Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-23
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allow did you do it, Bill % asked I'm Dia-
ntoud one cool May morning, of his fFiena
Bill Bracket. who had just returned from the
city with a pocket full Of rocks.
well YOU see, ! spluged around until / had
SPENT all but tIfty dollars, and as that wasn't
oigh enough TO bring me home, | thought ia
snecutatc. So ! walked down Poydras street
and picking out a place that looked so'tef
green. | walked in and in as confident a tone
,f voice As I could assume, called for my last
,ears account. What name, sir ? most re-
speetluIly and meekly whispered a poo! niue
,yeaseL lacec clerk who looked like he lived
on soup made from his dirty SHIRT collars
William Bracket | responded IN d surprised
toue. WIN. Bracket, let me see,' and the
third clerk whispered TO the second clerk
who ho!Iered 10 the FIRST clerk who yelled to
the invoice clerk who screamed TO the book
leenar. 70 make out William Brackets ac-
count. After the most extraordinary ana
dIlisent search it was given up by all hands
that if William Bracket had ever bought
ANYTHING in that store, he had never been
| charged with it! Well said in as g rand'l-
ouuept a voice as / could assume i know |
owe YOU fifty dollars, and | know | haT'nt
raid there it is. Give me a receipt, AID
he ouick. for | leave on the first Red River
boat. Well | dri leave, but not before those
sharp clerks had literally Jorced upon me SIX
hundred dollars worth Of goods! came up
sold out cheap tyou know could afford II
cot EN- on six months credit pocketed the
rocks. and I'm afraid times Will be SO hard
! about SIX months from now d certain lndiFid-
ual i'll this part OF the country Will be unable
to mect his engagements. Jim, take my advice
oil 10 the city, and as the world owes You
a Iyins-nake the city pay your expenses
About A week subs .queEt to this CONVEX
satIon. james Diamond, Esq, was registered
upon the books Of the Ct. Charles, and that M
drvldual in all his native dignity, was para
| ding Old Levee street, with one eye on ms
brooches pockets and the other keeping a
| sharn lookout for a favorable looking store
uUOu the inmates OF "l4lCA 10 ~ us Hai' n
last he sanntefed into cue and sars enough the
clerks couldn't ind his name upon the hook.
however be threw down d roll oi bill:
amounting 10 one hundred and fifty dollars
and with an air Of honesty, called Tor d re-
ceipt. This they cheerfas!y save h1Eh ans
Mr.. Diamond toGlkei oat, and after ~intlatlhE
The fragrant odours arising from the Leyee
lie returned 10 the store aud sign.aed ms IN
tentlan to make a Lsttif bit with thcmi lh'
head clerk politely requested him to wall
into the back Office and see the PROPRIETOR
complying cheertuIiy with this request, Ne
Dramotd walked up 70 M cid cudg@r VIII
dane tlar;s ins3e.libIy stamped all over lad
weather beaten face, and made known his III
~tentiou Of honoring the house with his custom
You are the gentleman. who settled tina
bill this morning ?; Yes, sir" responds
Jim Diamond who tionght The bait hsd takes
4 DO YOU understand tAis.' replied Old Plea
! yune. applying his thumb TO his 1ose, eztcndlu
c his fngers-she index oi "hlcA formed
parallel ap Jim's very ~si@zard, Jim dio'n
$ get the goods, and he had to work MS Pa:sas
: home.