Litchfield enquirer., 1834-11-13
A DExTERoIJs GROCER.


 A DEXTEROUS GROCER. .o |. Thomas GrogrMm, who keeps grOcery at the cor "er oi- street, is a very dexlerous fellow in the way Of trade. lt s quite amusing and not e edi. tying. to see hm serve his customers.'
 Mr. GTogr0m," said the son of rum-sucker,-a G.le shaver wIo could hardly speak plain.- Mir: some wicksey iH this 'ere one."
 1 the money. Two shilIinga, ha 7'
 "Yes-daGiy says he wIMts shilliM's worth of each l But he says he wants better rum than you sent hm af"re-cause he thinks that the aud the wicksey was both drRw'd out Of one barrel. And he said | must keep sharp look oH lhat yoH didn'a cheat me l this iime."
 "Chea, you! NO, my lad, that wont. You shall have capital rum this time. Thsre that jug is iuI HOd it's rum ftIor prince. N0W Ell draw y0u the as you please"
 "No na.ler t did Theyre ali the better a for ,Ss ] They heep ome another warm. You see this bwyrel is h"e'he"d, and l keep ,he r"" in one side Of h | and the whiskey in the olher." l lie ike the old scra.ch." "Go home asd tell your daddy he dor', know n"y thing about it. Lie, indeed! Why, iI he don't find them Hs good liquors ever barn his throat. tell him he's no jUdge."
 Presently some woman came n and inquired for tea. Sas a.'ed4 e4 boR nHrP Eaas WbeIsapon Mr. GogrOm "e,ghed out pound of Hyson aud pound 0' SOUL e"ors S 'tosS r. Grosru@. you've made ms'"&e' and |
 giyew me both of ""e k'"o'. ... ,..,L n each {" On. ao, ma' 'am--no, uo, no, never ns"Se sue" Wo" cer,ainy took them both out of one box." (. "rd hess yo", mads,n !-hOw easy perso" may he deceived. Why-~h yo" oeMes" s.rr;ass. and % i . ''o ~ hss;3e him aud R Bggev driver Oeiofe' ana ,s" hiack horses before him, ""d a'r "i spoue" e dog; slIo%": ::o nft could s' Sa,e s~o" % v.' "s ,r.s he stand here, 'iwas all my eye-yes;; waam, ,was all my eye-h"t is' '~as al" tue 'a"" o' my e,e t vou would try to persuade me. suppose, that ann %ave reaIIy put Hyson tea into one ei these Pc
 .r. ho,h of which you flied from the Soocho"e oox
 "ifI did indeed 6l s"e% "S" ,SlieS SIi S vo" know mus, have been cut o' '"" "S'o"' "
 my 'cIS Oh never mind, Mr. Gsogvum. dare say wn -:...Leu" So tbe good woman went away. m""e' ;n. %srseu ,ba, she had got two pounds of Hyso" "SS.r the truth was she had got two ot So9Gnoag.
 Shortly after. a ge".en'a" came '". "'"' N'" } '' W;oe"T Oh. bave-let me see; have-bu wha! kind wc.'d yoa "ker
 ,fI 'Madeira." ., .n ' "TiI iasie it, you 'Isase. Hem do you call u" $ ":'v; "Was |, Madeira you called for'' }! "No"%y Mad.ir., l reeo''eet "o~' is Ou''" ,, .H:,s .G.";;:': sS's: r'''' -. .. I.i ,ss,e of that, Hem! This tastes to me vel
 much like the other. This is nc, Fort. s;,. Mad.
 e No, Por,! Ah true, true-ia's South S.de mane M ,e "a. l recoleci now. ! had so"e-se"' 0'0'" S'N F. uerce;ve you drew ii ous of the s0sh s'de e yo :. ,o.k Good bye. Mr. GTogrHm. You must cnea. M w'
 more ingenuity ifyoa ".ean to gI aay ."."s 'e play his old tricks HPo" some ne" e"s''"s'' n. eewtieman from Albany, recently aseer'"'"ed' ac,ual mens the exsc. perPendcu'ar height he N;.var.. H;s manner of taking ,he height was " m messed by several geutemen, who certify to '"e .a or s,aed The height thus asceEsa'ned' 's one "O e. dred and 6Giy eight feet Ious inches. o During inc las illness of Dr. Chirac, the ee'ebra' .. French vhysician, he was attacked with der'"m' " fer recovering from which he felt his own po'se "e taking himself for one of his patients. "Why wa
 o called Eor before P cried he, " It is too laie ,h. ...,eaan been b,ed i' His attendants answe' ;. ,h. nesa,ive. "Then he is . dead man," er
 C.;... (. h. ,-;ll no. live six houss:'' and the p
 dictiOn verified.
 s yv. t...u from the AlilIedeeviIis Times that !" si
 term of the Murrsy Superior Court Cherokee \"
 an by she naane of John Graves ~ss 'no'eseo a"' .
 x;e,ed of the murdes of a wh''e nan oy the "ADe
 R.,es. He was ssn,ssesd to be hung Q" She zis' -.,.t.- .ex. The sSavsnsah Rep9oI'ca" "es'e ,h. murdsr says,-" plea sO the jSrisd'eton was
 . ,hs ease sad ovevsuIed; applicaio" has s'"ee n'
 made ,o ,he Supreme Court of the U"i'sd s'Aes '' 'S r;, of error in behalf of the prisoner The ena' A~ .h;eh acevmnan;es is a . matter Oi eO"sse' VIE
 here urohabay in she course often orfiseen days .rvea aa aha former one was, in she ease of ass . upou sAs Governor citing shs saas Of GeOrg'a 'e
 peur besose the bar of this Fibsnai." &ea Aaoshsr gnekson PVess come OUeT.-Ehe A.1s Ss
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