The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-05-16
.I'LL CALL TOMORROW !


want ol attention 10 visitors, and the fol-
lowing Incident, said TO be literally true.
is told oil another Philadelphia trader.
who subjected himself TO great mor,ifica.
ton by impoliteness. He had been annoy
ed by idle calls. and become q little crusiy.
About this time, the owner was one day
standing in his door, when up came q
rough looking man in we'll bundled over
coat. wearing coarse, unpollshed boots.
and carrying IN his hand whip. whe thus
sccosted him:
Good.dsy. sir Are you the owner Of
This establishment :"
Well. am" replied the o,ner. with a
hook which seemed to say. Now you want
10 try il. don't YOU n
Have VOC any fine carriages Tor sale p
inquired the stranger, apparently not heed.
ing the boorishness Of the other.
Well, I have"
- A, what prices ~
Different prices. Of course
A.. yes. Can l louk at them"
]" inu can do as YOU please. stranger.
They are in there
The stranger bowed Polilely and passed
u, examined the vehicles tor 4 few min
eles. reiurned. aud said !:
There is one think will answer nv
purpose. polnting toward one what 9
the price n
Two hundred dollars"
= |, that the lowes.i"
That j. the lowrst."
Well. sir, | will call and give you my
decision to.morrow aud the stranger
walked away.
Yes, you'll call tomorrow o yes,
certainly. replied the sSner in tone Of
irony, not 50 low bu, the stranger heard
him; but he kept ON his way. taking no
outward notice VI il.
!. Foil me. will ,ou:" aud Tie owner
commenced whisilins.
The neat day came, ard with il the
strangsr also.
" have come according to promise. !"
ssld he.
!" see you have. SIC" replied tie own.
er, 4 little abashed.
!" will take that esrrilge. sir;" aud, 10
the astOuishment sf the other. he pulird
cut an old wallet. we'll stuffed with bills,
aud deliberately counted out two hundred
dollars.
Tie owner was completely siaggere d.
Here was sninething new. cabman v Ill
- much money. lie took the ,nuney.
Looked at IL. and then al The stranger.
eyed him from head 10 foot. snl even rx.
hmlned M boots aticnti,tly. Then he
counted his muney over, aud held up each
bill to the light TO see II II was counterfeit
No. all was goud. 4 thought struck him
he would hnd ont hl- name.
:. suppose YOU would like a receipt,
said be al length 10 the stranger.
: Y may be ~ WE'LL.
!" Yes, sir. What name I"
. Washington Irving"
SIR " said the other. actually starting
back with aRazement !. did 1 understand
Svgr name was"
:" Washington Irving" replied The 9th.
er. an almost lmpercepllble sm.ie hosering
around his mouth.
/" Washington Irving sir. ~, dcar sir..
s,smvered the owner eonfussdly, -, 4
realty, SIR, beg ten thousand par,lons, air.
but mistoOk ycu ior cabman, sir did
indeed"
g Noeacuse, my lriend. I" replied Irving
! ! AN 10 better than Won took me Tor.
You sctcd perfectly right !" and having al
'esglh succeeded 10 getiing his receipt,
and ho.t VI apologies, he politely bade
me humble carriage maker good day."
AID LETT him TO the chagrin that he had ms.
taken Tor cabman a nan whose lofty &C.
MUS had commanded the admiration OF the
whole world.
The friend who related this anecdotc as.
serted that u was fact. and was told by
the veriiable owner himself IL doubtless
proved lesson 70 bim not 70 judge men by
their dress.