Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-23
PAQUENINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE LA, JUNE o. 1885

| '''i' oN' VI 1o. lou u Stea Ine charm, II yO
ever got your pickers and stealers on them
"Here's the money! said the Jew, perseye
'ngiy, again showing his bank.notes. Nam
your price
| "No" said Jack, tPm going TO stop at til
next town, and know you won't give me villa
I'd ask
".How much? asked the Jew, eagerly.
why, was reckoning that as was gon
back to the East Indies shortly and could ge
another, Id take two hundred dollars
Done said the Jew, here's the money! an
he counted out the sum, while Jack took o1
hts Old taTPauiiH and handed it over with hi
stick.
Here said he, take my hat and give US you
bank notes The Jew received them eagerly
and gave Jack his cap in the bargain.
AT the next stopping place Jack got out ani
bid the Jew good-by, who continued on hi,
way. As the stage drove off, Jack burst into
ut OF laughter, and sIapping bis hands on his
h'gh' turned to the jolly host aud said, Il wish
may never see land again if didn't sell nv
Ola nat and stick to that Jew for two hundred
dollars! and Jack roared agin, and asked the
landlord to join him in a drink, as he inquired
when the next stage would come along.
''The Jew soon arrived in PHILADELPHIA. and
exulting over his fortunate purchase. with a
ravenous appetite he entered an eatinr-bouse
and determind to have glorious dinner. Hay.
ing called for the best of everything, and drunk
bottle OF wine, he rose to depart, and putting
Jacks tarpaulin on the stick, he gave it turn
and wlnked at the landlord, in imitation of Jack.
"'What do you mean by thaty asked the
host.
"'Why, don't you knowg said the Jew go-
ing through the motions again.
'Come, come, none of your cursed non-
sens said the host, 'but pay for your dinner
"'pay for my dinnerr replied the Jew, in
surprise, and thinking perhaps he had not done
the thing right, he tried it over again, and cock
ing up his eye, he gave the landlord another
wink
"'What the devil do you mean?' asked the
landlord, who now got in a furious passion;
you need'n think to come it over me with
your winking and tomfoolory; pay me for your
dinner, or III have You taken up And he seiz.
ed the Jew by the throat, whose top-lipbts
looked as If they would start from his figure
. head and carry away his top gallant eye brows.
ne Jew sung out tor mercy, and tried to ex-
PLAIN by attempting once more to make the
landlord understand. and gave the hat another
lwiri on the stick, when the landlord, boiling
with rage, knocked him over
"'Ieil that to the marines,' said one of Sans
nessmates, who had been laughing nearly to
split their Sides" 'for you cannot make US
swallow that for duff" (dough)
"its true, said Sam, every word just as old
lack told it to me; for be said, when he got to
be heard the Jew had been ar-
ested for swindling. and on his being brought
before the court. he told the story, and went
trough the motions, which raised such shout
II merrlment among the bystanders, that the
udse: who came nigh blowing his chop-sheets
'ut OF the bolt ropes, thinking that the Jew
vas crazy, ordered him to be set Free" Ano-
her roar Of laughter followed, when Sam was
allied to take his turn at the wheel.