Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-07-18
Peter Flinn's Luck.
BY FALCoNBRIDGE.

Emerald Isle, called Peter Finn. HIS voca.
lion was most honorable one, because of its
usefulness TO the commercial world-driving
dray. Peter owned very ancient and nowise
spry horse, and equally unstable dray, by means
whereof he essayed, and by dint of great ply
slcal exerlon, in succeeded obtaining for bis
large and growing family lolerable living.
Stephen Girard lived and carried on his i'm
mesne mercantile transactions at the time Of
which | write, and was principal performer
in my little story. The one eyed little French
man, the great pet of dame Fortune was not
man of very wonderful developments Of heart
and soal, or sympathy in the misforlunes, eros.
ses or losses Of his fellow beings /; but now and
then he was known, more through eccenriciiy
than aught else, TO perform some very credita-
bic and really magnificent acts of kindness and
generosity towards those falling in his way
One day said he TO Peter Finn, whom he had
Oft and for long time, employed upon the
wharves in hauling goods from his large ships
TO his warehouses
Is Pe-lair, believe you have worked VARY
hard"
"Ys sir, and be my sowl, | have" respon-
ded Peter
Very long time you no save anything !"
said the banker, the merchant prince, the mil
lionare!
81 Be my conscience, Mislhur Ge-rad, it's
not ha'puth | save at all the divl hsself
might dance his hornpipes in my booklets Of
Monday morning, without disturbing toe-nail
of his fu, again the silver that's there"
Two, three, five, seven Of de children
home, eh !"
Faix, and its yerself that's guessed ii ex-
thur I hr,
boys and gals as iver ye clapped an eye upon
sir"
"Ah, yes, | see, see VARY well, Petair
you shall have Won chance presently, by and
by, directly, to do something batlaire zan drive
de old horse and dray"
"Faix, Mislhur Ge-rad, it's myself that's
saying it as should no. be saying it, p'raps, but
lis few men labor harder nor longr, for the
meat, bread, praties and hay that we ate. than
meself and Barney the old hoss there and be
me conscience, il would be a godsend that would
put US both, myself, and the poor ould basic
there, over all our ills and miseries," said the
drayman.
"Ah, ah VARY veil Petair, you come into
my counting house by-and-by," and the little
old Frnchman, with his hands locked behind
him, stalked off 10 his counting house, leaving
the poor drayman considerably mystifed as to
what the result of this conference was 10 be.
Be dad,'. says Peter to himself, "may be
IFS the old feler's whim to Sc, me up in shop!
or be CORY, buy me new dray and horse. O,
be me conscience, there's no telling what the
ould iinlleman will do when he takes the turn )"
and thus soliloquising, after respectful delay,
Peter presented himself al the door Of the mil
Iionaire's counting room. and doffing his hat, in
he walked.
Petair," said the merchant prince "ze big
Canton packer ship Mozart lay down al my
wharf"
Yis SIR"
"She have one grand cargo Of iea," conlln.
ued the banker.
! Faix, she have" said Peter.
Tomorrow, Pe,air, re whole cargo be put
under de hammare, 10 be sold 10 ze highest
bidder.
"Yis," Peter replies. still deeper in mystery
as to what or how that could interest or con-
cern him.
"Vairy Veil, Petair," continued the banker,
"io merrow morning when re sale begin, be
you dar; ze lea be put up two or three lois, one
of ze merchants begin 10 bid, den you bid the
next@"
"Me 0, be gorra. save your prlsince. Mis-
thur Ge.rad, would il be for the like of Pether
Finn to be among the merchants, and bidding
for cargo of tea +! Il's mad entirely they
say was"
/" Nevar mind you bid on re tea--when re
tea knocked down you take ze whole, zen you
come 10 me, fix EN-. Good morning Peiair."
And stumbling and awkward with aston
ishmen,, Peter got out and the rest OF the day
he went about muttering over 10 himself the en-
tire strange and bewilrdering part which he
had 10 enact on the morrow, al the grand tea
sale.
Next day, the merchants Of The Quaker city
assembled on one of Girards quays, where the
huge pile of chests of tea were ready for the
auctioneer's hammer and the bids of The mer-
chants. Ii 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
balance a. four months, with approved endorse
ments.
"Now. gentlemen" said the auctoneer, O.
pening the sale, I'VE put up eight hundred
chests of young hyson tea---what do | hear
for this hyson tea warranted all through as
sample or no sale How much do hear
Starl il genlemen-.-we shall not dwell long on
this Tea. Forty cents pound hear bid only
forty cents pound ---fony, forty, forty. forty
cents pound only is bid two and a half did
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