Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-26
Bricks Lifts his -sote.


ing speech at Junkins, x Roads tie o..er
day, and then went and put up at The tavern.
After supper / retired TO my room tn j. & a
copy of the Evening Democrot, which [ had.
borrowed of the landlord, who cottonS so.iil-
placably to the Little Giant that be his
thrown away the valuable name o. JonN
WILLIAM which be gave his youngest just BE-
fore the Charleston Convention, and noa'
calls the infant STEPHEN DOUGLAS. I had
just finished reading the account OF Col. War
TERsoS' speech 10 reply TO Judge BRIEN aud
Col. WHTTTHoRNE, and was about t. open
who waits on the rooms and steals The tob3c-
CO out Of your oyercoat pocket while you re
gone TO breakfast, came in and said there
was gentleman down stairs who wanted TO
see me. Thinking it was probably g BBECK-
ISRIDGE speaker who had somehow or other
failed to get off when the rest of them went
to the Western District TO ''wbip the Doug
lasites back into the traces; and wanted ne
to divide time with him at my next appoint
ment, I told the boy TO show him up to nay
room. and bring two bottles OF whiskey along
for him; for have found out during this can
vass that if there is anything in the world
outside of politics that these small Breckin-
ridge orators like better than bottle Of
whisky, it is two bottles Of the same bever-
age. Bat I'd rather you'd not mention this
as coming from me, for I'm out here in the
country without so much as pockct-knile,
and there's no telling who'll fight, OF who
won't. As general thing won't; but then.
am not representative man in hat Il Id,
and don't regard myself as safe criterion
to be guided by.
Presently there was 4 knock - The door
"Come in,'' said 1. The knock came in.
1t was BLYNNKs.
l winked at the boy 10 carr :he bottles
back. BLYSSKs is net at ali reliable when
| such things are about. After t";aiIis- about
matters and things generally for Lar go
hour, BLYNNKs handed me scrap 81 laP.r
from under the morocco lining 81 Iii las.
and asked me if bad ever seen il L-ic-a.
glanced at it and unbesitatrgiy expressed
the conviction that l had. 1t was lie note
for fifty dollars gave the Landlord ct the
"National Hotel" at Bagshaw's Blacksmith
Shop.
EPbat's valuable document to an ind
vidual of your pursuits and peculiar cast Of
character" said BITNNKs.
How the deuce did you get possession OF
it," 1 asked.
Never d'you mind that" said he, "its
enough for you to know I've got it, and got
it honestly. It's now up for sale, aud /
mean to knock it down to the highest bidder.
Sale positive and no pOstponement on aC-
count of the weather. Give us P bid-goiug,
going. at nothing; going at
"Ten Dollars said L.
ooh thunder" said BLYNNKs; ''you CERTAIN
ly know the value of your own notes, but
that's worse than an attempt to procure nego-
table paper under false pretenses. Try again.
Going at ten dollars; going"
"Not another red" said I. Gone" con-
tinued BLYNNKs. "Now." said /, taking tie
note and handing him a ten dollar bill, tell
me how you got this note"
WELL" said he, 'Tll tell you-but did nj
1 see niger coming up the steps Dehin6
me with q couple of bottles!"
Hardly" said 1, "the landlord AMI hi,
wife are both Sons of Temperance, and den -.
allow bottles TO come about the houcs Go
on with your story"
"About ten o'clock this morning was
standing in front of BARKHORS's door, on
Deaderick street, waiting, merely for the
amusement of the thing to see if somebody
would MT come along and ask me to go in
and take a glass of ale-lOok here, BRICKS
amt there nothing about this COMPOUNDED
house to drink ?-when who should l see
coming down the street but the fellow you
gave that note to. An idea struck me as
soon as / saw him. This said l, as he was
about to pass me, SIS Mr.. JINKINs, believe
WIGGLEs is my name. SIR said he, L beg
your PARDON said l, i meant WIGGLEs, but
frequently confound the two names; 1 was
just looking for you, Mr.. WIGGLEs.'
Looking for me!' said he, evidently
surprised to hear it, Yes, SIR said
L. taking him 10 the foot of the stairway
which leads to the second story Of the Patri-
L
per- You are misinformed,' said he, I
never deal in anything Of the Sort L am
very sorry TO hear it, said 1; L wanted to
know if you would Mt like to buy a note for
$3.50 on G.. W. BRICKS, which, since you
don't want it, don't mind telling you
would sell as cheap as dirt Why said he
with much surprise. lis MT BRICKS good?'
WELL said /, i am not sure that l know ex-
actly what you mean by good, but would you
like to take the note at SIS? Hang it, said
be, I've got his note for fifty dollars myself
I'll go and sue him at once .Oh, certainly
said l, with grin, Il would if l were in yoIr
place; but look here. WIGCLEs, dOn't want
to get into pecUniary difficulties on your &C
count, and so if you go into this thing, you
will greatly oblige me if you will 80 81 kind
as to remember when you get to tie end of
it, that 1 did MT promise to pay 'he costs
But has MT be got any property asked
WIGGLEs, with small fakes of foam gather
ing in the corners of his mouth. PROPERTY!
did l understand you to say property? Wei
that's good. Now, tell me in ali canior md
fairness, WIGGLEs, did you ever sec = member
of the BRICKS family in your life that had az
much property as you could carry in your
vest pocket?' why, as to thai said he, /.
never saw but one of the family, and I never
saw him but once, and if he's the man you
represent him to be, 1 don't care if L never
see him again. Come now, WIGGLEs,' said
/, seriously. Il have MT said that BRICKS is mt
good; have MT said he has MT got any pro-
perry; have at said you can't make your
money by law / don't make il a business 10