True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-06-06
From the American Eagle
A GOOD ONE.


men Il except the other sex always,) are
as cute as you are at bargain. You
are more like to be bitten than to bite, if
you try that game with them"
"Bet you dollar" sails I, 81 sell that
old coon as easy as a clock. What a
CheesencOoker match for yankee! Come;
! like that, it is good. Here goes for a
trial at any rate"
"Mounseer," sails l, "have you any wood
to SELL"
We didn't need no wood, but it don't do to
begin to ask FOR what you want, or you can't
do nothing.
eyes" said he.
"What's the price," said I, cash down
on the naill' for I knew the critter would
see "the point" of coming down with the
blunt.
dts ten dollars and q half" said he "a
cord at Halifax, and it don't cost me moth
ing to carry it there for I have my own
shallop-but I will sell it for ten to obGge
you" That was just seven dollars more
than it was worth.
"Well," sails l, that's not high, only cash
is scarce. If you will take mackeral in
pay, at six dollars barrel (Which was two
dollars more than its value,) praps we
might trade. Could you sell me twenty
cord?"
ayes, may be twenty-five"
"And the maCkeral," said I.
"Oh," said he, "mackeral is only
worth three dollars and half at Halifax.
| I ant sell mine even at that. Ihave six
ty barrels, number one for sale.'
"If you will promise to let me have all
the wood want, more or less, sais /, seven
if it is ever so little, or as much as thirty
cords, at ten dollars cord, real rock ma
pie, and yellow birch, then I will take all
.your mackeral at three and half dollars,
money down"
"say four" said he.
mo-" sais I, lyon say you can't get
but three and a half at Halifax, and l
wont beat you down, or advance one cent
myself. But mind, if I oblige you by
buying all your mackeral, you must Oblige
me by letting me have all the wood !
want"
"Done," said he, so we warped into the
wharf, took the fish on board, and / paid
him the money, and cleared fifteen pounds
by the operation.
"Now," sais l., "where is the wood!'
"All this is NINE" said he, pointing
to apile, containing about fifty cords.
"Can have it all, said l, 'ifI wan
itp
He took off his hat scratching his head
scratching helps man to think amazing
ly. He thought he had better ask a lit
tie more than ten dollars, as appeared Il
| be ready to buy at any price. So he said
Eyes, you may have it all at ten anda hal
dollars"
81 thought you said might have wha
l wanted at ten"
"Well 1 changed my mind" said he, "i
is too low"
"And so have l." sais I, H won't trad
with man that acts that way, and | wen
on board, and the, men cast off and begaI
to warp the vessel again up to her anch
or.
7 Lewis took of his cap and began scratch
ing his head again; he had over reaches
himself. Expecting an immense profit o.
e bis wood, he had sold his fish very low
he saw was in earnest, and jumped o.
board.
= "Captain, you will have him at ten,
much as you want Of him."
: "Well, measure me off half cord"
"Whatp said he, opening both eyes {
IS their full extent.
IS "Well measure me of halfa cord?"
e "Didntyou say you wanted twenty O
9 thirty cordS"
d "No," sails I, II said I must have tha
much if I wanted it, but I don't want i
e it is only worth three:dOllars, rdyOu hay
lie had the modesty to ask ten, then ten an
of a half, but will take half q cord to pleas
lie you, so measure it off"
h He stormed, and raved, and swore, ar
N threw his cap down on the deck and Jun
If ping on it, and streached out his wizzen'
he face, as if to make halloOeing easier; ar
t. foamed at the mouth likes hoss that h
q; eat lobelia in his hay.
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