Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-07
1theclnnatinc a Peddler.

The Hartford Times has d passion Tor
all sorts OF chess puzzles, conundrums,
and oddities. In that respect no one
was ever known to ''check' it. Being
left free to crafty its inclinations, it re-
lates the following good story anent the
ever-favorite game:
Everybody knows how perSevering
and persistent all peddlers are, and
especially tinware peddIers. As class
they are the most persevering mortals
that ever traversed the streets of a city.
Now one of those itinerant venders of
tinware who some years ago had made
certain New England city his base of
operations, secured the place so thor
oughly and hung.on SO perseveringly
that ue had become to be regarded as
pest. -...l---.l-
AT one house in particular, owned
and occupied by maiden lady who
kept single servant, he had met with
constant ;rebuffs and assurances that
nothing was wanted; but as it was a
boast of his that he never gave up call
ing at place until he sold them some
thing, he continued his troublesome
visits until the lady of the house was
ather wits ends how to stop them.
Now it SO happened that this lady,
who was chess player. and passion
ately fond of the game, one day, while
playing with a lady friend, was exces-
sively annoyed by the everlasting ped
dler, who had pushed past the servant
gfrl, as he had repeatedly done before,
and stood before the mistress, and with
oily tongue, regardless of the apparent
fact that the lady was deeply interested
in the game of chess, tried his utmost
to force sale of his goods. -
To the lady's decided s'No!" repeat
I'd several times, he simply rehearsed
the catalogue of his wares again and
again, until patience on her part ceased
to be virtue, and she wondered if her
favorite game, which Franklin said
taught so many things, would not per-
petually checked without resorting to
harshneSS.s ,rf lra eta &
AT length an idea occurred to her,
which she shrewdly put into execution.
Interrupting the peddler in the middle
of tin panegyric, she inquired, sHave
you any tin wash-boilers?''
nYes, ma'ain 2 and as it was bitter
cold day he did not invite the lady out
to examine his wares, but fastened
away TO get the samples. He deposited
them on the floor in front of the lady,
who next asked if he had tin pans
Away he hurried to bring the pans,
and, chuckling at the success of hist
zeal, muttered, "There is nothing hkel
sticking. If man wants to succeed
he must stick. Hereafter, my motto
shall be, stick" .I.s.--.. -..
After the pans We're deposited, theI
lady next called for colanders. Away
went the peddler to get the articles,
saying to himself, 'Nly nottois, stick. T"
The lady kept on enumeratiDg ar
ticles until the peddler had transferred
most of his load ON the floor in front of
his iasatia6le customer.
Then the lady resumed the game of
chess, taking no further notice of the
peddler or his wares. After waiting
till his patience was well nigh exhaust
ed, he finally asked, s'Is there any
thing else you want, ma'am?"
Justthen her ad2ersary's king was
in position TO be attacked, and-she
uttered the accustomed word "Check!"
"Am very sorry, ma'am, that l have
no checks" replied the peddler. sit
must be new article, isn'ti ma'am:'
The lady players looked at each 9TH
er and smiled0 and one of them re-
marked, "It is said to be thousands of
years oltl.'' - &g@OE AS8ssS1
Thepeddier reiapsed fntosilence, and
the game went on 1t was slow and
Somewhat tedious contest, and +. the
pcddier at last quite lost his patience,
and blurtea cut, this ipsesFitA less de-
ferential lone of. voice. siIs- There any
thing else ycn &snt. nia,aill??''' ill?'''7 ,f13. 5lsr
The lady calmly lifted her eyes and
answered., wifhFinr ,erturba bic cQofness
"OL, no.. Idor2t N aItaiuy Of these.
only asked if you had them"
Then it dawnetl on the peddicr that
he had been badly sold, and after res
loading muttered, "My. motto is cut
stick. "a
The lady lost the game If chess, but
had the eonsolationlof thecbinating the
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