Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-26
A PUT UP JOB.
MFR. T Comes In from the Country
and Makes the Acquaintance of
MuIe Trader.

Mr.. ? Comes In from The Country
and Makes the Acquaintance Of n
Mule Trader.
The following letter comes from a
shrewd farmer in Wilson county. He gives
his experience with some Nashville "sharp-
ers." who picked him UP for a '1greeny,"
but found they had only caught tartar.
He writes, under date of Nov. %, as fol-
lows:
ssTo the Union and American:
81 am one of these country-looking fell
lows. and live up on the Tennessee and
Pacific Road. Having some business in
your city this morning, l came to town, but
did not take time to put on my Sunday RIG,
and so got aboard the train, looking like
one of those Georgia goOber grabblers.'
Transacling some business at Mars
bank. L went over to the Third National TO
Get some change, and as | afterward start
ed up Union street, / was approached by a
rather fine-loOking young man, who asked
me if were not from the country. L re-
piled in the affirmative, when he said he
was mule trader, aud wanted to know if
there were any young mules in my county
that uld be bought cheap. Thinking
could be of service to him, | told him there
were a good many in my neighborhOOd,
and asked him his name. He replied that
his name was Trailer. L knew some
TraiIers in my county and asked him II he
were acquainted with them. Of course he
was, and knew everybody else inthe neigh
bOrhOOd.
While we We're having a good old family
cOnfab, up comes another young man whom
| Mr.. Trailer introduced TO me as MIR. Poole
his special friend. OF course gave him
| a hearty welcome. Then Poole said TO
| Trailer, you drew 81 on your ticket in
| that lottery Trailer was very much re-
| ioiced at his good luck, so much so that he
proposed we should all 60 down, get the
money, and have some oysters. Being IN
| a hurry, declined, but they insisted on
my going, especially my lucky muis-trad-
| ing friend. | finally consented and they
led of, going down an alley until we en-
tered a house by a side door.
| Here we found a large red face, chubby
| looking fellow seated at a desk, to whom
my mule friend, Trailer, presented his ticket
| and receiyed so from Red Face, who said
| to Trailer that he had TO take chance
| throw for the odd dollar, which was agreed
to. A long table was uncovered, which
contained all the accOutrements, with
checks. etc. Ny mule friend, Trailer,
! desired | should throw for him. L did so,
and not only won his dollar, but an extra
ten dollar note. Another throw was ar
ranged. which was a tie between Red Face
and Trailer. l WAS again called on TO
throw, and gathering up the box, Red Pace
objected unless |, to make it interesting,
put up an Y. / informed them l had no
Y. Then Red FACE readily offered his ser
vices 10 make change of any sized bill for
me. Thinking a good run better than a
bad stand among men of this class, stepped
out of the side door by which | entered, the
front door being locked, and went on my
way rejoicing, with an extra ten in my
pocket.
s'You can publish this, if you desire, fol
the benefit OF cOuntry-iakes.
Respectfully yours, "T-'
THE vegetable that young ladies love i
tO-m3te-oh.