Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-24
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4 New Way to Pay Old Debts.
The Mobile cores ondgn; OF the
\. o, Delta teils the following good
story Of low d bill was colIectel
from q, hard custnmf ri
Ned, the creditor, is clever,
shrswd trader lnirtliful, tacetions,
and industrious, wIthal, for he ney-
-cr lived by his wits horgh posses :
ed of considerable stuck. All
Of these, John Hays was not. He
was pI4Islbles tricky, and evidently
dishonest. Ned held an acceptance
Of his-long past duf W hen some
neiehhor told him that John had
gathered every cent lie cou Id raise,
fairly or unfairly onld pay no
one-and was off next day Itor Cali
tornia This was a bad show for
Ned's money lent. Force would
De worse chan useless, and rusr
was tile torl9fn hope
John, | hSar you are off for the
diggiI:ss!!'
'Yes, 60 tp- morrow
" ell, I'd like for you to return
me that money.
q am sorry | can't, for lhavn't a
ceiit,'
Now, Ned knew his pocket-boek
was downright pFethorlc--os err
crowded.
We'll, if Vol Gait its bad; but
no reason fdr our parttngip usIl-
uess. So, ellis take . drunk. Ned
is capital com pany--can drink his
share--and Joke great deal more
So, in pursuance 81 hnnor and
mode Of bis plan, he laughed and
qlalftd, smoked and joke{l, and
seemed not 10 have a bad (Iebt 10
Tie NO tld. JqhE relisbea bis iun
much, tlnt his liquor more: ard his
head an dhailtsly were equitll, Weak
aud unF ella bic, he soon b. gan To
close o. e ey E, as though BY iesse n
ing The hunl1el OF Ned's be bt gan
"a find b, for him, he could bitter
observe The one hi partic ular T.
Fore God, That sia moree Xqnisite
song than t',ilher, said Casio, y hen
ItIie 'rnaud!e " as IN full force; and
let's haye\ another hanpagne.'
cricd Johr, in u similar tone, and
Under The Same condition
This gave him quieIus, and
Jdhn was escorted 10 their mutual
room BY tile lacetions hut wary.
Ned.
Fast sleeping and snoring lay
John, dream ing Of CalliGnIa, OF
Champasneya or perhaps, a nlxture
Of the two, AIien Ned took out a
suspicious and ancient looking at
teruaed slip OF paper, which Scent
ed remarkaH ly Ike a long sleeping,
and much llantIc promise TO pay.
Carefully calculating interest from
date To ,lay-7wriing down the
same upon the .notc--and then en-
dorsiug tile document with ire
ceiyed the contents, 81 Oct. ID, l..
H. he turned TO gaze upon his
pot companion. "GooGr nultar-
ed the sleeper, lets have another
Ned then counted out from the
sleeper's lII-solten pocket book the
exact sum and interest, and in this
stead depok ed the aforesaid can
ceIIed accept qucf, and retired to
rest.
Early in tie morning, John rose
NJ, mol like a glanI refreshed with
wine, but Iikd a fnedium-sizcd ras-
cal, who had taken too much Of it
til e over night.
1 hav e been robbed Of over three
hundred d0llai 81
Robbed asked NeA. 'Oh,
nd! that can't b.; for | locked Tile
DC or myself
Bm ii is so | have been robb
ed Of three bundled and odd DOL
IaNs.
FRobhel Of three hundred and
oil II 'Of t!4r zee hundre DE- WHY,
lhRt's just the amount You on cd
md. And now | think Of it, dill
20 , not pay n e that not 2 f
mo, told yoll | COULD not +,
Yes said Ned. i remember
hat; but it -stfikes me-three hun
lrfd? we both got very drunk, !
IN w-but let the see-iust as we
we're going 10 bed. Three Aundred2
| es | lhink that, finally yon paid
hat note. 4
No tell yoi II shouted john, I've /
)ean robbed! a
well, now" said Net, as inno- t
emily as if he had lived among Tie Q
indians, 81 begin to feel strongly
hat Won did Inst search your 6