Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-18

Blanchard--perhaps you know imp
Dowley said he did not. We'll, he's a cute
chap-he Struggled forty dozen of the
spewns into Portland, an got 'em every
one There amt another one in the coun.
try only what got They look as much
nicer'n silver as we ken imagine, an We
can't wear 'em out nor We can't tarnish
'em. We see a silver spewn--a teaspewn-
would cost dollar Meow, one Of these
only comes to 'baout half o. that"
The peddler went on fixing up his things
but never once offered to show his spoons.
Mrs. Dowley got nervous
Couldn't We jest let me look mt them
spewhs, sirY" she said, rather timidly
"Oh, sartin, of course An mark me
you'll say they are beGuties-jest the hand
soonest things We ever sot eyes on.
He soon brought up a pastebOaFd box
and from among mass of cotton and It's
sue paper he revealed the spoons They
were truly bright looking things and fin
ished with care and neatness.
Jest look at yer face in that, /" the ped.
dler said, holding one of the glittering
things up to the good woman's eye.
could see that Mrs. Dowleyw was caught.
How much did you say was the price Of
these" she asked.
six dollars dozen-threc dollars fol
half a dozen-an' you may depend ont,
they'll outwear any silver spewn in crea-
ton Meow wait"
From one corner of the other trunk the
peddler brought up glass spoon cup. 1t
was all figured off and clear as crystal.
Then he proceeded to arrange six of the
spoons in it placing them at equal dis
20 .ol, 9TH = L.
up. The handles glittered through the
figured glass most beautifully, and the
polished bowls Of the spoons, which just
rested over the rim of the cup, reflected
the light from their polished surfaces in
all directions.
"ThereI' uttered the peddler, triumphant
ly, who's got such a set as that reound
these diggins"
Mrs. Dowley's eyes fairly sparklel
whats that glass thing worth?" she
asked
Half dollar"
"But tumbler'd do jest as well to set
'em in"
But 'twouldn't look so well, whispered
Rachael, into her mothers ear.
AT this juncture the peddler arose and
went to his cart, and when he came in he
had piece of delaine in his hand.
II don't want We to buy this, he said, as
he sat down and gathered one end of the
delaine up neatly in his hand, and then let
the other end fall gracefully upon the floor.
"Only as l was noticin' your daughters
countenance an complexion, | couldn't
help but think of it, Where put up last
night there was young lady, jest abeout
this young lady's age; an she wanted this
piece drefful bad, but We see she was rather
plain lookin an dark compIexioned, an
such a figur' as this wouldn't match with
such face. But jest look at this piece for
such a complexion as You darter has. Amt
it splendid?"
Rachael's red face grew redder, but she
was greatly pleased csh give the ped
dler's words but can't give the soft, win
ming looks and smiles he bestowed upon
those two females. But | could see that
Rachael was now caught. Her eyes de-
voured the delaine, and she was all excite
ment. And then the flattery she had re-
ceived added not little to her emotions
The cloth was pretty, if color and figure
were ALL but could see that the texture
was far from firm.
What is this II yard?" Rachael asked.
"Only two shillin's maam. Now only
think, they'd make We pay half dollar Il
the store for that and ye'd have to take
jest what they had, too Ye see got this
of my brother, who imports his goods right
from France, so | got it cheap There's
jest ten yards in this piece-jest pattern
Meow l don't like to cultivate pride in
young folks, but at the same time it does
appear to me that when our Heavenly
Father has given handsome face to gal
ian admiring glance at RachaeD she's a
right to treat it decently by matchin a
handsome dress to it. Thems my opin-
ions. Don't you think so, ma ann"
Mrs. Dowley said yes, and then she asked
the peddler if he couldn't take twenty-five
cents yard for his delaine
II mustn't" he said. Il love to sell
cheap, but faint reasonable to lose money
outright. Howsumever--look here" TAX
ing up the spoons, which stood temptingly
in the glass dish, "say three dollars for the
six spewns three dollars an thirty-three
cents for the delaine-and-an'-- Wen, I'll
give ye the glass dish, eff yen promise to
make present of it to this young lady
when ye've done with it. THERE
Mrs. Dowley looked up at her husband.
Aren't them nice" she said. How
Mandy Wnen we nave company
But the old man said nothing.
"I've got three dollars and hall now at
belongs to yeou, said the peddler, who had
been figuring on the top of the spoon box
Take eout the pay for the delain2, an that
leaves seventeen cents Then, for the
spewns, | want jest two dollars an eighty
three cents more. by hoker, hadn't ought
to sell so, but viii"
~ ken pay that out of my own money"
said Mrs. Dowley; and waiting until she
found her husband would make no re-
monstrance, she started off and brought
just the change.
The peddler saw that it came hard, and
he offered no more of his wares; and not
long afterwards, he was after the next
farmer, where he would probably have
lust one more left" of the farmers
magic land measurer," and where he
might find another girl just fitted to Il
dress pattern, and so on. examined the
spoons after he was gone, and found them
marked with d makers name in New York
They were well plated, and worth, per
haps, 81 per dozen. Ihe measuring tape
could have purchase at any store for -
cents, and the delaine would have been
reasonable at 1913 cents per yard. But
held my peace, AMI wondered how my
friends would treat the next good for
nothing who might honor them with a
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