The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-12-17

A RACE WHICH HAS INCREASED TO An
eEHENING ExTEHT. Ni
A LIVers Stable Perpetrators EEPerisnee-
Hotel and Restaurant KeePers-Ths
Cigar Man and Bmrkrrprr-The
Theatre Ticket Seller.



In conversation with livery stable pro
prictor n reporter learned that the race Of
dead beats. instead Of leing extincf. has
increased 20 an alarming extent. I'VE
must be very careful. he said. how we
rent our rigs No matter how much eX-
ucrience q man may posses In our busi-
ness be IN liable TO be doLe up In frstclass
style People with every outward indi-
cmtion Of gentlcmaniilcSs step into my
Office auyf ask for bugzies for q few hours
/ actually don't know whether 20 make
them pay en- advance for fear Of insulting
them. and The result Is j am kept pretty
busy az dnres aoufying the police OF miss
ing rigs They use up the horse and buggy
90 their hearts ccnfeut. and when they are
through with them they hitch the horse 10
some post and that Is the last we see Of
our friend; yes. sir In our business we
meet with an sorts Of dead-beats, genteel
and otherwise. IL seems 10 be a passion
among certain people 10 confidence lv-
eryman. and those are the very men who
n mmc an animal more than the best pay
irE custenler.
The reporter next ran scross an expert
mixer q drinks. and. when asked ques
ton or two about dead beats. he smiled
and said. In our business We run acEoss
= beat every minute q the dAy. Some Of
them ask Tor their drink first. aud then
Try TO stand me of These are Of abe
most troublesome class. for there Is no
collecting from them. rs they haven't a
copper in their pocket 0uhers lean up
against The bar. talk about ths weuther.
and politics. and one thing OF another;
then they confess that they arc dead
broke. but feel mighty mean in their
stomach. and nothing but little whisky
would eject "a positive cure. DO trust
'cmg No sir. know EN- too Wei for
that. aud unleSs DIZZY ask fOr the drink
hrst they ney4ef Kef Tia bet of ne =
A proprietor ~ y third rate hotel. when
asked for information about dead beats.
told the same story - the baEkeeper and
the Hvcrvrnan. 1--WE cau't drive them
away. said ne: -they come here in droves
DAY after day. poorly clad. well-dresscd.
and al sorts % people OF course. i al
ways cast a longing x ance nj their has-
gage. IL have reaIS0n TO suspect them.
but one q tllcm played e mean trick on
me the other day Tie boarded with me q
couple Of weeks. and at last Disappeared
The irst thing ] dsd vas 20 20 for his
sachcl. and When I CNamined the con
founded thing / found Il stuffed WITH OH
newspapsrE. Oh. ycs. we lose great deal
q money In tbs c0lrsr % year. Hnd onty
to-day / was thinkfas Of selling out and
going into 'busiRess where won't ~
obliged to encounter - unny dead hats.
The MAJ D. the y 8 aurant tod the same
story. We are often obliged 90 trust old
customers simply lsr-iiiSe We cannot re
fuse them. and the rssult j. thCy never
come near Is again l encounter dead
bcais uf cvcry kinti-thc man who
changed his pautal0Ons and forgot his
p0cketbOOk. the fellow who puts on COS
mopoiitan airs. orders almost every thing
on the hin u fare and q good imported
cigar. Ills imperinclce IN asking for .
fcw days time is 50 astonishing that Il al
most taxes my breath away. and before
can FccoyeE he coolly walks Out Of the
ON
The tobacco and cigar man had a pitia-
be story 80 rclEe crnrerning dead-beai
We are pestcrel with them all day long
They-aak Tor cigars. but most II them are
quite modest and simply request the loan
% little chewing or smoking tobacco.
The Other day 1 came across the champion
dead hAt He-was elegantly dressed. and
represented himself 20 be New York
drummer. stopping MI the kennard house.
and before he left my place be swIndled
me cut Of box u Henry Gays j never
saw him since and / don't expect / ever
viii. Oh. YES. We have % keep our eyes
open. or clse it would be impossible 20 do
my kind Of business
The theater ticket-seller. when ap-
preached on the same subjgCt. said:
Dead beats why. the woods are fun Of
EN- People who have no earthly right
tn ask for free admission walk up 20 the
box of &C with al sorts Of excuses After
the curtain Is up they come here by the
dozens with pretenses of every kind. The
man whose wife l. in the theateE wants 10
know whether he can step in out OF the
cold; then the fellow who passes himself
OF N 4 professional. for having appeared
in some amateur performance. aud finally
the citizen who Is In a hurry and u look
sng for 4 doctor in the audience.
The reporter listened To the same story
everywhere. ami finally came TO the con
clusion that the professional dead beat,
instead Of becoming thilgO the past. is
gaining in adherents every day.