Year: 1862

NerllIs N'DhA - -


ED. DRMocRAT.-Having noticed commu-
nication In the Transcript, signed "Greeny,"
in which he complains of being wronged, we
propose giving a correct statement Of the trans
action, as there has been none published as
yet. "Greeny," as he signs himself, came into
our store with book in his hand, which he
desired to sell. Being busy at the time mark
ing goods and placing them on the Shelves we
paid but little attention to his conversation Out
without examining the book told him we olo
not wish to purchase. He was not satlshed
with this, but kept on talking and remarked
that the book had come round the Horn IN
trunk, and was no use to him; that it wasworth
more to us than to him, and asked us to make
an offer for it, saying: "You are not afraid to
make me an offer for it, are your" Iu order to
get rid 0! him, more than anything else, we of
fered him two dollars for it, and then examin-
ed the book. He said he was going to ask
three dollars for it, but would take two. We
told him that ifthe book was on hand at the
end of year, as it might be, he could buy 1t
for the same price. We considered this fair
business transaction, and that the book was our
property. Greeny left the store and was gone
about half an hour, when much to our surprise
on hearing money rattle on the counter, we
saw the aforesaid Greeny standing in front OF
us, with the book under his arm. We asked
him what he meant; he replied that he had
concluded not to sell the book" We remark
ed that he had already sold it, and that 1t was
our property. He said he would buy another
book. We told him he could buy as many as
he wanted. He asked us to show him some
children's primers, which we did, the price OF
which was fifty cents. He paid for the book
During all this time he stood with the book he
had sold under his arm. We told him that that
sale had nothing to do with the book he had
sold us. With this, he started for the door,
where he was met and told he should not leave
with that book. In the meantime, an officer
was informed of the facts, and came in and
took the book from his grasp, and gave it to
us. AS Greeny had broken glass in' the
showcase, the officer told him to pay for it..
He at first said he had no money; but on be-
ing told that he could go to the calaboos5, he
found the required amount, and left the store.
We were told the same evening, by one of the
parties who were making fun Of him, that they
had told him the book was worth fifty dollars,
and that they could almost insure him twenty
five dollars for it. Greeny's statement that we
charged him $3 more than it would cost, for
the showcase glass, is false. As the glazer
charged 81 for setting and cutting it, it taking
half a day, and the removing and replacing the
articles in the case taking half day. So that,
counting the time and trouble together, we lost
money on the estimate of SIS, instead of max
ing any.


Now, we supposed at first, that we were
dealing with man, and not a child, and we
think in order that people may not be hereaf-
ter deceived in Greeny's looks, and mistake
him for a man, that his friends had better dress
him in clouts and check-aprons, and appoint
guardian for him, and then he will be unable
to deceive the public from his outward resem
blance to mankied.


The above facts, we are prepared to prove in
toto, and we fail to see wherein we have done
wrong or swinded Greeny except on the
ground that he Is a child. The money he had
thrown on the counter, two dollars, was given
him, and he paid for the glass


SMARTY AND CLERK.


Nevada, April Sd, 1862.