Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
CONNECTICUT AND MASsACHu.
SETTs TIN PEDLARs.

JNu EvihB
Going ahead, don't you see said he.
Yes, said /, Il reckon we had better take
different roads, else one Of us will sell no tin
what say youl'
Yes, We will, you may go ahead and sell
all you can, ard then III sell as much again
as you.
Why, will you sell so much cheaperP
No, Ill get more for every article
well, don't see how you can do H.
Try it and III show you. I'll stop here
while you drive to that house yonder and sell
all you can. Start on your team a iitle, and
then once come back for your whip or some
thing yos have dropped, aud you can see how
SELL
We'll, said /, so | drove up 10 the house
and went in, and spoke to the old gentleman,
who was reading a newspaper. How do you
do : says ], but he did not mind anything
about me-
Want to buy any lin pans, pals. or any
thingi
mo-
IN sell cheap, and take most anything in
pay
Don't want none.'
Bot jus, look at my lot, it is the completes,
you ever saw
But don't want to-
We'll, | really wish could sell you some
thing. You really think you can't buy
No, don't want anything
So ! went out and started my horse.
Whoa says NOW III see what the
Connecticut felow can do So walks back
to the house. Il didn't leave my whip here,
did II
IIann'i seen ii, said the old man, keeping
on reading advertisements Then the Con-
necticuI fellow came in
How far is il to the iaverni'
Half mile said the old man.
| Il am as dry as a Goldfish. III take some Of
your waier,' walking up 10 the table, and TAX
ing up pitcher. Oh said he. Ill is cider.
making believe he was going to sci il down.
Drink it, said the old man, and he did.
That's royal good cder-you made il for
il ! had barrel Of that in Boston, Id give Eve
dollars for il. How do you make hi'
Made il out Of apples
did youl Well, they must have been ex-
traosdinary gook ones. every one Of them ii to
make pies OF. Got 9 large orchard, ha ni you,
squirrel t.sf
No
First rate, what there is on il, got snug
house here too, haven't seen many houses
like as well as this, and ! have seen a good
many in my day. Real snug house. looking
around as if hunting stray fy-'How many
rooms have you up siairsl'
-Four, and all finished oil, said the old wo-
man who was ironing.
0n that he turned around and addressed all
his talk TO her.
-Four, and all finished OF and furnished
you are thriving like all nature. Got any
smart girls to Gil ,hemr
No, only one
We'll. one good one is enough. Better
than three or four ordinary ones. How old il
she 7
Eighteen
She'll be married before long, reckon
Not many girls like yours live to be old maids
Il don't think she'll be an old maid.
She looks like yon, don't shel | have
heard of her--she is as handsume as picture
what a setting GU, you'll give her one q
these mornings,
Yes, I've got five pair Of linen sheets an,
four eoverlid, that made for her this sum
mer. ] mean il she gets married she vii
have as good setting out as anybody
so would, and you are able To do il
Now think of ii, I've got few first raw
things that must cary home 10 somebody
you can guess who (winking AT me) I've beel
offered more than they are worth bot woul'
uot sell them-but I've mind to let you hav'
them for thai girl Of yours. ! don't know
though, that | can let these go. Betsy vii
expect them. Bot come you may look .
them
So the old woman pu, on her specs, an,
went out with him to his wagon. lie dug Il
the bottom and hauled out some pans Jusi lik
those on top. Here they are, keep then
slowed away out Of siRh,-lhe genuine Laiay
cite tin--come from France. The more yo
use them the brighter they grow they neve
need securing e
What is the price Of these common ones,
said she pointing to some just like those he ha
in his hand.
Five shillnes, and these are ten--ihe La
fayetie lin COSTS nine aud six-pence but 70
that pretty girls sake, that looks so much lik
YOU, they say, Ill let you have few for seve
shillings.'
So he went on talking till he sold her NOR
than five dollars worth Of ware, not near a
good as NINE, at great deal higher price.
When he started on said he, how much di
you sell!'
None
'Ah, you didn't come from Connecticut =