The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-22
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BUYING OUT A PEDLER.

WRITTEN poR PosrERs .spIRir TUE TINKs"
Everybody on the western waters knows
Charley D.; at least his acquaintance
think they DO. H
Charley is a little fast: travels the river
eight months in the year, and has sometimes
leeh known to engage in quiet game of brag,
or draw poker, ssjnst for the amusement of his
fellow passengers, nothing else" To those
who know Charley, il is unnecessary 10 add,
that he generally succeeds in "amusing''
them.
But TO our story. One sweltering August
Jay, Charley was travelling on one Of the
dusty thoroughfares known as county roads,
in the State of Hoosier Choked with dust,
half melted with The heat, .jaded with a hard
'rs4dng horse, that would insist upon waltz
ing around every black stump at the roadside,
and with not grocery upon the whole line
Of the road, our trfveller was Of course in a
most benevolent humor-
Somebody had 10 be victimized, or Charley
w5uld not be sble TO sleep that night. The
Only question, was, who if should be, and that
was soon answered.
Ashort turn Of the road brought him sudden
Is upon Jew pedlar. whose pack of jewelry
was temptingly displayed at the roadside, and
who was chafiering with a young Hoosier for
thesale Of breast pin, and assuring his GUS
toner "bon his oEner,'' that the article in ques-
ton was the very counterpart Of the pin worr
bysQueen Victoria at her coronation.
Chailey was dressed a la Hoosier, and a
sharper eye than the Jews might have readi-
ly tsken him for what be seemed to be, an un-
sophisticated denizeno OF the very ruralest (vide
Webster, next editicn,) Of the rural districts.
Refining up his borse, he cast an admiring
glal ce at the gittering treasure Of the pc liar.
"Why, old feller, you must be right from
Calforny," said Charley. s'i didn't think
there was that much real gold in all Hoosier.n
"Dere nowsh young man, do you hear dat?
'Bersh shentleinan ash knowsh golt. hear vot
he saysh.n
4 This was addressed to the Hoosier, who had
Just expressed some vague doubt as to the pu-
yity Of the metal.
Charley got of his horse, hitched him to a
fence-corner, and sitting down by the out
spread pack, seemed lost in some abstruce men-
tai calculation.
The Hoosier proved rather slow custom
erpsThe truth was, he had not a cent OF mo-
ney present or prospective, and the Jew had
= began to suspect as much, SC he turned his at
tention to his new game.
"Vot can sells you to-day, my goot frent--
Jpair Of ear-rings vor your stweet-'art, or .
nice dimont ring vor FER fnger?''
"Diamond! why that's what they cut glass
with, amt it?'' said Charley.
The Jew entered into alengthened history Of
4he diamond and its uses, embracing some facts
not yet generally known to the scientific
world.
.sAnd is all these 'hings pure gold?' asked
Charley.
aYesh, yesh, all de very besht--no jewelers.
COLT. but right from californy.D
What might you ask feller for this?''
TWAS pin Of magnificent proportions, an
oval Of painted glass about three inches BY
-four, set in fimsy rim Of washed metal, and
worth for the Indian market about fifty certs,
avell, my frent, seem its you, I'll sell il
sheap. Zay vive dollars, oatsh two dollars
lesh dan solt Won to de eoverner's wife for
lasht week. a, S s. I, = =
Charley stuck it on his shirt bosom, bui
when he spoke Of wearing II to church mex,
Sunday, even the old Jew opened his eyes
eighty, and limited something about its being
ssnore purpossd vor q lady 10 year."ss sasrs
Article after article was priced BY Charley
ani sxpaaiatsd upon BY the jew. IS
. aaWeIi, old Teller, said Charley at length
athemssall very we'll for retail prices, bnt hoa
much will you mock Of for wholesals2v !
90 S&A&N Y e a. kse ~ Sxs II