Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-04-25

Uldy TAKE.
A whatr asked the pedler, cold shudder fol
lowing the annunclation.
A calf sir; you said you would take ANYTHING
we had to spare.
Right right said the pedler recovering him.
sell as well as he could, caf-O yes, all the
same, iha, is nothing amiss by way Of trade in this
world II can turn 1t to account dare saw
BY this time the woman had conducted our he
ro to small pen adjoining the barn, and there lay
"a skeleton
This is the calf
The pedler started back involuntafily he bi,
his lips and for moment was on the point of de
murring. What on earth was such sickly looking
creature worth What could he do with j. T.
How could he carry it, These and half score
Of kindred questions fitted across his mind The
pedler was perplexed; he was out generated but
re-lnstalling his waning confidence with the
thought that he could deposit the sorry looking
brute oy the waysde, like veteran soldier in the
battles Of life, he marched up to the emergency,
and with commendable good humor said:
Yes, yes-a calf truly, but is it alive = at the
same time spurning 1t with his foot Yes, and
alive It's surely. ! thought it was dead. Here
you young OK rouse up
The calf yawned.
Well it does breathe upon my SOUL said the
pedler, yonder old cart can't yawn.'
Indeed said the woman her countenance re-
laxng into vertable smile, Il thought myself a,
the instant that the creature was. it has been fail
ing for more than week, but it looks little bet
Ter now
There was no escaping from this dilemma, so
with as good grace as possible he inquired the
price of the calf.
Only ten dollars replied the woman
The pedler started. Ten dollars = he ex-
claimed with surprise. Ten dollars who ever
heard of such price for calf just gasping.'
You are committed drily observed The woman.
: | see | am--committed-ou, generated, mad
am
Isn't il fair = asked the woman.
Fair = repeated the pedler. fair as the day il.
self; right-all right ten dollars-never mind
turn il to account, dare say
This half way controversy about The calf was
thus summarily settled, and few other matters
added. the cock was paid for. But the peder did
not feel 10 boast, as they say. He was vanqnshed
and yet the victor. He had made bona fde sale
of clock where all hitherto had failed and though
for the present he couldn't show the sinners fol
his bargain, he hoped in some way 10 bring up ar.
rearages, and return 10 tell fair story TO his com
peers.
The blood freshened his cheeks good deal more
than usual, it must be confessed, as he helped the
he elpless young OK TO mount. 1t was quite lug
they say, and to tell the truth he was right glad
when his wagon with its added contents of dying
and dead stock was fairly in the public highway
On emerging from the premises of Farmer Nj
he turned south towards V--n Court House, stu
ated some few miles distant He now ascertained
that the court was session. and his plan of ope
ration was prejudica,ed on this unwelcome intel
ligence.
On reaching the green he was satisfied that the
some little distance from the front door, unhitched
his horses and made all ready. Shortly after the
court adjourned. The throng issuing from the
building in great good humor-a cause having just
been decided the right way to please the populace
At this critical moment the pedler stepped upon
his cart and in civil way begged to announce
that he had few articles on sale, which he would
be happy to show them.
The crowd gathered around, and the inquiry
rose thicker and faster, 'What have you got !!
{ What have you got!'
Responding TO the already clamorous demand
the pedler, with calm and composed from. said
that if the gentleman pleased he would take the
liberty TO exhibit specimen of far seed. He had
paid large price for it, and not having a great
quantity, he would sell only single spoonful oi
it to one individual. In this way he could give
them all a chance but mark me, gentlemen, il
you please" said he, sell only one spoonful TO
an individual: one spoonful-not ,himblelul
more"
One dollar, gentlemen, per spoonful said the
pedler, "l know its high-but such fax seed, gen.
tlemen. you don't see every day"
"A dollar for spoonful of fax seedr exclaimed
an old settler with long pendant queue at his
back, " never heard of such price,"
The door had been opened. found pan near
by; "a fair price, if it's genuine-the genuine
there, now can't think of the kind-it's the new
sort. I'd give five dollars if couldn't get spoon
full without. Only for seed sir-for seed"
Pray, Mr.. pedler," said another, :" is the seed
imported Z"
Why, rather think it was. | imported it,"
From what country did it come 2 asked an
other
Well, that's more than can say, whether from
Flanders or Ireland, or New Holland
But these names were enough; and as the last
seemed to linger longest on some ones mind, he
Immediately exclaimed,
New Holland, yes, dare say-a grand coun-
try for fax !; and presently the multitude had i'm
proved upon these hints and round that there
was flax seed of a choice kind JUST in from New
Holland and one man, who seemed TO know
of geography. and his logic was about
equal to what he knew of the face of the earth,
declared that it had come some thousands OF miles,
il was therefore, probably, very long OF tall kind.
sGentlemen!' said the Pedler, who had watched
the increasing enthusiasm with great satisfaction,
"gentIemen one dollar per spoonful for this flax
seed YOUR only chance--dont expect ever to Of
fer flax seed here again; last chance. gentlemen
who'll
He was Gu, short by the advance of staid
looking man, who said, III take spoonful
And land land H. said half dozen vol
oos all toUefher