Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-10-03
COLONEL BROWN.
The RedOubtable Colonel, with his
Rural Friend From Arkansas, lu-
vests I'm the Exposition Lottery.

TDe keuOuDtaDIe COLONEL, with MS
Rural Friend From Arkansas, an
vests in the Exposition Lottery.
Yesterday a planter from the wilds Of
Arkansas, just arrived in tie city, was
standing on the corner Of Main and
Madison streets, when an elegantly
dressed stranger stopped and accosted
him, introducing himself as Colonel
Brown of Memphis. The countryman,
whom we will call Mr.. Green. was glad
to meet him, and inquired if he knew
where hides could be sold to advantage,
Colonel Brown knew everything, he
having been born on the bluffs-in fact,
recollected when the bluff was
itself born and nursed from in
fancy into maturity by the Father
Of Waters. But" added the Colonel,
" / have been investing in the hide bust.
ness myself. Is Arkansas good place
to get up a load of hides2 | will
invest few thousand dollars in them
White river, Arkansas, where Mr. Green
resided, was a good place to spend sew
eral thousands of dollars in hides, and so
Mr.. Green informed the Colonel, who at
once proposed to saunter into saloon
and take drink. When that event had
come to pass, Major Jones came up on
the corner Of Main and Madison, and
grasping his old friend Colonel Brown,
by the hand exclaimed: when did you
get back?' "a few days since, answered
Colonel Brown. Look you here" said
the business-like Major, can you tell
me where No. $50 Main street ISL
1 want to purchase a few tickets
in the Exposition lottery" Let
me see" mused Colonel Brown;
certainly; it is down the street,
between Union and Beal and the
Major started off as if in a hurry.
Hold up" exclaimed Colonel Brown,
and turning to Mr.. Green said quietly,
=" Let us 60 down to the Office, as | be-
lieve l will buy a ticket also" Mr..
Green agreed, and tells the following
tale with reference to his visit to the Ex-
position lottery office: ave went up
stairs and saw the clerk sitting in front
of table, on which were black and red
spots containing printed figures. Major
Jones asked the clerk for three tickets
in the Exposition lottery, and paid ff-
teen dollars for them. The tickets were
red and white ivory checkers, and the
Major placed them on the spots on the
table. Colonel Brown also bought lot
terry ticket and did likewise. At last the
clerk said, Hello, you have won twenty
dollars, but before you can get the
money you will have to buy dollar
ticket, and if that ticket wins you get
the twenty dollars" Colonel Brown,
being a choleric Southerner, got mad
and denounced the clerk, demanding
personal satisfaction on the spot. Major
Jones and Mr.. Green expostulated with
him, and succeeded in calming him so
that he did not cut off the clerk head or
fill him full of lead but he promised to
do both in the morning. In order to APP
pease the Colonel, Mr.. Green bought the
dollar ticket and lost; then he invested
several dollars in tickets and lost again.
The Colonel, becoming again enraged,
the clerk picked up his checkers and left,
after having been damned about dozen
of times by the fighting Colonel Brown.
All the parties left the office, and after
awhile both Colonel Brown and Major
Jones excused themselves and disap-
peared. Mr.. Green was explaining the
matter to a friend, whom he wished to
90 and see Colonel Brown and prevail
upon him not to kill the lottery clerk,
when his city friend laughed and told
him that he had been taken in by ropers
and stool pigeons attached to a gaming
house. Mr.. Green became convinced of
the fact; policeman was called in, and
visiting the establishment, the clerk was
found, who paid the money back rather
than have any fuss about it with either
Mr.. Green or Colonel Brown.