Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-27

tin ware, who had been travelling from plan ,atlor
TO plantation with his cargo Of .-notIons'' iount
but a limited sale for his lanterns an article o
which he had a large stock la despair of getting
rid OF them, he offered them at what he called
"a very reduced price, yet he found purchaser.
as scarce as clover in sand hills. At length
tavern keeper directed hun TO a farmer, who he
said, was very much IN want OF the article Tt
the house of this ready customer went Jonathan
determined 10 get his troubles worth out of him
The first person he met was the overseer Who was
louugiug BY the side of the road "You don't want
to buy a lantern, do YET" asked Jonathan. "Yes
though reckon do,' returned the overseer-
show much moughi you ask for ope?" "Only
| ihirty-seyen and half cents "Well, 'spose
YOU gin me one" The p edar accordingly gave
him a lantern, and receiving his money proceeded
onwards.
you don't want to buy n first rate lantern, do
| you?" said he to the overseer's wife, who was
| flashing clothes at tho spring. Yes was the
reply, mir b. has been wanting thus long
whe.' jonathan accordingly served her out
one at the same price he had bargained with her
husband for. AT the barn before he reached the
farm house, he met the son of the plan,ef-"You
don't want TO buy no lanterns, do your" II don't
want myself" replied the young man, "but
III Take one for father, who has been otter
this long while." Jonathan accordingly pocketed
another thirty seven and O half cents, and be-
came one lantern lighter.
He now advanced boldly up 10 the house, and
meeting the old lady al the door, Immediately put
the question to her--'.You dom, want to buy no
first rate lanterns do your "Indeed but l do"
said the old lady, "my husband has been wanting
one these six months past-and am g lad you've
come" Jonathan accordingly deposited a lantern
with her, and received in return another thirty
seven and a half cents
He now departed, almost satisfied with the spec
he bad made. At some distance from tho house,
in a field by the side OF the road, he espied the
old gentleman himself, and hailed him with the
old question, "You don't want 20 buy no first rate
lanters. do you?" allow much do you ask u
prece." inquired the planter. "Fifiy cents" re-
piled The ,,n>pedlar; land guess that's cheap O.
ncugh, conside.in' they've come all the way from
Conn tcut." "Wel, I'll take one"-said the
Did gentleman, putting his hand in his pocket
'Had'nt you better take half dozeu'" asked
"there's no knowin' when tin NET
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half dozen, I'll let you have them for thirty sev-
IN and a half cents npices.'' The planter took
lin his word--snd the pedlar took to his Iouta
lfter having disposed Of ten lanterns.
CANAL ACROSS THE IsrHMus OF DARrES THE
blowing interesting Information is contained in {
letter from the Cincinnati correspondent Of the
Baltimore Patriot:
Mons. ElIei, the distinguished engineer OF the
roposed canal across the ls,hmns of Darien, con-
ecting the Atlantic with the Pacific ocean, IS
onfined by severe illness. Mons. Z. informs me ?
hat he has agreed TO complete the canal within /.
We years after reaching the ground; TO 90 this IN
he time proposed by him. the labor of four five '
housand men will be necessary, not one of whom !,
to be an American--all are to be brought from
iermsny and Ireland, the Americans being re- =
arded too independent TO submit TO the En-
lish and French manner of ruling the common
bore1. The extensive London house OF Barring
Brothers are represented TO be The heaviest
ockholders in this scheme--n scheme long kept
'cret until these gentlemen agreed TO furnish the
nds for making the grea, Nc Adamized road run
ing from the city of Panama to the Bay OF Cho =
IRA, according the Company's contract with u
Ia Republics OF New Greneda This road is a. '
put fifty miles in length, passing through fine
al region: was commenced IN 1897, and hnish-
five months since. The canal from bank to u
INK will be one hundred and twenty eight feet;
the bottom, sixty. seven feet in wdth--the
hole length forty eight and half miles, and it :,
i'll have four locks. New Greneda has given to l
e Company eghty-slx thousand acres of lard "
ong the canals line, in addition to which four 20
inbred thousand acres more can be taken by 70
EN- from any other part Of the country, unless
eviously appropriated by Government; howev. ID
the present settlers along the canal TO be n
id at the rate Of one dollar per fanegu2e, a lii &C
over acre, for the land they may own, and fly
Q Company happens TO pitch upon. nc
The extract from a London paper, now going
e and probable profits of the great work, co
d also he advantages particularly 10 vessels ga
America, Australasia, Oceana, and Eastern ~
ala, represented by Mons. E. being sub IN
,n,IalIy correct, especially saving much time IN
d avoiding the dangerous passage by way Of
,pe Horn. II may be interesting to the mer-
ntile community TO learn that. instead of six, 10
en-, the Company have finally decided upon De
arging bu. eight francs per ton merchandise as
.sng through the canal. IN
Curious E1osic.--There is now TO be seen in I'M
;. Thorburn's window, in John street, New VI
sk City, most curious specimen of catacus Of GA
eight angled description Tor mammilaria.) /, On
9 received from Of the convent gardens sd
ar Montevideo, in South America. and presents
to gentleman of this city by Of the op
INKS of the convent, who stated that its age HI,
traced TO one hundred years, it having been ito
4 long time gradually developing its selfunder see
eful cultivation. 1t is unique plant OF cal