Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-10-07
"sELLiNGo 4 FELLow.
By ARirHMErlcAL PROFESSION. 7

ej By ARiTHMBTicAL PROFESSION E,
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Las, summer, while engaged in the TO-.
bacco and cigar business, used TO have for
customer in cheap cigars one Of those
knowing fellows whose knowledge serves
better TO bore his victims ihan advance sci.
ence., You ,coIldn'l make him believe
,hat-oh no! Tell him there were regain
cigars that cost $40 per lhousand--it nigh,
do 10 stuff down the throals Of those who
knew no better; HR was none Of them. And
SO twas, with, every thing; il always appear.
ed his delight TO draw me into some conro-
versy, no mal.efwhai the subject, in order
10 hear himself told forth. pliried every
way | could siknk of 10 circan,vent' him,
and at length did succeed in, laying him
ou, as fla, as aaqunder., gar. >
1t was on Saturday in the afternoon, he
came in, made his purchase, seated him
self, 10 deal me out his usual portion; but |
was awake for him. 1s fm.j re
Captain, said !, Il have made up my
mind 10 60 70 California, and if you wish TO
make a speculation, now is your time
'As how?' said he.
why, you see them fifteen boxes Of ci.
gars?-well there are TWO hundred and fifty
in each bot. and | will let you have The
whole fifteen at a low rate, providing you
take them ALL ''
Very vel, said my friend, 'e.'s hear the
conditions --s..a s.as.aa, H..e .afpu, B.,
you give me ore cent for the FIRST box,
two for thq second, four for the third, and
so on doube for every box
'Done!' said he; fetch on your cigars.
Suppose you think that | haven't money
enough--eh?' .laa. -s .s.c.
Not a, OIL, so LET'S proceed, here's me
first box
He drew from his pocket a lea,hern purse,
and out Of ina handful Of coin.
'And here's the cent said he, depos'lng
a green discolored copper on the counter
Here is your second box. ........
And here's your troo cents.
Very well; 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
fla! ha! old felow--go on'
Here's your fifth box said |, handing
him another
And here's your sixteen cents.
'And here's your SIKH box
'And-ha! ha! ha!--here's your thirty
tDo cents.
Here's your seventh box
And here--ha! by Jove, the joke is gel
and and nearly half your SH SsHrs afs gons nen''
'Here's your eighth box said |. assu
ming cool indifference, that perfect
astonished the fellow.
'And here's your dollar and lwen.y.eigf
cents
Here's your ninth box
And here's your - let me see - ah! Nv
dollars and flty.six cents.'
Here's your tenth box
Here he drew his purse though,luily, an
!, on the slate made a small calculation.
'And here's YOUR five dollars and twelv
cen,s.'
Here's your eleventh box
III ANU HeT6 3 NUuf--l"iOO h'C 10 'S"i WIN
5 twelve is twenty.lour-ten dollars and !we'
r ty.four cents
: At this stage Of the game he had got qul
| docle, and | continued
Here's your twelfth box; hand over .we
r ty dollars and for,y-eight cents
, Here the globules Of persPiralion. larl
as marrow.fat peas stood ou. in bold reli
}, on his face, bus a. length he dealed out Il
9 sum.
5 Here's yeur thirteenth box--fork ov
5, your forty dollars and ninety y.six cents.
e AT This crisis he looked perfectly will
# The sweat was pouring off him in s'reaI
n and The tobacco juice was running out
e his mouth.
ID 'F.o.r-t.y n.i.n.e.t.y.s-i.r. If lido, Il
Ii but t. -
And raking his pile into his hat, he crus
ID ed it on his head, and made his exit al
a, rate of speed altogether unheard Of; and
Of have never seen him near enough 10 spe
to him from that day TO lhis.'-New YC
70 Spirit of the Times.