Litchfield enquirer., 1856-04-10
HENRY W. HYATT, Editor and Publisher.
About a Pietura.

! were some that seemed fit to take a place in the cabinet of eommoasssay :; others that merit cd no higher place than the smoke-begrimcd walls of a tavern. In fact, there were pictures for all customers. They were placed on cabi. nets, arranged against chairs, hung on the walls, and were even Uttered about the floor.
 Isaacs, you may be sure, was glad to see customer. As the gentleman entered he rub bed his hands and chuckled with hopeful satis. | faction.
 Humph, ha 1" said the visitor, looking abont him you appear to have a pretty ex- l tensve collection at present, Mir. Isaacs P' Ah--ycs very, sir very extensive collec. tion. Some fine pictures, sir l; fine pictures" Humph, no doubt Mr. Isaacs, no doubt {; but can't say l discover any gems among them exactly Let me see" Here the geh- tleman paused and fixed his gaze, with marked attention, upon large picture which covered nearly half of the wall. Isaacs saw at once, that it caught his fancy, and exclaimed An, that's fine picture, now a perfect gem that is"
 How much do you want for that, Mir. Isaacs 2!
 Well I will take seven hundred pounds for that picture seven hundred pounds, not pen ny less"
 Seven hundred pounds P said the gentle man, la slow ard deliberate tone of amaze 'nent "what nonsensc you do talk, Mir. Isaacs. Why, what is the picture p What is the picture !' said Isaacs "it's the Roman Elnperors the finest picture I've got in my shop"
 " But why do you set snch value uron it, Mir. Isaacs ? Who painted it ?'
 "Ah don't know who painted it. I know nothing about that but it's fine pic ture quite gem"
 "Very likely, but your price is out of the question. Why, Mr. Isaacs, you astouish me to ask seven hundred pounds for picture, that you know nothing about"
 Isaacs replied by insisting that it was gem for all that
 "Well but you VII make some reduction in seven hundred pounds, Mir Isaacs '"
 Reduction ch ? all, we'll, yes, will. will say to you six hundred pounds there '"
 "Oh, nonsense, nonsense, Isaacs You don't suppose that am fool Six hundred pounds. man say sixty at once"
 Sixty sixty pounds for the Roman Empe- TOTS y screamed isaacs, "no no, no shclp mo, no oh, Lord no no, you're joking, surely Oh, no, s'help me" The little Jew seemed horror-sruck at the bare idea O: sixty pounds for the Roman ElnEerors, and threw up his hands, and turned up his eyes in frightful way
 t" We'll, but you will surely make some abate- mert on six hundred pounds, Mir Isaacs some abatement! :" said the stranger.
 An some abatement yes, may be sem. abatement that is another thing. I will say to you---iive hundred pounds, there now--fye hundred pounds for the Roman Enperors"
 "Oa no, lsaacs hundreds are out of the question. Name reasonable sum- and may deal with you"
 Reasonable sum !" said Isaacs, in an injured tone. say reasonable sum. Five hundred pounds is a."
 Now don't talk about five hundred pounds
 "Wtl say four hundred' "Noascnsc v
 Say three hundred there, three hundred pounds for the Roman Emperors, not farthipg less no. shelp me !!' "No, lsaacs :; it is quite out of tho question We shall not do business to-day, see. There is nothing else here that care about, so shah wish you good-morning." The gentleman left the shop; but he had scarcely reached the next turning. when Isaacs overlook him. and laying his thin wiry hand on his arin said
 There, you may have it for fifty pounds" Ridiculous, Mir, Isaacs." said the stranger Quite out of the question. shan't give fifty pounds for the rubbish. Fifty pounds, pooh, nonsense !"
 Ah, well,' exclaimed the Jew, with a sigh, I can't take less than fifty :; no, s'help me i" aud he returned to his shop, while the gentleman proceeded on bis way.
 About a week after, another gentleman presented himself at lsaacS' shop.
 "Good-morning, MT. Isaacs. Isee you have the usual collection of ruhbish-ha ha !'
 It sometimes suited MT. Isaacs to bumor bis customers, so he echoed the strangers "ha ha !" and said. every good very good"
 After looking round the shop for some time, the visitor at last turned his gaze upon the huge picture, which covered half the wall
 Whats this you have here. Mir. Isaacs p be inquired. in a careless tone. There's quau tty. at any ntc, if there is not much quality about it."
 "Ha ha very good" said Isascs. chuck ling there is quantity there, if you Ike. But would you believe me a gentleman offered me fifty pounds the other day for that picture Fifty pounds be offered me, aud counted ou, the money. But, no had not the conscience to take it. No, s'help me."
 "Ah, you are an honest man, Mir. Isaacs. esteem you for that. Fifty pounds Why th' picture is not worth half that"
 "Ah, yes. it is" said Isaacs. quite wortl the half of that. Oh. yes, s'help me" Il a0h m Isaacs nofhiuc If tha kind