The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-23

AJerehiy- Diddlcr at Madison.
The merchants of Madison are evidently
a go-ahead set of fellows, and don't often
loose an opportunity of picking up anybody
from the country wanting to trade. But
these gentlemen got sadly "picked up"them-
selves few days since, and as no Madison
paper has had the candor to tell about it, why
ice shall cen be forced to expose them.
1t appears Mr.. Jones arrived at Madison,
the veritable Mr.. Jones himself, in the form
Of a young, -well-dressed and rather agree
able looking young mainland MIR. Jones, 1t
soon became known, was wanting to supply
his store near Tere.Haute, with large
stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware,
boots and shoes, &c. Forthwith the iobbing
interests of Madison were in an uproar-the
drummers were on the alert-Mr. Jones was
surrounded by kind friends perfectly willing,
aye anxious TO introduce him to the elephant
of Madison, and offer him gratuilous inspec-
ton of head, trunk and tail. Mr.. Jones was
treated-Mr. Jones was complimented-Mr
Jones had but to speak, breathe the breath
of a wish, and presto Mr.. Jones' wishes or
bfeaths of wish, were at once realized
One gentleman introduced Mr.. Jones to all
the pretty girls in the city-took him from
house to house, and from church to church,
Another dined him, a third suppered him, and
poor Mr.. Jones, doubtless overwhelmed with
gratitude for the attentions shown him,
bought thousand dollars worth of dry goods
at this place, a thousand dollars worth Of
boots and shoes at another, hundreds of dol.
lars worth of groceries at third, and so on,
and the more he bought the more he was
courted and petted and favored. What could
he do! His heart was even more than ever
overlooking with gratitude. Why he did the
best he could-he proposed to four of the
Madison young ladies'! How many of them
accepted we have no means Of judging-but
as to the proposing, we are happy to say in
defence of Mr.. Jones' appreciation of the
sex, that there is no doubt of that part Of the
business. But while DIR. Jones spent the
Sabbath in visiting the young ladies', his par
tcular friends were busily engaged in pack
ing up his goods to send to Mr.. Jones' store.
smear Terre-Haute." All Saturday night in
deed, was devoted to the business of packing
by one or two of the Jobbers, before whose
eyes doubtless fitted beautiful visions OF
Evansville obscured by the Jobbing houses OF
Madison!
But Monday came. One house engaged
in supplying Mr.. Jones' demands for domestic
manufac lures, Ppied to him for an advance
of $1,000 to meet pressing engagements
MIR. Jones. probably thinking the obligation
, all on his side, politely wished the house par.
ticularly id on the occasion. Something
} Immediately affected the mind, for at once
} DIR. Jones was besieged. He went to hi:
hotel, loaded revolver, and defied the crowt
OF drummers, clerks and principals. Final
ly, the Louisville packet coming along, he
J took his carpet bag and left for Cincinnati
not even paying his boarding bill at the Mad
son Burnet House. We sympalhize with the
merchants of Madison, but We sympathizs
still more with Mr.. Jones. Not only was he
compelled to bear with the attention of hal
dozen Madison drummers, but to sit up to hal
dozen girls, and propose to nearly every
one. In conclusion we may say, fame,
aside, the abeve is statement of facts.