St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-07
ARGUMENTS TOO WEAK
Teutonic Origin ReDFinands
His Agent Hotly.

Testonic Origin ReDrinanas
HIS Agent Hetly. /
When he came to America from Ba.
varia he came alone. He did not even
have q working knowledge Of the Ian
guage, had empty pockets and depre-
eating grin. But he had also degree
of perseverance which, according to au-
thentic writer's on worldly progress,
overcometh all things, 80 in few years
he could talk broken English, had a
good job, was talked Of for public ofhce
and owned his own home. He was
elected to Office in . certain city which
was once in the throes of a BOOM.
This happened, however, some time be-
fore the boom arrived.
When he left Office he had accumu-
lated quite nice little competency, for
ont there all that comes into an of1ice
belongs to the oficeholder. He dropped
chickens and produce for the land that
makes both profitable-that is. he be-
gan to deal in real estate. He loaned
money on realty, bought in the ground
in case his man could not pay and soon
had the reputation Of being rich. But
he was cautious to an extreme. He had
ACQUIRED a tract of so acres right in
what would some day be valuable part
Of the city.
When the boom arrived friend who
was an active and capable agent was
called into his counsels. This friend
advised him to hold on to the big tract
to await developments and not snap the
first offer Of a couple Of hundred OF
dollars the acre, for IL would bring
much more.
well, Billy" said the old fellow, Il
pellet you already. You boss dis yob,
dot. for Wy hat you my pizzness to
run, don't it?"
Well, "Billy" did boss the job, al.
though old Charles gave him a tough
time of it. Dozens of offers in an as
cending scale were made for the tract
direct to the old man, but he refused.
saying: "Billy. he boss dose yobs for
me. denk you better see him aboud
it," Then he would hunt up his agent
and urge him to sell. At last price
which suited Billy was offered, abb
stracts were examined and title ap-
proved and the transfer made at some.
thing like $1,000 an acre. Charley was
iubilant and downcast at once. 1t was
. cash job and he did not know what TO
do with the money.
One day Billy met him and proposed
to buy in tract Of ten acres adjoining
the one just sold. at $500 an acre. 1t
was the bargain Of the boom period, Tor
Billy realized that the syndicate would
need II and must pay an obstinate
mans price for it. So, full OF his
scheme he hunted Charley mp and
dragged him away from a game OF sew
en-up with friend.
'vell, Billy. vat it is yet?" said the
old man, peevishly. as he glanced over
his shoulder to where Diedrich was
fumbling over the cards in moody 81.
lence. 81 beat dot Dutchman more al
fifteen times already. You got some
schemes by me, amt it?
Billy explained, exhorted, command
ed, implored, entreated, but tho old
man was obdurate. He did not want the
piece of land and that was all there was
to 1t. Finally Billy turned away and
said: "well, you old fool, If you won't
1 will"
81 denk so. maybe" was the calm re-
tort, '.aber now got to beat dot Died
rich his poots out"
Billy went and bought the ground.
He held it for sixty days and sold it for
a couple of thousands more than Char
ley had received for his thirty. Charley
heard that the syndicate wanted the
land, SO he found Billy and said: Il
denk, Billy, 1 make some ounces by
meinself I take dose acres"
"You can't get EN-" was the retort.
"Und for vy?"
because they would cost you too
much even IL on the market. I told
you that the syndicate wanted them"
Il know all aboud dot und ! sell 'em
dot syndicate. to, so quick dey want,
don't id?" said Charley, in heat.
"No, you don't. You see, when you
acted like an obstinate old chump about
that land told you would buy it my
self. / did and have sold it to-day to
the syndicate for $4,000. make just
$4,000 by the DEAL"
"Gott in himmel," exploded old Char
ley, shifting the desk, you blay me
some tricks. amt it? give you mein
pizness in sharge and you dump me de
vagin ofer der back board like I vas
some idiots yet. Aber git some law on
you."
~None Of that, Charley, for it don't
60. Now, you remember that argued
nearly an hour with you and you would
rather play cards than attend to snap.
exhausted every argument could
bring to bear, but it was no go. Recol-
lect?"
"vell." said old Charley, plaintively.
well. Billy. for w don't you argue
stronger init me?"-Chicago Chronicle.