The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-04
FARMERS AND MECHANICS ADVOCATE

What's that coming, said old neighbor Skin
fnt US he placed his hand over his right eye, and
gazed with intense anxiety on the approaching
cloud Of dust. Aye, it's the Tin Pedlars, I be-
leve-they've come at last. Well, wife has been
talking about getting tin-pan and cofee-pot these
three weeks. and has gathered up all the rags,
scraps Of old iron, brass and lead, that she could
lay hands on, for you see these pedlars accom-
modatng.f fellows and will take any thing in e1-
they arc so very honest. kind and socable, that
the women canno! suffer them to 60 away empty
handed. after having been so condescendng as
to stop in and display such beautiful ware. Why
these chaps come oil the way from CoSNEc-
rIcur, and bring down q host Of notions.-
Only so what famous tin ovens, patent bakers.
mouse traps, coffee pots and sauce-pans there
il piled up OH the waggin. III 90 right home
and tell my wife to get ready for q trade for
she fact is between you and l. the tines hard
and money not easy to be got at; Of course you
know it stands body in hand to be kinder wide
awake, and make small matters turn to account
BY this time the wagons came up full tilt. and
0u ntdtSSo W oPPsioo hS WIZ vs. she
arrival Of her fl sends, the pedars. had listened
attentivey to tho colloquy Of the simple mortal,
without making any remarks, for knew that he
was but one Of hundred who allow themselves
to be regularly shaved by travelling pednrs Of ev-
cry description. There ure many credulous peo-
pie who are in the habit ofreservng all the rags.
old iron. brass, lead, pewter. ct eetera, for the
purpose Of trading with these nusnnces that prowl
about tho country seeking whom they may over
reach in this peddling trade The God Of their
sdoration is money, and they will get it honestly
Othsy can, but will be sure to &C.. it at all O.
vents.
The following anecdose will servo TO illustrate
the character of these depredators on Society -
Soon after the Burrilville Bank blew up one Of
these vsrmin called at house in q neighborng
town. the lady Of which wished to purchase some
article Of small value, but observed that her hus
band was absent and she had no change in the
house less than ten dollar BILL o, said the ped
lar, can change that for you without the least
difficulty at all. He did change it & gave her
dollar bill in Burrillvillo money, which worth
iss weight in rags. and but precious little more.
With this il-gotten addition to his gains the fel-
low thought proper to make himself scarce and
has not yet appeared to settle the affair. This is
one instance oftheir shaving propensity and sim
liar case. have happened, in number. 'too numer-
Gus to mention in an advertisement
Why will people suffer these thingsi Would
It not be better to encourage the honest dealer
who may be located among us than to place our
selves ut the mercy Of loquacious pedlar, who
with,his tongue on pivot and well oiled, will
cheat his victim and then laugh in his sleeve at the
simplicity Of the. good natured woman. While
che, thinking to make her judgement appear con-
spicious and acute in the transaction, gives good
account Of her bargain to the very first person she
meets, telling what he asked and how much he fell
upon it and all about it, not forgetting to mention
what fine fellow he was. q.