Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-04
The Cutest Yankee Trick Yet.

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steady habits, wooden. clocks,
schoolmasters, and other fixins'-
drove through the streets Of Provi-
dence heavily laden with corn
brooms. He had called at several
stores and offered his load, ever so
small a portion of it; but when he
wanted the cash and nothing else,
in payment, they had uniformly
given him to understand that they
had uniformly given him to under
stand that they had brooms enough,
and that he might go further. AT
length he drove up to large whole
sale store on the west side, and once
more offered his wares.
"Well, I want the brooms badly
enough" said the merchant. 'but
what will you take in pay?
This was a poser. The peddler
was aching to get rid Of his brooms
he despised the very sight of his
bl ooms; but he would sooner sell q
single broom for cash than the
whole load for any other article
especially that which he coull not
dispose of as readily as he could
brooms. After a moments hesita-
ton, however, he screwed his cour-
age to the sticking point-it requir-
ed some courage after having lost
his chance Of selling his load half a
dozen times by similar answer
and frankly told the merchant pro
tested that cash was scarce, anG
that he must purchase, if he, pur
chased at all, with what he had in
his store to pay with. He really
wanted the brooms, and he did MOI
hesitate to say so; but the times
were hard and he had notes to pay
and had goods that must be dispos
ed Of
Finally, he said he would put The
goods at the cost price, for tile sake
of trading,a would take the whole
load Of brooms which the peddlel
had labored so unsuccessfully at the
other stores to dispose of.
80 unload the brooms," said ht
to the man from Connecticut, "anC
select your articles from my store
and you shall have them at cos
price.
The peddler scratched his head
There was an idea there, as the Sc
quel shows plainly enough.
Il tell you what it isl he an
swered at last. '.just say them term:
for half the load. and cash fol
half the load, and cash for t'otheI
half, and I'm your man. Bio wee
eff l don't sell eout, if Connection
sinks with all her broom stuff, tn,
next mint"
The merchant hesitated q mo
ment, but finally concluded th'
chance a good one. He would b.
getting half the brooms for some
thing that not sell as readily; as fol
the cost price, it was an easy gam
mon in regard to it. Tile bargdil
was struck, the brooms were bro
in, and the cash for half of then
was paid over.
''Now, what will you have for til,
remainder Of your bill ?' asked th
merchant.
The peddler scratched his heac
again, and this time more vigorous
ly. He walked the floor, whistlcd
and drummed with his fingers OF
the head Of barrel. By and-by hi
) reply came-slowly, deliberatel
and emphatically:
You Providence fellers are cute
you sell at cost, pretty much all o
you; and make money. l don't SCI
how it's done. Now, I don't kno1
about your goods, barrin' one ar
ticle, and eff l take anything else
may be cheated. So, seein' a
'twon't make any odds with you,
guess I'll take brooms. I kno'
them like a book, and can swear t.
jest what you paid for en-"
And SO saying, the peddler com
menced reloading his brooms, ant
having deposited half of his forme
;; load, jumped on his cart with reg
ular Connecticut grin, and leavin;
9 the merchant cussing his impudenc
and his own stupidity, drove off il
search of another customer.
, re- We upheld the "Grecia
Bend'' as long as the fashionab1