The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
Massachusetts and Connecticut
Pedlcrs.


"Ono day said the hay Stnto .pedier, "ha
! was driving along, n fellow wifi u lnnd Of
tn came out OF u hy-rond, and followed riRht
along ~ my Irnoks. "Mislcrn snid I, "wluci
way nre yuu going"
"Goiug nbcud! Uon't YOU sec:" said he.
"Ne-, sHys !, II fcrkon we Ind brtier inke
different foudT, else only one Oft nv will sell
my iin. Whnt shy you;'
AYES we will. You mny 60 ahead, aud
eel OIL y"" crn, and then iii--eil ne ttticli
gum ~ yuu"
'Nli, viii YOU sell 30 much chraI~r;'
No; WI get moro for every article
wei, don't src how You can do H.
TRY u, aud itl show YOU. III stop here,
wlitc YOU dfivo la that house yunder, mud
sell nUyou can. Start On your Team u lutte,
aud lhon come hack Tor your whip, ur -ttti,-
Thug So,! have dropped, aud YOU Gun see
how sclN
Well said Il 80 drove up To Tho house
and went 'u,HHd spoke 10 ihv old geHIleuuu,
who wH reading tha newspaper How de
doi' saAs l,but lao didn't mind anything nbout
nae.
'Wanl TO Luy ANY tiu pans, pails,or cups or
nuythngi'
No
q, u cell eheap,and take almost anything in
Don't wantIn,'
'lin i4st look nj my lot it il tie conpet-
est you ever saw
'Duht ,saI,f to-
tWcll, really wish could sell you some
ding. Nuu really think YOU cnt't buy"
M; don't want nothing -r'
So went uui, aud started on my horst
Whou,' says l;'uow III sec what the Con
ncrtieut fellow eau do 80 walks bhck To
the house. i didu't leave my whip here, did
"
'ilaut see it, said The old man, keeping on
reading advertisements. Then the Conncct-
icut fellow came IN. 90.
How far IL 1T To n tavern
iluf n mile said the OLD man.
Pm ~ dry ~ Goldfish. ~. trhc SOME of
) our water walking up 10 table, and taxi
ing up pewter mug. Oh said he, 1T IL ci-
der; making hrlieyc ihu, hu was going TO set
il down. ,t
Drink H. said The old Innn; mud lac did.
That's royni good cider; You make that
for your own use; can't buy such MS ;hat; II ]
had bnrrel of that in Boston. I'd get five
dollars for it. How did you makoil;'
Made itetti Of apples, i
did Xnui Well. they must have been eS-
lFaordiI'afy good ones, every one orthemiitrG
inaku -ruiurr pres of Gei - large nrchald,
hahr You. SquIrr" =.
NO
First rate, whnt there is on it, then. Got
a snug house here, too; hawaii seen mapy
houses like nswoll MS this, aud I've seen
good many 10 my day. Real snug house,
looking round as if huntiug stray ny. How
many rooms up stairs:
:.Ecnr, aud all finished off, said the old
woman who was ironing. ~ On that he turned
right round aud made al! his talk to her. /
-Four, aud ull finished OIL, and furnished
f0uar thriving iityuufi uutur; Got Ernurt :
girls enough to fill them all up
No, only onr;A'-
well, one good one is enough; better Than
hree or four ordinary ones. How old is she:
Eighteen
Eighteen? She'll be married before long,
reckon. Not many girls likoyours live 10
DC old maids -.,,.-c,.'o.o,,~.,~ .-
Il don't think she'll be mn old maid
She looks like you, don't che now? Eve
lenrd of her; she'sHs handsome as picture.
What handsome SGuing out you'll give her?'
Yes, I've gaI five pair of linen sheets and
eat eeveFlids that made for her this sum
ner. ] mean, that il she ever does get mar
red, TINT she shall have ms good setting out
ms any body
:. SO woodland you are able to DO il. Now
shink Of it, Eve got few first rate things
Ihht mean To corryhom 10 somebody: you
can guess WHO, twlnkinE,1 I've been offered
more ilmn they ARE worth, hut would not
sell them but I'VE mimi 10 lei yot. la, 9 Item
Ior tIat aill oryours. donTt know theur6 :
is can letein 80. Betsy will expect them. 1
Bat coue, you nn,y look them.' n
So thr did-U1@an put on her specks, ADD 4
yert out with him ~ his wagon. lie dug to
lie bottom. and hauled out Iuus and nails u
ust like ltose ON tor. there they ure; Keep /
hem slowed nway out ofsigln; the genuine
Lafayette tin come from Frnucc. The more
'ou llst theai' tia. brighter they grow; they M
,ever.need sepufing.'
.What's the prlcc of these common 0nessA
aid she, pointing 10 some Just like those hc
lnd in his hand
Five shilIiugs, and these are ten the La
hyeuc tin cost nine and siXpcucc; but foe
hat pretty girls snke, that looks so ruch !
Ike yOt', they say, I'll let~yeu hnve n few Tor ,
even shillmgs2
So ho went on talking tilt he sold her more ,