The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-01-05

mat there had been an intentionsof wrongs
a flush warmed lhe pale cheek Of the old
man at this remark. He examined the sam.
pie before him more carefully, and Then open.d
a barrel Of the same commodity and compared
its contents with the sample. They Agreed
The sample from which he had bought and
BY which he had sold was next examined
This was in good condition and of the best
quality.
"Are you satisiedm asked the visitor with
an air Of triumph.
sOf what?' the old man asked, .a
"That you sold me . bad article for a good
one!"
Intentionally ~
"You are the best Judge. That lies with
God and your own conscience -
"Be kind eRoughAs return every article You
purchased Of me. and get your money!
There was a rebuke in the way this was said
which was keenly felt. An effort was made
70 soften the aspersion tacitly cast upon the
old mans integrity, but il was .receiv d with
out notice.
In due time the damaged article was bro't
back and the money which had been paid for 1t
returned. aaa & Qalas2
"You will n%Otlose, | hope" said the purcha-
ser with affected sympathy. Y
81 shall lose what I paid for the a~rticlep
"Why mot return il, as | have done?'
sThe man from whom | purchased is neither
honest nor respOns bic, as l have recently
learned. Heleft this city last week in no very
creditable manner, and no one expects to see
him back again. asaE '
"That is hard but really don't think you
ought to lose.' Ha
'The article il not merchantable. Loss is
therefore, inevitable.'
"EYou can Of course, sell at some price.
'Would it be right to sell at any price, an ar
.tciIe known to be useless--nay, worse han
useless, positively injurious to any one who
might Use it.>
IF any should see proper to buy from you
the whole lot, knowing that il was injured,
you would certainly sell, For instance if /
were TO offer you two cents a pound for what
! bought from you at six cents, would you. not
take me at my ~ofIer?' e4, ,l
sWill you buy at that price" 4u
'Yes. | will give two cents.'
what would you do with tn
Sell il again. What did you suppose i
would do with itN Throw il in the street"
TO whom would you sell"
trd find a purchaser
Sat an advanced Hse
"a rihe.' a,a#
The inquiries Of the old man created n sus-
picion that he wished to know who was to. be
the second purchaser in order that he might go
10 him and geta better price than was offered.
This was the cause Of q brief answer given to
his questions. He clearly cOmprehended what
was passing in the others mind, but took no
notice oft. U..4. uatsst a.,
For what purpose would the individual who
purchases Of YOU buyp he pursued. as.
ITO sell again. ssHt o..
EAt a further advance, of CT curse?
sCertainly.'
sand to SOM one, in all probability, who
would be deceived into purchasing a worthless
article. M
sAs likely as not; but with that / have no
concern, Isell ii for what it is, and ask only
what IT is worth.
Isl it worth anythingr
'Why~-yes-I can't say-no.' The first
words were uttered with hesitation; the last
one with a decided emphasis, 'But then il has
amarket value, as every article has
81 cannot sell to you my friend, said the old
man Grmly.' fs,'
tWhy not2 I am sure you cannot do better.'
q am not willing TO become a party in wrong
ing my neighbors. That is the reason. The
article has no real value, and it would be wrong
for me to take evena lnttting per pound for
tn @
sYou might sell ii atan advance, and the phr-
chaser from You at a still further advance, but
sdmeore Would be cheated in the end, for tho
article never could be used.'
sBut the loss would be divided. IL isn't
fight that one man should boarall. In the end
il would be distributed among a good many,
and the loss fall lightly upon each.'
The good old man shook his head my
friend, ho said, laying his hand gently upon
his arm-"Not very long since, heard you in
dulging the most arden. anticipations Of Heav-
en-. You expected 10 get there one Of these
days. Is it by acts Of over reaching your
neighbor, that you expect to merit Heaven!
Will becoming a party to wrong make you
more fitted for tho company Of angels who seek
the good of others, more than themselves! ]
fear you are deceiving yourself. All who
come into Heaven love God, and ] would ask
with one o the apostles, SIT a man love not
his brother whom he hath seen, how can he