Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-08
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SPECIMENS OF TIN PEDLARs.
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SPECIMENS OF TIN PEDLARs.
4 sOne day. said Bay State pedlar, as
I was driving along, a fellow with a load Of
tin came out of a by-road, and followed right
alongin my tracks Mister said 7, (which
way are You going?
Noiug ahead-don't you see" said he.
sYes, said I Il reckon we had bette,
take different roads, else only one of US will
sell any tin-what say you?'
a. sYes, we, will You may 20 ahead and
sell leall you can, and then I'll sell as much a,
gain as you
- why, will you sell SO much cheaper?
HesNo-I'll get more for every article
2StWell, I don't see how you can do it.
Try it, and I'll show you. I'll stop here
while you drive to that house yonder, and
sell all you can. Start on your team, little,
and then come back for your whip or some.
thing you have dropped, and you can see how
Isell.'
well, said I, so T drove up to the house
and wentin and spoke to the old gentleman,
Who was reading the newspaper. ..s.'7
..ssHow do you do?' says +; but he did not
mind anything about me. want to buy
any tin pans, pals, or cups, OIL, apything?'
'I'nsseH cheap, and take most any thing
in pay" 49, 81
tDon't want none a~.
: But just look at my lot; it is the compile
test you ever saw $780,.
sBut I don't want to- ... -.
sstWell, I really wish could sell you some
thing. You really think you can't buy?
.aNo, don't want anything ,--...,
Sol went out and started my horse. a.
Whoa saysI !; NOW I'llsee what the Con-
neeticu. fellow can do So / walks backto
the house. 4 didn't leave my whip here,
didIT .'. .... - -...t o.
es4tHain,t seed it said the old man, keeping
on reading advertisements, Then the Con-
necticnt fellow came in. s..-s-.:.
sHow far is it to tavern?' ....-'. 70
Half mile said the old man. ,..,-
s,essI am dry asa Goldfish. I'll take some Of
your water walking up to a table, and ta-
king up pewer mug. 'Oh,'; said he, sit is
eider,,a making believe he was going to set
i down. ....-. ~,
Drink it, said the old man-and he did.
That royal good cider-you make it for
your own use--csn't buy such as that-if 1
had q barrel of that in Boston, I'd get FIVE
dollars out Of it. How did yeu make it?
2 sMade it out of apples
* did you? Well, they must have been
extraordinary good ones, every one of them
ct to make pies of them. Got large orch
ard, haip't you squieeT
NO
sa~sFifst rate what there is on it, then-got
q snug house here, too-haven't seen many
houses I like as we'll as this, and I've seen a
good many in my day. Real snug house,
docking around, as if hunting a stray fy;)
show many rooms up stairs"
-Four, and all finished off, said the old
woman, who was ironing. On that he turn
easrigt1t around and made all his talk to
her.
-Four, and all finished off and furnished
You are thriving like all natur! Got smart
girls enough to fll them?'
mo, only one.'
well, one good one is enough-better
than three or four ordinary ones-how old
isshe?'
Eighteen
Eighteen? She'll be married before long,
reckon. Not many girls like yours live tc
be old maids
Il don't thing she'll be an old maid
She looks like you, don't she, now? I've
heard of her-she's as handsome as pic
ture; what handsome setting out you'll
give!
yes, I've got FIVE pair of linen sheets, and
four coverlids, that Imade for her this sum
mer. I mean, if she ever does get married
that she shall have good setting out as
anybody
so I would, and you are able to do it
Now I think of it, I've got a few frst-rate
things that mean to carry home to some
body, you can guess who, (winking to me-,
I've been offered more than they are worth
but would not sell them-but I've mind
to let you have them for that girl of yours
I don't know though that I can let these go
Betsy will expect them. But come, you may
look at them
So the old woman put on her specs, and
went out with him to his wagon. He dug
to the bottom and hauled out some pans just
like those on top.
sHere they are-keep them slowed away
out of sigbt-the genuine Lafayette tin
come from France. The more you use them
the brighter they grow; they never need
securing -
what is the price of these common ones?
inquired she, pointing tosome just like those
he had in his hand.
Five shillings and these are ten-the La.