Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-16
BILLS BARGAIN.
New He Made u ShOpkeeper no the
Honest Thing.

New He Made q shopkeeper no the
Honest Thing.
Eugene Field in the Chicago Newsl
"Bill wuz old ledge Hiram Cadwell's old
est boy-you reeollect the Cadwells-used to
live on the toll road near the cemetery. Old
ledge Caldwell wuz about ez shif1ess q man
ez / ever see, but Bill he'd a great bizniss
head-calclate he must hev inherited It
from his mother, who come of the finest
stock in Hampshire county. When he wuz
. boy Bill wuz always tradin' an swoppin',
an I s'pose he started ont in life with more
jAck-knives than'd stock a store. An Bill
preserved in manhood all them talents which
he exhibited in youth. Whenever you meet
man at looked ez if he'd been run through
q sieve you'd feel mighty safe in bettin' that
he'd been havin' bizniss dealins with Bill
Caldwell.
Zone day Bill came into Eastman's store
an allowed as how he's be powerful glad to
git knittin' needle. His wife wanted one
he said.
"'Mr. Caldwell, sec Eastman, "a knittin'
needle will cost you Jest one cent
'Bill looked kind nv surprised like and
seq: sKnittin' needles unjust hev gone up
sence come in fur one last winter
"'Wall, seq Eastman, latter payin' freight
md one thing an another can't afford to let
knittin' needles fur less N cent apiece
"Bill didn't say anything fur minnit or
two, but after lookin' ont nv the door at the
scenery he turnt sound and seq: Look here,
Mr.. Eastman, I'll tell you what I'll do; I'll
trade yon an egg fur knittin' needle
eastman shook his head. why notF SEE
knittin' needle Is with ez much ez an egg do
yer
"'I never heerd nv anybody payin' freight
on hens seq Eastman; he wuz the most sar-
castle ouss in the township, Eastman wuz.
No, nor never heerd nv feedin' knittin'
H. - l.
raise knittin' needless
"Well, Bill an Eastman argded an argued
fur moro n hour about hens an knittin' nee
dies an things, until at last Eastman give in
an seq: wall, s'pose might jest ez well
swop ez not, although hate to let anybody
get the advantage nv me- So Eastman give
Bill the knitiin' needle and Bill give Eastman
the egg.
"But when Bill got to the door he turnt
round am come back again an sez Mr.
Eastman, amt 1t the custom fur you to treat
when you've settled with customers You
an me hev he'd our dispute, but we've come
to settlement and an understandin' Seems
to me It would be the handsome thing for
you to treat
Eastman didn't see it in Just that light
but Bill kung on SO an wuz so conciliatin'
that finally Eastman handed out tumbler
an the bottle o. Medford rum.
stI don't want to seem particular seq Bill,
pouIin' ont half tumblerful Nv the liquor,
hut like to take my rum with an egg in It, >
ssNow this come pretty near breakin' East
mans heart. He he'd laid the egg on q shelf
behind the counter, an he reached for it an
handed it to Bill, sayin', wall. I'm in for 1t,
an there's no use nv kickin'.'
.sBiu broke the egg into the rum, and 10
an, behold, it wuz doable-yelk egg Gosh,
bat Bill was excited
me. Eastman seq he, syou'v' been ta-
kim an advantage over NO.
q How soa asked Eastman
"'Why, this egg has got two yelks.'
What nv thatf sed Eastman
"sWell, simply this, ssz Bill, that eff
yon're inclined to do the fair thing you'll
hand me over another knittin' needle'"