Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-02-16

likened unto a scallawag of Rochester
who selleth his customers kerosene for
less than cost and then selleth those ig-
norant barbarians other articles of his
merchandise at double profit Know We
not that dealings of such manner are
mean and dishonest ?
19. What paid ye for kerosene ere /
came that 1 might sojourn among you
and administer to your wants 4? And
they say unto him Fifty cents for each
gallon and now we buy it of thee for
thirty.
20. And again he spake unto them,
In those days what paid We for qulnine.
for tobacco, for salts, for glycerine and
for alcohol, for indigo, for castor oil and
what price do ye pay unto me therefor
21 And they said unto him, Verify.
we received of those who supplied us in
the days of yore, twelve grains of qui-
nine for twenty-five cents, thou givest
unto us thirty grains for the same mon
ey. We paid twenty five cents an ounce
for indigo, and thou sellest it to US for
ten cents an ounce. We discussed for
each and every pint Of alcohol which
we purchased. the sum of fifty cents,
and now we buy it of thee for thirty
cents. For tobacco, We paid for pound
one dollar and fifty cents of the money
earned by the sweat of our brows; We
pay thee for the same seventy-five cents.
We paid FIVE cents for dose of salts
now we buy of thee a supply which
lasts US and our little ones during the
space of fire half years for the same
amount of funds. Glycerine, which
aforetime we paid for at the rate Of fif-
teen cents an ounce, we buy of thee for
five cents an ounce; and as for castor
oil, 10 the day was when we paid eighty
cents pint for it, and now we pay but
forty.
%. These thugs have given unto
thee thy fame, and they are well pleas
ing unto Us.
23. And yet again the Colonel spake
unto them saying, Have | not dealt
even SO in allthings appertaining To my
merchandise
PA. And they answered him, saying,
Verify, thou hast well done good and
faithful now we believe thee a man
without guile. And the people were
modified
%. And once more the Colonel OPEN
ed his mouth with words fifty chosen,
saying, BE of good cheer, oh my breth-
ren, for as in the past, since ye have
known me, SO will | deal with each one
of you in the future.
&c. And when the people heard these
glad tidings, they were exceedingly re-
joiced, and with mighty shout they
cried. Long live Colonel Poe, and long
live THE PEOPLES DRUG sToR4, which
is LIST door west of Corbin's Block, on
Laporte street, in the City of Plymouth.
in the county of Marshall and in the
state of Indiana.
u. Now certain men of guile there
were in the city, sons of Belial, lawyers,
scribes and pharisees, by name Logan,
Packard, Corbin. Capron, Belden, yea,
itccNc. ultItONcT.
% And these said to each other,
the people de strive nightly. Let us
see that the strife do continue, persd-
venture the people will lick Poe and we
see fun and perchance accumulate fees
unto ourselves. So they went forth.
20. But when they came to THE PEo-
PIES DRUG STORE and saw the I'M
mense multitu lie that were gathered to-
gether in the best of humor, they were
amazed and astonishej, and they spake,
80 Be these, oh mighty Colonel, thy
customers gathered from far and from
near, that they may trade with thee ?
and he answered. Yea.
81. Then were they exceeding SORROW
full and they departed. saying unto each
other, Woe, woe is US all of this tur-
mol and no fees unto rs. When was
this SO before
30. Let us 90 unto Shakes that we
may forget our sorrows-and they went
in.
80. Then the modified and satisfied
People betook themselves again to their
habitations. but before they parted each
one said unto his neighbor-
Mary had little lamb
His fleece was white as snow;
But for coal oil at thirty cents,
Why, go to Andrew Poe!
81 And despite the efforts of editors
and of the lawyers, to foment strife,
there was again peace throughout the
land.