The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-11
A Sharp Transaction.

busy day Of stock and banking Opera
tons, which had evidently been satisfac-
tory, since his countenance wore the pleas
ant expression which is compatible only
with unqualified success, he noticed a
country man with Shocked hat, home
spun coat, and thick, mud covered boots,
driving along a cow and calf. The cows
udder was brimingf full, sothat fine streams
of the tactical fluid were running from
her teats. The thought of pure country
milk, crossed the brokers' brain, and the
temptation to secure such aluxury, induc-
ed him to pause.
i say cried to the countryman.
Hello yourself replied the rustic.
That's fine cow you have there
'Waal yes, pretty smart animal 1 reck-
on
Where do you come from?'
Duchess county, a leetle back of Po-
keepcy. Been drivin all day around town
consarn'd tired any how
If your cow for sale?'
'Doa't know, hate to part with her,
mought dicker, want to buy'
Perhaps SO, what's your price?'
Look here Mister, you can't have the
calf that's half Dovenshire and MORN
quarter Durham --....e
We'll, don't want the calf, what'l]
you take for the cow?'
What thundring big house, solilo-
quized the countryman, as his glance res
ted upon the Exchange. Must cost a
heap O. money!
'Oh, if you don't want to sell I'll 60,
observed the gentleman.
Well, Idon't like to part with old Bet
but if you'll give sixty five dollars in Cal
lifornia sinners, you can take her. Look
at that continued the Yankee, pointing
to pool of milk that had gathered on the
pavement, that's true Old Duchess, tew
thirds cream and the rest sweet butter
milk .
The fnancier thought the price rather
high, but the sight of the milk sucf
a bag full-convinced him that the bar
gain would be good one, so he stepped
into his Office and produced the gold
while the yankee counted, hefted; bit, &c.
to make sure that it was good, observing
that folks are pesky sharp down here, ane
somebody said this was Wall-street 81
I'd better look out. Having satisfied
himself that the gold was good, he turned
away with the calf, almost crying to par
with old Bet, who he said he loved mor'r
he did his brother.
The. Wall street gentleman hired
Hibernian to drive old Bet to his hom,
across the river. That night there wa
rejoicing in Brooklyn: Great was tn
flow of pure country milk, so abundan
that the Broker began to think he hat
tapped the Milky Way. New pans wer
purchased, the children were filled III
like deni- Johns, even the cats had lic]
extra, and Biddy called in all the help
around to talk over the wonder. TIL,
proud owner and his wife congratulate,
each other a hundred times, and went t.
sleep only to dream of sailing in hug
tin panloyer an ocean of milk. Old Be
was fed on corn meal and bedded like
! pet dog. Next morning instead Of fftee
quarts she gave but three: next day abou
a pint, and in week she was as dry a
a book of logarithms.
The Wall-st fnaneier was completed
:. sold. The Yankee never saw Duches
Co., but got an old 'fallow' cow, just dry
ing up, borrowed calf, set him t
nursing until the flow was somewhs
stimulated, then kept the cow withou
milking for week, when she was in pre-
per order to appear on change when h
dressed himself for the occasion and mad
his debut on Wall-street. En1 5aI
The done brown broker has since sol
his COW to butcher for twenty dollars
and taken the milk pans to his office to pitc
pennies into. cs 1ttI
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A CALIFORNIA W1Dow.-Captain Sal
water says his first essay to effect matr
monial charter resulted in manner sodi;
couraging that he don't believe he'll eve
be induced to try it over again. The CaE
tain being out of service for some months