True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-03-24

lue CdSk WIN tn6m' NOCnlng whatever
came up to reward. my efforts and was
making preparations for second dive,
when down came my hard looking friend
to see how was getting on. ...
Put yer hands in ye abomnable
young dandy! Wha. are ye afraid Of, I
wonder! =! In with yer hands !" My
friend was little out Of patience with
me.
| could not bear the appellation Of
dandy, so plunged my hands and arms
into the pickle and brought up whole
layer of pork.
Instinctively looked at my wristbands.
Lucky that Isabel Richborn wasn't there
to look also! l tore them off and flung
them into the furnace. glad to escape
second sight Of their fair ~ proportions.
"Served ye right =" said my hard
looking friend, with evident satisfaction,
ga man has no business with such fun.
my diddles--particularly if he goes polk
fishing"
seized the pork and held il ready for
delivery.
"You'll have to trust me, hain't got
the money to spare. jest now - said he,
taking the purchase and making of.
"Slop sir stop!" | screamed after
him, ''none Of that we don't credit |"
The old man said nothing, but laid
down the pork on box, and went out
Directly he returned with Deacon Cutter
and Squire Brown. with both Of whom
was acquainted.
!, "Here's my bondsmen," said he, lead.
ing up the gentlemen; esquire, what's
my standing"
"Worth at the least calculation Char.
t ley" said the squire. turning to ne, "a
the least cao ulation, Two hundred thou.
! sand dollars!"
Y "Aud you wouldn't trust him for ter
I pounds of pork, eh. Charley!" laughed
n Deacon Cutter--"but that's too good
s ha ha! 1 declare I"
So much for appearances /! Ever since
then, never see an old, ragged man be-
! longing in the country, without saying to
0 myself, There goes man Of property!
e After this, customers came in so fast
b that i. would be impossible 10 particular
ize. | sold almost everything; from sill
J! dresses down to clothes-pins and penny
whistles. My success IN drawing bar
d gains was remarkable, and it was neal
g sunset, aud YET had no dinner for tn
d day. The fact oft was, that at Dime
e time was so full Of customers that
didn't like to leave the store for fear O
g loosing trade, and now l found mysel
3 possessed of singular longing for fra
grant tea and hot biscuit, knew M
e pretty cousin Jennie would be sure t
st have both ready for me.
3. 1 was just congralulating myself on M,
d good luck for the day, and thinking how
n surprised Harry would be, when h
re returned, at finding so much of his sum
y mer stock disposed of-when in rushe
the identical old lady who had bough
|. the de bege in the early part Of the day
le She looked furious, and bore in her han
,e bundle, which seemed suspiciousIy lik
a. the one she had carried away from tn
8, store that morning.
ut Hand over my money it's noihir
ct but four pence cambric Mrs. Moss
n, the dressmaker says so! you young chez
ID of a scamp! you deceived me! Han
tn over my money, say"
Q. Before l could get breath to reply, tt
man who had purchased the two cen
I worth of snuff made his appearance.
al " Sir" said he, with dignity. "tt
az snuff you sold me this morning is villail
,e Gus black pepper, and my wife has mig
!: killed herself taking it! Sir, her moi
Iv is nigh as large as turkeys egg, al
:. growing larger every minute.
i. "Give me nay money! cried the {
bege woman.
., "Give me my money! cried Il
=, % snuff man.
d. "Giye nae my money! yelled litl
4, urchiu, climbing upon crate Of earthel
or ware 10 make himself more conspicuou
,r, eyer sent daddy smokin' terbacker inst
Of Of chawin', and man coperas ins.d
n. saleratus, and Tom. and Polly, and Il
dog is pisened with it; and daddy's 6
.et the irimbles all over with the terbacker
ur " Sir, called to get my money !" sa
ke "a, man, in yellow waistcoat, "y'
sold me indigo instead Of blue vitriol :"
no "Give me my money" cried the
it6 dege woman.
itv "Hand over my money !" scream
~. y, the infuriated. snuff man.
"Give me my-money-money IN
,ed n--ey I" roared the whole posse in CT
rus.
he Isprang over the counter, and near
nd knocking down cousin Harry in the dot
nj nj way, and never stopped until | was 81
an on the sofa by the side of sympathizi
Z Jennie. f
i've Harry told me afterwards thatmy da!
era shop, keeping cost him fifty dollars, besi
losing forever the custom Of two pre-
ing girls who had brought the butter
en- highly offending lbe old de bege won
ind and her red-haiied daughter, Sally, inc
md ding the illustrious Sam Jackson.