Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-01-23
HUCKSTtR JIM.
By REBECCA HARDING DAVIS.

Carroll Huttei sauatered to The
window as the cry sounded ia I. ont
of the house.
"Dn come here, mamma Did
you ever See anything so absurd
pusitivrly, RullinS has st"pp,d the
wretched creatures Il iS . dis.
grace to the h'use."
The wreich,d creatures were 4
donkey and It's driver, u thin, l,mp
boy of twelve, clad in we'll pate lrd
rags. The d mkey drew sort of a
basket wagon, ais patched With
willow withes. bits OF Saplings. etr.
Inside were - atoes, peas aud few
late straw ber,ie
Mrs. Hutttr steppe'l 10 the side
door, before which the wagon WAS
drawn up, and beckoned 10 her ser
want.
ar liins, why did you bring that
You should either send it, 10 thu
back door, or buy from the provi-
s.cn store.
Because. madam, cooksays that
thls bay . vecetahlesEre Ja It ont rf
the ErouHd, and these In stores
arc stale. j could have sent linn 10
Lhe baek dpr, but the lad Is inclin-
e1 TO resent ;an G-der' of any Sort"
Mrs. HG.ter. ike many fashiona-
bic wemcn, liked to fancy herself \
capable housekAepar. She silently
motion.d to the boy.
How can you bring frPsher veg
etables than Scoo,, who supplies all
tho hest families Sin this neighbor.
heea z"
''Bt cause ! raise them, ma'am."
"Wi.rfe is your farm 20
ST > only a patch in Jer spy, five
miles the other side Of the river.'
How dn you sell your peas -
Interrupted her son Carroll.
Fifty cents the half peck"
"u,w ,l,es that compare with
S:ott's price. R,llioas ?''
"Just double. SIR"
lyon are cheat, hoy I shall
rot give Won one penny more than
Scott asks"
The boy PROMPTLY emptied thu
paas into the wag,n agun. "Thpv
are worth double. shall not sell
them for less" he said.
Rollins glazed at his mistress
"They are worth il, madam. lie
sells them tn Jndg4 Shaff.r's pep l.
az that oric.. Us u sort OF a
'protigy'' of AIRS. Shhffer.''
I. Naw the Shaffers reigned abso-
lately in that uolll of fasIri N IN
which the Eutters were admitted
on slffe-ance.
"a rrotege Of Mira. Shaff"r's ?
ALL Come here bay said Mrs
IIHttpr. You can take his vagata-
bles, Rollins. How dill you find
means to 60 into this business 2"
.'I had no means, ma'am. I was
a newsbOv. Mother took in sewing.
One day folnd We c,nl rant II
honse beyond Camden with an acre
Of land for what o ir rno NJ cost us.
So took m lther ont there. We
raised Vegetables and herbs Il al |
ways bring tn sm in with the dew on
them. chlrg" the highest price.
and only take them to p ople W! , |
have money to pay the highest
price"
"What do you do when the vege-
cable season is over T''
"Tabripg in nuts and pressed
leaves. and ferns To e. same l'dies.
! sell to them cheaper than thy
could buy in the stores, and they
give me more than the stores would
pay to me-"
THE boy had n real business
faculty." said Mrs. Hutter.
Her son Carroll, who was a year
older tlan the pea merchant, car
resse1 his uper lip, where the muS-
cache would he some time. and star
ed at him insolently.
"What a ridiculous turnout ! Dc
yon hay iSe cart and jackasS with
bhe proceeds OF that patch, Ell !
"Yes. Did you ever buy any
thing with money you had earn-
I'd ?'' looki ,g at him steadily.
~? What d1 you take nae for.
-nu inpertine 1t pu,py ? .)bn'r
YOU know gentleman when you
GO oas. you beggariy huekster Z"
The other bnv stopped, surveyed
i'm ,olly from 'le.ttn b't, AMI
hen sal !, quietly, "Yes, I think
ID. don't sas hi n here"
Carr. i grew white with rag e, the Il
\ ,re as .ia faaciaR lie sa;r "A covert
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