The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-06

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YES" said the auctioneer, stand
ing up here and selling goods hour aft
er hour and day after day a. 40.
fellow gets 50 that he can tell whether
man wants 10 buy anything, or wheth-
or he merely comes IN 20 'gawp' around
the show cases. Now there's a man
coming IN 10 whom you couldn't sell
silver dollars at fifty cents apiece"
The stranger carried q black leather
valise with the glazing worn of At the
corners. and. though respectfully dressed,
there was shiny appearance 70 the
sleeves Of his coat that indicated long
forgotten tailor lie looked longingly
at the yellow watches, but finally. and
with evident reluctance. moved along
down the showcase, past the hunting
cased silver watches 70 where the cheap
open faced ones were displayed. Here
he paused. and commenced scrutinizing
them as IL computing their probable
values. and how much his pocketbook
would have TO shrink 10 effect pur-
chase.
:. Hanged II don't think the snoozer
wants a white SUPER exclaimed the
aucfionecr ina low tone AS he dartcd
around behind the counter and assumed
his professional smile aud voice.
wish 20 buy watch thIs morning,
sirr,
~ would IL could AFFORD it,
y Anybody can afford % buy these
watches. Ii il actually cheaper for
man to buy one Of them than 10 90
without. You don't believe IL? I'll
prove II 10 you. The other day fell
1 low Who was going out into the country
| for few days came in here and bought
one Of these solid filed hunting-cascd,
stem-winding and stem-pushing. thir-
| tcen-iewelcd. Howard movement
watches Of me for fourteen dollars
ssFourfeen dollars! exclaimed the
stranger. in tone Of surprise. now re-
garsling the yellow fraud with new in
\ terest.
ayes. fourteen dollars That's all
they cost. He was only gone three
days. during which time he became en-
gagged to marry girl worth forty thou
sand dollars, and when he came back
he had snapped that watch on for q
fonr-year-old colt that he sold for eighty
five dollars. He came right in here and
GOT three more Of the watches, and has
zone out into the country to swap them
Oh with an old farmer for pair Of bay
mares, six years old, that can trot better
than 2:lO In double harness. Expect
him back to-day
.He did very wrong" said the
stranger. sentcntiously.
\ En-! Oh. ~ course! Certainly. told
, him 10. Told him he ought 70 tell The
, farmers that they could get the watches
, here II me for fourteen dollars. but ne
i one II those wild. specializing fellows,
and couldn't control him. Will you
, have one IL them, STRIP
, The strangers right hand started
! toward his pocket. hesitated amomcnt
ma then drew forth well-worn but
\ very corpulcnt wallet. Yes. LII take
. one said he, hcsitatingly. "You see
v / am going up into the Lake Superior
7 country 10 preach among the lumber
4 camps this winter, and watch Will %
4 4 good deal Of company for me- a.
Y lie laid down his money on the counter
y Are YOU preacher inquired IN
\ auctionccr, with look Of surprise q
/, his face.
i "a very unworthy one" was u
meek reply
m .Whv in blazes didn't you say %
III lutu. Il always sell tutaF1t NJ I..,--
2. crs. That watch only cost me SLID
and YOU can have il at cost. Yes, con
q. found IL! for go, and here's 2 char
y into the bargain. Now git outF' asth
" stranger began uttcring thanks:
After be was well outside the dooi
', the auctisaccr explained; .Id rattle
~ a-givcn $l0than have that fellow ~
nn that watch. -ncver cheated parse
before. Confousd i'll won't bc abl
u to sleep al night. How he did take ~
~ in. Who'd thoughthe was parson
4, Hanged IL didn't thinA he was eithe
ID m out-and-out seed or . rcen police
= man playing detective: WNlr' with
- little nervous laugh, III hc pfeches b
" that watch. he'll bc tried for t:ter'
y doxy within . month'---f'e''o" ~