Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-06-06
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.Emeans, ne was OF course considered 0lt5-
lmately good for any little debt; he con
Htfacted Z habit Of holding on to bis money,
Iantil it was forced By importantly TO fork
lover.
"Thare goes the old Squire said Brown,
the merchant ave had a bill Of five
dollars and fifty cents against him for eight
months and if have asked him for it once,
! | have done so twenty times; but he has
leither not got It with him.. or he will call
tomorrow, or, if rot in I good humor, he
will swear like q trooper, al my impudence
lin danning him at unreasonable times"
Now there was one Joe Harkins, a WAC
gish sort of fellow, who heard the com
lplaint Of merchant Brown, and resolved
upon some fun.
"Come now; Brown said Joe, 'swhat
will you bet | can't get the money from
the old Squire, before he gets homer
"A new bat" said Brown.
Enough said, said Joe.
While Brown was hunting the bill, Joe
disguised himself in striped blanket and
Islouched hat. Thus equipped, with The
bill in his hand he took after the Squire.
! "Hallo. is your name Squire Tobin 2"
eyes" answered the Squire with suarl,
l"what is that to YOUR
| Il hare little bill, sir-collecting for
merchant Brown, sir"
"Merchant Brown can 90 to thunder,
sir" said the Squire. "l've no money for
| him, you must call again"
Joe bowed politely, slipped down the al
Hey just in time to head the old Squire at
the next corner,
ooh, SIR said Joe, stopping suddenly, is
your name Tobin p
"Tobin, sir, is my name"
Here is little bill, sir, from merchant
Brown"
BOUNDS SIR replied the Squire, didn't
| meet you just around the corner!"
sMeet me y replied Joe, 'sgness it was
B, another Of Browns collectors
'sIhen suppose merchant Brown has
two red striped collectors logging my steps;
| won't pay it, sir, to-day--begone l''-
The old Squire, as he said this, brought
his cane hard upon the pavement and tod
led on.
| Joe, nothing daunting, took advantage
of another alley, and BY rapid movement
in a few minutes placed himself once more
in front Of the. Squire. The old mans
fbile was making him nutter and growl as
he walked along, now and giving the point
to his anger, by very emphatic knocks OF
his cane on the sidewalk. When within
about twenty feet Of each other, the old
Squire spied his striped friend once more
lin front. Squire Tobin stopped and rails
ing bis cane, exclaimed;
! sYou Internal, insolent puppy, what do
jyou mean."
Joe, affecting great astonishment, check
ed up within safe distance, and replied :
"Mean: sir.' You surprise me, sir; /
DON'T know you, sir"
1Ain't you MERCHANT Browns collector,
that t.unned me five minutes ago?'
s'Me, sir | am one Of merchant Browns
collectors, to be sure but | don't know you,
sir
my name is Tobin, sir rsjoined the If
ritated Squire, "and you look like the fel-
low chat stopped me twice before
| Impossible! sir, ! replied Joe, sit must
have been some Other Of merchant Browns
collectors. You see, sir, there are forty Of US,
all wrapped in red striped blankets-and
lby the by, Mr.. Tobin, | think have a
small bill against YOU
''Forty red striped collectors, and each
one after me- calculated the Squire
Darn me, must put stop to this; they
Twill all overtake me before | reach home
Saying which, lie pulled out his wallet and
quietly settled merchant Browns bill Of
1850.
Joe thanked the Squire and moved off;
but as the Squire had another square tc
traverse before reaching home; Joe could
mot resist the inclination to head him once
more. He accordingly made another cir
Icuit, and came in collision with the angry
Imam, ere be was noticed. POUNDS
IZounds, stranger Moderated the Squire
+ What-'here he caught sight Of the red
striped blanket, as Joe, disengaged himself
from the old man, took to his heels
Squire Tobin's cudgel was iiercely hurled
after Joe, accompanied with a heavy curse
upon merchant Brown and lis forty collec-
tors in red striped blankets.
It is unnecessary to say, that Joe Har-
kins was seen next day, topped off with a
bran splinter new hat.
/ P. v. WISE, Esa..The editor Of the
Madison Patriot, while on a skout up mort
came across our friend P. Y. WISE Esq.
/ formerly of Beetown, and thus alludeS te
him:
/ Our mutual friend P. v. Wise is.here in
the full tide of his glory. He is one of the
most indomitable, persevering, live, goa
head ,0orkers, that has squatted on the
Plains of the West. His zeal and energy
both in writing and speaking-in favor
/ of Prescott, has justly rendered him fa-
Ivorite with the town. He appreciates the
.alue of Printers ink, and pours out his
money freely to make people acquainted
with the advantages Of bis fayorite city
Such a mar can never fail of success. His
life consists in the luxury Of seeing every
/ bo54,, also live and when he undertakes ar