The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
EGGS At FANOT PRICES.
Some Remarkable Figures Obtained for
Eggs by Huckster Who Knew How to
PopuInriEe the Goods He Sold.


PopulariEe the Goods He Sold.
Talk about high prices for provisions In the
Klondike" said tobacco drummer at an up
town hotel the other evening. Il saw eggs
selling at three dollars dozen in Georgia
town not over month ago and going so fast
that tho huckster who had brought them to
market couldn't keep up with the demand.
Come on" protested doubling listener;
they weren't eating eggs: they were some OF
these fancies for raising prize chickens from
I've been In the egg business myself"
Not much" contcnded the drummer. were
they for raising chickens from. What was
raised from them was n good deal llvelcr than
chickens. 1t happened one day In one OF those
local option towns OF the South. where even
tobacco is hard to sell. and Mt the same time
they are so darned dry that anything wet will
cause stampede among the men ike trough
OF water will among herd OF oyersalted cattle.
] was in a store Just closing up n pretty good
bill. whom / noticed huckster back a one
horse wagon up against the curb and begin to
sort a lot OF truck out on the tailboard.
1t was mighty rocky looking stun. there
wasn't any body on the street to speak
Of and l could not help admiring the
sublime courage OF man who would
begin business under such unfavorabe aus
pieces. One or two people dragged along
through the street and smiled as they passed
the huckster's display. for they had we'll
stocked gardens at home. and his withered
stuff excited their ridicule rather than their
sympathy. Presently he went down into his
wagon and came up with small box, in which
were dozen or so OF bantam eggs. and small
even for that kind. In New Jersey they would
have been taken for mosquito eggs; Over these
lie stuck a label inscribed ! cent and pretty
soon Q man stopped laziy and began to look
Mighty little aigs fer cent amt them p
he said, nod'ing toward the box.
-" 1t is not the size Of an egg. but it's meat
that makes It valuable responded the buck
eter In language that didn't quite seem to be-
w They amt hatchIn' aIGs. then p said the
No. replied the huckster. and the pas
In three or four minutes very much better
tyre OF citizen came along aud stopped to look
You don't give much egg for cent. do
back was the re a s%s rr"pSostio lake e
The man looked into The honest face OF the
huckster moment and laying down copper
don't know where no went to try the egg but
in about five minutes he was back again. and
the box had been changed in tue meant mo.
and two cents now showed above the egg box.
thought the price was n cent apiece no
! Just received telegram from my uncle.
the 'Rf IN
this county next week. and that all the chick
ems are takinG to the tall timber. Eggs have
Wei take the lot said the first speaker.
and the huckster handed over the box and took
The purchasers departed. and rs soon as
they got around the corncrthe huckSter brought
eggs and set it on the taiboard Of his wagon;
In few minutes one OF the party. who had
been in the combine that cleaned out the ban.
tnm stock appeared. and when no saw the
goose eggs his eyes sparklcd. Then all the
sparkle went our when he saw that they Were
80 Amt that mighty high for goose egGsT
l." i1IGred, az u h., b. had never seen tho huck-
THAT depends on the eggs replied the
hursSter There's eggs and eggs. but my
kind Is yard wide and all meat
, Anything like them bantalnsT inquired
Better; the bantams were only few
80 tiimme two said the man laying down 80
cents; but it's mighty d"rn high fer goose
He got his eggs and went away and pres
entlyth men came up and laid down quar-
s"r anis"S and took IT. out in eggs which they
Ten minutes later a string of men began
stretehi.nG opt q the alley near the mouth q
S%sstG'. SSndis az ncrs$iSiy sho5t ,ms more Re
and had become 80 curious that i joined the
string and raid my Quarter IKE the others, |
till the proprietor could yet through with a
customer. when was going TO give il to him
to take home and fry for his supper to see
what there was remar kahe about IL. but some
one Jnstlcd the pile OF boxes on which had
put it. and II was knocked to the floor suffer-
ing the usual fate Of eggs when so treated
However. instead OF the usual yellow and
white insides OF an egg. there was dark
yellow liquid running out of IL. and when
STOPPED down to see what 1t was l caught the
smell Of cheap whiskey. and at the same tima
i caught on to the popularity OF the huckster's
eggs at a quarter apiece.
The whole thing struck me as such good
trick that | got out as quick as | could to
see the huckster, but by the time reached the
door he had taken alarm at something and was
driving Off as iast as he could. leaving dozen
or more customers ikely to Kill ench other in
the rush. He might just as well have re-
manned longer. for the authorities didn't get
OIL to it until four or five prominent citizens
showed up on the streets whoOpinG like II
Fourth OF July procession. l stayed in town
that night, and l was reliably informed that
the place hadn't passed such "A night in years.
The lookup was filled to OVERLOOKING. the few
policemen werc busy all night. the streets
were overrun by men with jaGs and the SUI.
face Of the earth was covered with, egg, shells.
but i is estmated that lie got out OF town with
was young man from Yankeeland who was
dead broke and had devised this scheme 10
raise money enouGh to get out Of the country
on. friend lending him the horse and wagon
and indorsing his note for the goose eggs and
the liquor. He had started out with fifty 10 zen
loaded eggs. and had sold the lot in three days"