American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-05
from the Frederick Examiner,l
T H f Y A N KEE PEDL LAR
BY FRED MARYLAND

In the fall of lS-, on my way from New
York to Washington, stopped for couple of
days in the pleasant city of New Brunswick -
On the afternoon of my arrival, six or eight of
the townsmen were congregated in the White
Hall Hotel, discussing the character and ami
madvering upon the habits of one of their citi-
zens, MIR. DIS who was notorious for
his cunning at bargain and closefistedness in
money matters AS the conversation was cat
red on in pretty loud key, may as well let
the actors speak for themselves
"Close, did you say" remarked one, "whY
you might as well try to fish dollar out of
the ocean, as get fairness out of him in bar
gain"
ga perfect skin-hint!" uttered little, dssa-
tis6ed looking fellow. 81 knew him when he
wasn't worth dollar, and now he counts
thousands where | do hundreds, and all
made by note shaving and taking advantage
of the necessities of others. Oh! he's shar-
perl"
"True,n said another, she's the keenest
fellow | ever knew. Look how he did Smith
in that House and Lot business and Smiths
not slow al a bargain, either. man should
rise early to trade with Smith, | can tell
you!"
"There's no mistake about DIS, being
a sharpe1l" added a third.
"He would out-yankee yankeedom, and not
half try" put in plethoric individual, who
seemed determined to add his testimony.
81 would give ten dollars to have him hand
somey taken in, said one of the party. +.
80 would l." repeated two or three.
During this conversation, had observed an
individual with a strongly marked yankee face,
who was paying strict attention to the speak
ers. He was tin pedlar, and had three wa
CONS loaded with tin lanterns, then in the tav-
ern yard When they began to talksof giving
money to have their neighbor out-witted, he
arose, and putting on the yankee pretty strong
ly said: ...
"Gentlemen, don't know that ere indvi-
dual about whom you are speaking-I say
don't know him-but if you've mind to sub
scribe little grain of something, just to pay
the ventur' like, why wouldn't mind tryin' it
OIL say wouldn't mind it. l calculated it
might be done. I've hean on such people
afore, and don't know but what might be
able to fetch him. I'm mostly in the tradin
line, AID its all in the way oftrade with me-
say it's all in the way Of trade"
"Just the dandy, gentlemen exclaimed one
ofthe party, this is the ''ticket for soup"
"You're in the trading line, are you?" en-
quired another.
les, genllemen-tfadlngS my occupation.
Pm clean from Bangor, way down in tn the
State of Maine. | can do little of most any,
thing. In the summer stay tn hum and help
the old folks,-in the fall and winter peddle
tin ware-mostly lanterns"
''You don't sell lanterns" said the plethoric
citizen, nquringly. ~
"l'd like to know if haint got three hun
bred of them in my wagon in the yard?'
"Oh! you have eh? Well you're the very
man we want" o.
"Ye-es," said the yankee.
ave will make up a purse of twenty dol
lars for you, if you will bamboozel our friend
D--s."
81 shouldn't wonder ifI could strike trade
with him.
'When will you do it?"
81 calculate it can be done tomorrow"
every well-if you succeed, the money is
yours"
''Sartain sure!" said the yankee
, The twenty dollars were Immediately collect
ed and given to the landlord, as an earnest of
their seriousness, and the party broke up TO
meet the next evening. On the following
morning, our Yankee acquaintance, who was
shrewd intelligent fellow, put on gentee suit,
and after having made good many INQUIRIES
respecting the habits, manners, appearance and
residence oil Mr.. D-1-s, mounted a horse and
took q roundabout course for his house, with