Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-03-19
JOB PRINTING.
Too Mean for Hanging. .

The meanest man in all this land of
United America went down from Lin
coin, Nebraska, into Kansas, the other
day. Mind you, he wasn't Nebras-
krrn; he was an interstate immi-
grant coming from somewhere east
of the Mississippi. At Wymore
there is q merchant VINO carries his
stock in a basket. and he is famous
all the land over for his popcorn. He
came on the car with his wares, and
this mean man, who was travelling with
his wife, little child Of perhaps three
years, and his father-in-law, asked the
price of popcorn. ''Five cents
package" That was too much. He
didn't want any. After the merchant
left the car the mean man said: Il
want some o. that ere popcorn, but
1 kin git it cheaper'n that" Presently
he went out ON the platform and said
to the dealer in the fruit that cheers
but not inehie-briates: "Say, mister,
I want some of that popcorn, but !
hain't got only three cents. Now, if
you kin lemme have a paper of it
fur three cents. all right; but KANT
give no more fur it, because I hain't
got on'y that much money" Well,
after some dickering, the merchant
finally let him have a paper of pop
corn for three cents, and the mean
man came in the car, sat down be-
side his wife and little child. and be-
gan munching his popcorn. Never a
crumb did he offer to anybody. He
Was just enjoying it. He said ':i
had enough money to buy his whole
hasketful, but knowed I could get
sume for less'n five cents As he
munehed. his father-in-law and wife
seemed to understand that they were
not in on that treat, but the child be-
gan to reach up its little dimpled
hands, and in the sweetest childish
accents beg for some popcorn. Save
7 TO hold the package up out OF the
l reach of the pleading little hands,
t the mean man paid not the slightest
t attention to the baby, but kept or
e eating. Presently the mother spoke
s to him, and said the child wanted
I some of the corn. "Well," replied
t her husband, ''if the child is any
e hungrier'n l am an wants this pop
: corn more'n do, he'd ought to hay'
u 1t" But he kept on eating it him
e self, and never grain did the chilt
: get. Pretty soon the little fellow
b hogan to cry for the corn. This ma.
IS have annoyed the father, because b
u soon arose, put the popcorn up in th
e rack, out of the child's reach, an
d went into another car While he wa
lie gone the child continued to cry an
m reach after the banquet, and th
he mother took the popcorn down an
OF gave some to the little one. Will
Id this was going on the mean man cam
ly back. Furious You never saw any
We thing like it. He snaiched the poi
ee corn away from the child and poure
to torrent of abuse upon bis wife Il
rl daring to touch his popcorn. The
As be put it back into the rack, and
us intervals got up and ate some OF
!! until it was all gone.
Now, in a case of this kind-ar
TO the above is truthful narrative of |
a. actual occurrences not lynch Ia
er- justifiable? Is not that kind Of
IN man more valuable and useful as
lot fertilizer than anything else? Isn't
ere curse to society as long as he live
y, And might he not prove a blessing
we The medical student aud barren la
I'm when he dies? Then why not /
lie. MIN and make blessing of hin
l"h the world has no use for mean ms
al \ ,lrunkard. liar, swearer, thi
ih' L tramp, a swindler, a murderer, N
eis have some sphere of usefulness
.h' this world, but mean man, pure 9
Q .imple-God wasted mud when
'ch made him Burdette, in Brook
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