The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-10
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Specimens of Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut Tin PedIars.


cut Tin PedIars.
"One day" SAID the Bay State pedler'
"as was drlving along, fellow with
load Of tin came out Of a by road, and fol
lowed right along iu my tracks. Mister" :"
said (which way are you Golng!"
"Going ahead--dou't vou see?"
"Yes. reckon y had better take diff
ferent routes. else only one of us will sell
anv tin. - Whal say Won't"
YES, we will. You may 60 ahead and
sell all you can, and thea III sell as much
sgaiG as yOu." ...
why. will u sell 30 much cheap"r!
"Nn IN get more or every article
"Wcll don't see how you can do It,"
"rry It and IN show you. l'Il s'o1 here
while YOU drive tothat house yonGer, and
sell all you can. Start on your team a lit
tie. and then come buck for your whip or
something you have dropped, and you can
see how can sell"
"WelI," "sald |; so | drove mp to the house
aud went in and spoke to the old gentleman,
who was reading the newspaper, "fl0w'd'
you do?" said but he did not mind an!
thing about the.
w dUt W uul hhy VII PS"'b '" N"PS' "
pals OF any thing!'
"No"
'I'll ,ol cheap and take almost anything
in PAYMENT"
"Dout want none" .....
but Just look at my lot it's the competest
you ever saw
"Don't want none
"Well.I really wish could sell yon some
thing You really think you cant buy!--
mo, don't want nothing"
So went out and started on my horse -
Whoa, says |: now Ill see what tI'a Con
nectcut fellow can do So walks back Ia
the house. IL didn't leave my whip here
did i! tu
"Haint seen it." said the old man, keep
ing on reading advertisements. Then the
CODnerlicn fellow came in.
"Huw far i, 1t to a tavern!'
"Half mile"
"I'm as dry as Goldfish III take some
OF your water, waking UP to the table aud
taking up pewter mug. "Dh, It is cider
saws he TO make the old man believe he waS
going to sci il down
"Drink 1t SAID the old man--and he did
"rhal's royal gnOd cidcr--you make tina,
for your own us-ra,t buy such "a that-lf
had harrel of that in Boston, I'D get five
dollars for it. How d,d you make IL"
Made it out oI apples" ......
Ibid you! Wen they must have been
exlraprdinarv good onrs-eycry one ofthen
ft To- make mi ,ce pies OF. Got large or
chart haIn't you, squire"
"No."
"Fi-st rate what there is on it, then-go
a snug house here tuo-haV'nt seen macy
houses | like as well as this, and I've seer
good many in INV day Real snug house
looking all around as il hunting stray hs
''how many rooms up slairsF
"Fuur and all finished off," said the oil
woman who was ironing. On Iha, III
turned right round, and made all his talk tt
her.
"..FoUr AM all ihishnd off and furnisIed
You are thriving like all natur! Got smar
girls enough to ill them all up.
"No, only one
"WelI one good one is enough-bette
than three or four ordinary ones--huw old
she!"
"Eighteen.
"Erghteen'- she'll be married before lon
Ireceon. Not many girls like yours liV
to be old maids"
IL dnnt thuk she'll be an old maid >,
"She looks like YOU, don't she now Nv
heard ofher-she's as handsome as pi'
tnre--wbat a handsome setting out You
give her!" "i1
"Yes. Pvc got 5 pair linen sheets and lo'
coverlids. thatI made forher thIs summe
Imean, il she ever does get married, IN