The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-07

tYes, sir.'
y 'she have one grand cargo Of tea : cOnlinu-
ed the banker.
s.Faix, she have said Peter.
sTosmorrow, Petair 20 whole cargo be put
under Se hammeire, to be sold to ze highest
bidder. .t-.
'Yis,' Peter, still deeper in mystery as to
what or how that could interest or concern
him..
VARY we'll, Petair,' continued the banker,
tomorrow morning when re tea sale begin, be
you dar; ze tea put up in two or three lots;
one Ov ze merchants begin to bid, den you bid
de next
'Me! Oh! oh, be gOrra, save your presence,
Misthur Gerard, would 1t be tor the likes o.
}, Peter Flian to be among the merchants, and
bidding Tor a.CargO Of tay! It's mad entirely
They'd say | wasp
sNevaire mind you bid on re tae. When
ze tea knock down you take de whole; zen
come 10 mel fix 'em., Good morning Petar,'
And stumbling and awkward with astOnish-
ment Peter got out, and all day he went nut.
teting about the entire strange and bewilderng
part which he had to act on the morrow at the
+ grand tea sale. ~
Next day the merchants Of the Quaker city
assembled at Oqe Of Girard's quays, where the
huge piles Of tea were ready for the auction
eer's hammer and the bids of the merchants
II was consigRee's sae-cash was to be rails
in short metre, and the whole cargo was Pu
Up in three separate lots, half cash, and the bal
lance at four months, with approved endorse
ments.
'Now gentlenen,' said the auctioneer, open
- ing the sale, I'VE put up eight hundred ches'
Of Young HysOn tea--what do hear tor TIL
Hyson tea! Warranted all through as sampl
or no sale. How much do hear! Start /
centlemen--we shall not dwell long on this te
Forty cents a pound hear bid; oaly for
cents pound-lorty, fOrtN forty cents pOur
only is bid; two and halt did hear?
'Yls, ltrty.two and half, bid said Pet
Finn. IN tone of voice that startled some
the merchants. The auctIOneer paused.
you bid, sirl'
sYis, rs me; go ahead.'
We are not selling pound or box b
Ilel 500 chests?
ill BE dad, and sure know that sir; go
We with IT.
His The merchants snickered, and the auctlc
be- eer grinned No more bids were madei
ciai down came the tea-8OO chests.
cry the name, sirp
lilly 'Pelher Finn
red, Where's your house, Finn"
'ed- tMe bOusep
am. 'Yes your place of business'
tMe house! aud faith, have no house;
i'm TWO rooms and cellar have in Watner str
e of and me place Of business is round here on
'mer wharf,
nCh- sYour endorser's name, if you PleaseP
not sStephedF Ge-rad, sE.'
t oil This dubious declaration produced an"'
ines, stretch Of the phizzes of the merchants
now the auclioneer in great doubt put up anO
cen lot ot five hundred chests. Down 1t wen
very Pe,er Finn! And so likewise went the u
ind When the sale concluded, the merchants
g in ed Of, believing the auctioneer was c'r''
linn, a sold man. But on presenting the o'l''
Dyed notes Of Peter Finn at the desk of steI
IN his Girard. the old fellow cashed them on
the sales came to nearly 100000; the tea
very nncb wanted in the market, aud Peter
rare bargains, and before noon the next
pond received $4,000 bonus for his bid on the
90 Of tea The cargo was soon transit
said G,rard indepnfed, and the poor dra
, mill found himself with snug little fortune
fob.