Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-04
Impressions.

long hair, who called himself DR..
Bassett, and said he hailed from
Port Sarnia, Ont, visited this city
last week, and left quite an impress
sion, or rather q number of them,
when he departed.
When he attempted to dead-beat
his passage from Cheboygan to AL
pena, and was hustled off the boat
at Pressure Isle, he was impressed
with the encouraging prospect of
being obliged to walk the remain
der of the distance to this city.
AT Long Lake, his impression
was that he could shorten the dis
lance by going cross-lots over the
end of the lake, but the water was
'too thin"
AT the hotel where he stopped in
this city, the landlady was impress
sed with the necessity of locking up
her silver ware, and setting the big
dog to watch the hen-coop.
When he told of his handsome
wife and the fifty or more dresses
Of his daughter, the listeners were
under the impression that he had
better go home to that better-half,
and if possible, sell some of that
wearing apparel and buy himself
shirt. And if he could not keep
his wife from being so very attract
i've, he had better go to The insane
asylum, and free her from such an
Internal nuisance.
When he offered some sticking
salve, char ile," silver wash, cement
and toilet liquid for sale, the greater
portion of the people were impress
sed that his articles were humbugs,
and he was another.
When he occupied Sunday after
noon in making salve and cement,
and disarranging the cooking uten-
sis in the kitchen, without leave or
license, the occupants of said hotel
were doubtfully impressed as to his
religious principles.
When he wanted a piece of cloth
for the purpose of putting new
pockets in his coat, the impression
was that he might better go home
and let his wife repair his outfit.
The young man of whom this
would-be dandy doctor wanted to
borrow pair of pantaloons to wear
while his own were being washed,
was favorably impressed with
the idea of allowing the VEN
der of salves, etc, the privilege of
standing in the bood-box while the
wash-woman put the aforesaid pam
falcons through the subs.
When he offered pound of tea
as part payment on his board bill,
the landlady informed him that her
impression was that she considered
herself competent to make her own
purchases, and that he better chew
the tea as a substitute for opium. |
And when nc said he would 60 to a
dealer and trade for sugar, she was
none the less impressed that she
would require him to pay cash for
his board.
When he entered our sanctum, ,
wearing ten shilling plug hat and
swinging a poodle-dog cane, and
AID his articles before us for in
pection and purchase, our impress
ion was that we did not wish toJl,
'uy, not even when he said he wout
ell the lot Isl worthy for one do'ar
nd twenty-five cents. Andse at y
nee set him down for brinless 4;
nmbug, who might bett earn a 81
wing by working for it Ia legiti- b
late manner. ~
And when he left bwn our peo- III
lie were under the oppression that
the aforesaid doctor was a resi-
ent of Port Sarnia, and his neigh
ors were happy, and he wished to
We there and eat his opium in
net, why, of course they have no
elections, but they surely do not
'urt his presence or swindles IN d
If quiet city.
Alpena people do not encourage
oh humbugs muchly. .
We are under the impression y
at DR.. Bassett will not be willing
'pay us ten cents q line for local
)tces. BE
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