The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-25

in exchange for Goods, most kinds of COUNTRY
fRODUCE, Tor which "A liberal price will be paid.
ii, CUTTING Il CO
Lower Waterford, May 90, 1889. 95-3m
N Is. The above advertisement of MAY 20 seems
to have MORALLY offended certain ESQ and would
be Judge 'not 20 miles off,, he has lately attack
ed us IN a learned supplementary Gin self defence
he says) with such tremendous force that he no
doubt thinks will completely annihllate u.s. But
we still live, and we would inform the learned ESQ
If wishes to know the effects of his attacks that
It has made no impression whatever i'm The manner
1t was manifestly intended it should. 1t has passed
by US harnlessly without producing in US that ex.
cstement under which be is laboring.
lie seems to take exceptions to the language we
used as he asks for definition of soft sauder &c
Now we will tell the Esq once for all that we are
at liberty 10 use whatever language we please
whether u suit his particular rules of proPriey
not, and shall ever exercise that liberty. Whether
the expression was proper not, we presume
those we addressed understood it perfectly; if he
does not we not to be blamed If he is really
ignorant OF the term and still insists on a definition
we would refer him to some with whom he has for
merly had dealings for an explanation.
The charge he made of our Boosting of spending
much time IN Boston we deny as we have never
made such boasts; but his account of the manner
the time was spent there, is what completely uses
US up. We shall not however consider il necessary
IN sell defence, to publish his account of his visits
10 the place he mentions-with particular person
who might be named-al we shall say is, the ESQ.,
could not possibly say any thing that would be less
likely 10 wound our feelings. While attending the
elsewhere, nor had any particular engagements
there or elsewhere to fulfill. He accuses as tho
IN very ambiguous manner, OF not being regular
in prices We would ask him to inform us when
we have asked one customer higher than another
for the same kind of pay, or when we sold sheet
ing for less than IL 12 cts per yd one day and ask
ed Ia cts the next His remarks ABOUT our Boosting
of getting fair profit when we pretended TO sell
at cost, we will let our customers answer, whether
they have been thus used, 1--WE do not wish 10 dis
pue his knowledge however, in any manner.) In
OF his master piece he rather insinuaes
ina: we had better reform our manner of doing
business This he has prtUateiy recommended a
lumber OF times by advisingus not TO pay goods at
cash prices for any kind of barter, for, he says
toners viii be just well satisfied If we pny them
nj barter prices, Again, he has said that il is bad
practice to charge goods at cash prices for we might
as well charge at barter prices (for it generally
runs into cash) and in that way make a saving.
This no doubt is the reformation he wishes to have
| contaminated. tt.-.f
Upon the whole, we conclude that the few CO. s,,.
| al remarks we made in our adveI tisement smiled
his case remarkably WE'LL or he would not nave an
propriated them entirely to himself. We have oniv
to say we are extremely sorry he is offended. but
if the coat suits as the saying is, ;.le NAV wear il
We pledge ourselves however, il il will be nny ae
commodation, TO apply to him for form that will,
not DO offensive, FIVE ever wish TO advertise in
future. .,r... H. CHIPPING A. C(
Lower Waterford, June a. 1884, 9S