Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-24

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had all this indigo, what would ye just do
WI it Pr nag1 ..fg .....,........
"Why," said the skipper, II should not
have bought it unless wanted it; and If l
had wanted 1t, should have known what
to do with it, That is, Mr.. MGrie, pre-
| cisely your case" .rq. I 80.
''Ah, weel, my mon, but you're an unco'
cannie chel. Do you ma ken whether his
precious majesty, may God bless him, amt
gaun to make the volunteer ladies wear
blue regimentals--blqe is pure standing
color" taE... ..5 on. ... +.
"Why, / don't know, but some report of
that sort may be stirring; for what with
your large demand, and other matters, in
digo is certainly getting up. But my time
| is precious. Here's your bill of lading, so
just sign my papers-ah, all right-when
and where shall discharge my cargo ?"'
"Don't fash yourself there's nae hurry.
| I'll just speak to two or three Of my wor-
shipful correspondents, and let you. know
on the morrow, or aiblins the next day
after. Imay haze send to Edinbor'o anent
| the matter" "u.i 70
All, yes, understand, a joint consign-
ment 1t won't prove bad speculation,
I'm thinking. Good morning, Mr.. NJ M'Grie."
So away trudged the skipper, leaving the
owner of much indigo in a state of doletul
| puCll dS OuRub uOJ w any
honest man. All that night he kept ex-
claiming, "Gude Lord, guide Lord, what
shall do with this indigo? Ma, ma, Donald
Twill not commit himself, But it's mickle
| heap" -t"
| Very early was Donald abroad the next
morning, inquiring of everybody all the
possible uses to which indigo could be put.
| He got very little satisfaction on this point.
He began himself to look dark blue. He
had almost resolved on journey to Lon
don, awful as it appeared to him, to have
this mistake explained, but he resolved to
wait a little, and do nothing in hurry.
The next thing that happened to Donald,
with his tOrty-one tons of dye, was his sad
projections when an old woman came and
bought of him one farthing's worth Of stone
blue. ii3
''Had ye ma better try indigo, my guide
fren'" says Donald to the old washer
| woman.
"And what think We, guide mon M'Gri,
! III be doing with indigo in the suds? Got,
away, mon, butyer gaffing puir old body"
So off the old lady trudged with damaged
| temper.
! . Had I sold farthing's worth o. this
dommed indigo, 'twouId have been begin
ming; had the auld washer bodies hae taken
to it and every little helps"
About this time, as the skipper who had
brought the indigo was just passing the
| principal inn of Aberdeen, he observed a
| post-chaise and four, with the horses all
| foam, stop with most imposing jerk at
| the door, and the managing and confiden-
tial clerk Of Hubbins, Hobbins & Robbins,
the emipent drysalters. The clerk almost
| flew into the arms of the skipper, and with
! breathless eagerness asked him if he had
| delivered the indigo to NJ. MGrie. .r
| ."No; it is still in the vessel, but he has
the manifest and the bill of SALE"
"Then the property is now vested in
him?" .'I
-"As securely as the hair upon your head
is your own property. He seems cautious
| even for Scotchman." f,..
| sis he in large line of business"
81 can't really say that. We should call
his place of trade nothing better than a
chandler's shop in London. But they
manage things in another way here"
| ."What can he possibly want with all this
indigo2 He has actually drained the mar
ket, and we have just received advices that
all the crops of indigo have failed in the
West Indies. There is also large demand
| for it from the Government, and it is now
| actually worth its weight in gold" 4
| "You don't say so. Why, he was saying
something like it. No doubt but that
some West Indiaman has brought the news
here of the failure of the crops. Besides,
he talked largely about his correspond
dents" . y .f,o .....
"And am losing all this precious time.
Where does he live? | know nothing
about the place" ..r.. .....rg. -.t
II will go with you, if you choose. l
should like to see how the deuce Scot man
ages it," ,l lg 4.e 4+. .....,y sd -. .,
"No, good Captain. Just show me the
door. IL prosper, you will only just have
to take the stuff back to London" tt....
90 So thought. But mind your bearings
and distance with .MGrie. He is an over
cautious tradesman." .. q.i,.... ...T
| 1t had been a dull morning with Donald.
He had sold little snuff, and little sand,
little cheese, and a half-scOre of ballads
Jor a half-penny, but not particle of
indigo, and no more stone or powdered
blue. He was never known to give such
short weight. He had wrangled awfully
with his few customers, and was, altogeth-
er, in a very misty humor. ., VIA; r. III
IL would just gle twa punds Scotch to
get out of this scrape, and some odd siller
Over;" and as he thus exclaimed aloud, he
struck the pound of butter that he was
making up with his wooden paddles blow
so spiteful that it resounded like the report
of pistol. 30 > .ag. lgrgr
AT this moment the clerk entered. He
paused in space just within the thresh-,
old, scorniully surveyed the shop and its
contents, looked with an, air that was not
far short of contempt OIL its proprietor, and
Immediately settled in his mind his plan of
action. He was something of the petit mai
tire, so he placed bis white eambric hand
kerchief before his nose and mouth, and
then, jerking it away, exclaimed: "Faughv'
taking from his waistcot pocket smelling
bottle, which, like Shakspeare's popinjay,
"Ever and anon he gave to his nose, ..r
--il Aud took'taway again" -.4f
But it was Donald who, rg u-.-....
'Being angry whom itnext came there.
ri = Took il in snuff" 10, ~, .r..I .r..
''What would you please to buy, honest
man ?" said Donald, pettishly. lhH ,"1.t
"Buy, my good fellow, buy? Does any
one ever buy anything here? You will
pardon me, but the stencil is intolerable." I
"Ye fause young callantl Here be nae
thing but wholesome smells, such as sic
puir thread-paper bodies as your ainself
might grow sleek upon. AM ye no
like the oder, healthtu'a as it be, twist round
your ugly snout, and there lies the door
way. SO tramp, yO One'er-do-weel." y Peg
@Pardon me. l am sure, sir, that L did
not come to quarrel with you, but merely
to rectify a mistake, l believe i am speak
ING to M'Grie-Mr. Donald M 'GrieV"54lNip
Eye don't lee, noo," said Donald, very
moodily. '"osaahd y
vi wish to release you from great deal
of uneasiness, in making right this little
mistake of yours"
sand pray, where may ye be from ?p