Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-09-20
From the New York Spirit Of the Times.
Selling a Fellow by Arithmetical
PrNUPesSiRm

SeAAAnS n EeAAOW Dy Ar1tnmetical
Progression.
Last summer, while engaged in the tobacco
and cigar business used TO have for Gus
toner in cheap cigars, one of those knowing
fellows whose knowledge serves better to bore
his victims than to advance science You
couldn't make ham believe that oh, no! Tell
hia there were regalia cigars that cost $40
per thousand it might do to stuff down the
throats Of thoseswho know no better; he was
none Of them. And so it was with every
thing. he always knew best 1t always ap-
peared to be his delight to draw me into con-
troyersy, no matter what the subject in or
der 10 hear himself hold forth, I,tried every
way could think of to circunvent him, and
atlength did succeed in laying him out as
fat as q founder e...s.
Il was on Saturday afternoon, he came in
made bis purchase. aud seated himself to deal
out g me bis usual portion; butt was awake
for him, ..r5
Captain said I have. made up my mind
to go % California, andif you wish to 90 into q
speculation, now is your time," ..-ss4-s Il s
AS how ?, said. he.s ...s-.1-.;
Why you see them fifteen boxes of cigars
We'll. these are two. hundred and Gfty in, each
box and Twill let you have them at low rate
providing you take them all.'' ,s.rs.t +, 5si.7
Very we'll said my friend, let's hear the
conditions" o
You give me one cent for the first box
two cents for. the second, four cents for tn,
third, and soon, doubling up on every box,
Done said he; fetch on your cigars
S.pose you think ! haven't money enough
Not al all, solet's proceed here is the frs
DoN, 81 },ss.fazsssss srsssz s taa4 A
He drew from bis pocket leathern purse
and out ofita handful of coin. =. Esil ~,
And here's the cent" said he, depositing
green. discolorod copper on the counter.
Here's your second box"
And here's your taoo cents
ssVerywell: here's your third box sl
ltAnd here's your Joatr cents said he, chuck
linp. ghne satR y 7qs saissses 1858
ssE1ere's your fourth box,,'' bHa sa'osata5 81
Exactly. And heFe'syoar eigu centsi Ha
hal hal ola fellow--go on l' tea2T
Here's your fifth box. said /, handing dowr
And here's your ssrteen cents 5aal =
Here's your sixth box iai5 re
esAnd-hal hal hal-here's your thirty
tsro cents fesN = 2lsf aa' ESD
Here's yous seventh box ioasas 3 Iat
reAnd hereAhal BY Jove! the joke is gett
ing TOO rich there's your $irty four cents
andnearly balfyour cigars are'gone.' g
'Here'syo eighth box said I, assuming q
cool indifference that perfectly astonished the
fellow. 81 ..eA 1H saa9U la.li
s''And heres your dollar and twenty-eight
cents 80 as.e e2 % aaA A5lsa
osf1ere'sa your tenth box,' i sei-a 1..
HeFehe dTeW his walletthoughtfully,and or
the slate made q small calculation. 65
~And here's you Eve dollars and twelve
cents nwaa IS aaf
Ar this stage of the game he had got quite
Gocile, and continued t ta
s~Hefe's your twelfth box hand over twenty
dollars and forty y-eight cents wee
Here the globules of perspiration, large as
marrowfat peas. stood out in bold relief on his
face. but at length he doled out the sum-
gfferess yoursS S1lrteenth box-fork over for.
tyadollars ana ninety- six cehts.'' SO t2ss
AT this crisis he looked perfectly wild, The
sweat was pouring of him in streams, and the
tobacco Juice was running out Of bis mouth
sF-O-g-t-g-n-i-h- If I do | do
but If do may be d=-d!'
And taking his pile in his hat, be crushed
iton his head. and made his exit at rate o.
speed altogether unheard Of and hayntseen
him near enough to speak 70 him from that
day TO this, n.ao.ol ail1 13 a4sbss4 tao aoa