The Portland daily press., 1873-12-18
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very Scotch Anecdote.

PelSon VI ~ tue west of Scotland, who had
en?aeeu in 1ne manufacture of a certain ,le
scription OF goods, then recen,,r ;n,sod,aS o,n u
into that part OF the country tornd 4, ..s''o
sary, or conjectured it might be nro;. ,h,a hseos
establish permanent connection w;tb % W
respectable mercantile house in I.onSon
With that design he packed up quanttv ~
goods, equipped himself for the journey, and
then departed. Upon his arrival he made dill
gent inquiry as to those who were likely to
prove his best customers; and ACCORDINGLY
proceeded to call upon one OF the most opu-
lent drapers, with whom he resolved to es-
tablish regular correspondence. When
Saunders entered the drapers shop he found
1t crowded with customers, and the clerks all
lustling busily at the back of the counter
handing out their several wares to their re-
spective customers. Saunders waited what
he Thought reasonable time, then laid
down his pack, his bonnet and staff upon
the counter, and inquired, in his broad, Scot
tlsn dialect, for "the heed o. the hoose."
One OF the clerks asked what he wanted.
The Scstsman's answer was, as usual, a ques-
tiou, Want We aught in my line, sir ?''
NO" was the reply of the person interroga-
ted. who accompanied his monosyllable mega
tive witq look OF contempt for the mean
appearance ofthe itinerant Scottish merchant.
''Wull ye no TAX look o. the guides, sir %
was Saunders next query. '.No not at all /;
have not time" replied the clerk; stake
them away-take them away" "Ye,ll alb
lins" (perhaps) ''find them worth yer while /;
and I'll doubtna but ye'll buy, ,"said Saunders,
as he cody proceeded to unite aud unstrap
his burden. go away-go away" was re-
iterated half dozen times with grea. impa-
tence, but the persevering Scotchman still
persisted. "Get along, you old Scotch fool"
cried the cle-k; completely out of temper, as
he pushed the already exposed contents OF
the pack Oft the counter. ''Get along"
Saunders looked up in the individuals face
with vide mouth and an enlarged pair Of
eyes, then looked down to his estate that lay
scattered among his feet, looked up again
and exclaimed san wull ye no really
buy anght? But ye tiinna ken, for you hae' ma
oeen the guides yet;" and so sayiug he slowly
gathered them up and replaced them on the
counter. Get out of the shop, sir" was the
peremptory and angry command that followed
his last appeal. Saunders, with great gravity
and self-possessioD, said, 'sAre ye in earnest,
frien' ?' "fes, certainly" was the reply
and that reply was succeeded by an unequiv-
ocal proof OF sincerity on the part of the per-
son who made 1t, when he picked up Saun-
ders' bonnet and whilled it into the street.
Tie cool Scotchman stalked deliberately
and gIavey in quest Of his Stewarton heal
gear. After giving it two or three hearty
slaps on the wall outside the door, he re-en-
tered very compos-dly, wringng the moist
ure out oft, looked over to the person who
served him so, and said, with genriDe Scot
tish smile, ''You was but AN III iaur'd turn
ye III surely TAX look O. the guides nowi'
The raster draper himself, who was standing
all the while in the shop, admiring the pa
tience and perseverance, of the old man, and
feeling little compunction for The uncere-
monous manner in which he was treated,
examined The contents OF the pack, found
them to be articles ne stood in need of, pur'
chased them, ordered au additional regular
| supply, and thus laid the foundation Of ar
opuleut mercantile house that has now
fourisfed for several generations.