Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-12
A Country Merchants Trials.

whats butter r she exclaimed 10 .
shrill voice. 't mean good butter, none
Of your nasty hair-streaked stuff. but num-
Der one eiit edged creamery, 1T for General
Grant or Heary Ward Beecher or"-here
she paused to see why that "pesky man
didn't briug u In" During the pause the
proprietor. whom long years Of experience
had made shy Of elderly iron-clsd females,
edged out and suddenly remembering that
something seeded fixing In the store-roon,
sent his clerk, al oily-tongued youth to the
tender mercies OF the butter maker. BY
the time the change vas Effected the weak
er half appeared bearing = arkiu Of aro-
matte something that caused the clerk to
think Of "Araby the blest.'
"Set 1t right there. lothian, so that the
boss can look at 1t, though don't presume
he'll care about examining anything that
bring"
Heavens, no." calculated the clerk In
an undertone, - smell Is enough"
"Where's the old man." now broke from
the old lady, who perceived for the first
time the metamorphosis. II want to deal
With men. no. with boys who don't know
good butter from lard; trot out your boss.
hub. IL yoa went to truck with our family"
THE proprietor 10 engaged"
II don't care II he's married, guess he
can tcuu to BEst-NtnA3 SaSSoA4cTb-
"But, madam, yoa did not allow me to
ing at the bedside Of dying child to which
he was summoned few minutes SINCE
Heaven bless that boy" murmured the
Boss" from his position at the keyhole OF
the store-room door. "heaven bless him.
he will be an honor to me before he leaves
my roof"
Young man II what YOU say Is true, and
you seem too young for a deliberate liar,
I'll try and get along with you; now just
tell me what you can give me for that but
ter and return the firkiu."
The young man nerved himself, lifted
the cover, aud beheld a mass OF streaked
stuh In partial state OF decomposition.
II can give you"
Don't think I'm hog and want you TO
give me fifty or sixty cents pound, for
over dirty cents, even II could have got
thlrty.gya Tor II in Chicago; and shs'n't
AK you any more, so II you want it for
thirty cents take it along. and sling down
some prints for tBs To examine"
Really, madam. don't believe we could
give thirty cents; the market is ia. on but
Ter"
But they don't get such butter As that
every day"
.'fhst's 80, madam, neither do we and
they don't know down tt.sre how TO appre-
ciate such bstter when they DO get it.
"Wel wh.i can you give me, twenty
four cents2''
"No, mssm; owing to the anasDally
crowded state OF the market, the large
quantity OF oleomsrgariDs now. .Danufsc,
tured the depression Of the hog market,
and the poor prospects OF an eastern war"
(.sI'l nd nu rim cd he
old man, II can offer you bat hve cents
per pound, aud you throw IN the ftkin."
"Fire cents a pound and me giee you nse
lrkiR Young feler. | wouldn't sell you
the firkin for that; you peak k-headed ape,
you had better 20 of somewhere aud hate
yourself To death; you pug-nosed, thick
Tipped fool, you-Jotham bring that butter
here thi, minnit and don't stand there with
your mouth open from ear 10 ear, near
ing your own lawful wife abused by this
white-livered. counter jumper, who don't
know how to treat lady who Is respeeta-
bly, connected aud whose only fault Is be-
log TOO wiliin. 10 stand everything before
sayinx anything" Jotham patiently lifted
tie frkIn aud started for the door, when
he a.a ,lRdy.- seeing that the clerk didn't
4 har. spoke in , milder tone ~'''''
.ysee hare, my youthful, maybe your ma
srhen you was young and you failed
die. -esSxht up Eisat, aud, come TO look
to get =. :. ( helieye ] hare seen peak
at you aga vo.TD, 40 don't feel angry
eder heads than q fosF cents and make
and III throw of Ia. =. What do you
II straight tweIty cen,
sayy' = rexsrds
Madame, you are in error At Lae
my maternal ancestor; she Is living.
advanced age of eighty four years, an.
can safely say that | never suffered for /
q bringing ups she alrdys brought me up. |
sometimes very suddenly. With reference !
to the cone-like shape OF my head. assure |
you II wa caused by the odor OF prize hut |
ter like yours. which invariably lifted me, |
and the central portion Of the top part of |
my Uranium being more liable 10 disten-
ton"
'Oh, you little fool. don't stand there
lengthenlng your bsru-door of a mouth |
With your long winded abuse OF lady
whose shoes you amt worthy to take on
"A feat don't care to try" said the tho
roughly aroused clerk.
What's that you are saving about nv
festI II It wasn't for the law I'd let you
feel the ~oral suasIon they contain, but |
want waste words with knock -kneed tad
pole like you. lothian, jerk that butter out
just as soon as you can" And Jothar
staggered out bearing his odoriferous bur
den. while the old lady with many a suorl
and jerk followed.
As soon as the merchant saw that the
danger was over, he emerged from the
store-room; hurriedly shaking the clerks
hand, he exclaimed:
Holy Moses, but you are a brick. | |
would have had to give into that old VAN
pire and take her butter noiens rolens. III
double your salary, and you can come and
see my daughter any time; yes, go now.
marry her II you want to; man that can
get rid OF an old woman who Is determined
to sell firkin OF such stuff can marry my
mother-in-law. If he wants to- Now go"
And the young maR went Noahs " Y.