The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-12-18


borrowed newspaper. il was even so.
and lshouted for JOY, for though / had lost
my hat and coat, l had saved nv papta
looms. Papers all said we had 20, Pennsyi-
vania sure met crazy. Buchanan man
who wanted TO bet that the Key Stone STATE 9
had gone for old Buck - thought crazy
buchanan man had not heard the news,
and looked upon him as special interpo
sition of fortune in my behalf-lie was a
speculation, and was to be made the most
of dared not trust him out Of nv sight
lest some one else should get hold of him
and win his money before I got my share
Stuck close 10 him and coaxed him into the
back room of lager beer shop. got him 10
Oct ON Pennsylvania he had more money
than =! had but he was willing to put it ali
up u would find means to cover it-agreed
TO raise the balance if it took leg, and de-
posit with Jones before o'clock.
Left crazy Buchanan man, and went ont
to borrow the money--found Damphool-
Damphool hadn't the cash, but when I
showed him what sure thing we had ON
crazy Buchanan man, he said he'd get it,
and he wanted me to let him go halves, but
appealed strongly to his friendship, and he
finally agreed to let me keep all the profits,
and he would lend me the money out of
pure love. | waited impatienty for him TO
raise the funds and make his appearance.
One o'clock came, and no Damphool and no
money began to be uneasy lest shouldn't
have the funds to put into Jones' hands, and
should therefore lose the chance-half.past
one, aud no Damphool; felt excited and
wished was behind Damphool with n
sharp stick. Two o'clock, and Darnphool
sun invisible was In an agony, and feared
that Buchanan man would escape his fate
halfpast two, no Damphool, felt despairing
and desperate, but at 10 minutes to 8, Dam.
phooi made his appearance on the horizon
Just as was medtating cheap suicide, for
really had not money enough TO buy a
rope, q dose of poison or u charge Of pow
der. But Damphool came at last he had
pawned his horses, and agreed TO nav 8
cent: per month, but he had got the cash
| hurried to Jones aud got it safely into
his hands at minutes before 8; then
went out and danced an ecstatic hornpipe on
the sidewalk. After had effcrvesced lit
tie, | stepped around and told my boot man
that I'd have some money "to. morrow y
and pay his little bill--then sent word to
Stages that I'd pay my note "lo.morrow,' ,
and he needn't sue and also 10 Snufkin.
that he might stop his proceedings in court
| for should he in funds tomorrow ~
dropped in and bullied nv tailor for having
dared to dun me for bill only A months
over date-paid it in full with my note due
one day after date" and told him to send
his boy round Tomorrow" left this de-
luded man with the idea that had Just fal.
len heir TO a large fortune. "a
Night came, aud with it the official re-
turns-to my surprise they didn't look ex
ac:ly right, anal against me-hurried to the
telegraph office, same story there-though,
somebody had lied to the lightning, and
was going to whip the operator. Found
that the dire intelligence, however, WA.
too true-crazy Buchanan man had heard
the news-in fact learned that crazy BucL.
anan man, and two or three other Buchanan
men, equally crazy, had invented Republican
inajorines of the morning, hired the tele:
graph man to send them on from Philadel.
phia, and then made heavy bets with the
jubiant Fremonters.
Rushed instantly to Jones to draw out
Damphool's money, but Jones had paid il
over 10 crazy Buchanan man who was Just
disappearing in the distance.-rushed after
him, and got To the depot Just in time to
see him jump into the last train for Boston
assumed a classic position on the platform
aud put his thumb on his nose. | had been
sold, my friend had lost his money and must
endorse the 5 per cent month, for I can't
help him. Peniten,ly,
Q. X. PHILANDER DoEsrIcKs.
p. S.-Indiana has also gone over to
Buchanan, and taken with it my only decent
boots pity the winner, for they are too
tight across the toes.
NoTIovs..-An odd old man, whom
we met on the road the other day, de.
livered himself of the follwing queer
notions in the course of three minutes,
conversation
Gold mine men always break, and
die before they live out their days" ,
i never want a horse worth more
than forty dollars, nor buggy worth
more than twenty-five but give me a
good house and something good to
eat"
"Nine overseers out of ten are no
account"
A dollar made on poor land is
about three or four times as big as one
made on rich land"