Transcriber Notes Obvious printer errors, typos and missing punctuation fixed. Archaic and inconsistent spelling, and inconsistent hyphenation retained. A couple of pointing hand characters in the text have been replicated using the “White right pointing index” Unicode character (U+261E). If the device font does not support this character, ☞, it may not display correctly. The table of contents has been created and added by the transcriber. Italics are represented by underscores surrounding the _italic text_. Small capitals have been converted to ALL CAPS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Peter Said. 1 A New Scheme. 1 Puttyman turned Merriman. 1 How to Shed a Ray of Light. 1 Out with Them. 2 The Tail of the Cable. 2 The Paupers at the Town Table. 2 Fish and Fowl. 3 Cable Jollification. 3 A Great Chance for Peter. 3 A Wonderful Invention. 3 _TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALLIGATOR._ 3 The Genuine Cable. 4 Advertisements 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S ALLIGATOR.] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Volume I.—No. 21. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1858. Price 2 Cents. What Peter Said.