The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

OF themselves. And Yam took a tricl
at the wheel while | minded the en-
glne and warmed up me old bones. Al
the time, mind ye, the Charity wa
thumpin' and splutterin along In grea
shape. And about nine o'clock OF al
grand a winter morning as ever ye SEE
she sailed into the harbor of Bayport
as fine as an admirals ship.
Where will she landT ses Yam.
Sure, where ye see the coalpock
uts,' ses |.
"As she swung up alongside the Goa
dock a feller come out on the end Of 1t
What boats that? ses he.
in IT, wa
"'Ye've come to the right place. ses
he. And he helped us to tie up In a
jiffy.
"'The boss will buy It off ye like a
streak ses the man.
Maybe so and maybe not, ses |.
Where is the bossY
well, he showed himself comm
down the pier like a runaway
Coal ses he; let me see it.
He seen 1t, and then we struck on
bargain. He'd give me eight dol
lars ton, and held out for ten, cash
down. In the course Of the argument
he called me a robber.
Robber, is it?' ses |. AN right.
there's likely other people in this town
who want to buy coal and who are
more perlite.'
You can't sell 1t except through
me-, he ses. I'm the regular coal
dealer
And I've got the COAL ses |.
THE upshot of it was | struck
bargain wild me little man. I'd let
him have so tons at So and he'd let
me sell the rest for what could get.
on his dock, and have the use of his
scales and hire a couple of his men
to unload. Wild that settled l walked
uptown and stopped in at the biggest
stores, just mentionin' that coal boat
was in and that we'd begin seIlin' in
about half an hour.
when got back there was a mob
on the Charity, from old women wild
buckets to well-to-do fellers who'd
come wild a two-horse team. And as
soon as Yam pointed me out they made
for me.
Gentlemin and ladies' ses |, It's
80 ton
Most Of them thought twas too
much and told me so. But I told
hem there was places besides Bay
port that wanted coal, and they could
AXE mine or leave it. And after some
we got to work on a plan
hat I'd thought out in me mind while
comm up. Yam bossed the unloadin',
and l looked after the weighin' and
akin in the cash. And sold me coal
% them as came wild pals at ten cents
he pail; and to them as brought
at the rate Of 15 cents a
'ail; and anything over wheelbarrow
ull at the rate Of $40 ton. And no
me, If | could help 1t, got more than
ton. But they put up tricks on me. |
There was one feller had a gang of |
Doys buyin' pals full and dumpIn' 'em
n a wagon that was hid behind the
ence. And there was honest lookin'
men come back for their second ton
nd swore themselves blue in the face
ellin' me they'd never been near me.
md the fights had about the weights.
tut that coal went and you could see
be whole town Of Bayport gettin' red
the face wild the Joy of gettin' warm
gain. And when turned in that
light so tired could hardly stand or
ee, and saw all them winders in the
own lighted up, ses to mesilf-
They may send you to Jail for it,
larry McGonigle, but today ye done a
ood turn of business
THE next mornin' we turned over
ne fifty tons to the dealer, and pretty
ell cleaned up the cargo. And along
oward the end when trade was gettin'
lack, little, pompous, major-general
ort Of feller, in fine carriage wild
coachman, came down on the dock
/ hurry.
Me good woman ses he, what are
8 sellin' yer coal at?'
Fifteen dollars the ton, ses l.
'Fifteen!" ses he. No, no, / know
etter. You're sellin' It at ten, and
4 outrageous price at that
It's gettin' scarce ses /, and
le price has gone up,' {
Oh, that's nonsense, ses he. I'm {
1happily a little short of coal, but
\ pay no such price as that. Why,
o money is invested in coal mines
Id me son-in-law is the president Of I
le OF the coal-carrying railroads.
I'm In the coal business meself'
s |, and I've learned a thing or two
'out their way Of doing business. Me !
ice is fifteen. +
We'll, he clustered and he argued y
d he said he'd have me indicted. But 9
showed him there was mighty little
al left In the Charity, and said nary
word about the fifty tons at the deal c
8. And the upshot was l sold him
Q tons at SIS. But me conscience :
preached me.
'Ye ought not to have done it, Mary
'Gonigle,' ses ;; 'sellin' FIVE tons to Ii
Q man and the poor folks OF the Q
Vn wantin' coal So q
so / goes up to the once Of the 4
aler and asks him II he won't set 2
de some Of his coal, the same as Y
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