The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-18
From tie Carolina Uotehman.
a YANKEE CLOCK PEDLAR.

0! the "OiI North State" Should you
deem II worthy Of place ~ your columcs
please give il Insertion.
Not long Stree a Yankee clock redlar
drove W e tie gate aud siraightway en-
tered the house Of CERTAIN Mt. A. with AL
that ease aud EoGes.y 80 G. neu,ly char.
actcrts!tc Ct bat cass of individuals. NOV
Il happened that Nh A. IN common with
southern gentlemen eeGeFnily, held the 10
costs Of The North in gtea, dete.taluu, and
vas hut Ihtlc disposed al any time 10 stem
10 their cutlenog, much less 10 become the
purchaser ot oEe d thoir clocks; aud at
iLIs particular time lie vas busily engaged
N wiring, and ~ no very heavenly mood.
Good morning., quoth he pedlar, en-
tefing the pa,lor without ceremony. Coed
morning, Ell"
Gao sell you clock this morning :"
No SIR"
Fmsi-faic bross clock, sir, warranted
for twelve months and no mislake:-a beau
liiul piece Of furniture for the mantle, il
=; aud has richly painted Indscapc, dorc
BY q hrst rate afllsl-Jus, suil 90 gucss
i do not wish 10 buy our clock, cir
All, you havn't seen ii You mos,
see Il aud hear il strike. llls musical, and
We call Il Piano c!ock, -frsl.raie article.
| don't want your clock, SIT Il i ouldu'l
haze Your fins clock, sir"
You must STE lie article-ncc clocb
just sun YOU has gll pillows ard CORN
th.n capiials--aarfanled 10 run twelve
months mbker's name urd objections pas
tciins.de, -rulll pcndu'uu-see il through
a hale IN The landscape, -beautlul cio1 k,
oI.
don't want 10 boy Your clock, sir, and
care nothing tJr your Counlhl4u CAPITALS
aud gilt peuGuilms- % not want IL"
Very fine clock, warranted for
eighteen months, eiehl day brass clock,
splendid gilt eagle on top-tl4sh Of light
nIng IN one CLAW, yne 10 he otderi cary.
cd hons iee, icr supporters, aud has bu,
lmnl rich, r,ch -
81 tell you again, sir, care nothing Tor
your gilt eug'cs ard carved hons paws. !
Gou', want TO buy your clock, and | weu'd
no, have II 'ucA tick ing ~ NY house,
sir
Al you unst see 1t 7 cir; It viii jusl SUI,
you, aud cx; the pfd.ar or bis nice clock.
TIE click Was brought 10 and placed d..
fcclly On tue table at which MIR. A. had
been writing, and The ped0ar al once pro
cecded 20 wud up ard sel TO striking his
lion footed eagle capped time piece utterly
unconscious Of the lrgculeu, look fixed upon
blm, and Of he storm that was brewing.
There, sir, ain, tina, music fur you -
Hummer strikes cituIar steel spring
None Of your old tasbioued bell clock -
piano clock, s,t-warnn,ed for TWO years,
--lIst sut your m5ut.e,--aorh forty dol
lars, you shall have i, Ior thirty your
mantle so we'll
By,hs time Mr.. A.. patience had wax.
ed exceedingly lb,a.
"Et.u'-day brass clock, por.ec, all
made by machinery -tirstralc ume piece
made at Hartford, Cornecucut-wano
clock, slr,-,uko tveuy dolors-spreud
eagle on top Il rshuiog IN one e.
"D-u Your clock and your spread ca.
gle luke i; away, dao't aua, it,"
FIRST fa'a r'opk, slr ,r.rucm bargain
a., twenty dg,,lF-o.lIuko fifteen # lou
van, to l.,-,.t,s wear uaa,e to r
nice clock, s,r,'
Mr.. \. coaIl s'ana /. 30 lau-er, bot ms
inr With aB "cHcIsc me. II you please,
vent to the outer door nod beckyncd to his
sor,an; Eaton, aoI ksng hlm some M
s,ructious rctuIurc to h1s seat with .o.,
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