Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-04
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ride, covered with the dust we had gather
ed on dry, sandy road, we called at
Squire Hobbs to wet our mouth, rest our
bones, and have chat with the Squire
On our part, however, there was soon a
disposition to talk less and doze more
This, Hobbs-a good humored soul-per-
ceived as by intuition, and soon left us to
the soft influence of natures sweet re-
storer. lNq e. IaYIf 8d
Now how long we slept we need not tell,
and our readers need not know, 1t WASH t
long, however, for loud talking in the
Squires office soon aroused us, and we
listened to conversation highly interest
ing to us. If it was caves dropping it
was no fault Of ours. 1t seems that
JOAQUIN Gulic--Old Joe, clever, sober
sided, close -fsted neighbor of the Squire
had called in to talk about the craps,
and matters and things, in general.
"Well Squire, said Mr. Guile, "do you
know where fellow can buy a right smart
chance Of niger boy, these timcs?"
"Really, Uncle Joe, | don't know at
this time. There was a sale in town last
week, of six or eight negroes at the time.
"There WASP 'f-# ,s a
'lYes. And l got right likely negro
boy, ls years old, for $3.50 My word for
it, | wouldn't take a thousand dollars for
him now"
""Just my luck--why, l never heard q
word Of it. Who told you Of it, Squire?
80, you know take the paper. saw
the sale advertised, and as l had to go to
town any way, went in on the day Of
sale-thinking perhaps I might hit bar,
gain; and hit bargain sure"
"Well, swear, I have got to have a
hand somehow. You see have put in
more than have hands to work. Whose
got boy any where's about, do you
know2"
"Youre too hard for me now Uncle Joe
the hiring season is over. About q
month ago all the degrees belonging tc
the estate of H deceased, were hired
out at auction; and I'm told they Went
very low"
"The ID you say. Why didn't you
tell me Squire?'
81 hardly know why. saw it adver.
tised in our paper; and / supposed every
body took that Morn that didn't know
you wanted to hire Did you know l have
sold my Harden track of land?'
"No. Who tor
"Why rich old fellow from Georgia
1t was day before yesterday; and got
the yellow boys cash up-Only six dollars
per acre He said that he came across
our paper in Alabama; he liked the de-
scription of the country; saw my wee bi
of an advertisement; and came to see mt
about it, We struck trade in no time
"Jerusaleml Aud here I've been try
ing to sell tract of land for the last two
years, and couldn't get dollar and hal
an acre. It's better land than yours too
and you know it, Squire. Well, what is
It's, and cant be no tiser;' but l reckon
Squire, I've beat you on sugar, l bought
last week, two barrels of sugar at cts,
when every body had to give cts, Bea
that, ehP"
"With all ease, Uncle Joe, l bough
mine at cents.
"No sir-I don't believe it. Now, sa,
wherer
"At the house of W & Co. go
rare bargain, You see, they advertise,
in the paper that they were selling of a
cost knew groceries were all sold be
fore night didn't pay the money either
for they took my United States land War
rant 81 20 per acre.
Snow, now, Squire? That can't be, 70
my lawyer told me that it was not legal t.
sell my Land Warrant
every true some time ago; but the new
come lately in our paper, that Congress
had made them assignablc,'
"Well tisent fairl-its rascallyl Wha
right have these Editors to get all the new
and keep it to themselves"
"Ah! Uncle Joe you don't understan
it. Editors and printers labor night an
day to gather the news and give it to tn
people--to instruct their readers-to in
form them of all the improvements of III