The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-04
A TRADE DOLLARS REnARy1
Miedle,owu Traascrio,

"Well," said the trade dollar ,ha. X. old subscriber lef; on our table. rs. changed owners a, last. A pretty ti,n. :, 1t I've had for the last two weeks. 1 sho',I. say. and I'm more than half sorry n. was ever made. Folks used to be g. enough to have me abou, them. move. Tn the very best society, and rich aai poor welcomed me with smiles Twas
 happy trade dollar then 1 visited .se busy narts of trade, went to the thea.e and the opera and the concert, and wher summer came. went down to the SC side or up to the mountains and spen, the heated term among the high-fyerx fre.r up the creek. Oh, was daisy in those days. but never was proud I never Sc; myself up for beauty or tried to travel oz my shape. But knew that was the pu-. gri. to the extent of i,o grains, 900 tiae and rever had any idea in the early day. of my existence that the governmen, ,h4. allowed me to be coined would ever g9 square back on me. Oh, yes. In Goa we Trust but that don't seem 10 heip re any how. That don, make me ieg. tender. !, seems. If they had put Il. i- Congress we Trust, folks migh: lo1E upon me wi;h less disfayor, because ,h4. know there is no use for me to pu, ras ,rus, anywhere but in congress. Congre.- IS my only hope: but I'll say no mer- about that now. Well, 1 reckon I've been rex, to kicked out of twenty place during the past two weeks. You see a592, the t:!ae they began to boyco: us 2 woman had me hid away among sorle staa.l-iry coins in an upper bu.e-
 i,.,
 around srea, deal for month or tw
 before that. l was glad to have a li,..e rest. She had laid me by to go towati
 5sying rev sumner hat: sle sad 5a all ai once was saatched out of n drawer +; < hurry and traded otf to coz
 ;ry.aan for baske, If bee:s and soa
 hea9s of cabbage. Then l knew some :.iag was wrong. ieit that sore:h5a
 haG happened. The eoGntryulan iooSe .s. r3e .G :. suspicious way when he sG home vl.h ne. ard threw me or the .Ah!e ".ea some small trash. such as quarters tlmes .:sG nickels. He said he oei.ese ;ha. woman nal stuck him. because vast; worth bu, abou; eigh,y-nve cea.s was mad. you may believe. but ies sept qule;. Nex. day my new owaer toar ne D l man he'd owed oil 10 for aaoa :wo years. anu that's ,ae man that f., brought me in here. He seemed D be mighty glad ;e SC: me. but five ,aiaa:e. la:et he lnsaltet me 10 my face by caliir- .ae | traGe. Then my troubles began
 ear.es.. was carried around from p.ase to place. ard every man SC, hls t.ce s.Tainsi me. The banker pashed me back wi;h l sheer on h,s face. the store keeper refused me for a cotton shir. tha; oI!y COS, him six:y-.wo cents the butcher de-liaed to take me for a shia 1na some chuck steak. and the bartender saia was TO good for drinks. lrt ike to sSnow if tha, weren't nice treat .lert for an hoEes; trade dollar oi ID .rt.:ls. 90 fine. Al las, the man ;ha: had me. go, 50 mad tha; he sxore a, me and sad as he couldn', ge, rid of me in an, other way. he'd bring ne down here n you. as you seemed 10 have some syr,- pathy for my muea abused-class. So here an. Perhaps am in good haads i1y editors always sywPashize aud take up for the abused and down trodden of ,ae world. bu. feel ,ha, the brish, and oyous days ot my youth are OCT shall never be able to hold up my head among ,he other coins unless congress comes to 1aAA UT 3n even temper, but can't stand everything. have been insulied and maligned in the mos, outrageous manner. have been called fraud and a tramp and even a brokers dollar And that impudent bustard dollar. 50 puffed up with pride because l, IS legal tender. Is reoelved ard pe;,ed and fondled in every h and. though l, isn't worth as much IS am by nearly two cents. That's wha, makes me 50 mad. Why I'd sooner be melted down and spread over six dozen pewter spoons ,hau D lead such a life as have been .eading since they boycoued US. Now. Il were li,tle punched dime. people would give me to :he hea,hen. but I'm loo b!y 10 go into the collection o.ate Sometimes when hear the stream of aouse ,ha: Is being heaped upon me ard ny kind. JUS. feel as ii 1 would like ,o Se; down the ,hroa, of one of the abuser: and choke him for about fifteen minutes 5st suppose I'll have to stand i, ard go ac being denied admission a. almos, every too. until congress does the fan thing by ne. Then IT stand oa .as hea' ag5 you'll hear my eagle scream.
 !, this stage of the trade dollars touching remarks we heard on the sta,l ;.'e step of q man 10 whom We owed a SIT :. b:ll. lri fearing that II Ia;sh: dis 2rrInse his rervoas system 70 see even a ;-a lie 1nizr on OUT able. we quickly pu, :; ig:5 a.:r ves; pocket.