The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-09-18
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We were sitting one summer evening
in the window Of our readmg-room at
Llanhowell, looking out rather sadly on
the scene before us. The coach had
just come In from MorVsea, and its pas
sengers we're dismounting, and its smo-
king horses were finding their own way
stablewards, whilst the stable-helpers
were busy harnessing in the fresh team !;
and we looked at this rather sadly, be-
cause it was the last day of the old
coach. The new station Of Llynpenma-
en- was to be opened on the next day,
and the coach was to cease running and
be superseded by the railway bus,
which was now standing in its brilliant
new paint drawn up against the side of
the hotel.
"'Deod, it viii be a fine thing for the
town." said the doctor, who was of the
party.
"Yes, my boy, indeed it viii. . cried
Lawyer Evans. ct shall do all my bu.
siness now in London. No use waiting
for assizes and circuits now. I shall
take you all up TO Westminster now,
my boys? ?" r
"Devil doubt you," said the captain,
making a face. ''What as if you didn't
ruin us quick enough the old way An.
well, liked the old times best. You'll
be n shabby outskirt of Manchester by
aud by"
go but, captain, consider the motion
of the timesP" cried Jones Brynbella,
who was "A manufacturer ands a
radical consider the progress of the
intellects"
"Pooh, intellects ?" cried the cap
tain contemptuously; why, you aren't
patch upon what your fathers were.
Why, Jones, I've seen your father drink
forty glasses of ale, and then cheat a
sober man ia tl,e bargains" 8
"Well, yes, he was a wonderful man,
my father, wonderful"
"And there was Lawyer Roberts,
who robbed everybody right and left,
and lived like a fighting cock for fifteen
years and wasn't found out till after
the funeral, when all the parish followed
him TO the grave o don't talk about
intellects -
"Inteed, he was very clever, yes,
sure"
"Well, now, and where can you show
me a man like Sir John9 Do you re-
member what Sir John did at the time
of the Crimean warp"
"No, inteed, 1 forgot.
you'll remember, I dare say, that,
whilst the war was going on, the gov
ernment put on a shilling income tax !?
Shilling in the pountg cried Sir
John; shilling in the pount = Why,
that'll be pount day out of my pock-
ct o tam can't stant that And
he came down 90 the Plas from Lon
don, where he'd been attending parlia-
ment, in a very bad temper. The rent
day was on Just then, and the tenants
dinner: and at the dinner, Sir John
made a speech as usual My friends,
he said, we are engaged in a tremen-
dous struggle, in very pig war. We
must all put our shoulders to the wheel,
for the sake of our queen and country.
If need is, you must rally round your
old chief. You should have heard the
roar there was, for they were all very
fond of Sir John; and indeed his strong
ale was something to be remembered.
But, he went on, when silence was
restored, we must all. make sacrifices,
you, and I, and everybody; have to
make 'em first of all. Do you know
what the war costs me, my frients and
tenants ? I'll tell you; more than a
pount day p De'id an'0yl! cried
all the tenants, pount a day Think
of that, David Sir John paying a
pount day to the war. Dear me T
And now, my frients and tenants, it
follows that You'll have to make some
sacrifices, too, went on Sir John but
triaing, nothing to what have TO do.
My frients and tenants, I've raised your
rents ave-per- cent. all around. Now
shout for your queen and country and
your landlords and protectors p
" And they paid it?"
"Of course they did, and were thank
full 20 get of so cheap. Wasn't Sir
John paying shilling in the pound for
the country all the timer o you're a
very loyal race =
And SO we are, captain, and very
font Of Queen Victoria, and we don't
mind paying for her, too, captain, only
what we've paid before its the new
things we don't like, captain. But
what did Sir John do when tho wan
was over ?"
"He forgot to take OF the Ave per
cent"
Dear me that was clever. Yes, ]
give it TO you there, captain; Sir John
was a very clever man. But we've gol
clever men in these days. too, captain. >
s'Bus were talking about intellect, =
said the captain, after pause, during
which the coach had driven OF, and tn,
square in front Of the hotel had re
sumed its normal quietude.
"Now. to my mind, as far as intel
lect went. I never knew. anybody 4
beat old David Gaur Of Penliyn'
20 come. captain. now, that won
do. Why. David was half an idiot"
That may be. said the captain
" don't say he was clever all ronnd