The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-09-11

This, told the conductor. was every CEN
had about me. lie said 10 was ffy cent
short Of the usual fare 20 Laudcrdale CITY
but that he would pass me through for
rather than stop the t.ain. i gave III d
nun. From Laudcrdale, "a city of niue.
Importance, / could write % my uarinr
for money. II would certainly he ms veI
as 70 tramp ten or "a dozen of miles back ID
; the city had leit, and when i would ~
no better OF being equally q stranger there
In due time / found myself at Lander
/ dale; went % the best hotel, teegranhcI f0I
money, and wrote am explanatory letter Oh
my partner, This business attended to
sailed out 70 see what sort Of place lau
derdale City might bee. There wa. nothing
for me 70 do but 10 amuse myself a- best D
| could until the mOuOy should come and j
determined ~ make the most OF mv iuyo.
untary holiday. As / strollcd leisurciy ur
the main street, a newsbOy durted out oft ID
paper Office, crying, Daily Banner: eXtrI
edition; all about the murder: great acci-
dent on the E road, etc Have AM
extra ."
81 took the sheet and thrust my hand in
| my pocket for the money, without q mo-
ments thought. You may imagine nay iecI-
| ings when compelled 20 return that two
penny bit Of paper 20 the boy, with tho
| muttered excuse that / had NO change and
| the utterly cOntemptuous expression ol the
| boys face as he received &c. ] Immediately
stepped into the office Of the Daily Banner.
and wrote a paragraph descriptive of Ihc
recent mishap. taking care % make 30 as
| amusing rs possible. When completed. i
handed il 10 the clerk. He read it. laughed
and took it into the private office. Coming
back few minutes after. De told Tao book
keeper to give me fifty cents. I'D was bot.
much, but it WAS more thaua / expected
Well, ] continued my walk until / finally
reached the end of the street. which tcrmiu-
ates at the S. river, here spanupd Ny
long. covered bridge. crossed the bridge.
and was surprised 90 see ON the opposite
side that / would be required to- pay t1lI
young girl came TO the door Of the little
toli-othce as ! stepped up 30 H. and inquired
how much | should pay drawing forth my
solitary shinplaster co. she said. with
smile and slight blush, we do not CHARGE
ministers anything
Ii was not bad joke but I suppressed
the laugh that rose 20 my lips, and thank
ing her for the consideration shown t1 the
clergy, / turned about and rctmced my
steps 10 the hotel, not without some slight
twlnges OF conscience for allowing Che
mistake 10 pass and taking advantage ui
1t. The remainder of the day was spent
very quietly, a. was also the evening which
followed.
My first duty next morning was TO sock
some knight OF the razor. ] had noticed
pleasant little shop az no great distance from
the hotel, in my walk the previous day, anl
thinking that | should do no better by look
ing further, l repaired 20 that There was
I'm attendance only boy about twelve years
old, who stated that his father. the pr0pric.
tor Of the shop, had gone 20 q ucighb1riue
city, and would not return before noon.
Without any hesitation ] requested the loan
OF razor and proceeded 10 operate on my
self While thus occupied, the customers
began To present themselves expressing great
dissatisfaction upon learning how matters
stood. Now, although ! am proud man,
am not, thank God, cursed with chat sup-
cies of vanity which prevents q man from
doing certain kinds of honest labor. simply
because they are mot gentcel' Here WAS
an opportunity offered for me t0 ut least
earn the price of my breakfast / took am
vantage of II, and told the first man who pu-
tered after | had completed shaving myself
that | would shave him. ] did So. Others
coming in, | shaved them also. In fact. J.
did quite a brisk business for 4 couple of
hours; and If the unfortunate individuals
who came under my hand had amy doubt
about my fitness for the business they GER
tainly expressed none AT the expiration of
this time, / began 10 think that ] had dome
and feeling rather hungry having
had no breakfast ! divided, the proceeds
" ibA tAS hugf anu IitIltitA 70 ifbilil th iIN
hotel. But | WAS not done yet As ] was
brushing my hat, young dandihed speci-
men of humanity came in, and resolving
that he should be the last, / went 10 work
upon him
When he came TO pay me- was, 90 SLY
The least, somewhat surprised b. see him dr-
iberatcly produce my own pocket-book. the
lne / had lost. Standing upon mo- cerc-
nony, ] snatchcd it from his hand and de-
nanded, in no gentle tone how il came Boo
ais possession? Without stopping 10 reply,
,ther than by n vollcy OF imprecations rs
nc reached the door, he tumblcd rather than
AN down the stairs into the street Wait
ng for neither hat nor coat, ] followed the
in my hand. We measured OH
ground in a short space Of time
IN, on 1t was an, exciting chase. Men,
)oys dogs, joined in pursuit; the cries OF
stop thief" and the like, growing louder
md increasing. What an uproar there was.
suddenly came flash Of light, sharp and
vivid for an instant, then utter darkness.
4 policeman, installing me for the thief
lad gently tapped me upon the head as
heir custom is, and with the usual result,
he thief escaped, and l. the victim was ap-
pretended My appearance told heavily
igainst me ; but my story being corr0bora-
ed by the boy at the barber shop, 1 was re-
eascd.
Upon examining tho wallet, found MY
wn money intact, and about one hundred
nd thirty dollars beside. That is all the
tory"
Not a bad speculation, after all, % said I,
. he concluded.
"Well, perhaps not. No, it was not, but
till my advice holds good. Never place
ailwsy ticket in your wallet"