Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-28

ehout Who w hlo Ree'Nef
"Thine, only thine" A better fate should
await thee. oh sEeetest Of blossoms
But when did love ever have horse-sense
Spying an old bach, whose check will
draw cords Of dollars from bank, l
crossed over and inquired about his
precious health. "Thunderation, old
boy" was his reply. I'm suffering with
elephants trampis on pocketbookus
These carriages and gloves cost like the
devil. Can't stand it. How do you
manager" Politely replying that !
managed to come afootback, | stepped
up to young Jinplecute, whose cheek
wouldn't break more than a thousand
banks, and asked how the thing was run
ming. Bully, per Jovem-times bard,
though-cussed hackman charged Sl4
cause distance long-lhing'll cost $40
but couldn't throw of on Anna Maria
dooced charming girl-doats on me-
got rich aunt last stage consumption
got coincidence letter written to send A.
NJ. already-heartrending - unexpected
and melancholy event, you know-and
all that sort of thing" l may mention,
parenthetically, that Jimplecute rolls
barrels aud ties up coffee in q grocery for
a sum that wouldn't look ponderous in
print. But he couldn't leave Anna Ma
ria out in the cold
] don't know rouge box from a
chunk Of point lace, but if all the ladies
wern't "up" in the highes. point of
fashionable hifalutin, I'm Chinaman,
working eighteen hours a day for three
cents month. Memphis ladies always
did lead all creation in sweetness and
knowing just where to put piece of
store-clothes to make it look stunning.
It's way they have; and that's the
reason we become first class lunatics
about them, and spend our last red
taking them out, when it ought to 60 to
old Porkchop, our clearinghouse
keeper.
The hemales were not dazzling on the
toilet question. They never are. Sol
emn black that makes fellow resemble
a graveyard advertisement isn't calcu'
lated TO shed refulgence on the human
form divine. Here was chap all IN
black; there one with white vest as re-
lief; some with sack coats, few spike
tails; but the majority with old.fashioned
frocks that would give a Broadway
swell the Group. But they suited me to
a dot, as had one of the same sort, and
don't recollect having heard anybody
allude to me as THAT elegantly attired
gentleman with the magnificent whis-
kers."
NY convictions are little twisted as
to the moral effects of clubs on young
men, and one of these days l may ven
tilate myself on that subject; but there's
no blinking the fact that the Chickasaw-
ers are in all respects as hunky crowd
as one often gets into. They know how
to make fellow feel at home; and if
owned half dozen gold mines in fee
simple should like to have them give
soiree once week. hen AoIN.
THOSE who live in glass houses should
never throw stones at their neighbors.
The howls of petro oil men are tremen'
dous. Their attempts to supercede coal
oil are about as effective as that of the
dog that barked at the moon. The
economy and utility of coal oil are too
we'll known to require recommendation
from any one. The right ESQ called to
make and sell petro oil in Memphis, was
offered repeatedly to nearly every regu-
lar coal oil dealer in it, and as often de-
clined. 1t was then hawked about the
streets to everybody, until some one was
found verdant enough to bite at it. And
if the party who at last did obtain
the right, has not burnt his I'm
gers in the business, his partner
did, one day, while using or handling his
famous petro oil. A lady on Washington
street was badly burnt by petro oil re-
Gently. Caldwell & Co., at Trenton,
Tennessee, bought barrel OF petro oil,
and took it in their store. Next morn
ing, nothing but ashes marked the spot
building and goods totally destroyed
all caused by petro oil. No one can get
insurance on building or store if it is
known that petro oil is used in it, or on
storage. Consumers of it had better note
this, otherwise, insurance policies they
now have will prove to be violated, and
consequently null and void. Call at No.
40 Jefferson street, lamp and oil store
for any further information. l47
CLOTHING, less than cost, at 277
Main street, cor. whisky Chute. ~
SOMETHING TO BE LOOKED Tot
should not be forgotten that Messrs.
Spicer, Anderson & Co., No. 1868 Main
street, are constantly receiving fresh
.....aor;os ond nrovisions of all kinds.