Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-01-27

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them, this one and the Teller Of it, which
| sold to Governor Lincoln. Genera
Green, the Secretary Of State for Maine
said he give me SO dollars for this here
one-it has composition wheels and pat.
ent axles, it is beautiful artic!e-a rea
first chop-no mistake, genuine super.
fine, but 1 guess I'll take it back; and
besides, Squire Hawk might think hard
that did not give him the offor. Dear
me, said Mrs. Flint, should like to see
it: where is it.? 1t is in chest OF
mine over the way, at Tom Tapes store
Fl guess he can ship tower to Eastport.
That's good man, said Mrs. Flint, just
let's look at it. ao,ssa7 s4slos sslssI ts
Mr.. Slick. willing to oblige, yielded to
these entreaties, and soon produced the
clock "a gaudy. highly vanished, trum-
perry looking affair. He placed it on
the chimney-pIace, where its beauties
were pointed out and duly appreciated
by the old lady, whose admiration was
about ending in a proposal, when the
deacon returned from giving his drec-
tions abouI the care of the horses. Mr..
Flint praised the clock, he thought it
was a handsome one; but the deacon
was prudent man he had a watch--he
was sorry but he had no occasion for a
clock. i guess you're in the wrong fur
row this time, deacon, said Mr.. Slick, il
amt for sale andif it was, Think your
neighbor Steeps wife would have it, for
she gives me ho peace about it. Mrs.
Flint said, that Mr.. Steel had enough to
do to pay his interests, without buying
clocks for his wife. It's no consarn OF
mine, said Mr.. Slick, so long as he pays
me what he has to do, but guess won't
sell it; basides it comes too high; that
clock can't be made in Rhode Island
for 40 dollars. Why, it possible, said
the clockmaker. in apparent surprise,
looking at his watch, why, as I'm alive
it is four o'clock, and if | hav'nt been
two hours here--how on airth shall
reach River Philip tonight! Pll tell
you what, Mrs, Flint, I'll leave the clock
in your care till | return on my way TO
10 the States-Pll set it agoing and put
tito the right time. 52 roafao a
ASS soon as the operation was perform
cd, he delivered the key to the Deacon
with scrt of serio-comic injuctlon to
wind up the clock every Saturday night,
which Mrs. Flint said she would take
care should be done, and promised to
remind her husband of it in case he
should forget it. a,la s.,-v vs
That. said the Clockmaker, as soon as
we were mounted, that | call human
natur.' Now that clock is sold for 40
dollars--it cost me just 6 dollars and
fifty cents. Mrs. Flint will never let
Mrs. Steele have the refusal--nor will
the deacon learn until call for the clock,
that having once indulged in the use Of
a superfuity, how difficult it is to give
it up. We can do without any article
of luxury we have never had, but when
once obtained, it is not in human natur
to give it up voluntarily. Of fifteen
sold by myself and partners in
this Province, twelve thousand were left
in this manner, and only ten clocks were
ever returned-when we called for them
they have invariably bought them. We
trust to .sot1 so,odsr to get them into
Tho house, and to human natur,' that
hey never come ou: of it. afg III m5bjI