Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-09
BILL SNYDER.
He Goes 20 Memphis and Gets Posted
About Finances Twenty Cents
worth Of Valuable Experiences


About Finances Twenty Cents
Worth Of Valuable Experiences
Well, I've been to Memphis, the great
Chicago of the South, as to morals, and /
have learned many things, some Of which
are not worth repeating, but such as
have. give to thee" As soon as / reached
the Shelby county line l knew it from the
fact that the price Of the UNION AND
AMERICAN was raised TO tlCe1lty cents. On
going into the depot l knew it was Mem
phs. for Smelt tlrentg ScentS-eaeh di-
SfiIact and separate. paid tsCeRty cents to
ride up to the OvertOn, aud called for q
drink which was tJrelltg cents. Not having
the exact amount, l offered quarter, but
il was rejected with seOrn. "NOthing, sir,
but the exact change will be re-
ceived-tlCeRtg cents" was the savage
reply of the stern barkeeper. / then
took game of billiards price twenty
cents. Bought copy Of the ApPeat-
tlreTfy cents. A eigar-tiCenty cents. In
nv iourney around tie city, dropped in
to see our old chum, NJ. Hop. Johnson,
head nOse-arOund for the appeal. He was
iingling ttrenty copper cents, and signing
that there was no more yellow fever and
chOlera 10 conquer. / interviewed him as
follows: Mr.. johnson, what's the price of
putty? Mr.. J.-TtCeniy cents. Reporter
Il believe YOU are an GttGehe Of the DIP
peal. Will you Oblige me by telling me
how much you are paid by the day foryOur
labOrs? Mr.. J.-T,genty cents. Reporter
| believe you are allowed extra during the
cholera and yellow fever season, are you
nOt2 MIR. J.-TtCenty cents RepOrter-I
understood in Nashville that you had your
life heavily insured. If so, what is the
amount? Mr.. J.-Tlreflty cents. l found
taxation heavy. One poor devil on Poplar
street got behind in his taxes to the city,
and they sold him out. The amount re-
ceiyed (tlreniy ceRtS) was not sufficient to
paw the taxes, ard they made the
vile wretch give bis note and
good security for the balance. Il is gener-
ally believed BY all sensible people in Mem
phis that Hon. TObiSon Ropp and Remer-
son Deathridge are fit subjects for the new
lunatic asy llIm to be established somewhere
in West Tennessee, as they do nothing bat
walk about, murmuring to themselves,
"tlceT,ty cent! tICeRfg ceRtsF TIre1lty cents
ible men in Memphis assured me Of this,
and moreover, that there was strong
movement on foot to reduce every article
food, wages, attorneys fees, medical serv-
ices, etc, to the low price Of tlcenty cents.
Just as was leaving the appeal office,
DupFee-old 5. L. Of Confederate times
came running into the office and said; "By
Hockey, if YOU all don't put up your ratesto
tlcenfy cents a line for special ro.ices, bafHg
me if don't sell ont, pull Up stakes, and
leave Memphis" left Memphis with only
f,-eHfB cents, and was glad when l reached
Brownsville to be able to purchase dried
apple pie for One-half my capital
A fellow with eOperas breeches told me
ON the train that Andy was like chap IN
his "deestTjct7 who hal his head at the open
head OF a tar barrel and bull deg tugglng
al the other .'eeRdr-he didn't know watch
way to jump. BILL SN1NEh-
NASHVILLE, May ..