The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-28
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hseparations for a second {
Il my hard-looking friend I
ing Oh. ,
lands in, We abeminable
are We afraid Of ! wondx
W hands!' My friend was a
Vce with me.
be appellation of dandy, so
II and arms into the pickle
a whole layer of pork.
IL looked at my wristbands.
ISABEL rkborn wasn't there to
e tore them off and flung Adle,m
sSee, glad to escape a secor "a n
~ proportions.
. rignsa said my HARDY
Ident satisfaction, 50 J.
Nassuch fnmma- III dles-pdrtcU
gps ask fishing"
g pork and held it ready for de-
ave to trust me, | hain't got the
IL, just nov + said he taking the
i making Off
stop T. seamed after him
7 noneY we dolkf credit II
sIas in said nothing, but laid down the
K and went out. Directly he re-
turned y facon Gutter and Squire Brown,
with boz Whom ! was acquainted.
n llera AZ bond men, said he, leading up
t gent 4 . Squire what's my standin' r
WorA lest car slation, Charley said
thbasquif fning 10 r1e,, n a. the least ealcn.
%lation.fs huudred thousand dollars 2"
"A .sou wouldns -us' him for ten pounds
Of pork eh. Charley =? Deacon Crtter
-. but that's too goods m. | declared
So much for appear Ever since then
never see an Old. raSi .au, belonging in
ANuntry, without say myself, "There
2 7 ct property
II this, s1cams in so fast il
aid be ilnpe particulfsize. ] sold
almost every thing from silk Dire, ,gn to
clothes pins and penny whistles. success
in drawing bargains was remarkable, aud it
vas near sunset, and Jet | had no dinner for
the day. The fact of it was, that at dinner
time ! was SO full Of customers that | didn't
like to leave the store for fear Of losing q trade.
and now | found myself possessed Of a singular
longing for fragrant Tea and hot biscuit. |
knew M pretty cousin Jennie would be sure
to have both ready for me.
/ was just CONCENTRATING myself on my
good luck for the day, and thinking how sur.
prised Harry would he, when be returned, at
finding so much of his summer stock disposed
in rushed the identical old lady who
had bought the de bege 10 the early part Of The
day. She look,d furious and bore in her hand
a bundle, which seemed suspiciously like the
one she had carried away from the store that
morning.
Hand over my money! it's nothin' but four
pence cambria Mrs. Moss, the dress-makcr
says SO! yon young cheat OF a scamp you de-
ceivel me! Hand over my. money. | say'E'
Before ] could get breath to reply, the man
who had purchased the two cents worth Oh
snuff made his appearance.
Sir said he with dignity, "the snuff you
sod me this morning is v|illanoHs black pepper,
and my wife has nigh killed herself with taking
il! Sir, her nose is nigh as large as a turkeys
'ggg, and growing larger every moment
"Gige me my money !" cried the de bege
woman.
"Give me my money |" cried the snuff man.
"Give me my money Y yelled a little urchin,
climbing up on a crate Of earthanwate to make
more conspicuous. yoa sent daddy
mokin' terbaccer instead Of chawin', and marin
,oppefas iRstid of saleratts, and Tom, aud
and the dog, is pisined with it and
got the trembles all over with the ter
oaccer u
"sir, | called to get back my money y said
} Fat man, in a yellow waistcoat, 'yon sold me
indigo instead OF blue %yitrol."
"Giye me my money!" cried the de beige
Hand over my money y screamed the infu-
lated snuff man.
Give me neutrality-suspicious. !"
the whole posse in chorus.
l sprang over the counter, nearly knocking
Town cousin Harry III the doorway, and never
topped until ! was safe on the sofa by the
ide of sympathyzing cousin Jamie.
Harry told me afterward that my DAYS shop
seeping cost him fifty dollars, beside losing
orever the custom Of the two pretty girls who
lad brought the butter; and highly offending
he old De bege woman and her red haired
laughter Sally, including the illuslrious Sam
Jackson.
AS for me- I've been the happy husband of
'onsin Jennie for two. mouths and of course
lont care a straw for all the pretty girls in
\ merIca, because lin my own opinior) | am
he proprietor of the best and prottiest wife in
he whole world.
AN 'NpIAv WEpDIsG-The Nebraska CITY