The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-27

wagon and drive 10 tue 'e'e'
,,o, then resting his weary liubs at IN
.ame - time making additional speed. Th
,. "ovshv Of the retinue, and Ely's filial at
s..,;on becoming known, he soon dispose'
of ri. cargo and returned home once more
r, The mean time the great object was nc
.omplished. Those he loved were relieves
from immediate want, and Ely became
cheerful and comparatively happy. Blu
he was not yet satisfied. The wagon drag
cad too heavy for the dogs. 1t was no
Sufficiently capacious for his enlarged trade
and besides his rope harness was worn out
He determined to have larger wagon with
a cover to it, and hasp aud lock to repel
insruders. and spoke-wheels and iron tire
In addition to this he imagined, and nc
doubt with some accuracy, that he could
purchase stock to more advantage and al
a cheaper rate in the large cities than in
the village: and so he extended his excur-
sions to Chambersburg and even to Bali
more. On the way he would trade with
the formers for butter, eggs, chickens, etc.,
which obtained ready sale at the next
town aud he would lay in new stock OF
merchandise to trade with the farmers he
might meet on the way. Thus he made a
double profit
Ills entire cquipage attracted attention
in Baltimore, and his story becoming known,
some benevolent merchants supplied him
with stock Of goods at first cost, and per-
haps in some instances at less than cost,
for miny of the merchants of Baltimore
have kindly hearts. But Ely, besides
bringing few dollars with him from Lon
don to meet contingencies, had greatly in
creased the value Of his stock by trallick
on his way to the city, and his wagon was
not able 10 contain one half the merchan-
disc he was able to buy at the prices offer
ed. For moment Ely did not know ~hat
90 do, but his ingenuity did not fail him.
he went about the city and purchased
goods nt the lowest price he could, paying
cash ms he went, and having taken them
10 the store Of merchant, who vas pecu-
liarIy kind to him, had them boxed up aud
sent to London in wagon, thus saving
himself one hundred miles of "a trip in case
he wanted to buy more.
He now determined to try his luck on
the western side Of the Tuscarora and
filing his wagon with select parcel Of
goods he toilsd up the mountain, OCCASION
ally aiding his dogs by pushing at the him
der part of the vehicle.-At length he reach
ed the summit, and for the first time beheld
the noble cove, which spread along its foot
at either hand, while Immediately beneath
him lay McConnelsburg, which looked in
the distance like fairy village; and TO
the south rose in rugged grandeur that
most extraordinary and valuable production
Of nature the Iron Mountain, attached to
the Hanover Works.
After surveying the enchanting scene for
some time in awkward astonishment, Elias
mounted his wagon, and giving his whip
to his dogs, soon began TO descend at a
merry pace. A few minutes brought him
10 McConnelsburg, but it was no place for
his trade, and he journeyed onward to the
west. He found frequent opportunities OF
selling his tape and buttons on the road,
and ms he exhibited his little merchandise,
he would sometimes exclaim: Come, Ia
dies, buy something Of me, am not quite
right, aud have an old mother and help
less sister to support. Gene i can sell
them cheaper than The merchants at Bloody
Rum or Bedford. They have TO pay a
per centage on the invoice, besides trans
portation, while get mine at first cost aud
carry them myself Here is nice thin
ble very low ;-here is fine sewing silk two
cents less in the skein than you can
buy it n the stores, this calico you shall
have at fppenny bit less than you Gun
buy it anywhere else,' etc. This appeal
seldom failed of effect, and many benev-
olent mutron aud kind-hearted miss bought
many AN article which they could do with
ont, with, dare say, the charitable inten,
Of indirectly promoting the comfort Of the
boy, that was not right, and his old moth
cr and helpless sister, Where he lodged
at nights, piece Of tape side comb or
something Of the kind would pny his bill
and, on the whole, Ely made one Of his
most profitable trips, and when he arrived
in Bedford his stock was exhausted.
Ills team excited great curiosity here
aud crowds Of boys gathered about him,
who insisted upon riding in :he dog coach,
which Ely very good naturedly assented to
and drove them about, until his dogs were
worried and his patience was exhausted,
when he demonstrated with them, saying,
that he had travelled long journey aud
his dogs we're tired and so was he, and he
wanted to give them rest and food The
rudest of the boys assailed him with bad
language, calling him a crooked cup, a
wry-faccd whelp, etc; but Ely contentcd
himself by retorting, that il he was deform-
cd, he did not make himself; that God
made him so, and he could not help it
that God could as well have made them
,Ieformed as perfect, and in that case he
would not have laughed AT them or treated
them so rudely.'--The better bred boys
took his part, and he suffered no further
molestation; and ever afterward, when Ely
came to Bedford, he astrested with mnrk-
ed kindness, and everybody was the friend
Of the little dog-pedler.