The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

going to the chimney no took from thu
cupboard the very thing 1 had expected to sse
got M three ouo SeSS glass mugs nS ss and fiiod them from
tho pitcher. 1 thought tho liquid was water un
tn tasted Il. when ] found i was apple jack
OF. % Yoa Know eDoS1G Il isn't nPpi always SSys safe to begin By
making a big OFFER for a curio, because you make
lRS SSpi WON'T on'as sell III It at .H al: s. % T Sssan BY yV ciroPins ss g
for the pitcher. No, he didn't want to soil; We
] raised my BID 10 $40. $i5, $50. and so on up ia
$40. But tho man persisted. good;naturcdly
That he didn't want to sell. Finally he poured
got into the buggy. Incver had taken so much
Of the stuff before, and maybe that was the rea-
son why. Just AS we were about TO start. took q
$50 bill out of my pocket and said.
See hcrci III Just give you that for your
THAT'S a mighty pretty bill. the man said.
but you might as we'll put 1t back in yonr
pocket That there pitcher belonged to my dad
member it's ben %a-scttin' there In that cupboard,
full O. applejack, an, ] guess itn keep on, asset
no $50 nor even $3.50 i
But such cases are exceptional after all,
china. I remember a few years ago. a friend
came to me and told mo he wanted 10 get hold
p pt { f %nn iIv PIGt% mr. ON wh iSe T Hudson IL ! p0'i Tc told Of m g
Try to get the picture. Wen knew tho char;
secured the stipulated sun, in gold pieces. and.
luus pEONlucu. 1 look inc tram IOr-Wcll,
never mind the name. The man was at
home. and we sat, down at n table in front Of
the very picture ! had come to buy. At first
he wouldn't listen to tho idea OF selling il. but I
paid no attention to this. and just laid down a
few gold pieces. Gradually i raised the figure,
laying down one gold piece after another, until
his eyes began to glitter as he looked at them.
Finally / had spread ont the entire sum. and II
made u very pretty show. l assure you: II was
looking from the gold to the picture and from
the picture to the gold for some time, he finally
got up, took the frame from the wall. thrust the
whole thing into my arms and told me to go.
which did without loss OF time. lest he change
his mind again.
You know people often do change their minds.
even after they have accepted your offer. I've
] have to deal with facilitating people. ] get hold
OF the thing / want to buy, and, Just as soon as
my bid Is accepted. lay down the money and
get out"
One OF the most interesting curios which Mr..
True possessed was last week transferred to the
IIavcmcyer collection Of Washington relics.
This was an old pottery whistle representing
clumsy. military fashion. The figure Is about
SIX inches in height, and was made OF ordinary
rcd clay. probably painted white. Tradition
Gays that these whistles were made in Balti-
more a: the close OF the Revolution to whistle
the british out Of the country" The ono
bought by >ir. ~Havemcyer, n reproduction OF
which Ia given here, is the only one known by
to BE- in existence. 1t was dug up
about ten years ago in tho vicinity OF Williams
burg; it fell into IT hands of u Junk dealer in
that town. who. = IL was discovered by Mr..
True; The price paid for It the other day was
$40. but the value of the piece will continue to
increase unless other specimens should turn up.