The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-08
.NESCEEE.E.yEOCiS.
From tie Nep York Mirror.
THE BARGAIN.


What have YOU there, husband :" said
Mrs. CORTLAND 10 her thrifty and careful
spouse, as the latter paus IN the open door,
to give soma directions to a couple OF por.
tiers who had JUS, set something upon the
pavement IN front OF the house.
5. just wait a moment, and III tell YOU
Here Henry John bring /. 10 here, {"
and rte tso porters entered with beautiful
sofa, nearly new.
Why, that is beauty, husband Hos
Kind yoa are"
" ii's second hand, you perceive; but its
hardly soiled-uo CITE would know the dif.
iefeoce.'
/" lis JUS, as good as new. VIA, did
you give for j, 2"
That's the best part oft. his splan
did bargain.
|, did'nt cost a esni less than hundred
dollars. Now SHAT do you think got ii
f0.l
"siI,y dollars -
"Gness again,
Fifty p
Guess again.
Forty fge r
"No. Try again
But VIA, did you give ior il, dear :"
8 v by oaly tSeaty dollars 2
Well, nov, that is bargain"
Amt 1t, though II takes me TO get
things cheap" continued the prudent Mr..
CORTLAND, checking Nth delight.
Why, bow 10 the world did It 60 of so
low
]" maagg ed that. faint every one that
understands how TO DO these lbtngs
Bat hJw did yon manage it, dear /
should like to know"
+" Why, you SEQ, there we're q great ma.
~ ogGer Ihlngs there, ard among The rest
some dirty carpets. b. fore the sale,
pgI.ed over these carpets aad threw them
Upon the s9.l good deal d dust fell FROM
them, and male The slf4 look fifty per cent.
worse than Il really vas. When TIE sale
con nence3 there happened Is be bot lev
persoa- iEsre; and asked the auc,ioneer
10 sell tas sofa Grs;, as sau,sd 10 20, and
would bid for It If It we're sold then. Few
persons bid freely at the opening Of sale.''
" What's bld lor tbs splendid sofa be
began.
"l'H give ycu Teen dollars for It, said
"ii's not worlt more Than that, for IFS
dresdDliy sblsad."
Fifteen dollars fifteen dollars only ff
tees dollars for this beautiful sofa {" he weut
On and maa next to me bid seventeen
dollars. let he auelloneef cry the last
BID lof few may,es, Uali! saw he was
likely 10 knock It dosu.
" Twenty dollars sald |, and that's
rs much as III go for il"
" The other bidder was deceived by this
as 10 the real value Of the sofa, for il did
iooa dreadfulIy disGgHred BY the dust aud
dirt, and eoaseq IeBly she sofa was knocked
of TO me-"
That was Admiralty done, indeed ," said
Mfs. CORTLAND with bland smile Of ssl.
isfaeiioa 81 having obtained the elegan,
piece of ofuil1fe at so cheap rate. And
rs so near match, too, for the sofa 10 our
front pariour"
ihis scene occurred at the residence of
merchant N this city, Who was beginning
10 count hrs dily thousands. Let US look
Of the other side Of the picture.
Do !he day previous to this sale, widow
lady, siih o0s daughter, a beautiful aud 10.
.teresi,ng girl about seventeen. were seated
on sofa 10 neatly furnished parlour in
Hudson street. The mother held 10 her
hand a small piece Of paper, 90 which her
eyes were intenlIy ised but il could readily
be perceived that she saw not the characters
that we're written upon il.
What 10 10 BE- done, ina 7" at length
asked the daughter.
Indeed, my child, cannot tell. The
II 10 fifty dollars, aud has been due, YOU
Pfsow for several days. hayal go, i've