The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-06-30
hUCTIONEERING IN CALIFORNIA.

hUCTlONEERING IN CALlFOkNlA.
The reporter Of the San Frncisco News
furnishes that paper with the following re.
port of q speech made by California auc-
tioneer:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I now have tho
honor Of putting up fine pocket handker.
chcf,a yard wide and long, and almost yard
thick. One half Gotten, md t'other half cot-
ton, too; beautifully printed with the stars
and stripes on one side, and the stripes and
stars Oh totherit will wipe dust from the
gogues, and make politics MS n bad business
as printing papers; its great lengt!', breadth
and thickness together with its dark color
will enable it TO hide dirt--and never need
washing going at one dollaI?-seventy- five
.cents!-iiity cents?-twenty five cen;s!-one
b.' nobody wants it OH! thank you sir!
"Next gentlemen, (for the ladies' won't be
permitted to bid on this artcle) is real, 81.
monpure, tempered, highly polished, keen.
edged Sheffield razor bran spankin new;
meyer opened before to sunlight, moonlight
starlight, daylight, or gasIight, sharp enough
to shave a lawyer, or cut d;.agrceable nc
q.aiatance, or poor relation; handle of buck
horn, with ali the ii,ti, ims<,se ssye j. Ito
ends, of pure gold, who will give two dol.
larsl one dollar! half dollar! WHY We long
bearded, dirty laced reprobates, with not
room enough on your phizzes for Chinese
woman to Mss. I'm offering you a bargain st
half doIlar!-weli will throw in this strcu
at half dolar!-razor and strap.-of recent
patent; two rubs upon it will sharpen citv
attorney; all four bits and piece of SOAP
swcctcr than roses; fathers better than a
schoolmaster, and strong enough to wash out
all the stains from California politicians
conscience, all for four bit-!-why you have
only TO put this razor strop and soap, under
your pillow at night, to wake up in the NOR.
ming clean shaved went ANYBODY give two
bits, then for the lol | knew I would sell
eEl.
"NeSt ladies and gentlemen, offer thrco
pair socks, hose, stocking or half hose, lust
as you're mind to call them. Kni. BY ma.
chine made on purpose, out of cotton wool:
the man that buys these will be enabled TO
walk till he gets tired; and, provided his
boots are high enough, needn't have any
| corns ; the legs are as long as bills against
the corporation and as thickas the heads of
the members of the Legislature who wants
| en- at one half dollar! quarter dullar.-thank.
&c, madam, dollar!
Next offer you pair of boots, made cs.
pccaly for San Francisco, with heels long
enough to raise man up to the Hoadley
grades, and nails TO ensure against being
carried over by n land slide; legs wide enough
10 carry two revolyers and bowie knife and
the uppcrs Of the very bes. horse leather.
a man III these boots can move about as fast ia
the St.teCapta! who says twenty dollars! An
the tax payers ought to buy Il pair to kick
the council with; everybody ought to have
n pair to kick the Legislature wi,h-and they
will be found Of assistance in kicking the
bucket especially if some body should Kick at
being kckcd-tcn dollars for lees. uppers
and soles. while souls and miserable souls
at that are bringing twenty thousand dollars
in Sacramento. ten dollan0kcn dolars.-gone
at ten dollars!
"Next is something that You ought to liavo
gentlemen, n lot OF good gallowses-some.
times called suspcnders. know that some
Of you viii, after n while, be furnished, at .he
States expense, but you cant tell which one,
SO buy where they're cheap; all that deserve
hanging are not supplied with 4 ga!lows, it
so there would be nobody to make laws, con.
dcmn criminals, or culrrits, until new cleo
ton; made Of pure gum eas,c--stre,ch like
II Judges conscience. and last as long rs n
California Office holder will stea buckles of
pure iron, and warranted to hold so tight
That no mans wife can rob him OF the brcech.
es; are IN short, rs strong, as good, MS oiiec-
tu"!, and rs bona iide as the ordnance amains.
Chinese Shops on Dupont strcct---gonc at 70
cents