Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-02
SPECIMENS OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND CONNECTICUT TIN-
PEDLARS.


One day, said the Bay State peder, as
was driving along, fellow with load OF
lin came out of bye-road, and followed
right along in my tracks. " Mister" said
(which way are you going'"
"Why, Pm going ahead don't you seef'
said he.
"Yes," says 81 reckon We Ind better
take different roads, else only one of US will
sell any tin--what say you!"
Yes we will. You may 90 ahend and
sell all you can, and then ] viii sell as much
agin rs you do"
"How will you do thati will you sell any
cheaper"
!" NO. but instead, will git more for every
article"
"WeIl, | don't see how you cando it,"
Z" Try il, and I'll show you. I'll stop
here until you drive TO that house yonder,
and sell all you can. Start an your team II
little, aud then come back for your whip or
something you have dropped, and you eau
see how SELF
house and walked in, and seeing an old gen
teman reading newspaper, spoke 10 him
allow do you 81" said ! to him, bur he
didn't mind anything about me Mt a.
"Want 70 buy anAn pans, pals, or cups,
or anythingi"
"No.s
"Pll sell cheap, and take almost anything
inp9Hy." n.y., :, nam. 4,
"Just look nj ny lot; It's the completest
you ever saw"
DON'T want tor
"Well, | really wish | could sell you
something, You think you can't buyl"
"No; don't want nothing,'
So | went out and started on my horse.
"Whoa,n says snow I'll SEQ what that
Connecticut chap does" So | walks back
TO The house.
~ didn't leave my whip here. did IH'-
said l.
/" Haiut seen it," said the old man, keep
ing ON reading advertisements.
Then Connecticut came m.
" How far - II To taverni ~
Half mile" said the old man.
." um just about rs dry rs a Goldfish. I'll
take some OF your water,h walking up 10
the table and taking up pewter mug 80, !
hop sad he, " aud it's cider! 20 aud he made
believe he was going tn set il down.
"Drink IT," SAID the old man, and he
did so.
"That's royal cider--you make that for
your own use--can't buy such that-if !
had barrel of that in Boston, I'd get five
dollars for IL. How did you make iI'n
" Out of applcs,n
"Did you'll Well, they must have been
extraordinary good ones, every ono Of '.m
Git to make mlnce pies oil. Got a large or
chard hain't you"
mo"
FIRST rate what there is on iem then
got snug house here, too havnt seen
many houses like as we'll as do this, aud
Pve seen good many in my day. Real
snug house this" looking around rs It hunt
ing stray tiy how many rooms is there
up stairss"
Four, and all finished off," said the old
woman, who was busy ironing. And on that
he turned right straight around and made all
his talk To her.
Four, and all finished OIL You are
thriving like all uaturl got smart girls en-
orgh to I'LL them all up"
SONY one"
"Weil, one good loking one is enough
better than three or four ordinary ones-and
how old is shet'
eighteen"
Eighieen' - she'll 10 married before
long, reckon. Not many g,rs like yourn
lives To- he old maids"
al don't think she'll he an old maid.n
she looks like YOU, don't she nows |
have heard about her--she's just as hand
some as pic;ure--and what n handsome
setting out yoahl give her.
"hos, I've got FIVE pair of nice linen
sheets, aud four nice coverleis, that made
for her ;tis summer. mean, IL she ever
does get married, she shall have Just as good
setting out as anyhndy.n
So ! would, and you are able 10 DO Il.
Now | think of it, I've got few first rate
things that | mean 10 carry homc Ia some
-. a. ~
more than they are worth, bat | would not
sell them bat ] have a mind TO let YOU
have them for that girl OF yours. | ,lon'l
know though that | can let them go, Belsey
will expect them. But come, GA may look
ut them.n
30 the old woman put on her specs, aud
went out with hGi 10 his wagon. He dur
down 10 the bottom and hauled out some
pans aud pals Just exactly like thu>e On the
top. Here they are, keep them s,0Ned
away out Of sight the genuine Lay layetie
tin, come from France. The more YOU use
u the brighter 1t grows; they never need
securing"
"What IS the price of these common
onesfn said the old lady, pointing TO some
just like those he had ia his hand.
Five shiilings, and these are ten-the
Lafayette tan cast me nine aud sixpence
but for thar pretty girls sake that looks so
much like YOU, as they say. l'll lot YOU have
a few for seventeen shilhngs."
So he went on talking, all he sold her
more than Eve dollars worth Of ware, not
nigh as good as mine, a, great deal higher
prices.
When he started on, be said, " how much
did You selii"
None"
All, YOU didn'i come from Connecticut,
did your"
"No, didn'i," says and then Ia
low voice, I" and don't want TO, neither ifl