Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-08-13
AN AUCTION SALE.

Ioor Mrs. johnson was going to sell out.
A little less than year before johnson had
brought her out to our little settlement, and
had built his cottage, and made the pleas
antest home in the town. But he had been
hurt by fallen tree, and died, and now Mrs.
johnson was going home. She was going to
realize what she could from the sale of the
house and fixtures, and all the settlers were
on the qui uiue to secure what they needed for
their own scantily- furnished residences. The
house had been disposed Of by private sale, the
good-natured Sam Brown had volunteered his
services as auctioneer, and all the arrange
ments had been completed for the auction.
The day came, and with it crowd of purcha.
sers, who were all, with one exception, dispos
ed to give good prices on account of the
pretty Mrs. johnson. The exception was old
John Grimshaw who never was known to be
kindly disposed to any body
Sam was in high feather, and secured such
high prices for the different articles that he
became excited. Old Grimshaw had bid fire.
quently, but failed to purchase, as he would
give nothing like a fair price. At length the
cooking-stove was put up, and old Grimshaw
wanted it. 1t was the best in the settlement,
and he had none. We had put up job on
him, and Sam had been let into the secret.
The stove was knocked down to Grimshaw at
twenty dollars, which was a fair price, consider
ing the freight we had to pay from the nearest
trading post but just as the old fellow was
congratulating himself on his bargain, Sam
sung out:
"Now, gentlemen, how much for the pipe?"
"Why, the pipe goes with the stove, Of
course" said old Grmshaw.
"What did you say, sir?" said Sam, inno-
Gently.
The claim was reiterated, but utterly repu-
dated. "You are Joking" said Sam. "What
am bid for the stove-pipe?"
give dollars" "Six," "Seven," came in
quick succession from the crowd.
Old Grimshaw was frantic. He knew, as
we all did, that stove-pipe was not to be had
in the settlement, and probably not at the
trading post. Ifhe let this 60 he would have
to wait two months before he could use his
stove, and he going to housekeeping in a
month Eight" said he, with sob. mine, D
said I. "Ten, and I'm blessed if I'll give any
more" said old Grimshaw. 1t was knocked
down to him, and Mrs. johnson was we'll
pleased to have got thirty dollars for her stove
and pipe.
a SOLOMON OF A JUDGE.-The following
story comes from Ireland Two men had Il
quarrel in liquor shop. They adjourned
outside to settle the dispute. The first man
being from Connaught, Immediately seized a
lump of stone and let fly at the head of the
opponent, who dipped his head and missed
the stone, which went through all expensive
plate glass window and did much damage.
A magistrate was called upon next morning
to determine which of the two should pay the
cost The evidence clearly showed that the
aim was good one, and that if the second
man had not dipped his head he would have
been struck. "Therefore," said the magis-
trate, "he must pay the damages, as it is GER
tain the first man didn't intend to iujure the
window, and the window would not have been
injured if it had not been for the act of the
second man."
By A German, who was asked if lager beer
was intoxicating, replied: "Vell, | thinks
from seventy to eighty glasses day, and
feel all straight in mine upper story tor any
kind of beesiness, but can't tell vat it would
do nit men vat makes swill-tub ofhmself