Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-01-08
Sharp Trading.

In the village Of W. lived man who had
once been the judge OF the County, and was
known all over il by the name oil Judge H.
He kent store and saw mill. and was always
sure 20 have the best of bargain OH bis side,
BIZ which means he had Lgalned an ample
competency, and some did not hesitate to call
him "the biggest rascal in the world" lie
was vcrv c9nceitcl wtbal, and used to de-
light to brag OF his business capacity, When
any one was neal, 10 listen. One rainy day,
as quite number were seated around the
stove in the store, he began, as usual, to tell
of his great bargains and at last wound up
with The expression. Nobody has ever
cheated me NOR lie,' can't neither"
F." ,Tpdre." said an old mali Of the com
many. I've cheated yon more'n' yon ever did
me-
allow 50 ?" sail the Judge.
aIf You'll promise you won't go TO law
about it, nor 90 nothing, Ill tell or else i
won't-for you're too much of law charac-
~ "Le.'a LIZ hear let's hcar!' cried half a dez-
en- or more voices. s,i
"il promise" said the Judge, "ana treat
in the bargain, if you have" -,
"Well, do you remember that wagon you
robbed me out OF :" :,
exclaimed the judge" Il only got the best
OF bargain" ;.
GWell, i thea made up my mind to have 1t
back again, and"
You never did?2 interrupted the cute
Judge. -,.ls, nd
How SO 2" thundercd the now cnrascd
Judge.
! swell, YOU see, Judge, sold you one day
a very nice pine log. and bargained with you
for a lot more. Well that log stole Oft your
.pile down by the mil, 1.-THE night before and
the next dav sold it to you. The next
night | drew it aback home, and sold 1t to
YOU the next day and kept on until you
bought your own log of me twentyiscSen
times !n
: "Tha.'s lie!' exclaimed the infuratcd
Judge, turning to his books and examining. .hiS
log accounts. You never sold me twenty
seven logs Of the same measurement"
al know it," said the vender of logs. BY
drawing it back and forth the ends wore Oft,
until it was only ten feet long-fourteen lee
: shorter than it was tho first time L brough
: it. and when it got so short, | drew it hom
again and worked i: into shingles; and then
!, concluded l had got my wagon back an'
, slowed in my pocket book" 5is-; a1f,f
The exclamation of the Judge was drown
! ed in the shouts Of the bytanders, and the lol
: drawer found the door without the promises
i treat. And, to see mad man you have on
4 ,ly to ask the Judge:if lie ever was shaved :
e N. 0. Picayane.,. :.
t : a Few HARD TnlNcs.-ESperience an
e observation have taught men that 1T is ~
8 Hard to quit chewing tobacco, a;.i.
j Hard to keep from eating too much. Il
H Hard to drink liquor and not he lntem PEI PEI
: ate. oaa
n Hard to pay our debts. -.
p Hard to resist temptation it =
e Hard to believe man you know to be
(? lar cs ,eS,.H g.
4 Hard to turn the other check when we al
k struck. .ss..;,,s Il .aa,I
1t we iced it. os,,r., s. -, ial I'd 3.
,-41s n.r:-a c''ii :. - 4------
y. =. Es- Economy was xampliGed dn IL
10. ease OF the Indinnna man who had occasion i
h. Iplace marble slabs for counters in his stor
- and had them made in the formof graveston
% with the names and epitaphs OF his iaml
..l.t n-;hod nm tbe Under eide