The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-08

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stvins Shrm s1sv IN hat ns,cr1"
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"ls's Q srva, bargain. ma'am," he In.
sissc,j.
.I do not waas shcm." .aid I,
lie was silcs, Zoe q tcw sccoods.
"t'm sorry, ma'am," aaid hc.
They'd 10 . grvs, dccors,ioa ior a
house like this. Tint II ron rally v,,n',
buy. 1, wu,ld be doing mo \ prpsi iavor
N allow them 20 stand herr un,ii m,
moryov. I've = ,or~ ,r.,~r h.Sor. ma ~,
and l'm no, going Ia sny pl,Sc wScrc mi /
think they'd Sc lItclv IN INV .rv,h,r.
al ,his .oI, TN ~. ,em h.ct Iv ,%s
rhimrsv niece ,ms,sc cher. ,h.. 90. =
lc In anx one.. w,v Ard I,m y.yv ,,r..;
vs,h carrying 'cm.'
ltels scrry ior the poor, jadca wretch
so I msd. mn os,.ct,on And xh.r No.
MAS eonc. the vascs did mako tho r,on,
look wonderfully prcssv- I con,i mn,
bu, wish that they wcrc mine Obadiah
perceived them Al once. when hc csms
home In tea.
/" iicllo," sa,d hs. (" ~h., doc. mi.
nrsnSw
q ,o,a him ,I.,;,..
al oslv vi.h ,hss I cou,d afford n
buV ,kem-,hsv arr a ksnd.omc I"
{,bsdi.h valksI .,onrd and .,o.,,A
than 80 ~ Hs,Ss h ~. 5000. s.S
M h,o-s mi, ,Sos,sh.S,,S,v
!" Yss. ,Ssv.rs ~~ssaS' !" ala n. ..a.,
they're M, NJ rIec,
Il No, pcrfect!" I echoed.
"Not ~ any means. Donv Won en-
that lcneshwiss crack down oncp And
the end of the iitilc raiscI rosebnd !.
chippcd Of on the other. I hone YOU
didn't do Il, Josiep" with . sudden
glance Of apprehension.
Wlp Ccriainlv nosio I cr,cd uWhv
I haven't 10 much A touched t6c
thingsl"
"Then I dare saw It's al right" said
Obadiah. And he sat down 10 supper,
The next DAY. however, my friend the
china. vcndcr, came along, smiling and
obsequious IS ever.
"1hcrc ara your vases. !" said I. "iust
where you left thcm!"
Hut al n once he brokc ont into a
storm Of rrproach and obloouy. They
had bccn cracked and DAMAGED In ms
care. They were pcrSccteabsolu,cly
pcrfect-whcn ne )ci, them there ne
day before. had worked the mischief.
and vas Of course responsible for the
value Of the articles! Oi course I knew
that the Racial wa, TELLING A ialsehood .
hut vha, could dop I Tss alone IN nv
house. abd fairly cow.d bv the f.roc;sv
Of the man.
"You must nav me for them I, he n.
i,ernted. arsin and .~.,n :.cr + r;ll
have You sfrcs,ed A once!"
I hurst into tear.
Allow can nav xousn ..;dI "Tho
vases were damaced vhen Won Ian them
here. And. bcsi,Ies. I have not 6vcIo ;i'
I.,s.,n nv. on. SN,,.. 1. 49," ~ S. ,v"" :,
(Which. siso , IN M T Tina er"n s' "'''''
While I snokc. he had heen Cl.nc;no
furtivelv sround
al donY want IN In hard With TN,
ma am" said he. ..W course. 4 moo,
man like me has got 70 ssye himscll
from )oss, and II ycu'll Let me have fhni
Get Of blue and white India china in the
and ven SAY no more about H."
Il went TO my heart to part with the
India china. which hsd bsen . rsi;c ~
my mothers housskeopinr DAYS. but
was % cowed and terrified by The man.
bullying manner that | believe / would
have given him the house from over INV
head 4 he had asked for Il: and he wen,
away, leaving the beautiful vases on The
floor. How glad I WAS 70 ace Mrs
Meggs come cheeriully in, half an hon,
Nfterward!-a good, motherly old soul.
with silver spectaciss and an elderly
dimple still lingering on her cheek.
"Why, my dear, y said she, "vhat',
the matteri"
And I told her Ill,
"But, INV dear. !" said aha. "hov ram,
you to DO % taken inP There va an sr
ticls In the paper last veek. wsrnina
everybody sesinst this yerv imnostor
Didn't you see iti Il VA called sTh.
Vase Swindler. ;"
Icolored deeplv. and hunr dovn m,
had. ~
"Ws have ,tonr.,a >.k,ro n. ,,.r.- =,
said /. "Obadish thoueht Va coalSr,
Afford
"And YOUR beautiful old china. too,,
said Mrs.. Meeps. "Whv. thers "a,
hall q column M ths p.nsr vssI h.Sc-'
last, about the value Of ola OHM Inn
nov Ana hv vhsA l. ss.t.S 80, ,".,. ~. W.
twenty dollar. = iesst." "''''