The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-11-29

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'They of course acknowledge that the
Harris Cassimeres' are unequaled for tex
ture and durability by the French or Eng
fish manufacture 90
Yes, we willingly acknowledge their
superiority; but since l have found out
who Harris is, wish his goods were all in
hell =
"You certainly cannot be in earnest, my
dear sir.''
Yes ] AMIN bloody earnest-l''
"Then I'll tell you how to secure your /
wish
''How?"
BUY them - and before the astonished
| STAKEHOLDER could recover from the shoek
given him. Mr.. Harris stepped into the of !
fee and gave directions that no more goods
be sold to go south of Mason and Dixon's
Line, unless they were paid for in ad-
vance.
'Some old missionary, amt he % in
quired the Southerner of clerk standing
near-pointing to the receding form of the
New England millionaire.
"That, SIR exclaimed the clerk, with a
merry twinkle in his blue eyes, sis Mr..
Edward Harris himself u
Good heavens p gasped the astonished
man, realizing in breath that he had i'm
periled his financial prospects, 81 must step
in at once and apologize for the rudeness of
my Joke. 1t was only joke
Passing into the Office with an awkward
air of embarrassment, he advanced to Mr..
Harris and said:
''I-I-beg pardon, Mr.. Harris, for talk
ing so plain to you. but-but the fact is,
| sir, l took you to be missionary, and
Il Hov l;ttlo IL
f only in fun, sir-I was only fun; and to
prove it will now give you an order for
: two hundred assorted pieces of Harris
Cassimeres'-on only six months time -
Don't let the incident trouble you in
the least remarked Mr.. Harris; 81 am
only plain, hard working man, and have
< worked my way up from boy among the
2 hard listed, greasy mechanics of New Eng
4 land. 1 make no pretensions to aristocracy
: or noble blood, and always treat as an equal
e the poorest lad III my employ, if he is hon
D est and industrious. Your explanation is
e quite unnecessary, and I shall be happy to
e fill your order. But the goods must be
}, paid for before leaving the building, as we
a are giving 70 more credit to Shareholders.
, Present appearances indicate that we shall
# soon have trouble with the South. And il
g Southern political brokers fail in their spec
i ulations, do not intend that any Of their
e notes in my possession shall increase their
d embarrassment"
! The Southern merchant was astonished
g He was grieved He was indignant He
d swore-a little But it didn't do any good
: Mr.. Harris's honest, good natured counte
nance only beamed with serenity, beneVo
lence, and Yankee irmness. He was ready
to serve his excited customer, but he mus
receive bankable funds, instead of Soutl err
= notes.
!, As the goods were in great demand il
the Southern market, and must be had,
cash purchase to the amount of one thou
: sand dollars was made, and the goods ship
, ped for Cottondom; but the indignan
- Southerner swore in Oaths loud, long, ring
" ing, and fearful, that he never would wear
the cussed stuf-no, indeed not bit of it
And now comes the nub of the joke.
The merchant was captured as spy
few months ago in Washington, and wa
i sent under guard to Fort Hotel de Warren
e. in Boston Harbor.
/ While passing through Boston, it was hi;
J. luck to meet Mr.. Harris at the depot. and i
u was his modification to have it noticed tina
le his pants were made from one of the iden
l tical pieces of Mr.. Harris's cashmere
which he had so Justify wished in hell.
II Seeing that Mr.. Harris noticed and rec
q ognized the goods, he exclaimed, with
e sardonic sneer:
|, "Harris, you praying old hypocrte,
l. curse you for prophet! You said that j
/ l wanted your cursed old cassimeres in hell
= I'd better buy 'em did buy 'em, and
e reckon they have gone there. At any rate
y my store was burned to the ground, and
what wasn't destroyed by FIRE was stoler
= by thieves. Again curse you for pro
Vt phet !"
With no desire to sggravsse the suffer
: ipgs of the infatuated rebel, Mr.. Harri;
! turned upon his heel and left him in sorrow
/ The next week, however, he forwarded, a;
y present to the rebel, enough yards of hi:
D best cassimeres for an entire suit of clothes
: with the brotherly remark that although bis
old customer erred in politics and Christi
T. anity, he would find that the Yankee abo-
q litionists were brothers to all, white Oh
. black, in prosperity or adversely.
The rebel received the goods as they were
= sent, In a spirit of kindness, aud sent back
the following reply:
), Friend Harris: Your brotherly present
was this day received, and return thanks
= If am ever permitted to again return to
: my native home, l shall try to disabuse my
friends of the belief that New Englanders
are all fanatics, who labor only for civil
: war and bloodshed. You have my graft
: tude and respect. have the honor to be
= your obedient servant"
The affair has created no little excite
ment among the financial circles of Boston,
!, and it is hoped that at the close of the wal
is shortly expeeted-that this lit
= tie incident may be used as an opening
financial wedge to reorganize friendly feel