New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-17

Farmer Plez B. is penuriOus old fellow,
but his wife. Sally. is eXtravagant. Sally
went to town one day, taking good deal
of money with her, and on reaching home
she had but a nickel left. As she handed
the solitary nickel to the old man his face
grew livid he cursed and tore around like
mailman, and ended by pitching the nickel
into the fire. He did not speak to Sally
again that day or that night, but after he
had gone to bed he rolled and tossed until
about four o'clock the next morning, at
which hour he sprang out upon the floor
with a suddenness that nearly awakened
the slumbering Sally. Without stopping to
dress himself, he struck light and got the
seive, then kneeliDg on the hearth he filled
the seive with ashes and commenced to sitt
Working away in this manner for some time,
he all at once uttered a cry of joy. which so
startled Sally that she yelled from under
the bedclOthes, "What Cd earth's the mat
te .,Plez-what are you making such fuss
about ?" '.Oh, Lord, Sal - cried Plez, I've
found it I've found it, Found what ;"
shouted Sally "Oh.' shouted Pez. I've
found that nickel!
Now that Fisk is dead his errors are to
be forgotten. and his good traits only are
spoken of. The following is one of the in
cidents related as illustrative of the bright
side of his character, which we find in the
Herald:
The very day before he was murdered an
incident occurred which illustrated his
character very effectually. A man called
at the door OF the Erie railroad office, on
Twenty-third street, on Friday last, and in
sisted on sedng Mr.. Fisk. Nobody else
would do. He must see the Colonel He
was ushered into the private Office and
granted private audience. II am Sing
Sing convict, SIR he said; IL was sent to
prison for four years, and by good conduct
l shortened my term by six months. Yes
terday l was discharged and l want to get
to my home in Buffalo. Will you please
give me pass :.
The Colonel inquired for proofs of the
story, and, satisfied that the fellow was
telling the truth, he burst out with the in
terrogation, Had anything to eat since
dinner" No. sir, nothing" Mr.. Conner,
please fill out pass to Buffalo for this man
and give him twenty dollars. l don't care
if such acts do impOverish me, money was
created to use" Turning to the suppliant,
then, he said, And now, young fellow.
when you feel tempted to steal again just
Keep honest if you want to live. Good
bye" and the man, with expressions OF
gratitude, took his leave.
Here's a true tale of woe; all about a
beautiful and abandoned wife. She married
a wretch who loved her money not wisely.
but too well. When he got the money he
loved somebody else, and departed for the
rolling prairies of the Vest His earthly
possessions were burnt up in the Chicago
fire, and then he came back to New York
and put up at the Astor House, without a
cent in his pocket. Remorse seized him lit
must have been remOrse,, and, ascertaining
the address of his lawful partner, he thus
wrote to her:
Il am here and penniless. Forgive the
past, and come to my arms again.
This is what she wrote back:
.'Ill come as soon as l can. Excuse delay.
I've gone to have a loaded head put on the
cane YOU left
He did not wait. Remorse seized him
again ard carried him off. Finis
A reporter called at the residence OF Miss
Mansfield, and his knock at the front door
was answered by a female, who inquired
his business The scribe replied that he
had come on business, whereupon the lady
answered that, unless it was very impor-
tant, Miss Mansfield conldn't see him. This
was Miss Mansfield herself, as the reporter
soon discovered. Finding that Miss Josie
was in no mood for conversation, the re-
porter started to leave, when he was seized
by a policeman, who toted him OFT to the
twenty fifth precinct stationhouse, where
the scribe was charged with being seen
coming out of Miss Mansfeld's residence.
Fisk never lacked either wit to help him
out OF scrape or IA scrape to exercise his
wit upon. characteristic story is told of
his reply to an old woman who had bought
of the elder Fisk handkerchief worth nine
pence in the New England currency, and
who complained to Mr.. Fisk, Jr., that his
father had cheated her Mr. Fisk cOnsid
cred the case maturely. and gave a decision
based on priori principles mo-" said
he, 1.-The old man wouldn't have told lie
for ninepence;" and then. as if this assertion
needed some qualification, he added:
though he would have told eight OF them
Gov @ 0ollar