The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-12-06
HALEPRICE GOODS.

ANNALS OF GULLING.--A spirit OF lore
ing trade has of late years crept into
London shop-keeping, TO the injury and
disrespectability of fair dealing; and one
of its most palpable ramifcations is the
system OF putting the prices Of articles
in shop-windows 10 such manner as TO
lead buyers astray. One fellow, for in
stance, exhibits an article in his windows,
upon which he places large figure,
representing 10 the passing eye-say 19s.
to all appearance ). but on going in to
buy the article it turns out TO be not
quite so cheap. The buyer stares, and
says, I" Why, sir. it is marked 19s. |
expect it for that price," 90 dear, no,
cir, replies the hum6ugger, you'll ind
it is marked II. 9s > then little |,
scarcely perceptible, is pointed out TO
the disappointed customer. Inferior ar
ticles are then placed before him at / 9s.
and he is absolutely talked out of his
money.
The best Rosptand for an Oliver that
ever these ticket fellows received, was
from witty Hiberniau, few weeks
ago. Pat had just arrived in London,
and, wandering about one day, perceiv-
ed blanket in window marked thus {:
{" This superior blanket Jor hal price," the
very thing he wanted, for he was an e.
economical sonl, and yet fond of the luxu-
ry of a warm aud comfortable snooze.-
10 he quietly walked, and addressed the
shop-keeper on The subject. al want
10 buy that blanket, sir,'' says Pat. Ii
was Instantly placed before him. with
numerous recommendation 10 the buy
er's notice. 6 Phase TO tell me the
price of it, sir" says he. Five shil-
lings, replied the seller 6 BY nay shout,
and chape enough too, and, as need it,
will buy it," says Pat; and so, after
folding up the blanket, and putting it
tightly under his arm, he cooly put
down half a crown, and was respectfully
taking his leave, when the active shop
keeper leaped over the counter, and in
tercepted his customers passage into the
street, demanding two shillings and six
pence more. The HiberDian gentle
man insisted that he had advertised the
blanket in question at half price; and,
says he, g Didn't you say your price was
FIVE shllings? Consequently, half pr,ce
is the haiti of that; so The deuce burn
myself and the blanket if ] give up my
bargain" A little scufling followed !;
but John found Pat rather rough Gus
toner, and therefore called for the aid
of constable. All would not do The
blanket he would have, and, to put an
end TO the dispute, all the parties ad-
Journed TO Bow-street, when. after pa
tent examination before the worthy
Magistrate, Pat was permitted 10 retain
bis purchase, and the blanket seller
warned never moro 10 tioI.ot hio POO do
10 the window for sale at hdlf price.
The proprieters Of patent medicine do not
generally lack for talent for recommending
them; but we do not recollect of seeing the
put sbhque given in better style than the
following, from the Northern Star.
Persons trying experiments with the
Albion corn plaster, are cautioned a.
gainst making too free use of the same,
as citizen of this town lately had a
toe drawn out of joint by carelessly bind
ing it with too powerful a portion. 1t
is thought that his ANGLE would have
been dislocated in few minutes, had
the plaster been permitted to remain.
Another person who was trying the eff.
cacy of the same medicine, was surpris
ed, on awaking from a sound sleep, TO
find himself on the floor of bis lodging
room, across which he was slowly NOV
ing by The help Of the same power.