The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-07-07
A Sharp Bargain--wall Street Shaved.


Some days since, as financier was just
leaving his Office in Wall street, after a
busy day Of stock and banking operations,
(Which had evidently been satisfactory, since
his countenance wore that pleasant express
ion which is compatible only with unquali-
fed success he noticed counryman, with
lslouched hat, homespun coat, and thick mud
covered boots, driving along COW and
calf. The cows udder was brimming full,
SO that fine streams of the lacteal fluid
were running from her teats. The thought
of fresh country milk crossed the brokers'
brain, and the temptation to secure such q
luxury induced him to pause.
81 say" cried he to the countryman.
I Hello, yoursef,. cried the rustic.
"Thats fine COW you have there"
sWaal, yes; pretty smart animal, reck-
on"
"Where do you come front"
"Dutchess count, leetle back of Po'
keepsy. Bin driyn' all day round town;
consarned tired, eny how"
aWant to sell your cow.'
"Don't know. hate to part with her, but
mought dicker. Like to buy!''
s.Perhaps so, What's your price"
s'Look here, mister, you can't have the
calf That's half Devonshre and MORN
quarter Durham. want her."
"Well, don't wantthe calf. What will
you take for the cow!''
"What thunderin' big house." solilo-
auized the countryman, as his gaze rested
on the Exchange. "Must cost d heap o.
pewter"
s.Oh, you won't sell, I'll co. observed
the gentleman.
..Well, don't like to part with old Bet;
but if you'll give sixty-fve dollars in Cal
ifornia sinners, you can take her Look at
that" continued the Yankee, pointing to
little pool Of milk that had gathered on the
pavement, 'sthat's the true old Dutchess
grass Juice, two-thirds cream, and the rest
sweet butter-milk."
The fnancier thought the price rather
high but the sight of the milk-and such a
bag full-convinced him that the bargain
would be good one, SO he stepped into his
Office and produced the gold, which the Yam
kee carefully counted, hetted, bit, &C., to
make sure that it was good, observing that
..folks were pesky sharp down here, and
somebody said this was Wall-street, SO
I'd better look out" Having satisfied him.
self that the gold was good, he turned away
the calf, almost crying at parting with old
Bet, who he said, ..he loved MORN he did
| his brother.''
The Wall street gentleman hired Hiber-
nian to drive old Bet to his home over the
river. That night there was rejoicing IN
Brook4in Great was the flow of pure coun-
try milk, so abundant that the broker began
to think thathe had tapped the Milky Way
New pans were purchased, the children
were filled up like demijohns, and even the
cats had an extra lick, and Biddy called in
all the cats around to talk over the wonder.
The proud owner and his wife congratulated
each other hundred times, and went to
bed only to dream Of sailing in huge tin pan
over an ocean of milk. Old Bet was fed on
corn meal and bedded like pet dog. Next
morning, instead of fifteen quarts, she gave
but three; next day about pint, and in
i week she was as dry as book OF loga-
rythisms.
The Wall street financier was complete
ly sold. The Yankee had never seen Dutch
ess county, but had got an old 'sfarrow''
COW, just drying up, borroweda calf, set him
to nursing until the flow was somewhat
stimulated, then kept the COW without milk
/ ing for a week, when she was in proper or
der to appear ..ons Change" when he dress
| ed himself for the occasion, and made his
| debut on Wall street. The done brown
has since sold his COW to butcher for some
twenty dollars, and taken the milk pans to
his office to pitch pennies into.-N Ifa-
1une. "