American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
A Close Man in a Trade.

guess from the looks o. things this
is the place I've been s'archin' fur, but
it amt jest where 1 expected to find it,
and don't diskiver the picter of the
preachers family painted on the side OF
the house toastin' their shins around a
steam callyoper, as Hank Goslin said
should, but 1 guess I've struck the right
concern anyway. If I'm wantin' a
stove this pears to be purity good
neighborhood to pick it up in," and SO
saying he walked into the store.
"Good morning." said clerk with
an oily smile stepping forward, rubbing
his hands briskly and bowling like a
man who got well paid for doing it.
''What might you be wanting to look
at this morning, sir?"
"Wall, 1 s'pose I mougbt want to
look at calf with two heads or a grizzly
that could dance an chaw tobacker eff
| tn was airy show in town tibet he'd sech
things to be seen for nothin', or l
mought want to get a square look at the
| chap what stole my best boss last win
ter, but don't s'pose 1 ever shall, an
81 cl you VIC uo oDJOClioHS L IL tdhho u
squint at some o. your cookin' stoves,
which was rally about what drapped
in fur
" What kind of a stove would you like
to look at? We've got all kinds and all
prices.''
Wall, I'd like to see one that would
split the wood, build the fires its own
self, fetch up the pei taters from the eel
lar an set 'em to bilin', besides wind
in up the clock, doin' the chores, an
occasionally grindin' us out a little
pianner music tibet would make corn
bread taste like company cake; 1 don't
s'pose ever shall, though. Still, if l
could, 1 wouldn't mind leavin' ten
dollar bill behind for the sake of takin'
it home with me. 1t would make the ole
woman put on scollops over the neigh
bors-well, 1 should rather presume so.
But then, what's the use? You hain't
got nary sech, 1 s'pose."
"No; we never got up but one of
that kind, and it set the house on fire
and ran away with the hired girl. But
about what priced stove will 1 show
your said the clerk, getting fidgety-
Wall, now we're aidgin' around
lords bushes, an we kin both talk for
our bread and butter. If you've got
airy good baker, with silver-plated
knobs, warranted to draw in all kinds
o. weather, thet'll carry two-foot stick
o. timber, an has a sunk-in biler for
hot water, an a good showin' of winder
glass in front, tibet you're etchin' to
part with for fifteen dollars, you might
let me take a cheer an set down close
to it for a little spell, speshly if chrome
ready framed and vanished is part of
the rig that goes with it. The ole wo-
man was mighty particular about the
silver-plated knobs, though. Nothin'
shorter could make any kind o. stir in
our settlement
"Here's q stove that seems to be
about what you want" remarked the
clerk.
g 1t is, for fact,'' said the granger,
with admiration. ssThat's a mighty
purity piece of iron work. What's it
wuth?''
6 Fifty dollars.''
"It'll have to keep on settin' right
where it is, then. Show me the best you
kin do for fifteen, which is the heft of
my pile I'm naturally extravagant, you
see, an KNOWN my failin' thet's all l
brought with me. An this is it, umph?
Seems to me stoves has riz sense the last
T rIs tyUp
year ago. Looks as though eight or ten
dollars would be strong temptation for
it, considerin' the price of other things,
now don't you think it wouldP The
silver knobs is mifsin', water will have
to be KEEP hot in the tea-kettle; there
amt no winders, an one of the leds
looks as if it might be cracked, but say
twelve, an we'll call it trade. What!
You won't? Wall, then, we'll split the
difference an say thirteen, if you'll
throw in pair of tongs. Mop You're
a tight 'un, you are, for caution. It's
squanderin' the hard airnin' of years
to make it fourteen, but my influence
| around home amt slim, an good many
people allus trades where recommends,
so if you'll dump in a copper cotfee-biler
you may get ready to stow 1t into the
wagon You don't budget Wall, now,
YOU must. You wouldn't want me to
ride home hungry, would youP You're
not stingy lookin' man, eff you are
tight in a trade Thet stove amt no
great shakes in looks, but | s'pose it
could flavor a flat-jack as well rs one
with shinin knobs, AN maybe it wouldn't
take any more cussin' to git the pipe to-
gether Put in an extra led-lifter an
make it fourteen an half, which leaves
me Just 30 cents for my dinner, an Wen
call it n dicker. It's II miles over a
mighty rough road an l don't want to
haul an empty stomach back with me- y
Cincinnati Brcaltast-Tubie
THE telephone has begun its prattle
in Persia. There are no railroads in the
Empire, but the wires of the lndo-Eu-
ropean Telegraph Company run from
end to end Soon after tiding's of Pro
fessor Bells invention were received in
Tabrecz, one of The officers, n Welch-
man. set to work to make the instIu
ment, and 50 well did he succeed that
he has conversed satisfactorily with an
other officer nearly 400 miles away
The experiments were made in the mid
die of the night, when all was quiet and
traffic had ceased, and his friend at Iif
lis heard his voice and answered al