Show I 1 connecticut fo forever erl i A few days lago ago a connecticut broom i adlar pedlar a shrewd chap from over amongst the ste steady y v I 1 habits and wooden clocks and and other fixings drove through the streets heavily laden with corn torn brooms he had bad called at several stores and offered his load or ever so small email a portion of it but when he told them he be wanted cash and nothing else m in payment they had uniformly given him to understand tan that h they had got brooms enough and that he be mig might ht go farther at length he drove up to a large wh wholesale establishment an the west side and not far I 1 from the bridge briage and onee once more offered his dwares wares I 1 I 1 well 11 said the merchant I 1 want brooms broom badly enough siut but what will you take in pay this was a poser foser the pedlar was asking to get rid of his broom he despised the very sight of his brooms broom but he would sooner sell aall a single b broom room for cash than the whole load for any other article specially especially any article 1 which he would not as readily dispose of ss he could brooms after a moments hesitation he screwed his courage to the sticking point it required some courage after having lost his chance of selling his load half a dozen times by a similar answer and frankly told the merchant that he must have cash I 1 of course the merchant protested that cash was scarce and that he must inest purchase if he be purchased at all with what he be had in his store to pay with he aly really wanted the brooms and he did not hesitate to say so but the times were hard he had good that disposed of finally he would put his goods at the cost price for the s sake au of trading and would take the load of brooms which the pedlar had labored so fully at other stores to dispose of ci so said he to the man fi from om connecticut un tead to ad your brooms and then select any articles from my bay store and you shall have them at cost the pedlar scratched his head there was an idea there as the sequel shows plainly enough ill tell you what it is he answered at last just say them terms for half the load and cash for halt half and pm im your man ef I 1 dont sell out ef connecticut sinks with all her broom stuff the next minute tile merchant hesitated a moment but finally concluded the chance a good one he should be getting half the brooms for something that would not sell as readily and as for the cost price it was an easy matter to play gammon in regard to it tile the bargain was struck the brooms were brought in the cash tor for half of them was paid over now I 1 what what will you have for the remainder of your bill asked thein erchant the pedlar scratched his head a apa gain iii and nd th s time most vigorously he walked the floor whistled drummed with his fingers on the head of a barrel by and by his reply came slowly deliberated delibe deliberately ratel V you yon providence tellers fellers are cate you sell at cost pretty retta much all of of f ye and make money I 1 dont see eow how I 1 lis done it must be that somebody gets the worst of it now new I 1 dont know what your goods cost barrin one article and ef I 1 take anything else I 1 ma may y g get P cheated b bated so scein as it wont make any odds with th you I 1 guess ill take brooms broo ins I 1 know them like a book and can swear to what you paid for lem em 1 and so po saying the pedlar commenced loading reloading re his brooms and and having snugly deposited half of his former load jutgen jumped on his cart with a regular connecticut grin and while the merchant was cursing his bis impudence and his own stupidity drove in search of anther another cu customer brov post |