The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-03-24
THE srINaIRsr NAN.


late Jno' Shaver, Esqr; was mine hospa
OF the Mansion House, tllen In its palnly
days, that Lelated traveller rode up one
rainy night to the door ofthe hotel, and
above tile pattering Of the rain and the
wLlstllng OF tie Wind cried out Justify
Hello ~ In il minute the landlord was at
the door -
!" AIight, stranger, and come In.
!" No. SO fast my friend, what do you
charge here for lodging.
4 Get down man and come In out OF the
rain, we'll fix that all right Afterwards
"oh yes. know you hotel men, aud
I'm not going q get down. ill ! know
1 what I've got TO pay
Did anybody ever see such aman!
/ Well IL youare determined 90 drown yours
self first. IN tell sou. For man and horse,
lodging and breakfast, we charge only QUE
dollar f6 N
One dollar lySu'd better RIB man at
once. I've gol corn IN my addle-bags 10
feed MY horse. 50 what'll sou charger
!. Seventy i've cents
Good-gracious but don't want a
bed. I'll just sit up by the fire what'll
4 you charge for that.
Fl!ty cents, but get down. you're wet
as a DE- owned rat now.'
j@ I'll get down time enough. j forgot to
/ say that had snack 10 my wallets for
\ my own breakfast. 30 what'il you charge
me now q
1 Hang 1t man, get down, and I'LL keen
| you for quarter
/ think that an outrageous charge. but
reckon cant do much better, 80 Ill
get down.
Here sam take this mans horse And
now let's go In 10 the fire, ms friend
An right, but sou won't charge any
thing extra for sittiag down will you
cause if you do I'D just as soon stand up
all night
Nm ofcourse not. sit down and dry
yourself By-the.way. wouldn't you like
sointhIng 10 drink 70 sorrr thaw you out /?
I'D like 10 have little, but II ccsls too
much. can't afford IT,
You are certainly the closest man
ever saw, and As you're 50 eyerlasiingly
stingy. I'll give you q drink
Tn afraid you might add II TO my bill
Ia the morning
So YOU think I'm as mean as you are, =
no. Won't charge you anything for IL, 80
come on.'
walt little, whats the drink WORTH
sIen crnts.'
Well. see here landlord. don't take
\ The drink, bu, you can Just knock ten
cents of my bill lllsiead'
ioa be Jogged you're too stingy to
live. tian.'
That's your opinion, Got any drink
ing water here? !?
Yes, San, show him the water j.
That's good water squire
Which did you drink-not oul ofthat
bucket did you@
Yes what was the matter with u :
1 My God that water was poisoned and
put there 10 kIll rats. You'll die. man.
oh Lordl / thought il tasted queer. I'm
getting 80 sick, feel like 1 Was going "
die, oh, what shall doT
n You'd better go 10 bed. and send for
a doctor, quick. you're getting right black
In the face now.
.Oh lordy mercy! Bot you'll charge
Tor lhe bed dying down on the door, IN
great sgony.) what'll the doctor charge
me-
No. more than dollar OF two, reck-
ON but you'd better be saying youI
prayers. my friend
Oh lor.iy III reckon III have 70 dI'
then. Wouldn't the doctor come Tor
half dollar 2 -.
NO. sam run for DR.. Whitehead the
mans dying :,
Oh lord.y l can't give hiin.but hal
, a dollar, and n he won't come ior that
reckon III have % die, oh oh ! how sici
am I'm most gone. squire.
You ought TO die, doggon YOU but you
lime hasn't come yet, i'm afraid ] wa
E only fa,ling you, aud just wanted 10 see
/ Won wouldn't rather die than pay adoc
tor
Yes, and you like 70 havekilled M
shure enough, with your fcollshness. ou
( / I elbel,sr now. you oughtn't done
saulre. and I don't think you ought '
charge me anything for my lodging, bein
you scared me 70 bad.
/ ought toklck you out of the house Y!
rights, but III not charge you anything
!. ,ust IN honor of yodf boing the meanest
slInslest white man living
That's right ms far as Il goes, but min
! you ought TO pay mo son'thlng pcs'as'
Cur Giving me such fright lou ought
"a treat anyhow
RI ink 30 too, % we'll drink 20 our bel
ter acqualntanee, ,l.i
" Meantime daylight had come, aud ~
slngy man rude forth upon h'' maven