Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-12-28

you have mind 10 receive your pay at the end
Of the year, and not otherwise"
"Tha,'s against my rule" said Peter; 81 have
all my subscribers pay in advance"
"Wel, it's against my rule to pay for any
thing before get it," said Sharp; $50 if you
havn'I mind TO take my subscription, TO be paid
at the end of The year, you won't get it at all.
That's the long and the short of the matter"
Peter paused little, and queried with him
self as 10 what he had better do. The man was
evidently doing large business, and was un-
doubtedly rich--a wholesale dealer and an i'm
porter--lhere could not possiblybe any danger
of losing the subscription in such a case; and
would il not be better TO break over his rule for
once, than to lose so good subscribers
"Well, what say7" said Sharp ''do as you
like; but those are my only terms. | will not
payvfor thing before | ge, it,"
"On the WHOLE" said Peter, 81 have good
mind to break over my rule this time, for don't
like TO lose good subscriber when | can find
one | believe I'll put your name down, slr.-
Where will you have il lefl?'
"At my house," said Mr.. Sharp, which was
about mile and half from his store, away up
Town.
The business being thus concluded, Peter
took up his magazines, bade MIR. Sharp good
morning, and left the store. No further person
al intercourse occurred between them during
the wear. But Peter, who was his own cal
rier, as we'll as canvasser, regularly every
month delivered the New Englan Magazine
a, Mr.. Sharp's door. And in few days after
the year expired, he made out his bill for the
FIVE dollars, and called at Mr.. Sharps store for
III f.
dence that he should receive the chink at once,
as he would have had in going with check for
the like sum into the Bank Of the United States,
during that institutions palmiest days. He
found Mr. Sharp al his desk, and presented him
the bill. That gentleman took ii and looked al
it, and then looked up al Peter.
"Oh! ah, good morning." said he, ''you are
the young man who called here on this business
nearly year sgo. Well, the year has come
round, has III"
"Yes, / believe it has," said Peter.
"Well, bills of this kind" said Mr.. Sharp,
"are paid al the house. We don't attend 10
them here; you just lake it TO The house, any
time when you are passing and, il will be set
tied"
"Oh, very WELL sir" said Peter, 5owing, and
left the store. "Doing 100 large business at
the store, suppose" he continued, 10 himself,
as he walked up the street, "to attend TO little
things of this kind Don't like 10 be bothered
with 'em, probably"
But Peler thought he might as well make
finish of the business, now he was out; so he
went directly TO the house, and rung al the door.
The servant girl soon made her appearance.
as Mrs. Sharp wilhin?" said Peter.
''Yes, sir" said the girl.
"Jest carry this bill 30 her, if you please, and
ask her if she will hand you The money for II"
The gill took the bill into the house, and pre-
sently returned with the answer, that "Mrs
Sharp says she doesn't pay none Of these ERE
things heie--you must carry it 10 the store"
"Please 10 carry it back to Mrs. Sharp" said
Peter, sand Tell her Mr.. Sharp desired me to
bring The bill here, and said it would be paid al
the house"
This message brought Mrs. Sharp herself 10
The door, 10 whom Peter raised his hat, and
bowed very politely.
81 harn'l nothing al all 10 do with bills here
at the house," said the lady; They must be car
ried to the slore-that's the place 10 attend TO
them"
"Well, man," said Peter, 81 carried il TO the
store, and presented it 10 Mr.. Sharp, and he
told me to bring it TO the house and you would
pay il here, and that he couldn't attend 10 it at
the store"
"But he couldn'i mean that should pay il, )"
said Mrs. Sharp, "for he knows | harn't the
money"
"Bui lie said so" said Peter.
"WeIl, then there must be some mistake
about it," said the lady.
81 beg your pardon, mann" said Peter, sits
possible there may be-" and he put the bill in
his pocket, bowed and left the house
at is very queer" thought Peter TO himself,
as he walked away lirie yexed 81 can't
conceive how there could be any mistake about
it, though ii is possible there may be- There
couldn't be any mistake on my part, for I'm
sure | understood him. May be he thought
she had money at the house when she hadn't.
guess ii will all come out right enough in
the end"
Consoling himself with these reflections. Pc
ter Punctual thought he would let Mr.. Sharp
rest Two or three days, and not show any
anxiety by calling again in hurry He would