Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21
MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT pEDLARs.

"One day." said the Bay State pedar, as was driving
along fellow with load Of tin out of byrosd, and
followed right along in my tracks. Mister said switch
way are you going
Going ahead Don't you see I" said he.
Yes" says 81 reckon had better take different
roads, else only OF US will sell any tin. What say you
'Yes will. You may go ahead and sell all you can
and then I'll sell as much again as YOU"
"Why, will you sell much cheaper ;"
"No; I'll get more for every article
"Wel, don't see how you can do il"
"Try it, and I'll show you. III stop here while you drive
to that house yonder and sell all you Start your
team tte and then back for your whip something
you have dropped, and you see how | SELL"
"We," said Il SO drove up the house and went in,
and spoke the old gentleman, who reading the
paper "How de do /" says but he didn't mind any thing
about
"WanttO buy any tin pans pals cups, any thing ;"
. "Ill sell cheap, and take almost any thing pay"
s. Don't want none."
"Bu, just look my lot i, the competest you ever
saw"
"Wel really wish could sell you something. You real
y think you can't buy "
'No; don't want nothing"
So went out and started on my horse. "Whoa," says
now Ill what that Connecticut fellow DO" So 4
walks back to the house. 81 didn't leave my whip here,
did IL ]"
Hat seen it" said the old man. keeping on reading ad-
yertisemens Then the Connecticut fellow came in.
" How far is il TO a tavern ,"
"Half mile said the old man.
"rm as dry a Goldfish. I'll take Of your water"
walking up to table, and taking up pewter mug "Oh,'
said he, is cider !; making believe that he going
set 1t down.
"Drink it," said the old man and he did.
"Thats royal good cider you make thst for your
can't buy such that had barrel Of that in Bos-
ton, I'd get five dollars for it. How did you make il ;"
Made il out Of apples"
Did you Well they must have been Extraordinary good
ones-every Of them ft make mnce pics Of Got
large orchard, haint you, Squire :"
s.No.D
"First-rate what there on it, then. Got snug house
here, too havnt many houses like well as this and
I've good many in my day Real snug house" look
ing round as hunting stray fly. How many up
stairs ,"
"Four and all finished off," said the old woman, who was
ironing On that he turned right around and made all bis
talk TO her.
s'Four, and all finished of, and furnished You are
thriving like all natur Got smart girls enough to fill them
all up"
"No, only one"
"We, good is enough better than three four
ordinary How old is she ,"
Eighteen"
eighteen She'll be married before long, reckon. No,
many girls like yours live to be old maids
"I don't think she'll be an old maid"
She looks like you don't she, I've heard Of her;
she's handsome picture What handsome setting
you'll give her !"
ayes I've got five pair Of linen sheets and four covsrds
that made for her this mean, il she does
get married. that she shall have good setting any
body"
$50 would, and You able to do it. Now think Of
it. I've got few frst-nte things that carry home
to somebody you guess who, winking I've been Of
fered more than they worth, but would sell them
but I've mind let you have them for that girl Of yours
don't know though let em go. Betsey will expect
them. But come, you may look at them"
So the old woman put her Specs and out with him
TO his wagon. He dug the bottom, and hauled out
pans and pals just like those top. "Hers they are
keep them slowed away out Of sight the genuine Lafayette
tin from France. The you them the brighter
they grow they need securing"
"Whas the price Of these ," said she point
ing to some just like those he had in his hand.
Five shings, and these ten; the Lafayette tin cost
nine and sxpence but for that pretty girls sake thai looks
much like you, they say Ill let you have few or
shiIlngs"
so he went talking till he sold her than FIVE dol
lars worth Of ware not nigh good mine and good
deal higher prices.
When he started on says be- How much did you sel''.
"None."
"Ah, you didn't come from Connecticut"