Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-03

that will need filing"
"Try the other" said his wife, "per-
haps it is more tender"
"If it isn't, we shall be bad off for
a dinner" he replied, as he resumed
his carver and went to work on the
second bird. After seyering one OF
the wings, he gave up in despair; it
was even tougher than the first.
"How in the world did you come
to buy such a pair of fowls :" said
Mrs. G. "You certainly never could
have tried them"
"If l had, | certainly never would
have bought them. Edmonds has
cheated me once in his life, but he'll
never do it again"
'Did he sell you that pair of chick
ems as young and tender ?"
''He did, to all intents and purpos-
es.'
q aidp!t, bnIie,tn thot of him -
"Nor did |. Hes always up to the
market, and deals close but his things
have been good. Well, he'll make
nothing by his operation; no man ev-
er cheats me twice. He's had the
last dollar OF my money"
II don't know what we'll do about
butter" said Mrs. g., "if we stop buy
ing Of him."
There is as good butter in the mar
ket as his" replied Mr.. c., as he
commenced carving out portions Of the
tough chicken he had succeeded in
separating by main strength.
"PerhapS there is, but we never
succeeded III getting so uniformly
good as that of Edmonds.'
"You may send for it if you choose,
but | will never spend another dollar
with the bare-faced cheating rascal"
said Mr.. G. in an indignant tone.
The attempt to masticate the chick
ems proved altogether unsuccessful,
and was soon abandoned. The chill
dren ate the dressing, while Mr.. and
Mrs. G. made the vegetables that
were on the table serve for their first
course, and supplied all deficiencies
when the desert appeared.
To have been so completely taken
in annoyed Mr.. G. terribly, and he
could not so much as smile at the
adroitness with which the thing was
done. Edmond5 came to market ey-
cry Saturday and C. had usually
bought from him as much as would
last for 9 week. On the evening sue
ceeding the affair of the chickens, Mrs.
G. remarked with some surprise in
her voice, that the small piece of but
ter on the table was all that remained
of the six pounds bought on the last
market day.
"And tomorrow only Friday" said
Mr.. q.
". 1T used to last up to Saturday, IN
now it always gives out.
Our family is no larger
"No; nor do we use any more Of it
in cooking than formerly"
Mr.. G.. thought for a moment, and
then said with some animation,
Il think understand it. Have you
noticnd any difference i'm the size of
the prints p
On reflection Mrs. G. thought they
had appeared smaller.
That is it, you may depend ont
the butter isn't weight. \ man who
will cheat in one thing will in anoth-
er.
"He wouldnt dare do that"
why ?"
The risk is 100 great
"A rogue will risk a great deal.
The butter would be taken from
him by the clerk OF the market.
Its my impression that Edmonds
hash Z much buttes Ia bis tub by the
time the clerks get along 10 the place
where he stands. There 5 the temp
tation. But well give him a trial.
Send for the usual quantity on Satur
day won't 60 near him-and We
will have it weighed
This was done, and sure enough, {
loss in weight was diScovered-ou
of the six pounds four were light.
Ive got my man now p exclaimed
c. not attempting to conceal the
pleasure he felt. Next Saturday he
will probably become more familiarly
acquainted with me than he has We
been"
It was too true as C. had dis
covered. In his anxiety to render hi
dairy operations profitable, the farm
er had been tempted to encroach up
on the legal weight of butter due hi
customers. He had been coming t,
market so long, and his butter had s.
l OttCn boon SS-oh11AOSA IhS CLERK
that inspection of his tub ceased to b
rigid. Moreover his customers wer
early and it frequently happened tha
but few prints remained when the cler
came along his way. If in some fort
Or fifty pounds he could pinch OF
enough to make five or six prints,
would be a handsome gain every week
He looked at it on every side; calcr
lated the risk and benefit, and fnall
resolved to make a beginning
Twelve prints out of forty were tried
from these he gained two extra, whic
sold for fifty cents. Emboldened b
this result, he next tried twenty pound
and made one dollar by the operatio
When the clerk came round, the ligt
butter was usually gone, or if any 0
, it remained, it was so mangled ths
none of it found its way into his scale