The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-05


it, an they found 'twasn't silver, but it's
just 'baout the same. It's brighter'n sill
yer, an Monser Hoppofamsagis, the royal
emperor's high minister, ordered set Of
spewns for his table rite of Cap'n Sam
Blanchard-perhaps you know imp
DowIey said he did not. well, he's cute
chap-he smuggled forty dozen Of the
spewns into Portland, an got 'em every
one There amt another one in the coun-
try only what I got. They look as much
nicer'n silver as We ken imagine, an ye
can't wear '6m out--nor ye can't tarnish
'em. Ye see silver spewn-a teaspewn-
would cost a 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 at them
spewns, sirf' she said, rather timidly.
''Oh, sartin, of course. An mark me,
you'll say they are beauties-jest the hand
soonest things We ever sot eyes on.
He soon brought up pasteboard box,
and from among mass of cotton and It's
sue paper he revealed the spoons. They
were truly bright looking things and I'M
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. Dowley was caught.
How much did you say was the price Of
these?" she asked.
six dollars dozen-three dollars for
half dozen-an' you may depend ont,
they'll outwear any silver spewn In crea-
tion. 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
tances from each other, with the bowls
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.
"Tberer uttered the peddier. triumphant
ly, who's got such set as that reound
these digginsi"
Mrs. Dowley's eyes fairly sparkled.
whats that glass thing WORTH" she
asked
Half a dollar"
''But a 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.
81 don't want ye 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 rs l was noticin' your daughters
countenance an complexion, / couldn't
help but think Of it. Where put up last
night there was a young lady, jest abeout
this young lady's age; an she wanted this
piece drefTul bad, but ye see she was rather
plain lookin' an dark complexioned, an
such fgur' as this wouldn't match with
such face. But jest look at this piece for
such complexion as you darter has. Amt
it splendid?"
Rachael's red face grew redder, but she
was greatly pleased. l can give the ped
dler's words, bat can't give the soft, win
ming looks and smiles he bestowed upon
those two females But l could see that
Rachael was row caught. Her eyes de-
voured the delaine, and she was all excite
ment. And then the fattery she had re-
ceived added not q 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 a yard9' Rachael asked.
"Only two shillins ma'am. Now only
think, they'd make We pay half a dollar at
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 l got it cheap There's
jest ten yards in this pie0e-jest o 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
tan admiring glance at Rachael, she's
right to treat it decendy by matchin'
handsome dress 80 it. Them's my opin-
ions. Don't you think so, ma'am"
Mrs. Dowley said yes, and then she asked
the peddler If he couldn't take twenty-five
cents a yard for his delains
81 mustn't" he said. 81 love to sell
cheap, but 'tain't 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 edelaine-and-sn'- Well, I'll
give We the glass dish, eff ven promise to
make a present of it to this young lady
when we've done with it. There"
Mrs Dowley looked up at her husband.
Aren't them nice" she said. How
handy when we have company"
But the old man said nothing.
I've got three dollars and half 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 delaine, an that
leaves seventeen cents. Then, for the
spewns, I want Jest two dollars an eighty
three cents more BY hoker, l hadn't ought
TO sell so, but | Will"
Il 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 of and brought
Just the change
The peddler saw that Il 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
Just one more left" Of the farmer
magic land mea<urer,' and where be
might find another girl just fitted 70 a
dress pattern and 50 on l examined the
spoons after he war gone, end found them
marked with a makers name IN New York
They were well plated, and worth. per
haps, Fl per dozen The measuring tape
could have purchased at any store for 75
cents, and the de,Sine would have been
reasonable at I25I cents per yE4d But
held my peace, and wondered how my
friends would treat the next good for
nothing who might honor them with a
yisit.-Sylvanus Cobb, r.. IN Yankee
Blade.
Nearly the whole Of Sennacherlb's great
palace in Assyris ms been cleaned out. and
the result Is that !. 100 new tablets. etc.