Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-04-09
Ann1uruns department.
A BULL IN A BUSINESS TRASACTION.

A BULL IN A BUSINESS TRASACTION.
''Look out for the bull, partner! He's s
bad one." The speaker, a Lancaster, Pa.
farmer, picked up pitchfork as he made
this remark. He was on his farm and the
was tobacco buyer, of Lancaster, who had
driven to the lower end eff the county to buy
fresh supply.
The farmer had stored his tobacco crop in
shed at the end of the barn, inaccessible
except through the barnyard. The bull
seemed to resent this intrusion and looked
daggers, or rather horns, at the stranger
The farmer motioned at the bull with the
pitchfork and the animal kept at a respect.
full distance, but followed them to the door
all the same.
"rll give you ten cents for wrappers fol
the lot,' said the man from town.
''Ten cents" replied the farmer. "Tha,
there is good tobacco. I don't care about
selling it now if can't get more than that
for it'
"Well, I guess we can't trade" said the
city man turning toward the door.
The bull, just outside, lowered his head
as the stranger appeared. The pitchfork,
which had been left standing outside the
door, had fallen under the BULLS feet. The
stranger quickly went in again.
"I'Il give YOU twelve cents" said he.
"No," replied the farmer, curtly, as ne
lighted his pipe and sat down on the floor
He seemed to have forgotten all about the
bull. There was pause, during which the
BULBS heavy breathing could be heard.
More negotiations followed, but the far
mer was obdurate. He didn't seem to care
to sell the tobacco at all, and there was
nothing in particular to call him back to
the house. So he began to tinker with some
repairs to the shed.
tConfound it!n muttered the Lancaster
man under his breath. II wish that infer.
nal bull would 60 away" But the bull
stayed right there.
"I'll give you fourteen CENTS" said he,
turning to the farmer again.
Twenty cents is my price, SIR" replied
the monarch of the soil, in tone OF injured
innocence, as though little hurt at being
suspected of sharp practice in fixing big
ger price than he wanted and then coming
down..
The bull gave an impatient snort. Con-
versations relating to sixteen cents, then to
eighteen were held, but without result.
The bull didn't 60 away, and neither did
the farmer. Nor did the Lancaster man,
"Well, I guess I'll have to give you
twenty cents" said he, at last. The farmer
quietly turned around and saw the bull.
"Great Scott! has that bull been there all
this time? Go away from there, Jim! You
Jim Blaine, 90 away ~ and he rushed out
grabbed the pitchfork and drove the bull
off. Then turning to the buyer he said :
"What did you say, sir?"
81 said twenty cents" was the reply.
"The tobacco isn't worth but twelve, but
I'll take it,"
Bulls have their uses.
EFFECTIVE IRISH VITA few weeks
since, an Irishman, direct from the old coun-
try, called upon well-knoWn Bostonlan,
presenting letters of introduction from mu-
tual friendsin England.
The Bostonian received him very cordial
ly and proffered glass of brandy, which
the Irishman drank with relish.
After some further conversation, the for.
"Well, Misther X, Oi'm very much
pleased wild the new country. Its foine
place. When Igo back 1'll tell me friends
what foine land it is, and what foine gin
tlemen We have in it. I'll tell them how
foinely We have trated me how you gave
me two glasses of foine old brandy"
'tBut," broke in the amused host, 81
haven't given you but one."
20, we'll, ye wouldn't make a liar OF me
to me friends. That Oh know"
Another glass was forthcoming at once.
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THE OTHER ONE.-Half century age
there was a great shipping firm in Ne"
York city-the brothers Notwithstanding
with and carrying passengers to Southern
cities. 1t was customary when they pro-
the firm to give the new captain a dinner
at his house. The merchant had two
daughters, one great beauty and the 9TH
er not so and cross-eyed. The captain no
ticed that the beauty received all the toasts
and attentions, and his innate sense of po'
liteness and justice rebelled. He meant tc
set it right.
"Your daughter, sirr" he said to the mer'
chant. raising his glass.
(which one, sir?" was the response.
1.-The squint eyed one, sir!" said the po.
lite, though not polished captain.
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.-Bank Director
sStole twenty-five cents, did he? The
scoundrel, III arrest him and have him
sent to the penitentiary this very day
The idea of cashier of ours doing any.
thing like that is enough to"
Bank Examiner-sPardon me, sir; but
you seem to have misunderstood me-"
"Oh! Well, perhaps I did. I've been
little deaf for good many years."
"What said, was that your cashier left
only twenty-five cents in the safe. He
stole all the rest"
"Great Cesar! I must see him at once
and get him to compromise the NATTER
Philadelphia call.
TWAS TARDY IN TENSE. "Horatius," "
said the schoolmaster to nine-year-old boy
with two imposing freckles on his nose and
two equally imposing freckles on the knees
of his pants, "Horatius, please form a SEN
tence with the word toward in it, and
write the sentence on the board"
Horatius went to the blackboard, and af-
ter much scratching of head and friction OF
brain, printed with the crayon, in letters
that looked like lot of half-feathered
Shanghai chickens running after piece OF
dough, the following sentence:
81 toward my trousers. ."-LenisfOn Jou'-
nal.
How THE DOCTORS CURED HIM.-Two
doctors were disputing by the bedside OF
County Clerk Keenan, during his recent ILL.,
ness.
81 tell you the liver is diseased" said
one.
Nonsense; nothing of the kind. 1t is
the Spleen" said the other.
"Very we'll; we shall see who is in the
right at the post mortem examination"
Hearing which Keenan, became real mad
and got up and dressed himself. He began
to improve from that time and hasn't known
sick day since.
THE MERITS IN THE CAsE.-"Whata are
the relative merits in the case?" asked the
attorney OF a young man who had sought
his advice in relation to divorce.
"RelatiYe merits?n reiterated the young