Last Thursday night a covetous freedman named Jerry broke into the barber shop of Dick MOORE and helped himself to a large number of delicious watermelons. Jerry thought that he had a right to confiscate a few of the “coolers” for the benefit of his loyal stomach.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 14 Sept. 1867, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
