Mariposa Democrat., 1857-10-29
Tennes.eean on a Bender.


The New Orleans Crescent gives the follow
ing description Of Tennesseean on bender,
in that city, recently, which is equal to some
of the pranks of our 40 boys:
During the past week, not few people
about town--principaly around the st. Charles
Hotel-have been surprised, astonished, and
stunned generally, by the eccentricities of a
stout, plain-looling old codger, with a broad
brimmed white hat who came down from
Memphis on the Belfast. He landed here
with brick in his hat and his pocket full
of rocks-enormously solid rocks His eccen-
tricity consisted in his waste of his money
not in strewing the mopuses around him on
the blind principle, but in coolly and delbe-
rately insisting upon paying fifty or hundred
times the value of everything he bought.
He went into a barber's shop on Common
street. got shaved and handed the darkey a
twenty dollar bill The darkey said he hadn't
change enough. The man of money said he
didn't want any changc-told the darkey to
keep the BILL and walked out The darkey
came very near fainting, and has been bragg
ing of his twenty dollar shave ever since.
He went into the Orleans House to take a
drink. After drinking, he threw down half
dollar, and the bar keeper offered him three
dimes in change. He told the bar keeper to
keep the dimes, and feeling ashamed Of his
littlencss, drew forth twenty dollar bill and
slapped it on the table, telling him to take that
besides. The bar keeper stood on his dignity,
and showed the bill back The old fellow then
got huify, and crumpling the bill up threw it
behind the counter and walked out. Wherev-
er he went we are informed, he acted in a
similar manner, giving offense in some quar-
ters and inspiring delight in others. lie had
his pockets stuffed with hundreds, fifties and
twenties, and couldn't run against man with
out poking a fist full of bills in his face. We
have no doubt that he created an awful com
motion among the sharks and greascrs about
town; but the conspicuous manner in which
he acted prevented any Of them from attempt
ing to take advantage Of him. We have heard,
however, that at night some of the tyros of
Common street got hold of him and feathered
their warm nests-to their hearts content from
his well-filled pockets. We must not omit
mentioning that several times during his short
cruisings around the st. Charles Hotel, he
stopped to admire it, with the remark, "Well,
that's rather fine building; id if don't
think I'll buy it'll" Had he executed his
threat, and paid for the hotel in the ratio to
drinks and shaves, it would have cost him
about two hundred millions.
Next day the old fellow renewed the sensa-
ton by going around with an augmented brick
in his hat, and linen bag so full of silver that
he had to bend sideways to carry it He lug
ged his bag about with him, throwing out a
handful of half dollars wherever he incurred
a debt of dime. How much money he threw
away can only be guessed att must have
been thousands
On the day after that, he went about more
Orleans House, supposing he had come to his
senses, offered him the twenty dollar bill he
had been forced to take, saying "here's a
twenty you left here the other day, sir
"Well, know left it, said the man Of mo-
ney gave it to you didn't II" eyes sir"
"Wel, then, damn it, keep Il" And the bar
keeper was finally compelled to pocket the af'
front How many other incidents of this kind
transpired, we have no means of knowing
After cutting "wide swath for three days,
the old fellow packed up and travelled back to
Tennessee We learn that he is wealthy
planter of that State.
There have been many queer sprees in New
Orleans at different times. but we think the
Old Tennesseean can fairly stake the cakes I"
from all Of them.