The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

~ how 10 makes dltccn 10 my Week out Ou
Il. iAw sec." and hero Nj. Grunter drew
out the stamp Of lsad.pcncil rom scme dis
,Ant corner of bia waHlooat pocket --the action
causing bin 10 wr'tho rcsud like bull terrier
eth wasp on bis back. and moslcning The
oad Of the pencil, he nj oncc proccSieS. 90 ont
cdss d ,hs newspaper. to ths following ealcu.
latletn ! itt5 H
y =
No .sess
lt5 "a i @ '.
s7so nov m IA g!st p. e
BY which he proved thAs "sny enterpriAing man
might make either $3.50. or e2,6O0 q year.
"Son,e diGercns, by Gosh y thought he
! ~soxwmsyr,; .ptwrs ss- saslr+ s.ne N -sssser
prisia somc weeks a. o,hcr guess that wott
makes thu eags run % diiswa, like. Now,
wot IL | should sosd that fpller--wots bis
names oh yez, Devvery. dollir--wal that's
four pounds OF butter, but th"n, agin. kclki.
late on ecttIn back mighty sight moven !
give. npw they would stan round Ia Tub.
town when they ~scd me with fortun Won.
der u ole man Pripis dartcr would be ~ snap.
tious a, = Gller. lowing that be- had a big for
tnh'S kslkilstr I'd rather take down that
Jim Morris. with all his eternal dashed hns
stou,, close, and perlitencss. cut his spus on
andsA-yes. the pison cus. IN gin aollir "a
this orc newspaper Gllcr Il lis only 10 glt 4
t~tan' and spite that ore Jim Morris, tho stuck
up jackass Of a storekcepcr r. Here Mr.. Grau
trs installations were interrupted by tho voio
| OF woman asking How dye sell eggs r
10 which he answered 1.-TWO sIillIn' duxsln,
nam f' and Ii similar converse tho morning
passed. I.ulla. however. took place In tho storm
Of selling. aud Mr.. Gruntcf Improved these 10
ralectine over tho correct wording OF note 10
"thc iclicr who was goin' 10 give him fortnn'
for q doIlir" lie thought Of commencing Il
IN the orthodox WY Il nov take my pen IN
hand = bat al once dropped that, "cos IL looked
alt'gctber too perlite 10 TELLER who wants 10
scll sumlhIDg !" Then Of bursting out '.lIen
OH FILLER, hcros dollir seod along nh you've
got tsr say bout maxim that Gro iortun'. But
this was too familiar. and Mr.. Gruatcr couldn't
afford familiarity with "newspap~ fblcr." II
was not, however, till hc had sold out" In mar.
ke,. and stepped over 10 the Green bull Tavern
and sat down 10 thu tshls with shect of pa.
per. pens. ink and wahrs before him. that iho
aimrnensity" of writing u letter nearly over.
| come him lic couldn't summons up words
Y
hen u oi hair. In tho intensity of hn prrplcx
ity be- let bis head fall on bis brcast, rsInrned
bis hands into hls pantaloons pockets, ant
Strengthened ont his legs. Ills hand 1addcnl,
touched his pocketbook. and Instantly sparl
OF intclligcos wAs communicated from tb'
positive contents Of that book 10 the ncgatis,
contents Of bis head, and tho electricity escape.
on tho shcet of paper, 10 wit;
-5tsi Ya say yoa can nj u ieiler 10 makr
a fortun lar dollir. Grind on, LIN Iisssnin'
You say you can nsik from aitsan IN lhy dol.
Iirs n week now want 10 maik mn doIlirs Q
week. Rite all the smollest kind " pcrtIcklars
10 - how thcy csn't bs no kind o. mistakes, at
the Grsen Ball Mvisp b whsif You msy send Q
Answer To whiihch hope will ba right spead.
lily, m | cum 10 town pex weak | sepd you In.
side dollir nost nov mind you act phair and
skwsir With Yours ,ilI ih~~ from yon
". OR0srxn
green, Ball tayirn, JUN IL. 1856.
"'rhs "dolir noatD Inelo.ed by Mr.. Gruuter
was 90 . wild cat bank, broken aud sbusted
op" 80 high the crows couldn't fy TO IL st
least, no they had told him at The ,svrru, when
be went 10 psy bic bill With II, and Mr.. Gun
ter. Who didn't relish the idea oi hing "stuek'
with il, determined 10 stick ths Newspaper
k.iler" with Il, This Il was, had ocasioned the
electric exciu1eut before n,sntioncd
leaving explicit directions at tho tavern 10
carefully kecp fos him any letter that might be
sent him. until be cams to town Dext market.
day. Mr.. 9runtes got Into bis wagon and was
soon driving along the road at brisk rate for
bis farm. Contrary 10 bis asaal custom. be-
did not I've down In the straw op the bottom Of
hA wagon, and 10 10 sleep. OF rather dose, only
opening an eyc when louder fsftling than
usual war~d him thst somebody Was coming !;
bat b. sat up ip his sat. whisked the isshlsss
whip. jerked the rsis NJ that bic old horn
thought his head was coming u, and hept up
such devil oi thinking generally. looking
inwsrds, that bis eycs were of M more nae n
him than corn 10 . woather cock.
"Mr. Ganter sfbrns that the intcrvsl between
the time he wrots that letter and received ths
answer, was Just the most jolliest time he eyer
knew" Hc says during iiist time "be bought
fnofe's my iarsns. big and lttie; gos the grvst
est kind of . lot n stock built tbe switching.
Congrcs, bad three fights sod bout the day
be bad 70 20 10 market again. there was some
talk boot making of him President r. An thi.
did NJ. Gruntcr 20 through--in imagination J
"'fhe ncxt maskstasy Mr.. Gruuter found.
on bic arrival at the Orcsp- Bal tavern. letter
directed 10 him, which be pervoasIy openei
snd rad;
MH " GausrEn
.DrAs sfs. Your letter Of The twelfth oi
tbis month Il st bsod, and. according 70 prom.
ice, a. per tbs eswsspsr. ! seod yeu . Rseips
by which any eotssprsing man caa make ior,
tune Only be eptcsprising. and In this con
muni,y yos will t~ surc IN BE- prosperous and
happy
90 boy large tip kittle and q long pilc,
and 20 Dockin' roond 1t al tbs back alley gaiis
sssidaoosly. Perhaps some o them VIII GUS
yoo. but don't b pot back. Go shead Len.
trrpsiG 10 sure 10 vsosp0. Byme by you'll
get At--sosp iat th4a more al, and fat, ill
yog get big enough to boil up into soap with
lyc spd osbr insriicpts, "a per rcceipt given
10 soapmaking books It's rather tosgious
work 10 sumner, and amt quite 70 perfansd
llks N il might b.. s,ill . 1sivpr.sng nan
dor'i niod that. Hoping you1l b. gratifde.
and make your -ffy doliara week.
am yoors, wnLiAn Dxvxr.
"P. S.-My psrdner being absent to The ~.
,ss, wfits the cttsrs in his absence, which