The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-26
THE BAD SHILLING.
AN IRISH SKETCH.

My brother left Oxfordshire and set
| tied i'll mildcr climate. During his
long sojourn there vague report
reached him that bad money had been
passed on Moore, one of his tenants, and
he had made the district ring.
When after seven wears my brother
returned to his native woods, he looked
IN OH SCOTS Farm, and there was Moore.
| the only familiar face about, which did
not seem day older. After other
| friendly inquiries my brother said:
" But how about the bad money that
WINS pnsscd on you? Tell mo all about
it,"
"ThNt ] WOOL" said Moore, delighted
to find good listener to grievance
which to him was ever new, though the
! circumstance WAS five years old. "I
was at dung-cart most of that day, and
then | washed, md tried to get minute
to milk the COW; but bless your heart
they never will let me milk her aforo
sunset. It's Moore here, and Moore
there, from half dozen of EN-; and Mr..
Moore here, and Mr.. Moore there, from
the one or two rs have learned manners,
which very few of 'cm have in these
parts; md between 'em they, allus con-
trive to keep me from my own COW till
dusk. Well, sir, | had got leave to milk
her, hurrv-scurry rs usual, and night
coming on, whom II man | had sold fat
! hog to came into the yard to pay.
Wait minute, snyb |. But no, he
was like the rest. couldn't let rue milk
her in peace; wanted to settle and drive
| the bacon home. So I took nv head
ont O the COW, and / went to him with
{ ont 80 much as letting my smock down.
I aud he gnvo mo the money, E6 lis. /
took tho gold in one hand 80, and tho
| silver in tOthor hand SO, aud I went
across the yard to the house. and asked
the missus to get light, and then told
the money before her, six sovorcigns and
seventeen shillmgs, aud left her to scratch
him receipt, while / went back to nv
COW, and ] thought to milk her in peace
at last But before ! had drained her as
should ho, out comes my missus, and
screams fit to wake the dead George
Gcorgcl' / be coming, says /; so I
NY with the milk pail and goes to her.
'Who~c cats dead now2' says I, for
m"rcy's sake.
Come in, come in. SAYS she.
George, whoever is that man ? He have
paid us q bad shilling; look ut that
Well, We tried that there shilling Oh the
table first, and then on the hearth: twas
bad; couldn't be WIS. Run after him.
snys she; run this moment Lard
lays ], they he halfway to WallinR-
ford 10y this time. Hero, give me scrap
Of paper. I'll carry it about in my fob;
heRoCs to oil the markets; he will chang
il, you may be sure.
"Wcll, the very next Friday ns ever
was met him at Wallingford market.
pulls out the paper, shows him the shil.
ling, tells him it wnrnt good He looks
at il and agreed with me. Then change
it. if You please, says !. What forP
says he. i don't want no bad shillines
II" more nor you do But, says ].
price of hog was six seventeen, and YOU
only paid six sixteen in money Yes,
| did says he. Il gavo YOU six seven
torn.' No, yc didn't Yes, did
NO. We didn't; YOU gave me six sixteen,
and this Now, my man, says ], act
honest on1 pay me t'"thcr shiiling.' No
he wouldn't. There was n crowd by this
time. SO 7 said Look here, gentlemen,
| sold TINS man hog, and he gave me
this IN Gmrt rnv, which it amt real
SHILLING, ana mInc was genuine hog
SO they nll @nid it wam't n shilling at oil.
When the man heard TINT he was for
slipping on but | stepped after him,
with hmIf the market at my heels. will
you pay me my shiling?' 7 don't owo
you no hhilling,' says he. You do
snys J; and pay me my shilling you
shall i won't. you shall; III pison
yonr lie else
"Ncyt time Of asking, ns the snying is,
was Reading market Catches him
chrnpcninG n calf. Takes out shilling.
| Now, says ], there's your bad shilling
aa you gay" mo for my hoR--which it ia
n warning to honest folk with cnlves to
sell, sayaI. BE you going to chnngcitY
NO, I homt. You bnin't?' says I.
'Iou shall, then, says |. Time will
show says Ir". and bid me good-day,
ironicnl. let him get little way, and
then | stepped after him. 'Hy, stop
TINT gentleman. hallocd. He have
given nno n bad shilling You might
hear nc all over the market Then he
I threatened defamation or Gummat: I
| didn't kcrr | hawlcd him ont O Read
ing market that afternoon.
"Mct him nt Henley next; commenced
operations took ont thc shilling. He
| crossed over directly. | after 'un. and
held out tho shilling. 'Tain't no usc,'
says |. 'You shnnt do no business in
this here county till you have changed
| lnlS mere SillllnR. Coinc, my ht1l, uS
only shilling; what is all this hero to
DO about n shilling? says l. 'act honest
and give me my shilling, and take this
here kccJoS0kc back. Il won't, says he.
You won't. says l. then III hunt you
ont Of every market in England. III
hunt We into the wilderness and the no,
| Ccnn wave.
lie got very sick Of me il a year or
two'b marketing, I can tell you for
never missed n market now, because Of
the shilling. He had to give up trade
and go home whenever be saw my shil-
ling ana me a-Coming.
And SO you tired him out :"
! "rhat did.
"And got your shillinR?"
"Th0t | did not IIo found q way to
cheat me after all with sudden yell of
roprohntionl "tTe went and died-and
here's the shilling l"--Hnrper's Moga-
zinc.
$50 YOYr orp CGinD q Oorry iboI srnoh