The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-05-02

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pair Of uprnentionables originally intepda
. portly gentleman, and . coat Of II
proportions, while at another time MI
would be reversed. He was the lauQhine
nfhis companions, who ridicnlcd him WfSS2
tween his employer hy9a.fs d Ipjass
business quite carly in the morn ig a1dahEE
night.
HNow here is Q bargain worth t.lkk
about" observed the worthy husband of
Small. When l make a trade, | III MI
careful to examine whether there be anyA
about the article which would bare
to decrease its value. / neyes HN x 4
of on owner, for IL is his business Is pet3
much as he can, and in this way Poop aaeSk6
argued into the belief that brass is 81 kr.sas
the moon made Of green cheese"
Nothing but q secdy old coat" acdfs
lady addressed, with q ~scornful curl ofihc1ir
You are mistaken. Mrs. Small liz eosa
sit is, on the contrary, q sessst
eos.s .sre '"e SD thai, tr-' i,s
great desi ut i'm
worn, not soiled IL M S. M 4 NJ, win
needed a Sundav coat isa secnrcd n iass
Itime, for IN ~ pAAA nnon II. Sasas
Ahat be had al yuf several dnlin,s more
mediatelv ~ resolved To- take Il. ThcSfA
np.r (, after iii. INV. via WI
MAKE q ronghs gsuess at what i paid.
g Fifty cents replied Mrs. small sSAAlkES
after a short pause.
1" Half { a.als woman II must &
crazy y cried Mr.. Tint inn
Gated no little surprise. / have vars eisrrn1S
tcpdollars for a garment like Iii when nG eT#
and to day ] obtained it for Il Jtwondcrfnny
low price Of six. I'll wager cohside, )lyth&
it hasn't been worn a dozen ii, he adlek
decidedly.
Mrs. Small took the CO. and eyamineaH.
While doing so. q look Of IRENE satisfaction
appeared npon her fac sfich finally Changed
to one of complete triumph.
" And you gave six dollars in cash for thisssss
she demanded. t
II did, and thought myself quite fortunate Ii |
so doing"
II congratup-s,s you," resumed the lady,
with d Tcauing smile.
II have the extreme pleasure If ;nfor,ni.s
you that n the identical coat which i sk
changed II tain lot of spoons. Wfat6
you thir' ! Mr.. SMALL p
pet of spoons !! No such thingf
1 don y it, retorted the gentlemssI
1T was a a idea. Mrs. Small, and Wild
some innocent persons il might have succeeded
but I'm a little too cunning for that. =
aSee for yourself.p said the wife. i ~
turned one of the sleeves and exnosed 4 nieX
Of cloth with " JOSEPH Small written II ie Y
Bile characters upon Il. nLook for vonrseeiIaM
she added.
a'Fhere is your name on a coat which. 10 n
cstain knowledge, Won have worn 4 vear5 ~
which, by means Of a little sewing and clesnvs
ing, has been. made to look considerable mi
The pedler had some 60 e~Iecfion. M HIN
with that clothing store. md he coat fhaka
sold for one dollar, and YOU bourht for AZ.
come. back to it's former owner. WhSt
speculation, Mr.. Small / feel nmnlv renS
far ali IN; vexat NM nccos;o,ad hn so.lfssS
chairs and silver spoons -
We must confess that some sarcasm -
evident N the words of Mrs. Small. She fouu
that her husband had been eoually Q yict;miu
with herself, that they stood on canal r1onr
and that his ridicuIe was no longer Ia E5M9
dreaded"
Mr.. Small had nothing to saw for himselE
He was quite as silent as his wife had bees
under other circumstances, and never again;
Of his own accord, alluded to his wopderfnily
cheap purchase. Still he would slily crafty
his old propensity, and it ytas NOT nntil FL 81
prentice, and even his whole family. came pess
having the genuine smallpox through lie iN
strumeptality of old clothing. that he took ths
subject into consideration. and seriously NJ
solved to break off a practice SO detrimental toN
his purse-he was satisfied Of that-and IL
general good of his family. He was strength
ened in tbiu rasnl,o - a11.s~.i -