The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-02-12

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday,
and February 18th is the first Sunday
in Lent. - ri
A fashion writer say 8 that the latest
style in color of woman's hair is drab
or ash color, and the French women
have found a way to produce the desired
shade. 81 saTv=,2
We hear casually from our late
fellow townsman and family, I. A. Lee
of Sandusky, as being quite we'll and
enjoying life fully. Mr.. Lee is report
ed as doing an excellent business in the
boot and shoe trade.
We hear that much more wood
than usual 10 being cut this winter,
partly on account of the open weather
and partly because farmers are con-
viuced that. there is more money in
cleared land. The price of wood is get
ting less, as coal becomes more plenty
and cheaper.
Prof. Worman, a contributor to a
cyclopedia published by Harper &
Brothers, and whose penmanship was a
little more legible than the hyeroglyph-
les of the ancient Egyptians, received a
telegram from the foreman of the print
ing Office, saying, "If when writing
words of more than four syllables you
would add a second letter, II would be
a great help to the composition
We received call from Mrs. E. P.
Coon Of Sullivan, who has been spend.
ing the winter in Michigan. She re-
ports Sullivan's former residents as be-
ing well and flourishing. From friends
of his with whom she was visiting, she
learned that Charley Williams, son of
Cyrus Williams, formerly of this place,
was enjoying tip-top health, and still re-
siding in California attending to his
duties as book-keeper.
"A watch trader Of Wellington, who
prides himself much on his ability as a
judge of time keepers, who goes in to
win without regard to value, and who
in the language of the fraternity, "nev-
er squeals, !" however much he is beaten
in trade, had the neatest job put up
on him that could we'll be contrived. A
country boy whose look and manners
did not betoken more than ordinary in
telligence, got hold of our sporting
friend and exhibiting a pearl faced
lever watch, pr opposed to trade for a
good American watch. Our watch
trader wanted SO differe nee; the boy
| offered IS, and after an hours banter
ing and wind work, a compromise was
agreed upon by which the countryman
was to give five cords CT nice wood,
split and piled. Watches were ex-
changed and our professional went into
jewellers near by and congratulated
himself upon the very sharp bargain he
had made and boastingly exhibited his
beautiful watch, worth ss he supposed,
two or three times as much as the one
he had given in exchange. But his re-
talked his watch refused to 60 and no
amount Of persuasion would ever after
induce it to keep time. He sold it the
first opportunity for So and thought he
got more than its valne then. But his
sorrows were not ended. One day dur
ing his absence from home that inno-
cent boy brought the wood and piled it
snugly in the hack yard, according to
the terms Of the contract. Our profess
sional on his return at night discovered
his new wool pile and started on a
tour Of inspection, and arriving before
it gave it one look, took off his hat and
made his best bow. His face was a
, study. He thought unutterable things,
but he opened not his mouth. He felt
like the boy with his first cigar. 1t was
body wood, nicely cut, split and piled,
but 1t was green water elm. You might
as well try to make fire with a cake
of ice. He gave it up. Now when he
begins to air his skill as Judge of
watches or his sharpness "a trader,
you have only to speak of his wood
trade and he subsidies. He knows more
about wood and watches than he did,
and is twice as modest. Tally one for
the green country boy.
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