The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-06

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and presently returned with the answer
that Mrs. Sharp says she doesn't pay
none of these ere things here--you must
carry 1t to the store
PLEASE to carry 1t back to Mrs.
sharp" he answered, and tell her Mr..
Sharp desired me to bring the bill here,
and said 1t would be paid by her."
This message brought Mrs. Sharp her
self to the door, TO whom Peter raised
his hat and bowed very politely.
=" haven't nothing at all to do with
bills here ut the house." said the lady
=" they must be carried to the store
that's the place to attend to them"
Well, ma'am," said Peter, "I car
ried it to the store, and presented it to
Mr.. Sharp, and he told me to bring 1t to
the house and you would pay 1t here,
and that he couldn' 'tattend to it at the
store.n
But he couldn't mean that I should
pay it, said Mrs. Sharp, " for he knows
1 haven't the money"
But he said So" said Peter.
Well, then there must be some mis-
take about it,, said the lady.
l beg your pardon, ma'am,' said
Peter I" it's possible there may be-, and
he put the bill in his pocket, bowed, and
left the house.
" 1t is very queer" thought Peter to
himself,as he walked away little vexed.
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any mistake about it, though it is posi-
BILE there may be. There couldn t be any
mistake on my part, for I'm sure 1 un-
derstood him. May be he thought she
had money at the house when she had
not. i guess it will all come out right
enouglrin the end"
Consoling himself with these reflec-
tions, Peter Punctual thought he would
let Mr.. Sharp rest two or three days,and
not show any anxiety by calling again
in hurry. He would not be so unwise
as to offend good subscriber, and run
the hazard of losing him, by an appear
ance of too much haste in presenting his
bills. Accordingly in about three days,
he called again at Mr.. Sharp's store, and
asked him in a low voice, so that no one
should overhear, if it was convenient
for him TO take that little bill for the
magazine to-day.
"But l told you," said Mr.. Sharp, " to
carry that bill to the house; L can't at
tend to it here"
g Yes sir, so 1 understood you," said
Peter, land carried it to the house and
Mrs. Sharp said she couldn't pay it
there, for she had no money, and must
bring it to the store"
"Oh, strange" said Mr.. Sharp; well,
she didn't properly understand it then.
But am too much engaged to attend to
you to-day; you call again, or call at
the house sometime, when am there
Upon this, he turned to his desk and
began to write with great earnestness,
and Peter left the store. The affair be-
gan to grow little vexatious, and Peter
felt little nettled. Still, he supposed
that people doing such very large bust
ness did find it difficult to attend to these
little matters, and doubtless it would be
set right when he should call again.
After waiting patiently couple of
weeks, Peter called again at Mr.. Sharp's
store. When he entered the door, Mr..
Sharp was looking at newspaper; but
on glancing at Peter, he instantly drop
ped the paper, and fell to writing at his
desk with great rapidity. Peter waited
respectfully few minutes, unwilling to
disturb the gentleman till he should ap-
pear to be a little more at leisure. But
after waiting some time without seeing
any prospect of Mr.. Sharp's completing
his very pressing business before him, he
approached him with Difference, and ask
ed if it would be convenient for him to
take that little bill for the magazine to-
day. Sharp turned and looked at Peter
very sternly.
g. can't be bothered with these little
things" said he, "when am so much
engaged. am exceedingly busy to-day
"a good many heavy orders waiting
you must call at the house, and hand
the bill to me or my wife, no matter
which. He turned to his desk and con-
tinued to write, without saying any
thing more.
Peter began to think he had got hold
of hard customer; but he had no idea
of giving up the chase. He called at the
house several times afterwards, but Mr..
Sharp never happened to be at home.
Once he ventured to send the bill again