Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13

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Har.R-Evefyonc has heard This pLrs,o.
bat fss knor its origin, Ths sollg~ins
account OF i is good enough to Be true.
About nineteen year. agoa fne looking
cd gentleman from Wessern Virginia en- !.
. tered sters in Nashville, Tees. SAID
store, vas oHaei BY blsE. shoaess ela
trader, who knew more abau, the quality
OF the counter thSn hs did about the Sne.
ness Of thc hbrics on is--uever,heless
between sbs ,wo extreuisies of that shelf
.co0triving 70 make besh ends smees the
Necessity of the case. The Tireinian cast
ibis eyes around the sh.lves sud Esally rs.
marked :ss-s ~ -
''wsii. nsigsbss. I - yoa'r. got
h4ts.. s-~ssz1sa saszssA - So s~saa =
"A sligh. sprinkle" wss ,As aasxer.
Whar We fromT'
"Old Virginia" vas the response.
Right smart old State" replied The
Tennesseau. but getting rather too old
10 keep her hair on"
What Go you mean I" inquired the
Virginiar.
We'll. Just wha. ! say. uncle she
can't keep her har on; for instance, now.
| should tsiuk you hev been a right hca!-
thy child Of the Old Dominion. bu. she
has shed you a, last. aud. like Samson
of old. that's the way ste is losing all the
best haT off her venerable head y
The old Eirgin:un looked round the
store rather bothered with the liberty this
Tennesseau was talking with his mother
State, and finally remarked:
II came here 10 talk about hats. s.rau-
ger and not har."
Well. well. uncle. don't &c, wra.hv
now. was only venturing q political
opinion aboai population in general. aud
on that we won, quarrel. but before We
look at the hats. ~ they ere intimately
connected with heads. 'spose We take a
mite of bald face"
The proposition was agreed to. the L.
quor was imJibed, and neg, followed the
hats
The merchant tossed down four or FIVE
wool hats Of various sizes. and invited The
old gentleman 10 select one which would
fl hirn. He looked u, them, examined
;he sizes, said they would do. and requrs-
ted the storckeeper to hand him few
more.
That is all the sizes I've got. sal he;
"but here's lew more. if you'd like them
@tter,' and so saying hc tossed down
three more
Them are all right" said the old vir-
ginian. turning th,rn around. aud the
stout old store, keeper, blowing with exsr.
ton. descended from lis perch, where he
wns s,raddl,nc from shelf to counter. As
soon As he r'ached the IL .sr. the old vir-
g'uian re"'q,sked that b. had no. go,
enough ye,.\
.'Uh. You want 'em for your nigrcrs 2"
Gays :ae store.kcepcE. We'll. WAY didu',
YOU say so when was up7" and again
proceeded to perch himself up like n mer.
cantiie Colossus. When b. had bowed
himself .Aio his former position. the old
man quietly remarked
Why. stranger, I want talking any
thing about niggers The fact is. the
old man was enjoying the extra trouble he
had put the Tennesseau to.
well. what do you want with So many
hats >"
Il want them for my sons" said the
old man
The store-keeper began to couu, them
on the COULTER. light" said lie. "a
pretty big spread of boys already. I'll
swear, but here goes" and added one,
and then another, and We. fourth. ard
picked of q hith, and finally seeing the
old man imnovnbe. he tossed down three
more. and vas about TO descend himself.
when the old man told hun TO hold on and
throw down few more
.'Oh. come. uncle. said he. "vou are
Joking" but just TO please him. lie threw
down twenty.
That's jus, cus too many" said the
old man
"Wha,-.ou don'. mean 10 say that
you have nineteen sons? Waar, IN the
name OF the State Of Tennessee. are they
They are in Tcnns,cc-right here in
the city-up a, the hotel" said the man.
Stranger, sand the ssorc-keercr. If
you ken show me nineteen boys Of your
raisin'. thar's the hats"
Hold on. thea said :he oil man,
and cf he started In about ten minutes,
down the stree. he came. leading a line
of u'ne:seu boys. marching single file.
each bearing good gun. and followed
10y their venerable mother. They enter
ed the merchants store. and ranked along
the counter; the store. keeper ran his eyes
along the line With as,onishmcnt
"And 7ou say these Toys are oil yours 7"
lie inquired
Ask their mo;her-shc saTs they are."
replied the old man.
DO yoa say 50. madam?" be inquired.
Yes. do. aud | ought TO know" was
the reply.
well. you might. I'll swear" said the
s.cre-kecper ..Old friend" he added.
Il ain, 20. sord TO say--jes, take them
hats, snd mine too