New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-27

A#SuBscRIBRE may his shadow never grow
less till we hear from him few times more-sends
us the following, which he vouches for as true and
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Mr.. H., a gentleman from this city was stopping
at q small town in Ohio, and standing in the bar.
room Of the hotel, he observed a Yankee peddlers
wagon approaching the house. Soon after the
peddler entered and looked at the clock to see
the time having observed which, he put his hand
in his watchpocket, and drew out of that vast re-
ceptacle one of the genuine old turnips . which
are offered as bargains On every stand in the city.
Having compared notes, he dropped this watch
into his pocket. and drew one out of another
pocket and so on out of every pocket on his per-
son. He seemed to be walking watch depot.
Mr.. II. stared and inquired
!" How many watches OF that kind have you?i,
: Wal, about bushel, ! kalkilate,n was the
cool reply.
Our friend whistled in token Of unbeief.
To tell the TRUTH though pursued the Yankee,
3" I've got em laying in bushei measure tew hum
and Iswow to gosh it's half full. You got watch?
Mebbe we can trade"
But our friend was notquite SO green as the Yam
kee thought him and was not SO easily caught. He
had a watch ia his pocket, common lepine the
movement Of which was totally worn out. In fact
he had paid seyenty-fve cents for it, although it
was worth dollar for its silver. He therefore
said to the Yankee:
tf9es, have watch
tDew let's see it,
tLet me see yours frst.; was the cautious re-
ioinder.
Our friend examined the Yankees watch, and
found it was worth about fifty cents in silver
than his own, and that the movement was alto
gether vaiueiess. He then showed his own.
ssWai, what dew you kalkilate that my watch
would be worth ?'' asked the Yankee.
II should judge from eight to ten dollars.n
says H.
The New Englander could scarce contain him
self for joy at this unexpected yerdancy of our
friend, and said :
.iWal, dew tell; that was just exactly what
thought! Wal, and what do you think yours is
werth?''
milne, said H., sis an article vet in market.
and will therefore always command its price as a
fashionable watch."
Wal IN give yoa two an a half to boot.
Nothing Of the kind, my friend.''
I'll give you Ave., pressed the Yankee
Go to blazes five times ~ coolly remarked HI
s tell you what I'll dew. Ill give you five
dollars in cash, and five dollars in cigars to booti
Done" remarked cur friend; bring five dol
lars Of your best CIGARS
The confident Yankee brought the cigars laid
down the money and watch, and took HIS watch
Ia return. Our friend turned to the bar, and ad-
dressing the landlord who stood behind it, asked
him, in low voice, To give him two and half
dollars for the cigars. Without word he handed
him quarter eagle.
The Yankee, however, as soon as he had posses
sion of the watch, could contain his ilI.eonceaed
JOY no longer, and holding his hands to his sides
he laughed long and loudly. AT length, when he
vas able to speak, he roared
"The derned fool. he took that 'ere watch, worth
about dollar and fifty cents for eight dollars %
| To his utter amazement II. coolIy took the
watch out of his pocket, and breaking out the
Worss with one wrench, threw them out of the
window; and as the Yankee stood in sheepish
an'azeinent, our friend benevoiently said to him:
gu old rogue! did you think was such CON
greenhorn as to be taken in by you2 The
cents ~ nv e-NAs4'g s's my
such laugh as we raised then has NOT. We yer
Y eselleYe, been heard there again from that dav
e tllls and in the midst OF t. our New England
,,ieaa ara aassy aas PACKED up bis xinsa 2 wondering
'nele maj sneak could baye come from.