Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04
II. Nj. DOBSON e. GO.
Is He A Dangerous Maniac ?

CUNDAY morning at o'clock, as night
- hawk was on his way home his attention was
attracted by groans and peculiar cries proceeding
from the doorway of DRY GOODS STORE,
on Congress street, near the Old Chaps abode,
land it IS we'll for him that he did not hear those
groans at that lonely hour in the night time.
On approaching, he found man pacing up and
manner his gray head was barred, and, in the
light of the street lamp his eyes glittered and
flashed with terrifying gleam; his clothing
was disordered and soiled, and in one hand
large open knife distinctly visible, (well for
the Old Chap that he did not see that knife or ne
would have less hair on top of his head than ne
now has), while the other clasped what looked
like black leather pocket-book: (Such thing
as that never frightens the Old Chap off, always
on). The night-hawk did not like the looks of
the apparition, and turned toward his home in an
unostentatious and unobtrusive manner, and
trot of considerable energy. With swift and
noiseless movement the stranger overlook him,
and in voice of thrilling cadence, made more
impressive by the darkness and other surround
ing circumstances, said, "Halt! ~ Guess If that
had been the Old Chap, he would have halted in
short order) The man measured the distance TO
his home, mentally calculating the chance OF the
police reaching him in time to save the coroner a
Job and concluded to risk it.
The stranger then proceeded, in rapid and in
coherent way, to give an account OF some trans
action in which he had participated. AS we'll as
could be made out it seems that last year ne
omitted to obtain supply Of Dry Goods and
Millinery from the Old Chap, and by some
means dropped into another house and made his
purchases. All would have worked out we'll
had not some Of his near neighbors bought from
the Old Chap, and, as usual, commenced to COM
pare notes, and his better-half, being the better
Judge, seeing how much of her hard earnings
she had lost by her husband not purchasing the
goods from r. NJ. DOBSON & CO., the result
was domestic unhappiness, caused by not having
as many nor as good goods as if he bad pur,
chased them from the Old Chap, as he is noted
for keeping good goods at low prices, and never
misrepresenting anything to make sales, nor
does he ever run down his neighbors' goods, nor
open bundles and cause parties to be dissatisfied
He deals fair and square with all mankind. This
man, knowing that fact, came many miles to
guard against similar error this year. was on
the ground awaiting the opening, forgetting that
it was Sunday. His knife was for suicide in case
of failure. The purpose of his pocket-book is
too obvious for explanation. He, also had not
forgotten that for every $500 spent with the Old
Chap he would get chance at the WATCHES,
BUGGY and SEWING MACHINE It is need
less to add that the would-be suicide remained
over until Monday and saved enough in buying
his goods from the Old Chap to pay his hotel bill
and this year there will be no domestic troubles,
and just for that if nothing else, he will always
call on the Old Chap.
T. M. DOBSON & co.
Leaders in Dress Making and Millinery.