Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-11-29

soil ali YOU carl,al IS GIsell as mucl
again as you., 80 - ass5-s3
4, = q sassGsss &
TRY it, and l'll show you. l'll stol
here while you drive to the house yender
and sell all you can. Start on your teau
little, and then come back for your whif
or something you have dropped, and yo.
can see how III SELL
well, said /; so drove 10 the house
and went in, and spoke to the gentleman
who was reading the newspaper.
How DE dog says l.; but he didn't mine
anything abou! me.
Wv Want to buy my tin pans. pals ol
cups, or anything?'
mo-
I'll sell cheap, and take almost anything
in pay
Don't want none
'But just look at my lot, it is the com
pletesl you ever saw.
| 'Don't want to-
well, really.wish could sell yor
something. You really think you cam
buy:'
! 'No; don't want nothing
So went ou. and started my horse.
'Whoa!' says |; now I'll sec what thai
! Connecticut fellow can do'' So | walks
back to the house.
q didn't leave my whip here, did | g
'Haint seen it, said the old man. keep
ing on reading advertisements.
Then the Connecticut fellow came in.
How far is it TO a tavern!'
Halt mile, said the old man.
'I'm as dry as a goldfish. I'll tnke some
of your water walking up 10 the table,
and taking up a pewter mug. Oh said
he,--i lis cider;' making believe he was &C.
ing to set it down.
Drink it, said the old man; and he did.
That's royal good cider; you make thai
for your own use; can't buy such as that;
! if had barrel of that in Boston, I'd gel
five dollars for it. How dad you make ii?
.Maie it ont Of apples --
Did you? Well, they must have boen
extraordinary good ones-every one oi
them fit to make mince pies of: Got a
large orchard, haint you Squirrel
First rate what there is on i, then Col
snug house here, TOO; havn't seen many
houses like MS well as this, and I have
seen Q good many in my day. Real snug
house." looking around as if hunting a
stray fly. How many rooms up stairs?'
-Four, an all finished off, said the old
woman, who was ironing. On that he
turned right around and made all his talk
10 her.
-Four, and all finished of, and furnished.
You are thriving like all nature! Got
smart girls enough to Gil them oil up?'
NO, only one.'
w ell, one good one is enough; better
than three or fur ordinary ones. How
old is she?'
Eighteen
'Eish,een9 She'll be married before
long, reckon. Not many girls like yours
live to be old maids
Il don't hink she'll be an old raid.'
'She looks like you, dtn't she now? I've
heard Of her; she's handsome as a picture.
What handsome setting out you'll give
her.
Yes, I've got five pair Of linen sheets
and four coverlids that made for her this
summer. | mean, if she ever does get
married, that she shall have as good set
ting out as any body
80 | would, and you are able to do it.
Now think OF it, I've got a few first rate
things that mean to carry home to some
somebody; you can guess who, winking.)
I've been offered more than they're worth,
but would pot sell them. But come, you
may look at them.
So the old woman put on her specs, and
went out with him TO his wagon. He dug
to the bottom and handed out some pans
and pals just like those on top.
Here they are; | keep them slowed a.
way out Of sight; the genuine Lafayette
tin, come from France. The more you
use them the brighter they grow. They
never need scourln g. :.
whats the price Of these common ones!
pointing to some just like those in his
hand.
stive shllings. and these are ten; La
fayette tin cost nine-and -sixpence; but for
that pretty girls sake-that looks like
you, they ,sas-l'll let you have few for
seven shilEngs:
So he went on talking, till he sold her
more than five dollars worth of ware not
nigh as good as mine, and nj good deal
higher prices.
When he started on, says he, How much
did you sell?.'>
None
tAh, you didni come from Connecticut!
No.. ..didn'i, says |; and then in a low
voice, and l don't want to, if they oil lie as
you do.'
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