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Incident In New Orleans

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
October
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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A pleasanf correspondent of I he Boston Transcript, writina from New O.-Jeans, gives the follou-ing incide ni: You can buy nothing n N. Orleans (whicli is the case I believe n most Soutljorn nnd Western cities) for less tlinn a picayuur, .Qh of a do! lar. Cypers are hard!y known, and dimes and "nineponces," (Boston curreney) pass müscrimin.-itfciy for "hile,'' or lOth uf a dollar. I was amused at n littlo incident which I smv on board one of the Weetern boat. A man from tliefs'orth tried to pass ten coppers-upnn a '-suclcer" (n native of Indiana) for a dime. "VVh&t be they?' inquirid the siicker, tnrning over tüe coppers io uníeigned ignóranos "I calcúlate they'recí," replied the northerner. "Can't yon reod?1' "I reckon not," said tlieo'.her, "and what's more, oíd ho$sr I allovv I don't want to. VVhat is cents?" 'I vow lo jndges,"' said the New Englander, "you are worsfi thnn the henthenl Cents s money surtin! Teu of thtin air worth jne dime. üon't you seo, it says there, 'E Plvrihus Ununi- that's the Latín for 'Liberty for ever!' nnd here t!s ínscribed 'one centP " "Look here Btranger,'' responded tlic sucker, piiUïuff the thnmb of' hís rifflit hund into his ear, nnd incliningr the fingers forward to indícate that he considered tlie other a jackíis.'--, 'Yon may run that anw on a lioosier, or wolveiine, btit J'm do-trotted if you Yankee me with the (SpntueVo stuff!"' And he marclied off to the "ocíul halT' to indulge in drink of corn whiskey, in compliment to his own sagacity. According to the last report to Congress, there are 1.749,082 Militia in the United States.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News