Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1890 — No Angels for Them. [ARTICLE]

No Angels for Them.

Early last summer a New Englander moved otrtrto a smalt town inr Arizonia, says the American Grocer, and announced his intention of opening up a first-class grocery. He hid a number of bills posted up, dwelling particularly on the fact that the bus! ness was to be square and above board. Just as he was getting ready to open shop a deputation of citizens waited on him and asked the new comer if the statements on the placards were made in good faith. “You mought as well give us the hull truth about the thing,” said the ■leader. ••Youmean to say there han’t goin’ to be no water in the vine gar?” “That’s what I mean, sir,” replied the stranger, a little surprised. “Noi no sand in the sugar.” “An’t they goin’ to be beans in the coffee?” “Most decidedly not, sir.” “No chicory, nuther?" “Never, gentlemen; I give you my word for it.” The crowd seemed nonplussed for a moment and the leader held a short consultation, at the end of which he turned and said: "Say, stranger, we’ve concluded that you air a suspicious character. But first let me ask you if your cigars are goin’ to be loaded—with cabbage, you know?” “Not while I ” •‘That’s all we wanted to know. We gin you twenty-four hours to leave town, an’ you better leave. When we’re in need o’ angels we’ll drop you a postal card. Good-day stranger,’’ and the deputation filed out