The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-30

meut OF Q sewing machine Seent, drove 'ne
following sharp bargain During MS per-
ordinations 10 connection with bic business
he cbanoed tovlsi,. the rural hannss OF linm
or. Among the residences was fnat OF tue
Huffs. a family Of paupers and mna'cs'
where our hero begso to dscant very So'u-
bly upon the superior merits OF the machine
bs was selling. His piece wac well spoSra
and seemrd to meet the appreciation of his
I audience 10 every respect, but they could
not afford to buy the machine just
then. Well, replied the joyous and
over confident agent, will leave the mel
chine With you and collect the pay month
/ lv. This suited the wsuld-se purchasers,
ust what they wanted and were infinitely
pleased that they should be made the recip-
tents of 60 handsome, useful and costly
present, and by stranger too Agent
thought them queer folks, but suspected
nothing and departed felicitonsly thinking
Of future visits and the cash he would get.
Hardly had the agent got out OF sight when
parties of second part began an examination
of the "thiog." One got down on che floor
and began turning the shaft until the ma
chine was making countless stitches aud
revolutions greatly to the amusement and
satisfaction Of ALL Tiring Of this they be-
thou eht themselves that 1t was to sew will
Having nothing better, a::coarse lowell was
brought into requisition, but fruitsss were
their united efforts to get It under the nee.
die. At this 'jantcure bright idea struck
one which was Immediately acled upon
without debate. That piece OF knitting
needle with the hole In the end oft was in
the way and the primary cause of,ll their
trouble and ought to be removed a. an OF
struction and nuisance. How wss 1t to
be done? Every screw that would turn was
taken out. Still the needle was 10 ,s won't
ed position. Angsred by the obsinacy Of
the thing, q stone was brought and one fair
aimed stroke did the work. The needle
! was non est, screws promiscuously thrown
, down when removed, and wherever they
, could get one 10 they put 1t iu and left the
, rest out, the freddie was put 10 place and
the machine started, but alas! fond hopes
were no more. 1t would not sew. How
ever the ching was treasured as q mys
terry and joy and beauty for while. One
would turn II until from sheer exhaustion
she left off when another would take 'bolt
aud do likewise and so on from day 10 day
, until one day the agent called to receive
, paymen. upon the machine. Imagine BIZ
. feelings!upon being told that they had nj
, money aud that he could not have ID,
: .'.hipg'' either. Tie saw that he had besl
sold add made up bis mind to make tbs
best OF It he could under tS5 circum,ta noes
The looks Of the family was enough Tor him
now and be wondered where bis senses wer
{ when he called first. A A.sspcIiatory posi-
! ton was assumed; be said that It would
8 necessary Tor one Of them 10 60 With him t,
his Office and be would teach, hem how t
. sew and perhaps exchange for iuil case
one. This seemed reasonable. Tbe gil
aud demoral7ed machine were placed i
suO " o6ou ouu 'h0 uioOobbica uSruG pTu
ceeded at break neck psceAe- bis ofSce nc
fur distant. The lady was eourteously q,
sisted to aligbt and the machine quickl
disappeared within the portals Of tha
office, followed by "thst" agent. By som
means tbs student :after knowledge of th
new tangled thing was left unceremonious
r standing on the sidewalk waiting furth4
, developments. Her tusOr failed to shov
t himself and firing of the N meuotony Of be
8 position she wended her way honeward
disappointed creature not capable of un
derstauding the why and wherefore of tb
abstruse tbusness of the case.
Mr. Alden, while scrapiug upon the roa
between this place and Woods mill, We
very much surprised at bis bofsss jumpip,
rearing and snortiug. Loo4i for Ii
cause be found very large rattle suak
!, coiled up near by. With q detsyminatio
characteristic Of him he dispatched the reE
? Tile ON the spot. Measuring bis drsade
;. game he found him to be four feet and
hslh Nine rattles were taken from bis rel
= end.
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