Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10


j. Did you get them here ~
- "Oh no. But s0msbody did, and they 81
r none the less your guarantees 20 pay
= Very irue," said the dry goods man. "Bu
when small change Is so scarce we should a.
+ try 10 Be iRdugant"
q "a muiual spirit Of accommodation is I5vsly,
! csincidsd Power; "but when It is ah on on
j side, it is not exactly just. have 30 many o
these plagusy things that, unless thsy are Ts
deemed, thsir Prssescs in my pocket makes
copsidsrabe hole In IL
"Ssnp0es you bay something which vii
come 70 this amOuDt-saY spOekst- hsndkarchie
Every man wants poeket-hsndksTehisi-'
II can't snswsr for others, bat I don't wan
ore, said P0yer. Il have already Two dozsT
and one: and until have few more noses
shall be content with what 7 hsvs-ihoss eI
pIosivs times"
Then buy something for yolr wifs-buy
pair Of glCves-I suppose yOn know her size. "
Il know my wiie's siz8 exactly; i've feet ioul
snd-but no matter. I an in no mood 70 make
purchases for the sake Of rrdeeming less than
hzif a dollars worth Of tickets II hey ara
INTENDED ss bait for traps to catch customers,
I'm disinelned 70 bi . and get worse bitten
There's piece of cotton cloth, worth three
cents more which you can have for the tickets;
which is the best [ can DO for yOu 70 day"
PlOveF fslt constrained 70 take the cloth and
hurried of with a dissatisfied feeling, now
vending his way to 8 grocers, who was q
stranger Fhe stolii rogue recos niZad his
pretty cards cut Cslmly gassd as them with
lacklnstsT eye
I '.You no git dsm here"
Somebody did %
''Vat somebody git dem in mine places"
Can't tel; but they come from you"
{ "How yoU knowi"
Compare this with your tickets"
I hrr not errrrir rr-F ia
bare. Ard you doR't know my vay Of 5oing
p'zTess. / sent out des tickets for small ohsuga
Vel. dat ish goot Day gomss pack Ven.
da. ish go0t, too Pus / no dakes dsm pack If
yOu tont pay something mit dem"
" j. that your way Of doing business %
faw,' was the unblushing reply. What
you likes 10 psy
shoud ike to buy yoar cheating head flr
8 football rspl'ei the suragsd Pl0Vsr; "but II
is too thick and hard, and It wouldn't pay
aud in the excess Of his rage aud contempt he
toio them up aud left. much TO ths satisfaction
OF the grocer who st snc8 afforded 70 take
2 ass If lager b. himself, mustsr8g, as be did
it, Dst Is peter ssh goof, TOO"
PoveI's next hating place was butchers,
OF whose trashy Issues, Greasy, woIa. and Torn,
he hsd UDFBrd of a dollars worth.
I'm determined that this fellow shsnt get
the better IF me, ;" thought P1ver, repenling
that be bad torn the groeaI's tickets 10 pieces
instead OF buying something with ihcm. or
gviag them % some lover Of Door gin. And
hs counted out the wrs.cdei cards upon the
butchers block
The mest-mau eyed them With a sulky look
and at once bethought himssl Of lhs stalest and
toughest meat be bad
Wsreuueney 3" said Peter Pioyar, WITH
smile,
Tam der war gruutsd the meet man
flrr aTnr n17 arss r-afurr IN mara rraar-
aHd twill never stop no more
III vou want chsnga Y0u must be willing %
help make it, retorte8 Plover, seeing that this
patlioiIc foreigner bad nc s5ai above bis dead
earcasso5 "Hers are your cards Redeem
them
'.Yat kind Of shtufl5 you wants i''
Money, money.'
"My-me4t" said the o:hsr, d0ggsdly, aour-
ishing his cleayer. IS If he would like 10 cut
some human head og. Il wants no diekets flr
mine money, I wash never give nothing but
meas for mine gariss
Not willing % Ing a dollars worth Of meat
flr miles through the city and wishing 20 save
tins, Pi6vsT had the amount cut up into dogs
meat, which, greatly 10 the butchoF's morti6cs-
ton, he distributed in pieces, ron The doorway
to variety Of hungry 1zs, which appeared 70
be the flloW's only customers. which caused
him to swear, ia known and unknown tongues
Having Ihus causei the msas 6, change own
ership from 0ns 10 0tbsrs Peter Power having !
several milk ticCsts, repaired 90 the proper
Place, and sUceeaded in exchanging them for q /
qusrt Of milk, which he immediAteiy drank, ]
aud feIt greatly refreshed thereby although the /
mikmsn locked very sourv after himi but the /
milk was out Of sight, or that might hsvs been 4
charged SIS well Is the keards
Having brought the milkman to his milk, /
Peter Power now brought the milk to a bakers.
to whom he gave his dough" receiving I've
lsayss Of bread aud SONS ginger snaps in re-
1urui upon which he proceeded 10 a barbsF's
gave him one Of lis forioTu cuTeusy. had his
hair cropped short and his whisksTs trimmed
and the rest Of his visssge shayad, as he sfsr-
ward c9mplsined, 'thrss dsys under the skin;"
the vengeiu barber having both lathered and
lacerated hiu.
am, thank II aaVen, now on ny Journey
home mutiered Plsves, with bis bread and
o0i'o1 Hnder bis arm and as here are seRa
tickets tor 40 ap0ihseary, I will stop in a. this
place, ald lake money or Be1ieiue, az his dieta-
.0rsbp may please. No more tearing mp tickets
or me- I viii even take poison rather thann
get my msueys worth"
VIII take one pound Of SIENNA and two
pounds Of salts said Plover 20 the apothscary.
whose severe c9untsnancs gavs Us hope of
money.
Mnst be sickness in your family. SIR re-
urned tha apothecaryl with grim smi and
Be wished there was
May BE- some time," replied Plover; and
yill be, doubtless, before long, IF this sort Of
.hanVe should cor tinue
The weaitef is very chsngeabls." OBJ
erved the apo.hecaFy, pretending not to under
ian5 him.
&c Money is, replied Power: abut these mercy
eczets, I 6nd, are not 50 convertible Bat
ihysic, as the saying IS, is handy 70 bavs in the
louse, though usually prefer bread for nyre-
ruler food
sh7uli think SO, aud plenty Of is % re-
Marked fhe spothseaTy, glsncing at the quaint.
y Of bread he carried. I" If yoa eat so much
n one Gay, yen may ba're need Of al the physic
can give JON"
God f5rbidra said Pl1rsr. "Yeu have
,iven me eu0Hgh now TO put me through al the
medical purraiory hope ever 10 experiences"
And away De hied him 70 q erockeTy-stora. ,
vhere hewas somewhat disunavei on being told
3 first that be tickets be brought Wera forged
But he hzd earned suspiciqu rom experiences.
nd argHed bis dig1aii8i stout y that the pro-
ristars gave way. with flaming faes bai de-
israf tfas he was mean 90 come 8 long way 9
1ereiy lcT the purp7ss of realizing a little real /
loney lie disputed tbs psiaE, insisting that !
$ be had accommodated. ia matters Of sma.l r
barge, it was inonmbent upon others. thus 1
bage7, 70 do the same In return, without 8 B
lUrmur.
Bn. ss she YVES woman, Piever was finally 4
adpced . e1amiuo eertsin Of her articles. which !
artalaly were not articles Of agreement; fer it !
D fsli out ibat some Of them fsll d1pgn iuto +
ismal smash I'D. and a dispute arose as 20 4
'hieb was 10 blame for the calamity. The 70 3
llt of ali vas chat Plover got iii Of the haied h
okeis, ont sdvaneet dollar or 50. 70 pay for :
amags yet, determined not 20 be entirely :
ougsd. be Pot his bread muslin and physic /,
Ito jug AMI basin less daiacsd than the rstt :
nd aTehad of with his .Tophies-ths angry 4
oman rem Hking that be was moro cracked h
ian anything che had in the shop. with or 4
iihOat 2 bandle
. hese are severe times indeed - eroulsd r
over' gfoaniRg under bis losses aud Bis bar 4
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