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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10

las aceras q cabalio; ignoramos 81 la Or
den fac dada por el Alcalde su adiunto
el secFetario que es el que ordena y man
da, perO como para nosotros es igual io
uno que 10 otro, djremos que 10 tai medi-
da es digna de un reformista, y por ende,
no tenemos necesidad de exclamar con
LARA centre que ge,tes estamos?
Tambien Sc suspend ell cobro de un
mlnfmo impuesto sobre los puestos de la
plaza, cosa que ell Alcalde no tenia facul-
tades dc hacer por 81 Y ante 81 como 10 hi~
20, pero como los reformstas SON lie los
que pregonan que no Sc debe psgari NADIA,
de aquf la suspension, asf como la de no
cobrar Ell subsdio; pero no sucede asf con
el Caste pdblico, cuyo cobro Sc esta acti-
vando, prime 'palmente de los mayores
contrbuyentes que no son reformistas,
pues los dennis Sc les espera no Sc les
apura; va Sc We, del Caste pdblico come
el secretaric, come Ell Alcalde y tutti c,sa,s
tt, y muy bueno es 10 hagan del bolsllo
ageno; 81 asf no fuera, .que seria de tantos
doctores, licencados y capacidades refor~
mistas9
Tenemos la nueva junta de vista va en-
possession, que 81 no Sc la han dado, ella Sc
la tom6; los reformistas no sc paran en-
peliIlos, nj necesitaba que la anterior 10
hic'era; Sc nos do a entender que hizo su
debut con una loa la actual tuac on Y
una excomunion al peri6lico Eg Debate
por haber dicho verdades de tomo y lomc;
concluyando con 10 que dijo ell otro, iel
pals esta tranquilo! y parodiando 4 Mu
sawief, iel 6rden reina Elk Va'sovia
Aqo( suspendemos nuestro tosco y ru,.
10 trabajo, pero no desistiendo de reanu-
daro 81 faese necesalio.
Ell NKiSanO
San Sebastian, noviembre 1e de 1872
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
GACETILLA. G.

DC Guayama nos escribe ell SE. -. ma
nitestandonos que por errata sin duda su
correspondence del ? de octubre ha sail
do EN- ell BoLETIN n1mero 126 con la fe-
cha del Il No Sc referia, pues, en- ell tex
to de la carta al actual corregidor de aquel
pueblo.
TeatrO.-Mannna domingo Don,7,1
pOr prlmera vez en- eScena la cOmpafia
Robreno la nueva preciosa comedia de
Blasco Los DulceS de la Boda. Ell nombre
del autor nos dispense de elogiar SUI obra
que no conocemos y que idebe ser buena
como todas las suyas. a6..
En- vista de la animation creciente Que
Sc ha lido notando en- ell mayor n1mero de
personas que acude al teatro y de 10 muu-
cho que ha refrescado la temperature,
creemos que esta companla, que siempre
ha sido la preferida de nuestro p1blico.
debiera abrir un nuevo abono, pues aho-
ra es cuando realmente empieza ell ITEM
po bueno para ir al teatro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
Sr. Director del BoLE I'm.
Puerto Rico noviembre 9 de 1872.


Muy Sr. milo: Ell que suscribe, abaste.
cedor de carne de cerdo en- la plaza del
mercado, desea dar conocer al p1blico
por medic de su ilustrado peri6dico que
ha sido amenazado, insultado encarce
lado por el Sr. Corregtdor de esta Capital
bajo ell pretexto de que estaba 20 estqts0s-
do al pdblico por haber puesto la libra de
carne q SO cuartos. Y como que este ha
sldo 4 vista de todo el mundo y como que
afecta mi honra la cali6cacion de aquella
autoridad, debo explicar 10 infundado 6
injusto de esta cali6cacion.
En- primer lugar la venta de carne de
cerdo es libre. El que la vende puele po-.
merle Ell precio que tenga por conseniente
y ell pdblice puede, 81 no lie convene, no
comprarla 6 buscar cualqdiera particular
que guste beneticiar este art(culo mas ba-
10 precio. Pero no ha sido abusando de es-
ia mdtua libertad que 20 mande mi ex-
pendedor poner elprecio indicado Por una
practica constaute todos los Sres Corregi-
dores que han precedldo al Sr. Urrutia han
permltido tener depositados en- ell matadero
todos los erdos de matanza Mas ell ac-
tual Sr. Corregdor dispuso que no SO per-
mtlese mas ninguno de estos anima!es en-
aquel stio De resultas de esta ,6fden tu-
We que sacar del matadero % puercos que
allf tenia, colocandolos mas ALA del puen-
te del Aqua al cuidado de un hombre que
no me responde de ellos , al cual tengo
que pagar rs centavos diarios por cada
unO sea un costo de mas de S Desos
diarios ademas del riesgo que corro de que
Sc me pierdan los puercos.
Para poder hacer frente 4 este gasto
que me impone la 6rden del Sr. Correg-
dor me fue naturalmente precise aumen-
tar el precio de la carne. He aquf la ver-
dad desnuda de 10 que ha pasado. Yo de-
jo al juicio del p1blico ell decidir 81 ha es-
tado justo el Sr. -Corregidor al insultarme,
paralizar mi venta de carne atropellaf-
me por hacer legftimo uso de un derecho
que la ley me da y que mis- intereses ext
gen.
Sin otro particular y esperanto que U.
Sc digne dav cabida en- ell BoLETIN estas
lfneas, tengo ell honor de ofrecerme de U.
atento S. S. @. B. S. M.
Ramon PadiH.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
G0RRE'Q| DE LA ISLA.
= =
LOS REF0RMISTAS DE SAN SEBASTIAN

Ouando escribimos nuestro artfculo de
26 de setiembre dltimo, publicado en- Ell
BoLETIN de 9 del sguiente, sabiamos de
antemano ell disgusto que causaria los
Fetormistas, y lmuy principalmente Ia des-
eeperaclonqu se apoderaria de los de aqul,
J pos prepaTamos entretener1os con
10 que unos y otros dijeran.
Las verdades son s;empre amargas, y
cuando uno stiene Ell valor de- decirlas, se
atrae indudsblemente Las irasA y las saiia
de aquellos quienes hieren. La lectura De
nnestFas tnal PEI geladas linsas, cayeron
como pm rayo entire el principal grupo de
capacldades reformistas de este pueblo, &
lndlyidpo yimQs iF iadeante de qnslado &
otrcs bambolearse c1aI 81 fnese hefido, bri-
llarle los olos como queriendo salirsele de
Dus 6rbitas y tropezar con los que q su
paso se encontrahan. iInfeiices!3 no persa.
ron por un moments BE hiciesen pdblicos
sus actos y manejos. va Sc dieron por
aludidos ulos, va atribuyeron fulano tai
Erase, 4 zutaDo tai otra, va dIeron que Sc
leg amenaxaba arma al brazo. Como % co..
ppcianl jccmo 90 apropiaban sle reapecti
vos papeles! laqui era lds yer la tacilidad
con que 4 4 haisnos 10 vendian!IzEi 4
NosOtrO1 hsblamos de los. que hacen
por distintos medios propaganda anti
nacional y amenszamos, e. los. que en- ,el
dia de ma1ana % alzase1 contra ID enseha
de Castillo, que es nuestro credo. .Ellos se
->apresurap { darse .por aludidos, sea! que
li % empe6an en desmentifnos' con ps.la
bras, ~ copdpcta bastahte noe aboua.
Recopilemos,. .pues, cuanto 6rganos Of
ganillos lanxaron en- contra nuestFa, para
darles cbmplida contestacio6 se0an sus
mfritOs 8 modo de expresarse, 9
Rompi6 el fuego lm &implio5q con On
KAN que. a1a estamos sin saber;. que es
II que quiso decir. Que EI Mismo debe ser
probablemente consangnineo de- Perc,.to,
ObtGrador ysque PsfcaEor y El Mtspo do.
ben ser de Ia misna tainiIia, y cue si non
hermanos, que 81 son amigos. =, nue 4
se quieren, y con tales graceios irelle.
ma lslMpIic1O una columna de simnl;oida
des. Ya se v6, no supo que decir'. com.
que EI Mismo le TOGO Il ropa. y = sin an,
barge de que algo dijo y-ne die NADIA
debemos confesar que 81 no Dudo deci
mas, tuvo mas couciencias due 7uI lcolep,
Ia Raxon. se'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
P R 0 T E S T A

Los que suscriben Sc adhieren 4 la
protesta Pphlicada en- ell BoLErIN
MERCANTIL del 1o del corriente, con
ira las calumniosas frases vertidas Ell
-el Congreso por ell diputado Sr. San
roma.
Ell Marques de Casa -Caracena, Bartolom6
nails, Fermin Martinez Villamil, Gabriel ANA
tos, Silvestre Martinez, Ramon Alou, Lllcas
AlOu. HOnOratO Alvarez, Manuel Pee ez, jose
Llanta, COsme Diaz, Mariana ROtella, Tomas
Caldas Ramon Rursosa, Francisco p. Flura,
Jose Garcia Vega, Jose Nadal y Rey, Ricardo
Gonzalez, Alvaro Vazquez, Antonio Catala, An
tonic Comas, EugeniO Perez Vilamil, Gabriel
Ginart, Pedro Con1as, Emilio Piquez, Mem sio
'sobrlno, Manuel Navarro. Francisco V. Coma
leZ, Bernardo JOgiar, Enrique >FerraO, E. Pa
!enque, Avelino Elisalde, Leocadio Martinez,
Francisco Hernaiz, Gabriel Otero, Est6ban Ca
ta, Vicente Ribalayga, Jose Oliver, Leonardo
Alonzo, Salvador Masjuan, Antonio Lopez r.,
mas MARTINEZ, Jose Pacheco, Jose CCaldas' nor
Pascual Lopez Cnsme Diay,, Gervasio Ronpet pJi
BartolomG Garcia. HTancisco Somsio " Torres
PA barg0loMe rslstor Marquee, Rodrigo Suro. Pc
dro MayO!, Juan Sbert. Manuel M1noz. Ant0-
mo Acha, Mannel Nunez 90, Onofre NicoIau.
Narc4so Gal1, Eusebio del Valle, M;.tias Ledes,,
villamil, Juan r. Cachada, Cecilio Garcia %.
;; B2vi, j. Cerame, Juan l.. Villamil, jose +,
Mendez, Juan M. Vilamil, Manuel del Vale,
por Vicente Cose j. Cerema, Jose Ma Maritime
y Rodriguez, Felix Alvarez, Jose Elverto, Dor
ramon humane j. Cerame. Damian TanOn,
Juan Alvarez por J. Carrasco Damian Tanon'
J.Suarez, Manuel Canal, G. Urdinarrain, Angel
Alvarez, Victoriano Otero, E. NJ Vasar; j. VI
ceente, Ber1ardino Alvarez. Jose Garcia, j. Mo
ter, Mariana Caldas, Ricardo Rodriguez, Anto-
MO Rodriguez, Francisco Simonet, Juan Car
reras, Geronimo CarreMs, Antonio Comas, Pc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
@. B. S, M.
Manuel 9. Cuevas Bacener.

Ell artfculo que, sobre Inspection de las
escuetaS, escribl en- ell nd-nero de aver de-
Et Progreso, ha sido interpretado por al.
gunos, qua todo 10 critican y NADIA respe.
tan, como pubicado con miras interesadas,
tan dlstantes de mi modo de pensar, como
ajenas de mi proceder y de mi dignidad.
No me ha guiado ell deseo de ser Ias-
pector: conozco 10 arduo y dificil del car
go para atreverme aceptarlo en- case de
que Sc me hubiese nombrado, como 10 fuf
en- la epoca del Sr. General Norzagaray
y en- la del Sr. SAM, quien tambien me
autoriz6 o6cialmente para visitar las es.
cuelas.
Ell empleo de Inspector es tan grave ?
de tanta importancia, como Ell de maestro
Sc necesita ciencia, experiences y dotes
especlales para desempenarlo dignamente
con truto. Por ESQ la ley y los regla-
mentos que rigen en- Es pana, Alemania
Francia designan ell puesto para ell hom-
bre provecto y maestro superior, expert
mentado en- dive sentidos.
Ademas Ell Inspector ha de conocer pro-
fundamente la pedag6gia, y tener princi-
pios fjos 6 invariables, conocimiento del
mundo y un tacto modales exquisitos
que solo Sc adquieren con la edad con
el roce de hombres ilustrados y de reco-
mendable cortesanla.
Ell Inspector regimenta las escuelas, las
organiza y uniforma, y ensena los macs
tros que 10 necesiten, con su ejemplo
persuasion, sin petalancia nj orgullo: este
es ell verdadero fin de la Inspection,
para obtenerlo Sc necesita de un individuo
adornado de condolences especiales; 10
demas es errar Ell golpe, y gastar dinero
infructuosamente.
Sepan, pues, los qge Sc han atrevido
luzgar de mis- intenciones, que me cupo
la honra de dictar ell reglamento que ha
de servir de base en- la vista del Inspec-
tor. y formular la planilla que han de lle-
mar los maestros, y que ambas cosas las 7.
ha aprobado ell Gobierno como buenas.
Sepan que constantemente estoy ocu.
pado, sin tregua nj descanso, en- ben.6cio
del profesorado, va por inclination la
carrera, va .por amor a mi pals y va por
servir al Gobierno con mi escasa sui-
ciencia.
Y sepan tambien que este, por 10 me-
nos, me ponia en- aptitud de aspirar q la
Inspection de las escuelas, que siempre
he rechasalo por mis- especiales circuns-
tancias
Mi artfcu' o citado ha tenido por 6nico
objeto, dar.e merito a los maestros que
han prestado servicios, porqus no ha fal.
tado quien, por miras particulares, los
deprima quiera despojarlos de sal le5i-
timos derechos.
M. s. Cueyas II soener..
Novieubre, 7 de 1872.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
Ramon PadiN.
Sr. Director del BoLETTN.

Muy Sr. milo: Ruego v. Sc sirva pu-
blicar en- ell Immediate ndmero del perio-
dico que V. dirige, la s;guiente manifes-
tacion, y le quedarA muy agradecido SUI
atento y respetuoso S, S.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
Q. B. S. NJ,
Les fogoneros del gas6unetro:

Jose Garrido, emp'ea1o como tai, hace
10 amos cosecutlvos en- la Fabrica del Gas.
Manuel Rodriguez, en- igual cargo por
esPacio de 10 anos.-Francisco Ruiz, en-
igaat cargo con amos servicios consecu-
tlvos.-lnocencio Vargas, i'd id. ano de
servlclo. -Por mi y nombre de mis- tres
co Ruiz
I'm nuestro anterior remitido que publ
90 el mum 127 de E7 Proyreso e,tene-
siente q Y Dc octubre anterior, inyoca-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-11-10
REMITIDos.
Sr. Director del BoLErlN.

PuertoR'co, "ovien1bre 4 de 1872,
Muy Sr. nQestro; molestamos de nuevo
s0 atenoion, suplieandole Sc digne inser-
tar en- su apreciable peri6dico, la siguien-
te ratification de los hechos que consig-
namos en- los dos comunicados anteriores
Con tai motive reiteramos nuestro agra
decimiento, quedando de V. sus atentos
servidores
@. B. S. NJ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
Not Can't. Little.

The Cincinnati Commercial of the 7th
says: The friends and relatives of Capt.
Little determined to their entire satisfac-
ton that the remains in the salt barrel were
not those Of Capt. Little.
The remains examined showed that they
were Ofa man who had lost one eye some
time previous to his death; the teeth did
not correspond to Capt. Little's, and Capt.
Little had a crooked little finger, which the
remains examined had not.
Capt. Little has been traced as far as
Walton, KY, on the Louisville Short-line
Railroad, at which place Mr.. Clark, of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, saw and
conversed with him.
Mr.. Clark and Captain Little being old &C
quaintanccs had agreed to go together to
the Burnet House, but upon arriving in
Cincinnati Mr.. Clark was not able to find
his companion, nor has the least trace of
him been found since.
1t is the belief of mis- friends who are here
searching for Captain Little, that he will be
found in this vicinity; that he has either
been fOully dealt with, or that he has fallen
from the train into the river when crossing
the bridge-the latter seeming the most
plausible theOry-Captain Little having ex.
pressed to Mr.. Clark great desire to see
the bridge, and Tegrettiug that they were
to cross it by night.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
Unmai able Letters.

The following is list of unavailable let
tiers in the Nashville postofice Saturday
June s, 1872. Parties claiming these let
tiers should call at the Stamp window
Those not called for will be sent TO the
Dead Letter Office at Washington, d. c.,
June II, 1872:
UNSTAMPED.
James Allen, Lebanon, Tenn; Miss Min
ME Mclaughlin, Franklin, Tenn; Jacob
McNairy, Commercial Hotel, Nashville,
Ten; Gen. g. G. Dibrel, Sparta. Tenn; A.
II. Mcdonnell, Louisville, Ky; w. j.
Stokes, Pension Agent, City; NJ. B. Blair,
Big Sandy Station, Tenn; James McWil-
liams, Dickson, Tenn; II. A. Bateman,
Charlotte, Tenn; Mrs. Bariery Shook,
Nashville, Tenn; n. G. Merry, Nashville;
Tenn; J. F. Adams & Co., Adams Station,
Tenn; Moore & Berger, Buck Grove, Tenn;
Barker Hooper, Nashville, Tenn.
INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED.
W. j. Bennett, Franklin, Tenn; Judge
James D. Porter, Paris, Tenn; Mrs. Kate
King, Gainesville, Tenn.
ILLEGALLY STAMPED.
j. n. Saunders, Jacksonville, Tenn.
INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS.
Mrs. J. F. Davis, Bellevale, Louisiana.
HELD FOR BETTER DIRECTION.
Dave Jinner, Nasa, Miss; Thornton
Spillman, York street Church, care of W.
W. Taylor; Realfoold Osteu, Sinfrances-
vile Postoffice, in care of Mr.. Perkins;
Anderson & Jones, Franklin county, Tenn;
Rev. J. NJ. Galloway, Taylersville, Christi
au county, Tenn.
WI. PROsSER- p NJ
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09

The Bristol Ne1cs says of Dr. r. A
Young: "He possess that rare and supreme
oratorical excellence of being wholly ma.
tural. His Baccalaureate at Emory has
won applause from the most eminent
minds of the country, and while he brought
to Bristol reputation which placed criti-
cism upon the alert, be has left behind him
the cnvictiOn that he has few equals, if
any superiors, in that true eloquence,
which while it captivates the mind, leaves
it elevated and enriched
Rev. w. A. Nelson breaches the annual
sermon in the Hartsville Female Institute
on the 18th and the 18th an address will be
delivered by Rev. A. j. Baird.
Among the arrivals yesterday at the
Maxwell were Judge j. B. Heiskell, Of
Memphis; Col. J. W. Newman, Fayette-
vile; E. L. Allen, Fayetteville; Gen. Cor
don, Memphis, aud a pleasure party from
Arkansas, consisting of Isaac G. Mills and
wife and two daughters, Misses Williams
and Harris, and DR.. Mills and wife.
Among the arrivals at the Commercial
Hotel yesterday were S. g. HOge, Sewanee,
Tenn; j. T. Gallagher, Trav. Ag't Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad; James Ander-
son, Sumner county; Col. J. NJ. Krout,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
RaiIrnah Accident.

Night before last, said yesterdays Chat
tanOoga Times, as two freight sections from
this point for Nashville were pulling up the
seven mile grade from Normandy to Tulla-
homa, on the n. & G. Road, several cars
from the rear of the foremost section broke
loose and went laundering down the grade.
They collided with the hindmost section.
making wreck Of several cars, and badly in
uring the hindmost trains engine. The
accident so INSTRUCTED the track as to detain
the night passenger due here at 4:30 yester-
day morning five and half hours. 1t came
in at ten. Nobody hurt.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
Severely STABBED.

Accounts Of a seIioIs cutting ARRAY at
Centreyille reached US yesterday. Last
Monday afternoon the town constable,
named Tooney, attempted to arrest a
drunken man named Henley, when he was
iIt errup'ed by three or four men. The
officer then stepped back, and craving his
pistol told them if any of them approached
he would kill them. The row was now
thought to be settled, but in about half al
hour q gentleman named McCldnahan, said
to be one Of the party who interfered,
called Tooney to ore side and remarked to
him, 81 don't waut you 10 arrest
Henley, because be is very drunk.
and don't know what be is doing"
To this request Tooney replied, "What
were You trying to raise fuss with me for
Just now ?" McClanahan denied that he
had attempted this, and Tooney again said
that he was, whereupon be was assaulted
by Mechanism. in the scuffle McClana-
han was cut with knife four or five times
by Tooney, who then drew his pistol, but
was prevented from using it, if such he in
tended, by other parties. MeClanahan is
seriously, but not dangerously wounded.
Mr.. Tooney, we hear it said, is regarded as
very efficient officer and is respected by
the entire community. At the time of the
stabbiDg be was not drunk.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
Thunder Storm.

Between three and four o'clock yester-
day morning our city was salute by one of
the fercest thunder storms ever known by
the Oldest citizens. The flashes of light
ming were most vivid and incessant, casting
a wild weird light over everything, while
the crash of the thunder peals was sub
lime and terrific. Strange to say, we hear
of no injury being done to any residence
in the city, which actually trembled under
the heavy crashes. Along the line of the
Northwestern road the lightning struck a
great many trees. A passenger who came
in on Yesterday afternoons train counted
between Gillian and Dixon, six miles
apart, sixteen trees that had been shivered
by lightning. The thunder storm, which
was accompanied by rain and wind, lasted
over an hour.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09

In the UNION AND AMERICAN Of several
days ago was made notice Of G. a. Roth's
disappearance from GAINESVILLE, tennessee,
several parties both there and in Nashville
losing quite heavily in money lent to, and
groceries purchased by him. 1t was thought
Roth had gone with his three little children
to Europe. This, however, is untrue, for
private intelligence has been received from
him dated from Indianapolis, and stating
that whisky, women and the gambling table
had proved his ruin. His reason for leaving
Clarksville was that having become through
the above stated causes financially ruined
and hOpelessly indebted, he did not
have the moral courage to return and meet
the mOckiEg face of so many who would
rejoice in his downfall and glOat triumph
antly over his ruin. His intention when
writing the letter was to % to some secluC-
ed place, where unknown to the world, he
could earn living for his three little child
rem, for whom alone he lived. He stated
that this letter written from Indianapolis
would be the last ever heard from him.
This is indeed a sad commentary on the
life of one whose prospects have been so
fair. After all it seems that Roth, though
maddened by the startling reality of his own
unfortunate folly aud immoral course, is
not so destitute of cOncience and heart
as to become unmindful of the paternal
obligations which still bound him to a
duty, nor fcrgetful of the great
injustice which he had done his friends.
That he still cherished a sense of gratitude
to those who had befriended him, is evinced
by the fact of his sending back $1,000 of
borrowed money to gentleman Of Clarks-
vile. Mid the gloom and despoiled peace
of fathers hopelessly ruined life, may the
little children in their innocence, never
feel the blighting curse that has made him
an outcast. Such events, whether npu lie
or in private life, while they cannot escape
rebuke, yet offer many subjects that COM
mand our pity and are not unworthy for
giving charity.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-09
A GOOD JOKE.

Eli Perkins tells this. On Saturday a
Philadelphia lawyer, Mr.. Harding, rode
down to Wall street in a Broadway omni-
bus. At Stewards beautiful young lady
got in and handed fifty cents to the distin-
guished alto, Rey, requesting him to please
hand it to the driver.
With pleasure" said Mr.. Harding, at
the same time passing the fifty cents mp
through the hole to the driver.
The driver made the change, handed forty
cents back to Mr.. Harding, who quietly put
it away into his vest pocket, and went on
reading a moving machine brief Then all
was silence.
Soon the young lady asked him about
the Brooklyn ferry. Mr.. Harding replied
to the question with courtesy.
"DO the boats run from Wall street to
Astoria?" continued the young lady.
81 don't know, madame" replied Mr..
Harding, petulantly; "Pm not a resident of
New York; Pm Philadelphian."
"Ah yes-(then a silence.)
Mr.. Harding again buried himself in his
brief while the young lady hemmed and
asked him what the fare was in the New
York stages.
"Why, ten cents, madame-ten cents"
"But gave you fifty cents to give to the
driver" Interrupted the young lady,
and"
0Didn't be return your changer Is it
possible? Here, driver 7" he continued,
dropping his brief and pulling the strap
violently, 'why the dickens don't you give
the lady her change-forty cents, sir; forty
cents!"
81 did give her the change; gave forty
cents to you, and you put it in your own
pocket" shouted back the driver.
"TO me?" said Mr.. Harding, feeling in
his vest pocket, from which his fingers
brought out four ten-cent notes. "Gracious
goodnes, madame! beg ten thousand par
dcns; but-but-
"Oh, never mind" said the lady, cycling
him suspiciously, 'you know lady in New
York has to look out for herself. It's no
matter-it wasn't the forty cents"
Goodness gracious my dear woman
and then the stage stopped, and the young
lady tripped away.
Mr.. Harding has been so excited about
the affair that be went back to Philadelphia
this mornings ruined man. He even
forgot to take $4,000 fee which Ket chum
was to pay to him in a moving machine
case. He says he'd rather pay $4,000
than let the Philadelphia fellows get hold
of the story, for fear they would be asking
him what he did with that poor womanis
forty cents.