Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-26

! Now every one knew that Josh Sears wss
] : very shrewd buyer, but how he always
managed 10 get the best retailing mo'asscs
out Of q cargo. without getting any eour hogs.
heads, passed the understanding Of importers
and buyers, till At last avery shIewd impor>
ter whom va will call c., had his sua.
picions that the prowling propensities OF Josh.
meant something besides exercise 10 get up an 5
appetite. A cargo Of molasses having arrived
to his consignment, he determined to watch
So taking his pos iticn early ane morning where
he could see unohserved, lie waited Not long
after q we'll known individual was seen ap-
preaching, bung driver and broomstick In
ha nd. accompanied hy two Irishmen. Said
individual proceeded to try the molasses: and
upon every Logshead that proved satisfactory,
he placed a small private mark. When he
had selected the quantity he wanted, he or.
.lered the Irishmen to roll them in certain
position, and then left the wharf before any
one Va. stirring.
As soon as he was out Of hearing, c.
Jumped from his hiding place with a laugh
'Ah,' said he, Il have il. Josh, old fellow,
you are done now He Immediately procured
large gang Of nen, shifted the hogsheads,
| replacing them with others. taking the pre-
caution to put the same private chalk mark on,
ane leaving few of the original private in
spection It the head Of each tier for josh 10 try.
Shortly after returning 10 the counting rcou
Josh entered as exl eced. "Weli, G, what are
you asking for the Ellswor,hs carso?'
Twenty eight cents
"Fair eargo?'
"Ycs. Do YOU wan; to hay''
.Ycsf
"Go look q, il nov =
shea. Where is it landed? -
This last 9u stion vas almost TOO much for
G-s gravity.
"Rartleits wharf Well come along
Arrived a, tie wha I. josh cast his eye
keenly along the hogsueads. There were his
marks ali right, iLen he went through .be
| form of trying several hogshends e. the head
of esch tier. They proved satisfactory.
"Ihiuk it will run about ike this, Co."
j dom snew. There it is; take it MS you
| 6nd IT,
"We!l, I'll take these six tiers. Send Up as
soon you can, aud take Of the eaugcs,' aud p
JOSH putting HE big S in chalk, they both
left. Josh. as usual, Immediately ordered up
the ten hogsheads as a eample. Well aware
Of he Custom. c. had arranged to lave ten
good ones sent. In due time they arrived
and were d, posted on the sidewalk at the
back of tie store. Invitations were aen: out
TO the jobhers to come and inspect. Every
| thing was satisfactory; the balance was sold
| at handsome advance; clerk was cent down
| 10 deliver gau .cs were taken off book keep
er made on, the bills; Josh was sitting down
| at The old desk, pleasantly calculating the net
| profits Of the dodge, when suddenly his reverie
was disturbed by the entrance Of Mr.. A. with:
| Look here, Sears, that molasses you sent 10
sour" -
What"
l bought; it is sour
"The devil it i,!'
Entered Mr. c, !oqu5... Every hogsLead
! Of that coniounded moiasses is sour t
This was ieo much; ap jumped the irats
Josh and pu. for G's counting ROOM. G, was
in. -
"Look here, G., says Josh. 'that moasses l.,
bought of you has soured mighty suddenly or
else you have given me what | didn't buy
Id like to have i, explained" 81.
"Cef,ainly. Mr.. Sears; there is n peculiarly
about this South side molasses; if it 10 dis.
turbci by rolling the hogshsad hefore sunsiss
i. invariably so,i.s, have been thinking iLxt
perhaps some s,s-
Josh stopped TO hear no more, but jnmming
his ha. herceiy over his righ, ear, and rlupg.z
ing ais hands in his pockets, left TIE soou,. \