Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23
A Sharp TransactiOu---WaH sncei
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Some days since as fnancer was Just leay-
ing his Office in Wall-st. after busy day ofstoek
and banking operations, (which had evidently
been satisfactory, since his countenanCe wore
the pleasant expression which is compatible on
/ ly with unqualified success. he noticed coun-
Itryman with slouched hat, homespun coat and
thick mudcOyered boots. driving along COW
and calf. The cows udder was brimming full
so that fine streams Of lacteal fluid were run
ming from her teais. The thought ofpure coun.
try milk crossed the brokers' brain. and the
temptation to secure such luxury induced
him to pause.
81 say" cried he to the countyman.
"Hello, yerself, replied the rustic.
"That's fine COW you have there"
"Waal, yes pretty smart animal, reck
on"
"Where do you come from -
"Datchess county, lectlc b tck Of Pokeepsy
Been drivin' all day round town consarned
tired any how"
"Is your COW for sale -
Don't know hate to part with her, mough
dicker. Like TO buy ?"
perhaps so. What's your price ?"
Look here, Mister you cant have the calf
That's half Devonshire and morc'n quarter
Durham. l want her"
"Well | don't want the calf. What will yor
take for the COW.
"What thunderin' big house soloquizct
the countrymsn as his glance rested on the Ex
change. "Must cost heap O. pewter -
ooh fyou wont sell I'll go" observed tn
gentleman.
"Waal, don't like TO part with old Bet
but If you il give siXty-fve dollars in Califol
MIA sinners You can take her Look at that
continued the Yankee, pointing to l;Ae poo
of milk that had gathered on tie pavemen
chats trucOld Dulchess gras' juice, tew-.hird
cream and The rest sweet bu,tcr-mlk."
The fnanrtr thought the price rather high
but the sight of the mik--and such bag lu
convinced him that the bargain would be
good onn, so he stepped into his Office and pro
cured the gold which the Yankee carefully
counted, heilled, bit, &c, to make sure that
was good observing that "foks are pesky sharl
down here, and somebody said this was wall S
so I'd better look out" Having satisfied him
self that the gold was good he turned away
with the calf almost crying to part with Oh
Bet who he said he loved norm he did hi
br,tter
The Wallst gentleman hired Hibernian t
drive old Bet to his home, across the river
That night there was rejoicing in Brooklyn
Great was the flow of pure country milk, St
abundant that the broker began to think tha
he had tapped The Milky Way. New pan
were purchased, the children were filed u
IKE denriiohnS even the cats had lick extra
and B,lAy called in all the helps around TO tai
over The wonder. The proud owner and hi
wife congratulated each other hundred time
snl went to sleep only to dream of sailing in
huge in pan over an ocean of milk. Old BE
wrs f on corn meal and hedded like pet dog
Mex o ming ins.-aI of & teen ora is, she CAV
bu; ,hree mex; day about a pint and in
week she was as dry as book of logarithms,
The Walst fnancer was completely sold.-
TIE Yankee never saw Duchess County, bu
got an old "(arrow" COW just drying up, Dor
rowed calf, set him to nursing until the flo
, was somewhat stimulated then kept the CO.
: without milking for week when she was
. proper order to appear con Change" whe
e he dressed himself for the occasion, and mac
e his debut in Wall st. The done brown brok
c has since sold his COW to q butcher for son
S twenty dollars and taken the milk pans to b
e Office to pitch pennies into.-E KTriJ"ne