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Show Shrewd Son. Twenty years ago there were few people In Worcester county who had not mndo the acquaintance of Ebenez-er Ebenez-er Handy of Mlllbury, a vender of fish, fruits and vegetables, nnd occasionally displaying the red flag of an auctioneer. auction-eer. He was a poet In a small but original way, and must have had some knowledge of hypnotism, which was little henrd of in thoso days. While in tho net of selling his wares he would l.iep up such a 'running flro of words that many of his patrons lost their heads, nnd In some cases paid him moro woney than was their Intention. In-tention. This is one examplo of his methods1 In Mlllbury ono day he sold a worn-nn worn-nn six pounds of flsh at G cents a pound, nnd n bunch of radishes for 6 cents. Tho woman stood with her purso in hand ready to foot tho bill, and as tho goods wero passed over Handy rattled off this: "Six times six W 00. nnd flvo Is 101. Live and let vo is my motto; call it a dollaV,'1 The woman was educated, nnd knew tho value of money, but she did not know tho mysterious ways of Ebenez-er Ebenez-er Hnidy, and sho paid $1, thinking he bad kindly thrown oft tho odd cent. Ilostou Herald. |