The Gaping express
sed himself well satisfied and he VIC uld call
back if he could not do better The crew
out as they had came, in single |
file, and went down the street.
In the evening they came back. The
that had been laid aside were |
sold of course and the clerk was called up
and abused as only Michael could do it for
selling goods that were laid aside. Michael
now commenced regular seize upon them, |
Tor their money. He sold them calicos aud |
,isham, and gewgaws for presents for their |
wives and daughters and then came the |
Sugar. How was Michael to get out of
his dilemma. Each one wanted barrel,
he CaWing would take two" But our
nero was ever faithful in exped;ents.-
When h had got the best half of the crews
money out of them he beckond to the Cap
ain to follow him to the back room. when
,e got him there says he, loot; here Cap
ing, do not want to be the death of YOU,
hat sugar is mixed by the government with
of potash' slow poison to
ill 'em out of the country" The .nteli-
,ence was soon communicated to the others
nd the whole party moved off spewing and
pitting and swearing by turns, but wtha
thankful to the stranger that he did not sell
hem sugar drugged for the Choctaws
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ED. COMET Allow me TO enquire thro'
our columns, what the directors of the
Nv &c metry are about; the season has
rived When shrubLery cir be safely trars
lanted, and were lots laid out, our citizens
Who wish to purchase some of them, might
improve the opportunity to embeIlah them
With shr1bbery If the present directors
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