Soft and Hard.
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J. These two antithetical words, besides
their ordinary meaning, have, in Missouri,
a political Specification. In that State the
democratic party are divided into sshards"
and "so5fs." The former advocate an ex-
clusively metallic currency; the latter are
in favor of State Bank. Mentally and
physically, no doubt, there are many softs
among the "hards, " and many hards among
the "softs.' a;3 it af


Yesterday young six-footer from Mis-
souri, was strolling carelessly along the
Levee, whistling ,s'Jenny, get your hoe
cake done," looking at the sights that pas
sed in panoramic view, as it were, before
him, though not taking Of anything q very
minute view, except it was dandy with
his face covered over with black hair, who
passed along, and atvvhom he laughed out
right, circulating, ssWcll, I swar', If I
didn't take that 'ere critter when saw
him first to be bar in brecches!n Hag{


He had not gone far, fiinging out his
legs as he would the oars Of Ills. natboat,
when he was accosted by one Of those fel-
lows who 60 about seeking for green ones
TO fleece. This fellow, looking very mys-
terious, put his hand inside the breast Of
his coat and pulled out what seemed to be
4 iiashy, emerald, double breast pin, set in
gold. He motioned the Missourian to him
with kind of confidential, stage gesture,
and asked him, in semi-suppressed voice,
if he would not buy that-hc would get the
greatest kind of a bargain Of it.. u


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need not tell our readers, instead of being
emerald and gold, were stained glass and
lacqucred brass. This fact the Missourian
knew at glance, though he affected tobe
quite unconscious of it. He went on to
bargain for it till the sharper consented to
give it for five dollars, though II he were
not hard up, he said, and if his shirts were
not seized for his board, he would not give
it for forty. ia


"WeH, hain't got less than len dollar
bill of the Missouri Bank said the Mis-
sourian; 'sit's good as gold, though--Hever
suspended and, as I'm soft you see,
prefer it specie"


80, you're soft are you?" said the
sharper a . ,.


Il reckon | ann said The young Mis-
sourian.


"Well, do yeu know, thought you
were," said the SHARPER: ''how isn't that
strange?h


Very" said the Missourian, handing
over the ten dollar bill, and receiving the
breast pin and five silver dollars.


They parted. The sharper carried away
4 counterfeit ten dollar bill--the Missou-
rian returned to his boat, told how he bit
the bitter, aid treated all hands out Of the
profits Of Tire trade.


9"The cussed scamp" said hej sstook me
to be soft; but Ireckon he found hOrd.o
~ O. Pieayune. aes y s.sa 81 :.