The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-05

L
ed at one Of the houses to sell his wares
After disposing of few articles to the lad,
oflfe house, who seemed TO live in th,
midst Of children, she declared her inabili
= to buy any more for want Of money.
"Bnt, marm, arn't you any rags?'
s.None to sell, sir"
"WelI," said he, "you seem to have plen
~ Of children. Will you sell me one 70
in ware?"
"What will you give sir?'
"Ten dollars for one Of them"
SIN good tin ware?'
so yes, the best"
She then handed one Of the urchns to
The pedlar, who, surprised that the otfer
was accepted, vet convinced that the moth
er would not par, with her boy, placed him
in the cart, and supplied the woman with
tins until the sum of ten dollars was made
up.
The man felt certain that the mother
would rather raise the money than part
with the child, seated himself by the side
Of the boy, who was much pleased with
having d ride. The pedlar kept his eyes
on the house, expecting the woman to has
Ten to redeem the little one, he rode of
Il slow pace. After proceeding some
distauce he began to repent Of his bargain,
and turned back.
The woman had just finished ornament.
ing her dresser with her tin when the
pedlar returned.
"Well, think the boy is too small, !
guess yon had better take him back again,
and s. me have the ware"
sNo, sir, the bargain was fair and you
shall keep it, You may start off as soon
IS YOU pie se.''
Surprised a. this
"Whv, marm, you don't think ofpariiDg
with vour boy SO young to an utter stran-
ger?"
"Oh. sir we would like 10 sell all our pau
pers at ten dollars head"
The boy was dropped at the door--the
whip cracked-,he tin rattled--and the
,ed'ar measured the ground rapidly. and
he never after forgot his pauper specula-
lIsn.
An amusing matrimonial story is told
of the olden time in New England. 1t so
fell cat that two young people became very
much smitten with each other, as young
people do sometimes. The young vo-
mans father was wealthy Quaker-the
young man was poor but respectable. The
ia,her could stand no such union, and reso-
lulely opposed it, and the daughter dare
not disobey-that is TO say, she dare not
disobey openly. She :'met him by moon
light" while she pretended never 10 see
him--and she pined and wasted in spite Of
herself. She was really in love-a state
of "sghs and tears" which women oftener
reach in Imagination than reality. Still
the fa,her remained nexorabe. Time
passed on, and the rose on Mary's damask
cheek passed off, She let no conceal
ment, like worm in the bud, prey upon
that damask cheek, however; but when
hor father asked her why she pined she
told him. The old gentleman was wild
over, and loved the girl dearly. Had il
been widowed mother who had Mary in
charge, woman's pride would never have
given way before the opportunities of
daughter. Men are not, however, SO stub
born in such matters, and when the father
saw that his daughters heart was really
set upon the match, he surprised her one
day by breakng out-"Mary, rather than
nope to death, thee had better marty as
soon as thee chooses and whom thee
pleases."
And then what did Mary? Wait till the
birds of the air had told her swain of the
change, or until her father had time 10 al
ter bis mind again; not bit OF it. She
capped her bonnet on her head, walked d
reclly into the street and then as drectl,
10 the house of her intended as the street
would carry her. She walked into the
house without knocking-for knocking was
not then fashionable, and she found the
family just sitting down to dinner. Some
little commotion was exhibited at so unex-
pected an apparition as the heiress in the
widows cottage, but she needed it not.
John looked up inquringly. She walked
directly up 10 him and took both his hands
in hers, s.John," said she, "father says
may have thee" And John got directly
up from the GinHeE tdpio anu went W tue
parsons. In less than twenty-five min
utes they were man and wife.
BIoGRArHER Misunderstanding Of
the appointment Of Hawthorn, to the Con
suls!lip of Liverpool, and the implied com
pliment to literature supposed to lurk in
The appointment, the Providence Journal
says:--
"Mr. Hawthorn was once tide waiter
in the Salem Custom House, and the large
experience OF commercial affairs acquired
in that responsible post, especially quail.
lies him for the place Of Consul at the
most important port Of Europe. A man
once applied to be shipped before the mast
'Are you an able seaman or green handr'
asked the shipping master. "Why no, not
an able seaman, but yet not exactly green
hand. have some knowledge Of the wa.
ter" Ever been voyage?" "No."--
"Ever been on the river craft" "No.''
swell, what then do you know about the
sea-" "Wby, have tended sap MILL"
Stick TO YOUR own BUSINESS. lie,
spectators make their thousands in yeal
or day, mind your own regular trade; new.
er turning from it to the righ, hand OF
to the left.
II you arc merchant, a Professions