The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-12-29
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from her mouth the last sample or
calico she had been chewing and
carefully inspected it to SEQ if the
color had run, says the Chicago
News. 1t had not, but she was not
entirely satisfied.
I'm in no rush." she observed to
the storekeeper. Il reckon I'll look
around Ter a spell afore settle on
it. may git better suited"
The woman went, nevertheless.
shes like Clay Hulbut," remark
ed Washingt IN Hancock" Clay was
one of them fellors allus wanted to
look around fer spell afore he gave
up any OF his good money. l reck-
on Clay never bought thing or
made trade the first time of ask
In in his hull born days. He had
an idea he'd git better suited some
where else whatever it was he dick
cred for"
Seems to me like hoss sense not
to jump at the first thin ats offer.
ed" said Sol Baker.
That's what Clay said when Sile
Peters offered him So for $1.15,"
said Hancock. "Sile had a bet up
on it. Clay come into the bani. to
see if he couldn't git chattel mort
gage blank for less'n five cents, which
was what the recorder wanted to
charge him, an Sle told him that
he couldn't let any go at less'n l5
cents or two for quarter. I've
got some 50 bills here that I'll let
you have cheap, though, Clay, he
says. They're leetle might wore
an I've more O. them in stock than
1 need. II you'd like to take about
81 OF 'enl off my hands, you can
have 'em for $3.50 An he hand
ed out a bunch with a paper band
pasted around them.
Seems like that's reasonable
enough says Clay, after studyin'
awhile Tell We, though, there
amt no hurryin' rush about this. I'll
go over to the Drovers' bank an see
what Keating is otferin EN- for. If
he cant make a better hgger III
come back and take these. You
keep EN- to one side fur me.
Then he went over to Keat ng
an ast him what he was selling 81
bills for in lots 50. That's the
honest truth"
If Heating was alive now, he'd
bear me OUT" said Hancock. You
can write to Sile Peters If you like,
an asst him If it wasn't so. He's in
st. Joe now. II he hasn't moved
away since ! last heard Of him.
Il remember, standin' behind Clay
at the ticket sellers stand cne time
when the circus came to town. How
are you a-sellin' tickets today?' says
Clay.
Two bits gen'ral admission an
reserved seats SO cents, says the
feller. How many do you want
That the best you can do?' says
Clay.
'Bein' It's you, I'll make it half
a dollar fur reserved seats an 25
cents general admission says the
Teller, wink.n at me.
We'll, says Clay, putin up his
weasel, l reckon III look around a
SPELL fust. :"
That's all right maintained
Bal:er. "Of course there's such a
thing as pushin' it to fur, but sup
pasin Rufe, here, bought his goods
from the fust drummer at come
along thout inquirin' round to see
what the others was a-sellin' an
what they charged. If you want to
buy COW, you'd look around spell,
too. wouldn't you?"
Not If you come to me an told
me the cow you'd got was kind an
gentle an young an good milker
an worth the money you ast fer
her." replied Hancock blandly. Clay
would come to town after groceries
an put in the hull day lookin'
around an then go home thout so
much as film his m'lasses jug. He
put off buyin' his seed p'taters till
it was too late to plant EN-, even if
there'd been any left to plant. Most
centrally he'd pay two prices for
what be could have bought at half
price II he had the gumption to snap
at a bargain.
He was over 80 years old afore
he got married, he was so blame per-
nickety an partickler about tn
kind O. gal he wanted. He'd go
around and set up with fust one an
then another an tigger on what
kind o -omen they was likely to
be an how much money they had,
an how good lookin' they was, an
then he'd drive over to Tarkia an
see what they had there, but he
couldn't never make up his mind an
the further he got in the woods the
crookeder the sticks was until fln'ly
there wasn't nobody left but Levy
Bostick's gal Belle.
Il reckon Belle Bostick waa about
the homeliest critter that was ever
raised On corn pone. She'd been
give up to be g old maid fur ten
years agore Clay seen her. Her
folks was poor as cistern water, too.
An Clay might have had Almost any,
body when be fust started out II he'd
made up his mind an stuck to it.