Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-28

Brussels carpet, a sofa, a dozen niahogan,
fchairs, centre table, &c. =, :,
As had foreseen from the beginning
tmy nnsband's ideas Of economy we're des
uhsu to mar everything. AT one Of til.
tcabinet wnre. rooms was a very neat, we'll
tmade SET of chairs, 'fo which five dollars
and ashalf were asked, but which the den
ler, seeing thnt he was beyond otir mark;
offered for Ave dollars They were cheap
~ that price. But, Mr.. Smith could no.
see that they we're whit better than the
Fsss ofchairs just mentioned as offered for
four dollars; and which he was satisfied
could besbeught for three and n-hole So
Invent with him to look nat them They
proved to be showy enough, if that were
any recommendation, but had d common
looks in amysieyess, They were not to be
Gornparsd withithe set hnd just been ex.
amining. .afazET 'zsj f5s.sl 20 ass-gsios3 SD
ss'Now, are3 they net very abenutifdl;
Jnne, snid my husband. ;7i"Fo me they
quite as hundsohne as j. those We were
asked sixty dollars fots', 70 aszel sat slasass
=, From this L could not-bnt dissent, seeing
which, thecunning dsaler came sqnieklyatd
my husbands side OF the question with
various con ylncing arguments, among tho
strongest Of which was an abatement in the
price Of the chairs-he seeing it TO be for
his interest. to offer them for three dollars
and three quarters a piece. yefi tad1 ,is.zes
sAl II give you three and ;ashdlf;0 said
Mr.. Smllb, promptly. .s.:t a7e sssd3 saaaar
ksToo little that sir" returned lhedealer.
q don't make q cent on them atihree and
three quarters. o,' They are fully equal, sain
every respect, TO the chairs you we're Of
fered at five. dollars. "a l. know the manu-
facturer, and have bad his articles ofien.' .
.;''Sny three and a-half and its bargain"
was the only reply made to this by my
economical husband. Sd ace r,,s.l, a.. 81 -ss.
l was greatly in hopes that the man
would decline this offer. But. was disap-
pointed. Hs hesi,atea for some time, and,
at lasi said--.. 4.sl s,yis.#ss-ss{. has ssss-zss
;,.W ell, ! don't care, take them along;
though il is throwing them away. Suen
bargain you will never getngain, if you
live 70 be. as old as Mathuselah. But, now,
don't you want something else. / can
sell you better articles in thes furnllure
line than you. can get in the city,, Small
profits and quick. sales,-l7 60 in, for the
nimble sixpence.'s rss1s4s ( sase;Ty,, .s.,a;3.
My husband was in the sphere Of .attrac;
ton, and ! saw that il would take a s,ron.
ger effort ON my part to. .draw him out than.
| wished 70 make. SOL yielded with ) Us
good q grace as possible, and aided in the
selection of.a cheap sofn, o. cheap over-I
grown centre table, and two or three other
articles that were almost Thrown away"
Well, our parlor was finished with its
new dress in, good, time, and made quite q
respectable appearance. Mr. Smith was
delighted with sverytbing;s tbe more par.
ticulnrly as The cost had been 80 moderate.
| bad my own thoughts on the subject; and
looked very confidently for some evidences
Of imper feeiion in. our reat bargains.
was not very long kept in suspense,s eOne1
morning. about two, weeks, ,nier oil had
been flied out SO elegantly, while engaged
in dusting the chairs, part Of the ,maho,,
gany ornamsnt ID tts back, Of 6ns Of Them
fell off, Un the nexi day, anelber showed
the surns evidence of, imperfect workman.
ship. "A. few evenings dlisrwards, as We
SAT dt ihe centre liable, one Of epr tchildren
leaned on it rather heavily, when there
was 2 sudden crack, and the side, upon
which he was, bearing bis, weight, yswayedI
d6Rn ihs distance of half On inch;or more.
TIE pext unto~ara syenl was.ths dropping
Of one of lis feet by the sofa. and The warp
lngpP pl Z large piece 5t yetieesitig Oh itbe
back. Wflile lamentiDg over this. we dis