Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-27

when he takes the turn !" and thus solilo-
quising, after a respectable delay, Peter
| presented himselfa at the door of the million
aires counting room, and doiling hishat, in
| he walked. Hs
"pctair," said the merchant prince, ''ze
big Canton packet ship Mozart, lay down
at my wharf"
"Ys sir.''
''She have one grand cargo of tea," con-
tinued the banker.
ssFaix, she have" said Peter.
eTo-morrow, Petair, re whole cargo be
put under de hammaire, to be sold to ze
highest bidder"
"Yis," Peter replies, still deeper in mys-
terry as to what or how, that could interest
or concern Mm.
"Vairy veil, Petair,' continued the
banker, ''to-morrow morning when &c zale
begin, be you dar; ze tea be put up two or
three lots, one of re merchants begin to bid,
den you bid de next" ..... ...
'sMe 0 be gorra, save your prisince,
Misthur Ge-rad, would it be for the likes OF
pether Finn to be among the merchants,
and bidding for cargo of tea. It's mad
entirely they'd say I was"
"Nevaire mind you bid on ze tea
when re tea knocked down you take re
whole, zen come to me, fix 'em. Good
morning, Petar.' And stumbling and
awkward with aStonishmeht, Peter got out,
and the rest of the day he went about NUT
tering over to himselfth entire strange and
bewidering part which he had to enact on
the morrow, at the grand tea sale.
Next day the merchants of the Quaker
city assembled on one of Girard's quays,
where the huge pile of chests of tea were
ready for the auctioneer's hammer and the
bids of the merchants. 1t was consignee's
sale--cash was to be raised in short metre,
and the whole cargo was put up in three
separate lots, half cash, and the balance at
four months, with approved endorsements.
"Now, gentlcmen," said the auctioneer,
opening the sale, "we put up eight hun
dred chests of Young Hyson tea-what do
| hear for this Hyson tea, warranted all
through as sample or no sale. How much
do | hear? Start it, gentlemen--we shall
not dwell long on this tea. Forty cents
pound hear bid only forty cents pound
forty, forty, forty, forty cents a pound
only is bid two and half did hear !"
"Ys, forty-two and half bid" said
Peter Finn, in a tone of voice that fairly
startled some Of the merchants. The auc-
tioneer paused.
oYou bid, sir?''
1Yis. it's me 90 ahead"
awe are not selling pound or box,
but 500 chests''
abe dad, and sure l know that, SIT; go
on with IT." ..
The merchants snckered, and the auc-
tioneer grinned, no more bids were made,
and down came the tea, 800 chests.
"The name, sir %
"Peter Finn"
"Where is your house, Finn? ?"
"Me house 2"
ayes, your place of business"
"Me house? and faith have no house; +;
its two rooms and a cellar have in Wather
street, and me place of business is round
here on the wharf" ...
"Your endorser's name, if you please ?"
"Stephen Ge-rad, sir ?"
This dubious declaration produced an
other stretch of the phzzes OF the mer-
chants, and the auctioneer in great doubt,
put up another lot of five hundred chests.
Down it went to Peter Finn And so
likewise went the third. When the sale
was concluded, the merchants glided off,
believing the auctioneer was certainly a
''sold" man. But on presenting the bills
and notes of Peter Finn at the desk of
Stephen Grard, the old fellow cashed them
on sight. The sales came to nearly $780,
OOC the tea was much wanted in the mar
ket, and Peter got rare bargains and before
noon next day received $4,000 bonus for
his bid on the cargo of tea. The cargo was
soon transferred, Girard Unidentified, and
the poor drayman found himself with a
snug little fortune in his fob