Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-26
SELLING" FELLOW BY ARITHMETICAL PRO-
GRESSION

while the tooacco
ness used TO for in cheap cigars OF
those knowing fellows whose knowledge serves better TO
bore his victims than advance science You couldn't make
him believe thatoh Tell him there were regaa cigars
that cost forty dollars per thousand nigh, do to stuff
down the threats of who knew beer he
of them And so it with everything; he always knew
best 1t always appeared be his delight to draw into
some controversy matter what the SUBJECT In order TO
hear himself hold FORTH tried every way could think Of
crcumvent him, and at length did succeed IN laying nm
out as flat founder.
twas on Saturday afternoon; he came in, made his
purchase and seated HIMSELF 10 deal me out his usual por
ton bur was awake for him.
Captain said ve made up my mind to go to CALIFORNIA;
and if you wish go into speculation nows your time
sWhy, you see them fifteen boxes of cgars2 WELL there
are two hundred and fifty in each box and will let you
have the whole fifteen at low rate, providing you take
very WE'LL said my friend, let's hear the conditions.
you give cent for the first box two cents for the
second four cents for the third and SO on double up on
every box -
haven't money enough-ehr
mot at all so let's proceed; here's the first box
He drew from his poke, leathern purse, and out Of 1t
handful OF coin.
And here's the cent said he deposltng green dscoored
copper the counter.
Here's your second box
And here's your tno cents
'Very well; here's your third box
'And here's your four cents said he, chucklng.
Here's your fourth box.
Exactly. And here's your eight consl Ha! hal hal old
Here's your fifth box said handing down another.
And here's your sirteen cents
Here's your sixth box
'And-ha ha ha there's your hirty-tuo cents
Here's your seventh box
And hcre-ha by Jove the Joke getting rch-here's
your siror cents and nearly halt your cigars gone
Here's your eighth box said l. assuming cool indfier
ence that perfectly astonshed the fellow.
sAnd here's your dollar and twenty-eight cents.
Here's your ninth box
Here's your-let me see-ah two dollars and fifty six
cents
Here's your tenth box
Here he drew his wallet thouphtfuy and on the slate
made a small calculation
And here's your five dollars and twelve cents
Here's your eleventh box
And here's your-wice five is ten, twice twelve is twen
ty-four-ten dollars and twenty -four cents
A. this stage of the he had got quite doce and
continued-
Here's your twelfth box hand twenty dollars and
forty-eight cents.
Here globucs perspra,ion large marrowfa peas
stood in bold relief his face but ut length ne doed out
the sum.
and ninety six cents
At this crisis he looked perfectly wild. The sweat was
pouring of him in streams and the tobacco juice was run.
ming out OF his mouth.
FORTY min e-t.y-sir. If do do but if do may
rnkng his pile into his hat, he crushed on his head
and made his exit at rate of speed altogether unheard of
and have him enough speak to him from
that day to shis.-[N Y. Spirit of the Times.
BIRDS
The American Agriculturals, gives the following
dotes of the labors of the birds:
we give anecdote related to US by Gov. Aiken, Of
South Carolina, of the rice birds. These little creatures
gather round the fields at harvest time in countless myads
and of considerable grain Some years ago
1t was determined to make upon them and drive them
out of the country and The in some degree
cess far getting rid OF birds. what birds good
for The planter found OUT for with the decrease
of birds, the worms increased rapidly that instead OF
few scattering grains feed the BIRDS the whole crop was
demanded TO fill the Unsuitable Of the army which cae
to destroy young shoot they sprung from the
Most undoubtedly the birds invited back again win
hearty welcome Rice cannot be cultivated without their as
Sistance.
"A few years ago the blackbirds in the northern part oil
Indiana considered grevous nuisance to the farmer
Whole fields of sometimes destroyed ana oepra
dations late greater than could DC oceFeo
told. The farmer sowcd and the birds reaped He scod-
ed and they twitteed Occasionally charge OF brought
but made impression upon the great sea OF
birds than the removal of single bucket of water from the
great salt puddle few later every green thing on
the land seemed destined to destruction by the army
Man was poweress, worm among worms.-But3hs best
friends the hated black BIRDS his relief just in time
when all seemed lost. No human aid could have
saved him. How thankful should man be that God has Civ
him for his companions md fellow aborers in the cult
walton Of the earb these lovely birds The aborer is
thy Of hire Why should grudgc the little moety claim
cd by the busy little fellows which followed the plough and
snached the worm away from the Seed that might pro-
duce grain for his, aud substaace2 No honest
would cheat bird Of his spring and summers work.
From The New Orleans Delta, Aug al
INDIAN FIGHT IN TENAS-WlLD CAT IN THE
FIELD.
W. he from the Anatin