| Show how TO DISPOSE OF OLD STOCK A peddler of tin ware who had been traveling from plantation to plantation with his cargo of notions nations found but a limited sale for his lanterns an article of which he had a large stock in d despair t spa despain 1 r of or getting rid of them he offered them at w what hat he called a very reduced price rice yet be he found purchasers as scarce as c clover over in sand hills at length a tavern kee keeper keepen p er directed him to a farmer who he said was very much in want of the article to the house of this ready cus customer tomer went jonathan determined to get his troubles worth out olt out of hm him the first person hp he met mot was w is the 0 ersher who was lounging by the side of the road you dont want to buy a lantern do you yoli asked jonathan yes yea though I 1 reckon I 1 do ly returned the overseer how much bought you ask for one only thirty seven and a half cents wall spose you yoli gin nie nib one 11 the pamer ppe ier ler accordingly gan e him a lantern lanten n and receiving his money proceeded onward you dola do it want to buy a lantern do you yon ile he said to the overseers wife bif le who was washing at the spring m yes 1 was the reply cl mr C has been wanting one this long iong while jonath in accord accordi hi g 1 i v served s arved hor hr her r c t one at the barne same price he had hid bargained bai bal baig balg gained lined with h ht hr r husband for at the barn bain before he lie reached the farm house he met the son of the th pier yol yoi dont want to buy no lanterns do you 1 I i dont want one myself replied the young man but ill tak one for father who has been after one oae this long while jonathan pc Pe cordingly pocketed another thirty seven and a half cents and became one lantern lighter ile he now advanced boldly up to the house and meeting the old lady at tha door immediately j in mediated me diatel ly put iut the question to her you dont doht want te to buy ay no first rate lanterns do you vou indeed but I 1 do said the old lad iad lady 1 my hiistand hlis hiis band has been wanting one these six months past and I 1 am glad youve come jonathan accordingly deposited a lantern with her in return for another thirty seven and a half cents s ile he now departed almost satisfied with the spec he had bad made at some dis diR distance tance from the house in a f field leid hv ble the side of or the road ho he espied the the old gentleman gentle gentie himself and hailed him i with the old question you dont want to buy I 1 no first rate lantern devoue do you liow how itow much do you ask a piece 21 inquired the planter fifty cents replied the tin and I 1 guess I 1 thatis cheap enough considers consi derm theal theve e come i 1 all the way from connecticut well ill take tahe ta keone one ohe said the old gentleman putting his hana hand into his hia pocket yoa you better take bout half dozen asked the th e tin pedlar theres no knowing when a tin merchant may pass this way again if take a half dozen dozed ill pil let you have them for thirty seven and a half cents a piece the TOP planter pi inter took him at his word and the pedlar took to his hi route after having disposed of ten lanterns lanterna where only on one evas was really required tired fired fex ex |
