The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-02-01


a DECIDED SELL.-On Saturday after
noon man drove MS horse and buggy
up to the Market House in Chambers
burg, and attracted the bystanders by de-
claring it was more blessed to give than
TO receive, and offering a good five dollar
United States note for four dollars He
was not long in finding customer, and
he delivered the note and pocketed The
four dollars. He then continued to de-
monstrate his faith In biblical assurance
that giving was more blessed than recciy-
ing, by offering good one dollar note for
SeYenty-fve cents. The vffer was accepted
by one of the crowd, and the stranger fol-
lowed the transaction by drawing from
mis- pocket handful Of FIVE cent notes
and finging them among his already large
audience Such novel proceeding or
the part of a man who was evidently
sober, naturally attracted the attention Of
all within hearing, aud as q crowd always
gathers from passers-by, he had what
might be termed large and appreciatlve
audience He next offered lot of rings
to the crowd lie said that he meant to
give them away, but he preferred that
purchasers should pay him dime, and he
would at once refund the money. \ do |
zen brass rings soon changed hands and
the money was promptly refunded. He
next offered dozen of watch chains at !
dollar each on same terms. They were at
once taken, the money paid and refunded |
He then offered bracelets at five dollars |
each on same terms, aud prompt sales and |
quick returns were made, and the money |
refunded as before. By this time there |
was an active demand among the crowd |
for jewelry on such terms but the dealer !
closed, and said he meant TO divide his |
favorJ and he would move across the street |
to Browns Hotel, where lie would give |
others a chance for some of bis bargains. |
He then drove across the street, and Of /
course the crowd followed him, ii spite |
of his remonstrance, in which he urged |
that those who had already received his /
goods should stand back and let others |
have a chance He then offered his rings |
and chains as before, and returned the |
money, talking in the jolliest manner TO |
the crowd, which was greatly excited by /
the novelty of the transaction and the /
liberal offers OF ieWelry, without cost. /
He then offered bis bracelets, as before,
and hurriedly sold off eleven for which |
he received FIVE dollars each. The twelfth |
was not taken, although offered for some |
time. He then said that he supposed the |
reason it was not taken was that he was
then making iona fde sales, as he had
not promised TO give the money back,
which was only too true for the hasty
purchasers and sui,ing the action to the
word, the 1tinerant dealer crammed the
fifty five dollars in his pocket, announced
the sale as closed, and Immediately drove
out of town, amid the mingled cheers,
laughter and curses Of the crowd He
had given away in money and jewelry
probably FIVE dollars worth, and carried
off ffty-fve dollars, clearing just fifty dol
lars by the ten minutes operation. He
goes on the principle that fools and their
money are easily parted, and if he sue
ceeds elsewhere as well as he did here, he
can soon retire.