Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-11-16
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Way to Buy ID Shawl. atEd

Last evening an elegantly dressed wo-
man entered Stewards, and asked to see
soma shawls. After asserting and com
pairing, she, At length made. selection,
the price being five hundred dollars.
Gracefully producing her portsnonnaie.
she rendered the clerk 4 two thousand dol
lar bin IN payment. he took ID in1nedi-
ately lthecashier, who examined il care
fully, and then 10 make himself perfectly
sure, sent a clerk out With ii to see an ex-
pert and Obtain his opinion Meanwhile
the lady became very Indignant, and re-
sentdd the aGfont which she said had
.beenput upon her. She was rot char
=actsr to receiye Or pass. DIFF bad currency,
and would never come againstol Servants
10 "a any shopping. Presently the mess
sepgsrbretarned with the intelligence that
the bill was good. She caught it from
him, declaring that SHE would not take
the shawl After a while however, she
seemed 10 reletit. and saying that she had
been3to e large numberof establishments,
that the Eshawlxas tEe 5only one that had
suited her, she remarked that she would
take II, adding her determination not to
expose heFself.asain TIA similar affropt.
The clerk was prof se5iR apologies as he
did upEfhe article, aadEthe1two thousand
dollafEb#ll was taken .the cashier and
fifteen hundred dollars promptly paid back
to her when, without bidding good night
she took her leave. The bill, this time
proysd5 70 be a counterfeit. Sheihadfpaid
the clerk different one from the one
FIRST exhibited,E-E YEPost Saturday,
Al gentlemen from New Yook who had
been III Boston, for the purpose of col
tlecting some moneys, duo him ia that
EteitY, WAS about fe,urniag. When ha found
IIthat one bile hundred dollars had
been Ioverlooked. His Landlord, who
knew Ethe debtor, thopshtit doubtful
case s8bpt added. that il II apas collected
lat aElIa tai s4aw- bongd Yankee. then
dunniag lodger in another part Of the
ball. would worry It out /" Of the man
| Calling him up, therefore. heiniroduced
him ID the creditor, who showed him the
Account. at.
4 Wall, Squire, saidhe, saint much
Iuse 81 ltEvin', I guess. 4 kasoao that crit.
ter. You misht5as we'll try to squeeze
lie ontef aBpnker Hill Monument as "a
elect 4 debt out Of him. But any how
Squire, what'll you give, sposin' d
ltry q"
g Well, sir, the Bill is one hundred
dollars, TIL give you yes, I'll give. you
Hhalf if you'll collect it'll
2 Greed. replied the collector, 'there's
Inc harm in tryin', any way 5s
| Some weeks after the creditor CHANGED
to be in Boston, and in walking up Ire
mont Street, encountered his enterprisine
| friend: I.i.,F5
Look O. here" said lie. !" Squire
| had considerable luck with that bill o.
yourn.k You SEQ. / stuck ohm like a
dog to- root, tut for the. first week on so
'twarn't no use-npt a bit, If he was
home, he was short; il he soosn's home
| could get no satisfaction By-the.by
! says I. after gnin sixteen times, Fl
tx youII says H. So \ sat dow, on tht
doorstep, and set all day and part Of tht
evening and II began airly asrt day
but abpus 10 o'clockHhe gin in.' ~,
paid ne sir hqy, and Kgin dins Up M'
note aftE ..f