The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-14
How PEER Funk does business.

"Burleig,, the New York correspoo-
dent OF the Boston Journal. writes the toll
lowing leafin tie history Of Peter Funk
aud his dongs :--"Some time since rural
colonel frtm the We,l came TO New York
10 make asptech. lie WAS met the next
day by Gentleman who called him by
name-klew him well--was charmed with
the feryo' of iis western eloquence-willl
the forccuf his oratory, with his untaller-
ing patribtism, to ail which the western
orator bowed in Il lowest humility, ayuw-
ed his sense of unworhinesS, and his ina
biity to enlighten New York audience
but expressed warm appreciation OF the
manner in which the people listened to
his poot remarks. a fellow feeling was
at once created, and confidence, that plan
OF slow growth, seemed 10 come forth as
by mi.acle. ! he pair reached store
in liroadway, the ownership OF which the
new acquaintance Of the colonel avowed.
Ii just popped into the mind Of the colonel
that he had lovely daughter at home,
fair as a prairie rosebud, which soon was
TO bloom III conservatory OF waiting
swain, who held in his impatience TO make
the fair flower his own till the colonel
should come home from New York
Now The daughter needed gold watch,
and he proposed to buy one. The new
friend of the colonel allowed that lie kept
watches in his establishment, but had none
that were worthy the attention OF The dis
tinguishel gentleman and his fair dauSh-
Ter. lie had some, it was true, but as
they could be sold for The paltry sum OF
Sl25 TO 800, it was not worth while to
look at them. And, moreover, the city OF
New York was bad place for ,trangers ;
men got cheated every day, and he would
be well 10 look sharp at all men who want
ed to sell him anything, and be especially
careful of the company he got into. For
all this he was profoundly grateful, but
persisted in going into the store aud tax
ing look at the jewclry as he knew a
thing 5r Two, and the man would rise W
early in Tie morning Who got the better OF
him. Now let me say 10 The reader that
the friend Of the colonel was one of the
sharpest Peter Funks in New York, and,
his store the head Of mock auctions. 81
in the man went. An elegant watch was
shown the colonel, one OF great value,
worth SI30, and cheap at that. 80 a
bargain was struc and had the colonel
gone his way all would hase been well.--
But at this moment two men came in
one "a customer and one E" down town
jeweller." The jeweller opened the busi.
ness. His friend, he said was about 10
buy watch for $500, and like a wise
man as he was, he would not purchase
until some one that knew all about watch.
es ha passed judgment on il. So the
watch was handed out, examined and
found 10 be all right. 4 new thought
came over the colonel. He would have
his purchase examined Would the Jew
eler be kind enongh TO look at this watch.
lie would-aHd when the back Of the sell
er was turned, he said in whisper 'don't
take IT, But the money had been paid.
The iewller knew how to manage that
IiH hiOit siUCh was cAdiHliitus anu OiflJ
one found that would suit That hung
by itself on black velvet case. That
could not be had. Ii bad been sold 10 a
man who was TO call for il at two, pre-
cisely. l. was watch Of rare value.
and could not be- had at all, and ii it could
it was inyoiced at $500. Bun that par
ticular watch the colonel resolved TO have.
The parties all waited till the City Hall
alarm bel rung out the hour Of two, when
the colonel demanded the watch. The
jrweiler seconded the call. The seller
was in doubt, bis conscience was tender
be wanted to do the fair thing, but concla-
ded to hand the watch over, and the ad-
diiional $50 was paid. The watch was
hardly in the pocket VI the buyer, before
painting with heat and haste, the man iol
whom the watch was kept came running
in,---he bad been detained by the omnibus