The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-08-14

I DIS IL ~ HdS GuS uIeleSG dCCluCul
! in the world. Ogling his eyes in
every direction, to be very wary
Of prying eyes and impertinent
suspicion, he shambled up to the
man Of boots and shoes, and lead
ing him confdentially by the but
ton into corner whispered
"Do you really want Confede-
ate ?"
Boots-and-shoes remarked that
he really did-oceans of it. Fat
cattle said he had "right smart"
and could get any amount Of it
when would be want it? Any
time would suit boots.and.s shoes
any time during the week, in fact,
he would give him until Satur-
day.
Fat-cattle is out now after that
currency, and will possibly mon
opolize all of it to be had in his
district
,One unusually sharp operator,
evidently conceived the idea of a
gigantic "Ring," as he slipped
around to Boots-and-Shoes' desk,
and proposed to "go i'm with him.
He thought he could control q
| large sum in notes, and perhaps o
few Confederate bonds. he seemed
quite confident Of a big thing
nay, even jubilant. He always
had been satisfied there was some
thing behind this Alabama Claims
excitement. England's up to it
don't you see? That's what's the
matter with Gladstone. Bismarck
hadn't thrown a "bomb" into the
United States Congress for no.
thing, etc., etc.-"booming" away
like a bumbIe-bee at q window,
and accompanying all these start
ling suggestions with suudry con-
fdential winks, and nudges, and
twitches at the coat-sleeve Of
Boots--and--Shoes, and nearly
smoked him blind with agitated
and spasmodic puffs at a long;jim
cigar. At last he said, in stage
whisper to Boots-and-Shoes: GAS
you are in the business, however,
I'm not disposed tointrude, III not
be in your way-what do you say
if I sell out to you ?"
"I'll take all you've got," said
Boots-and-Shoes.
"What!" screamed the seller,
aghast-"take ali I've got! Why,
I've got s5OO,OOo dollars"
"AIl right-I'll take it ALL"
Sellers eyes stuck out far
enough 10 hang q hat on. "But," "
he stammered breathlcssly, "what
do you propose to pay ln?'
"IEo propose to pay in funds
that are satisfactory, else it's no
trade"
Seller meditated. TIE war ex-
element; the European compii-
cations the unsettled state of the
money market; rumors Of war
possible revolution, even an Ar
mageddon; down goes greenbax,
up goes Confcd. Well, he would,
maybe part with his Confederate
currency, at so per cent. discount
but his cotton bonds-never -
He would 60 and think about it.
And he went.
a Robertson County visitor
handed in $500, and received just
four of his one hundred dollar bills
in return.
"What the HIS this for?" he
asked.
"Why, amt that fifty cents in
the dollar ?"
N. B.-Down goes Robertson
"but: see here, don't you 60 and
tell any Of our fellers about this.
eff you do I'll never buy another
| pair Of boots of you as long as
live" Robertson stood treat.
One old lady from the country
came in with 5000. The mer
chant handed her back s10C
bill Of old issue Confederate, but
On nice crisp paper. "But, is this
good ?" she asked. SWELL" was
the rejoinder, "one's about as good
as the other.' The old lady hur
ried it into her reticuIe and darted
into a dry goods store adjacent
and bought bolt Of calico, and
presented her Confederate bill
"Ah," said the clerk, "you'7e beer
in at Winstead's-that amt worth
a baubee." Back she went tc
Winstead's and cancelled the
trade. Two hundred dollars Of it
she said, was better than one hun
dred, bad as it was.
Along toward noon visitors be
gan to Slack off. The supply wa;
being exhausted or else the "sell
was becoming generally realized
Still an occasional straggler Woulc
rally to the front and return II
good order, though financially de
moralized. Just about this perloc
OF the comedy, who should loom
up on the horizon but Senator
Bayne. The Senator's stride il
at the door and promenade up tt
the counters was never more con
sequential and statesmanlike.-
Hating imposingly just to th'
leeward Of the stove, he took