The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-06-30
EBENSBuRG, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1853.

.If they are only teEder. Hannah said she i
Adult think they were very young
We'll s0oD know all about that remarked
Mr.. O., recollection OF what had occurred
st the time OF their purchase crossing his mind
at the moment. Driving his fork into the breast
bone Of one of them. he heldit firm while he cut
roun9 a wing and endeasored to sever that ap-
psndage from the body; but the wing was too
hrred held in its place by sundry iigaments well
developed by long use, to permit an easy accom-
piishneut OF this task. Mr.. c., however.
had q strong hand and good resolution, and
againit these. aided by sharp knife. even the
wing II q seven year old rooster could not long
mainnin defensive. The member at length
came pf, but in doing SO, driven over the
side q the dish upon the table cloth.
Mr. G-looked at the edge Of his knife for
a mouent.
.Myknife must be very DALI said he, 'or
else this chicken is old as Methuselah.'
vigorous application of the blade to the steel
followed, and then the other wing was taken in
hand. 1t came off about easy as the first
The legs were dislocated and detached more
quickly, and. in due time, the fowl. separated
into pprtious according to the most approved
rules u carving, lay spread forth upon the dish;
but tbs task had not been accomplished by Mr..
c. without considerable muscular exertion,
viii hwas apparent from the bvads of persp rl-
| tion collected on his forehead and about his
| lips.
| 'W5i, tnat DeatS Ill nc SxCl3lmeu, ms ne
| laid Gown his knife aud fork and applied his
| white handkerchief to his face. The teeth that
go through that will need filing
'Tiy the other,' said Mrs. c.; perhaps 1t
| is me-e tender
.lfit isn't. we shall be bad off for dinner.
returned Mr. c., as he resumed his carver,
and vent to work the second bird. After
severag one OF the wings, he gave up IN despair
1t was even tougher than the first.
'ibw in the world did you come to buy such
a par of fowls?' said Mrs. c.. You cer-
| taink never could have tried them
III | had, | certainly never would nave bought
them Edmonds has cheated me for once il his
life, put he'll never do it again
did he sell you that pair ofchickens as young
and tender?
lie did. to all intents and purposes
| Il didn't believe that of him..
Nor did 1. He's always up to the market,
| and deals close, but his things have been good.
Well he'll make nothing by this operation; no
man ever cheats me twice. He's had the last
dollar of my money
L don Enow what will do about huttar-'
said Mrs. c., if you stop buying from
him.
There is Just as good butter in market as his,
replied Mr.. c.. AS he commenced helping to
portions of the tough chicken he had succeeded
u carving by main strength.
Perhaps there is, but we never succeeded IN
getting it so uniformly good as that Of Ed
/ mondS-'
You may send for it, if you choose, but I will
never spend another dollar with the oarefaced,
cheating rascal, said Mr.. c., in an indignant
J tone.
The attempt to mastcate the chicken proved
altogether unsuccessful, and was sooa abandon
ed The children ate the dressing, while Mr..
and Mrs. c. nade the vegetables that
! were on the table serve for their first course
J and supplied ALL deficiencies when the desert
appeared.
To have been so completely taken in, annoy
Ell Mr.. G-Serribly, and he coud not 80 muct
{ as smile at the adroitness with which the thing
was done. Edmonds came to market every Sat
ur,lay, and Chad usually bought from him
/ as much butter would last for the week. VI
the Thursday evening succeeding the affair oi
the chickens, Mrs. G-rsmarked, with some
surprise in her voice, that the small piece o.
f: butter on the table was all that remained ol
| the six pounds bought on the last marke
! day.
| And to-morrow's only Friday said Mr.. G.
.It used to last US up to Saturday, until with
! in the last two months, but now 1t always give
| out
Our family is no larger
! No; nor do we use any more of It IN cookin:
than formerly
Mr.. G-thought for moment, and thel
! said, with some animation-'l think under
| stand it. Have you noticed any difference II
the size of the prints p
noticed them as appearing smaller.
That's it, you may depend ont; the butte
isn't weight. man who will cheat IN one wa.
will cheat III another.
.rransIe wouldn't dare to do that
{ sWhy?'
The risk is too great
| A rogue will risk good deal
His butter would be taken from him by tn
clerk of the market
Its my impression that E lmonds hasnt muc
butter in his tub by the time the clerk gets alon
to the place where he stands. There's the temp
tation. But we'll give him trial. Send 10
our usual quantity on Saturday won't
near him-an we'il have it weighed.
This was done, and, sure enough, a loss l
weight was discovered Out of the six pound
four were light.
.I've got my man now = exclaimed G., nc
attempting to conceal the pleasure he felt
Next Saturday he will probably become mor
Familiarity acquainted with the clerk than he la
yet been.
1t was too true as G-had discovered L
his anxiety to render his dairy operations prom
able, the farmer had been tempted to encroac
upon the legal weight of butter due his custom
ers He had b. en- coming to market 80 long, an
his butter had been often examined by th
| clerk, that inspection OF his tub had ceased TO
| rigid. Moreover, his customers were carry an
1t frequently happened that but lew prints II
manned when the clerk came along on nis wa.
If from some forty OF fifty pounds he couidpinc
, off enough to make hve or SIX prints II Won
be q handsome gain every week. he looked 1
Il on every side: calculated the risk and Il
benefit. and finally resolved to make the begii
ming. Twelve prints out of forty were tried
| from these he gained two extra, which sold i'
1 af,v cents EmboIdeped by this result, he me-