The National tribune., 1880-12-01
written for The vattonG, Tribune.
The Sugar Rattle.
A TALE on sew ENGLAND.

The people Of the rural districts of New England ever
regard visit to Boston as matter of much interest By
by the one of leading commercial Importance.
Such heng tho case all persons who make journey to
the Hub their return subjected the ordeal of
thousand questions as to what they saw and did in the
Yankee Metropolis
Now il happened that Matt Thornton, eccentric
and we-to-o old bachelor week or so previous to
Christmas 1875 started for Boston, returning therefrom
early the morning of the 23d when the and
all other deniGens Of H wero wrapped in profound
slumber About 10 O'Clock M, OF said day, he walked
the postotce his accumulated mail and
he entered the building he shower ofl
questions, from dozen of the Villagers to
what he had done i'll Boston.
swell" said Matt II have the Monument and
the Hail. and the shipping and the fine shops mighty
buildings, and lots OF other things and did considerable
visiting among some relatives had met for years"
.sAn wot did you bring back Mister Thornton?" put
in Miss Prudence Perry, spinster Of fty-fve.
"All / brought back Aunt Prudence was about two
hundred pounds of white sugar
"Two hlndred pounds of white sugar - muttered
surly old Dan Mullen.
Two hundred pounds of white sugarw 20 sharply echoed
Miss Perry " Why Mister Thornton. wot on arth be
YOU wantin two hundred pounds o. white sugar for all
to wunst wen you kin sit it jst you want it, outen the
why the fact is, answered Matt, st was the very
best bargain in white sugar met, and couldn't
resist taking it earth would blame me- if he
the article. Now, Aunt Prudence, you guess
what that white sugar cost me ~
The old lady allowed it might have been fifteen
cents Matt shook his head Old Dan guessed fourteen
and still Matt made the negative motion. The pair kept
surmsng the COST till finally five cents guessed
just half that per pound - said Matt emphati-
caly.
s'What two cents and a-half pound for good white
sugar in Boston?' quickly growled old Dan Mullen.
Matt Thornton think you've larned to lie rapidly
when you in Boston,"
Matt curbed his temper, for Daddy Mullen past
eighty and inclined to his dotage
1.-Two cents and a-haf pound for good, white sugar
in Boston,, shrieked Miss Perry "Wy, Mister Thorn
ton be you in arnest?'
Certainly, am, Aunt Prudence. got the two hun
dred pounds for five dollars
The old lady threw up her hands in wild astonshmens
almost breathless she exclaimed, "Wa, wal sakes
alive ef that haia bargain Thars been sch trade
as that got in Boston by people, longs I've known
ern."
Further queries asked and answered regard to
the sugar before Matt left the posoce, and when he
departed for homo the chat continued about Thorntons
wonderful purchase Within an hour all H knew that
Matt Thornton had brought with him from Boston two
hundred pounds of white sugar for which he paid but two
and ahaf per pound The excitement intense,
especially the only village store kept by Mr. Purdy
by II O'clock that store full of people, all wanting
white sugar but there no purchasers for Purdy
asked sixteen cents pound and had not Thornton
bought in Boston for two cents and ahaifs Didn't Purdy