Polynesian., 1862-12-27
No. 35.
An UnproatabIe Par.ncr..i,.

In the presence of a wine merchant and his wife,
two distinguished members of the canaiHe, (the
rabble), Sarion and Turban by name, entered into
articles of CO partnership for the purchase of q
small keg of brandy, with the understanding that
1t was to be peddled out by the glass; at the fair
! of st Dennis, the annual fete of village in the
environs of the capitol, the terms of the assoca-
ton being that the profits of the venture should
be equally divided between them. Everything was
drawn up in due form, and among the various art
icles of the agreement was one fixing the price of
q So smeer" at four sous.
On the evening of the very first day that the
partners commenced operations, both were picked
up by the police in most woful plight, their
garments In rags, their eyes in deep mourning and
their scalps partially denuded of hair. Their
financial situation may be summed up in few
words-an empty keg and copper coin of the
value of two sous
Appearing on the following morning before the
police tribunal, charged with assault and battery,
and resistance to the public authorities, the fol-
lowing Frenchy facts were elected The two spec
ulators had duly started for the fair grounds at
st. Dennis, taking with them the keg of brandy.
Upon arriving at the suburb of La Chappelle,
SariOl said to Turban, :" Turban, my boy, think
I'll take stiffener," to which Turban replied,
"Well, L think that's cool, anyhow You know,
s'pose, that that ere brandy isn't yours alone, it
belongs to US both" That's So" returned Sa-
riol, and I'll tell you how we'll manage it; the
price OF smeller' is four sous so I'll just give
you two SOUS and that will make US square,
" All right" said Turban, mollifed, " that's fair
enough" So Sariol gave his partner two sous
piece, and took his stifener.
The pair had gone but short distance further
when Turban suddenly remarked, 81 think IN
take reviver now, myself"
''Of course You mean to pay me two sous! "
said Sariol.
ITO be sure do, answered the other where
upon he drank a glass of brandy, and handed
back the copper. After plodding along another
mile SariOl broke in with
'By lingo, go in for goods at half price. As
a smeer costs me two instead of four, Ill
take another"
To this Turban agreed at once, and again re-
ceived the two sous piece. Five minutes after
wards he told Sariol that his logic was quite
corrective for a drink was an unprece-
dentedly low price-took drink, and once more
returned the coin. And so it went on, at frequent
intervals, until the pair at length reached st.
Dennis. congratulating themselves upon their
happy discovery of brandy at half price.
1t is superhuOus to remark that when they ar
rived, they not particularly attentive to
business, and were struck with the simple idea
that the more they drank the more money they
made. Governed by this notion, they rapidly cir
culated the two sous piece, until the keg was at
last found to be empty, whereupOn Turban sud-
denly exclaimed
"Hallo. hOw's this We bought six francs
worth of brandy. it's all out, and there's only two
sous in the till -
" What do you mean by only two sous,"
That's all there is, my boy"
Then, by thunder, you've robbed the CASH
box I! " This was the signal for bout at fisticufs,
followed by the interference of the police, when
the two partners united their forces against the
officers. overcome by superior numbers, cap
tured, and lodged in the nearest station-hOuse,
examined the next morning, and sent to durance
vile for eight days. No moral is necessary.