The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-02

can see how sell >
"Wcll, said |, 40 | drove up to the
house and went in, and spoke 10 the old
gentleman, who was reading the news
paper
not mind ANYTHING about me. WANT to
buy any tin pans, pals, or cups, or any
thingY
"No."
"I'll sell cheap, and take almost any
thing in pay"
Don't want none.
"But just look at my lot it is the com.
plotest you ever saw
"But | dou't want to-
"Well, | really wish / could sell you
something. You really think you can't
huy?"
mo, don't want anything"
So went out and started my horse.
"Whoa," says |; now I'll see what the
Connecticut fellow can do So | walks
back TO the house. II didn't leave my
whip here, did l?'
"Hain't seen it," said the old man,
keeping on reading advertisements. Then
the Connecticut fellow came in
"hoW far is il to taVern?'
"Half u mile, said the old man,
~ am as dry as "a codish III take
some OF your water walking up to u
table and taking up pewter oh
said hc ut is cider, making believe he
was going to set it down.
Drink it, said the old man --and ne
did.
"Thats royal good cider-you make it
ior your own use-can't buysuchas that
if had barrel of this in Boston, Id get
five dollars out of it. How did you make
it,
"AIade it out Of apples"
Old you Well, they must have been
extraordinary good ones, every one of
them fit to make pies Of them. Gota large
orchard, haint you, squire"
/ no"
"First-ratc, what there is on it, then
| got a snug house here, too--havcn't seen
many houses like as well as this, and
I've seen o good many in my day. Real
snug house. Cooking around, as if hunt
ing . stray fly;) "how many rooms up
! stairs?
"Four, and al flushed off, said the
old woman, who was ironing. On that
he turned right around and made all his
talk to her
"Four, and all finished off and fur
nishedi You are thriving like all naturl
Got smart girls enough to fill them?'
"No, only one
"Well, one good one is enough l--better
than three or four ordinary ones--how
old is shc?"
Eighteen
eighteen? She'll he married before
long, | reckon. Not many girls like yours
live to be old maids"
Il don't think she'll be an old maid"
"Sho looks like you, don't she, now:
I've heard Of her--she's as handsome as
Il picture; what u handsome setting out
You'll giyc.'
ayes, I've GOT i've pair of linen sheets
and four covcrlids, that made for her
this summer. mean il she ever get.
married, that she shall have good setting
out as anybody"
$50 would, and you are able to do it
Now | think Of it, I've got few first rate
things that | mean to carry home to some
body, you can guess who-(winking tC
mc.) 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, don't know, though, that
can let these 60. Betsy will expect
them. But come, yOumay look at them. u
So the old woman put on her specs
and went out with him to his wagon. lie
dug to the bottom and hauled ont some
pans just like those on top.
"Here they are-keep them slowed
away out Of sight-the genuine Lafayette
tin--come from France. The more YOU
use them tho brighter they grow; they
never need securing"
What is the price of these common
ones| inquired she pointing to some just
like those he had in his hand.
Give shillings, and these are ten-the
Lafayette tin cost nine and six.pence; but
Tor that pretty girls sake, that looks 81
much like you, they say, I'll let you have
u few for seven shillings"
So he went on talking till he sold hel
more than five dollars worth of ware mo-
near as good as mine, at II great dea
higher price When he started on, says
he:
Glow much did you sell?"
"None.'
"Ah, you didn't come from Connect
cut?"
"No | didn't" says |, and then in low
voice, and don't want to, if they all liz
as you do"