The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-21
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Last summer. while easas,.l in the
tobacco and cigar business, ! used 70
have fr . cuaiou'~r IN cheap cigars, one
ut ih"sc knowing fellows whose knowi.
edge serves better TO burr his Victims.
than 10 advance sciencc. Iou c,midn't
make him believe ,hai.--oh, no! Tell
h'SR there weTc r~galia cigars tina, c,.,
80 per thousand 1T might do to stud
down the ihroais u those who knew M
bettet; ~ was none of them. And su
II Was with every thing; he always
knew best i, always appeared To bo
his delight 10 draw ne into CONTROVERSY,
no lnnt,er what the subject. in order To
hear himself hold forth. ] trird every
way ] could think Of TO circumvcn, HIM,
and ai l"ng'h did succeed IN laying
HIM ns flat as a founder.
1t WAS on Saturday afternoon l,c came
in, aud made his purchase, and seated
himself 10 deal out TO me his usual por.
tiun but ! was awake for him.
Captain" said !, - have made ur
my mind 10 go 10 California, and il you
wish to g" into a speculation, now is
your time"
AS how ?" said he.
"Why, you see them boxes Of cigars ?
Well, there are two hundred and fifty
in each box, and l will lot you hav.
the whole fifteen xt u low ralc, prov,j.
ing you take them ALL"
Very welI," said my friend, "lc, Us
hear the conditions"
"YOu give the one cent for tho first
boz, two cents for the second, four cent.
for the third, and 10 on, doubling up on
every box
Done :" said he; "fetch on your
cigars. SPose you think haven't mon
ey enough, ell 2"
mot atall; so let's proceed; here 10
the first box"
Tie drew from his pocket n lca,hcrn
purse. and out Of il u handful OF coin.
And here's the cent" sail he deposit.
ing green discolorcd copper on the
counter.
Here's your second box
"And heres your tWo cents"
"Vcry we'll; here's your third box
And here's your four cents, said he,
chuckling.
Here's your fourth box"
Exactly. And here's your eight
cents! Ha, ha, la! old fellow go on"
Here's your iifh boz" said ], hand
ing down another.
/ And here 10 your Grteen cents"
"liere is your sixth box"
And--ha, hs, hS here is your
Mirty-t,co cents"
"iIere is your seventh box
"And here--ha Ivy Jov-! the joke
isGeltng too ricl,-hcre your nrsyJaW
cents, and nearly half your cigars are
gonc.'
"lIere i. your eighth box" said ]
assuming cool indifference thar per.
frcily a,tnnished the fellow.
! "And here is your dollar and trenty
eigM cents"
Here is your ninth box"
"And here is your (lri me sse,) nh
tro dolldrs and my SIR cents.
. Here is your Icnth box
Here hc drew hi, wallet lhoughtfully
and on the slate made small calcutta
ton. And here is your .fre dollars ans
iwcire cents
Here i. your eleventh box"
"And here il your twice five IL ten
twice twelve is twenty.four) ten dotInr
and ire"ty./a"r CENTS
At this stage Of the game he had 60
quite docilr, and ! continued Here i
your twelfth box, hand over t~snt!
dollars and forty-eiyM cents" Her
the globules Of Precipitation, large a
msrrowfai peas, stood out in bold relic
on his face, bu, Al length he doled ou
the sum
"Here's your thirteenth box forl
over Eorty dollars and "'ne,y-sir eenis.
at this cri.is lie looked perfectly wild
The sweat was pouring of him IL
streams, aud the tobacco juice MAS run
ming out Of his mouth.
"Foriy ninety-sir! If l d
! do, bu, if do may ] be ID - A"
taking hi. pile in hi, lat, he crushed
on hi, head, and made bis e1i, a, a rat
of speed alt, g-,her unheard Of; and
have never seen him near enough {