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£lic (Piforl* Crmcrrat.
M1LLETT A MELLEN
I"|» li lUr a*tl Mtt rr«!« in advaar* ;
• iUUi toil »<tWi-tn ttM> *tihi» u\
to<> liilSio tl iK> raj <4 lU ifir T» »I<h k Ml
Mill ta> I -l nm >rjr in mSmIi
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Ul -1 •< iVm ail a* J " ■> «i 1 • iN'i'i » I>K,
\j ««1> ail It* Bill >»»k \i« I'>ra>l |U Urtti.
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Th.-^Ml thi >k ■ ami ftiW him »«<flK A !Ui. iwn
IV • •niV* 'f«a« J»iii« *
Mh it iiHua, «illi Italia* p lam »•«.
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T<> i'fi> |Mntn|ih ilm'i ihi'Ii kiM*,
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W I.- 4*|»« lltrii l*«a>l In UU41 M l
U ill («1.« luai^ri^h 'iriTl >»l mm'*- ball
TU (•! >•»» >r«r I.M..1 V lh> |ad>)'>
\ U linxtn; !§•«•<*. that * ill h» l|f thr o»«h
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11- «kM|»n, alintlip nrniil «» N<«r*liH ikiiw'il;
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?*•• >« i< f®'i( *• v Iitb, «ith »'»k, |i. t hi*»r
> "nin J ww l<>i«bi' ■ k -(I"!!! Pui» i
Tkf, *d ixlmi.UtlltrfM lull,
U lit rinum ' (Ilk »«»>U I bat It I r»>
I'.'in Jl■!}'« >»lf, awl iA| tfcfi lu fi«r h'f
ritr r<u|4\ ikinf, «|« «I|| I liM I* ait, UrtM.
IUI » -"ill »■« Iskf Kim, J. mt * Hiiliri * tit,
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\ •*! g ilh*r Uwrl> »» uni JMaU
Ifcrn. n Iwd « Mt'ti |Mlrht ,l ll|»»i a fnl Lralm),
\ VU h tie m ln«t »•• tarn a Mrir ;
WD t> -.1— I-, nl) it, l'»r itu H> •iUIm.i.—
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The Union.
TV' (JVxtkfliim U l^-ngMl n, fnim lllf t«rtb
t.mtinf i inr at irr ifitilr «•»■-« al th»
TV*. !•>, • ill M, 11 • kl|. m! •til*- •
-
limn rut\ with all it* I'M*.
•
I* Hj~xi.it IvrHklrH lh» Ul« *
>V I km clul nuMn W»! Ibr kwl,
\\ li.it h »i.»;lil Ihv nl- »tr*l,
H b'< at* »'*S «M, rok Mil. '«b rujv.
\\ • ■ «
In «y a («r> mmImImI tknil
\\. .r •h.ifw ftK* inW" fib) h '
l'r«i tul r^rb railitpM •"ikI Mil ibwb,
TuiiflW «»•» ami ant iW f*k i
Tv laii ihf iipi'inc >4 lb» «•»!«
A»l »•< a iral r**-b li* th- l"*lr 1
In «('i» nl" r<irk awl i..i|».| rmr,
la *j»il> •/tiW ••.•Hi. >.n ibr «hi«rr,
S.lll I«| ►* frw »•> l«rj.| ihf m ?
I lur ! ' *11». "** bufri, Mr ill «lib ibtf ;
'lur bnuti b«|irt,<«i pniin, am inn,
'*<•> Ui'h li»lil u'rr-m bur*.
.\r»- «ll «itb ihtr trr all »>*b il»»»*
Count Zmdendorf• Prayer.
*l^itil. na< »» Wi"».
V. ntar* mi all T%» li" grmrr,
IV.WJ'i tbliif* h>4 wu *b*»»i
I ii»i j ia Tbi brntai<r«.
I tMb, TV* •IrnAfhnU
Thrir n>i|4i't■»ii< il«iH ihu,
T«i pel wil -in pal Ha unban* n,
lir«iia( «« Tbi {tm ab-wr
SMf.MU-i'MO -I'Ar.M,
HOW TO SELL V CLOCK.
\n \sketch
" Mvbuit. nn I »cl| y«u I Hock |ihIi\ !"
im|uir»tl a pwllar hr ww nirt at the door
in Oh? wonwn of iS«< lmi«' at « hirh br bid
alttpprd.
" No. Tv|di«*d lho woman i'M illy. \> I ilo
cmMIv, " we wtuu n«» wtrh article."
" 1 Knvr wM-rsI fine elorl*, madam," »aid
iSr* »r.
" Wry lik^lv," «ntd tlw .»<Hinn, " bwt wr©
w aut ix'r»o,"—at tlie «at»»r t: w rrtn illnr \
fi'W («*<•••» frmu iSk door
" Mj»t I n«lk." mfiiir <1 ill • Jh dlar. ..•!*. ■ c
uif w iLhm ih«> d»or n littl*- Imt eiutiotia'y
.ind civilly, n* Um* woman i -triaied—" ■
1 x"-k, ti'i'rim. whether you »**e ■ clork1
Tin' woman rut, I wWl •*« "»f an •"♦•'IT
nam look at th«> H««^-n»a»— but a b*>k crr»
taitilr n*it kiwi: ■' tin* wmr ume «iy inf with
N >i, a|iirt|— we want iuuii of your ©bvkn.
1 i«Nifc a »• ut
Th«- Mrmr whidi *«• lu%e ihu» briefly <><•
u fiM iKvuwd in ibc " OM Ikmmnion ;"
but in wh-il particular •rrtUMi arv not at
llbrrtv In »Ulr. 'Dm> houn- at u Inch il
r uni^l «i» a wrlMookuig hkhititum; oM,
t. Imi Li |'i in rli'\ir repair. Il « i«
uh im<I ami om.pinl by i t'.trn>« r i»l aom** n>tf
•ni< ration in tln»r Imi amgubr ami
iirji *t in ki> «jy. !.il»« mmim- oilu-r* in
••ilirr quartrr*. lie hail uhMmi! Mrong anti|u
ilii - atftin »t \ uilkii-tloiu jn«l all it* inhabit
411.! altlNMich ilt»jwil t«» In it lim nprcii%
with cmlity. Ik h.i'l not at all tun* % brrn *i
lurtuiMti' .i» I« i!n mi. In n .< rul iii«iaif« ».
im't^sl, lit' hkl llli»l|ll*Mt| Willi MUIW wtrritj
liw itinerant Rteivhttt*. w li<• had utl-r I
iltrir <MiiitiH«liti' * f«r *»!«• within ilh'ir pr»>*
oinrU. K««a ln» J<tf "w Hi' <1 in kmm uhm
• mm* ijf'i»«' uji, ami outkii ami griiH!i<il with
nmrr than unltnarv »pint, lo lh«- <»nhpi kUi»
I'jrtiun uf ili< tn-i-ii lit |tnn-li.i%.it.' mi
arttrle of uii i>l iIh <l« i»-m»!»!«• Iratmiin —
thai h« wiHild imrr «•«►—im». not In-, what**
• '
urd t'i it iitic|r> luiil Iwin olh-ml ru«i at
a tuiw win ii Im* imi il>tl tin in. siimI whwli could
liul In- • •Staill"! III till' fi tlird UlU.ltM*! Ill
which In* Ittid—but Hnull) tint rirn li«-W
at tin iu. Tiw corn imi{ht i<niiin unhurd,
■ nit tin- bwfcw tiftrr Iv »Wipt, lalon* Ik
w.uld |mrctu>«' % hup ur a bntotn «f * pod
Tli. *> 'till lift* !t!» «»f \lr M -
■
tiulti-r: iml although «• veral, |>r<»tii| t«-«l h\
more than ordinary »harc «>l •*»>nfah,nee in
ttwir ««'l!in pwri*, but n«l<' » Mail toll
Ui*'T kad run u tfcma, tin v hi I all t<> a man
^<n foiled The ^ input* t m i » • fu
lujiiiari ih< :r oirutik*y ; siihI lud urj- I hi*
*ifit never, in hi* ilH'Wf, In |Hirr|i4.M' am
art eh*. rtprriilh not i rlork.
Phi* iliv Mr. M hn i i •
hi>T ii' t»»wn to tran**rt xim hti«in» •>.»; tl
i» «.ii „• i«» f mrn I.V awnr • * rout*. Short! >
All' r ln» d«*|urtur»\ the (Millar drote up.
J - . r I allum m> bo ordinary »|m-'iiih
S
if n:- -• ir nitty «f ili» I« i ' "»t .<
taiu buy. IT wa»a YwiVt' —and m. «>i'th
" tira jliiol Met"—a keen, >lur|Mi|'htri!,
rrady>witu-d man of mjIw two wr three and
tw« i,t\ II' wa» a cr» it t^rtiritn at *• ■||iii;»
M nutter what au she »rtie|e or conun<*!i
IT, he could alway* »ril; and lie di-li^'htol in
i thin;* more than to follow hard upon a hn>tl»
• r pedlar, and to compare uol.-» w ilh hitn at
ili< . i ll of tip i«>ur. (Ji-iMTTilh. J.i-; • r i i
•Jit • r uior dollar* taken in a i_*in > tun than
uijr other |irdl«r who travelled in th'« " OW
D'Hiiiiiiun." |l»»id«», In* |N*r«onal
a»«v w.i« in It.m I'jior ' b" *m»iII iii iiiim r
•tl, avl «i» M-ldoni otf hi* truard.
lie had. a* we liair *»*n, made known hi*
errand, m d had ree» ited a «•« nial. M<»t |» -
I iId ha*c retired. // took .1 t-.it —
Tlwrt «]■ a nrrniiov rwl«*tn «» m »i don:'.
. »|*vi..lh :>• ||n- wunnn had (/i»eii no audi
utat on ; tmt tin: manner ol hi* dwnjr it
dnevtrd it of all impropriety. It wm tak< n
li.-*ilatinjrly ami with an appear*!*"* of wca
rinem; and he iliil that which in not always
don#- by piilkni. hr eivilly r»'iinni-«l bia hat.
*M«» J—or IH" \ »• MICH III muff
t.i tin- p»ilh»r—durinjj whirb In- *at 111 oi|<-i..
•*kh!< tmr uj»«»n th" cuurw nw»»t likely to «-.i
« >n* *imv» vi—the uouun. irvan while, im
|'••vinik> her»e!l'in bru»hitij» tli»* lu- irth arx!
ad'i »tinc the chain; ni K-tipth Jaapcr ven
tured in -iv, •• Madam, with vuar l<-a»e I'll
•how you «ne of my clueka."
" Voti ru.iv hIidm tin many a> you plxw,"
■all the vuaiu, "but \»c Want IKHIC—ha*n't
I already li>M you
SI kul iiuln ! •<> tulil turn ; but nevcrthe
1«— ■». he bad gained an important point—thr
|<frmi«uua to *ho* In* eloekn. In u »hon
tune therefore, lie wn» again ••!;»• rtnj: ih*- door,
hearing in hn hand* a handsome looking
clwk—bra* whe<l», mahoffauv W, pilded
at 4anot(» puinu, and «ilhal a pretty land
, p untitl on a glass iii front. I* low thr
far* In «hort, it wtaone of Jerome'* h»«t
liriMol nuke. Fortunately, »<» tlie |«iil:ir
tkiMiflit, tlw mantel h»p|«'inil to lw uimbtu
pnd. and there, in the centrr, the clock was
dulv installed. It wa* wound up and *oon
bt if an IU uuty—clirk, rl.ck, chck.
Tub pedlar resumed hit Kat.
I ».nd he had gained nutiM thing. J*'" he
' lb • ight; but iN *; iii of ill that h had «!nn».
the woman accrued an (unnoted aa a marble
•lalur—die li»k not the »Iik bleat notnv ut
hnu or hia clock. Thia wa* atrangc. She
left the rixwn ; and aa the door cluaed, the ped*
lar not .ml that »tie more than half turned
round, and e*»i a Momentary glance at tlw
clock. And that look wa» voluntary. It
nwt h« r an —it hotravod ruri»*ilv— Ihv
jwdlar didn't quitr do-jmr.
Htit Inn Men* rrr lonir ajjain on tli«>
ebb. Tin' wmiiaii »eont«-d to h.lte ihiiIi«|m»|.
luni ti> irturn; at loaM, -ho didn't make hrr
:!(»(»• sinmv, ami w ith a donl ol reason
tin- |a>llor lln'ii^ht thai »Im> alxi not intoml in
return. Probably »ho miji|«».hI that ho had
(h-patttal. Hi1 tin* n« it tnatr. tin |*-dlar u.i<
Ctnnjr up. ami had artuallv rtwtl and wa* in
|>n>trrrKt toward the clock. with a view to do
l*»Ct it uticc imott to ln« wajron, wlirn tin
d<H>r creaked ami who affain wtcRil.
SIk> arrnned inclim-d to |«au«c—and. per
h i|«» did paimo— hut w hat waa more to tlu
(mii Com-, he linrioil that %hc w» jhout to hn*
ard mar remark— In- lio|«<d a ri-ooii'moiida
|io»i o|' iIn* clvrk—at I' id a m."I .«• to it*
C<n«I apprarancr. Hut ho tumu«>k. S bo did,
imlootl, «|h ak a word or two rnilv, Imuowr ;
but lor iIm* lib' o|' him, tlx1 |«ilUr couldn't tie
ol,lo lo tbor tlir drift «w lor or airamM him.
" l*v. i«h Mr. M — waa it hoiiv «aid tin
Motuan ; " h«*—" »ho pan* d.
Wlni miahc *utn£ tn atlil1 Tin- pillar
wnulil lime i<ivn alino«t tho pm-eofa eloek
In hate hail hi* ilonlit*
ilul »lir mean ih it lirr lui-luml emiM dcehle
tor bim« If; m thn |n>llar * «h<tl to brlieve,
while hi» better opinion, from her
iiimwr, w»a. that *he incut tn intimate lint
lier hu»baml 1*11 lil he mhi more wimnianr—
more imlitTi-rent Ih> r<>ul<l lint appear—more
- t um| Jrirrtnineil waaiin|>»-Mi)ili' llm |>ut>
iitij* the nmMrueiiiHiupon li< r wonl* m«»t fa
• I #
In *uppl\ « M it nlje hail t°nlit! U> »i» "\i-.
irinJ," mM, •• if Mr. M — ww it borne,
I <1 «re *av lie ** oaiKln'l loar Mirli a hartfain."
" It'ir^atn tin1 |» illar lud uiMMaM'Kiiiiiiv
i -.| a wnnl nt tili*>iti iiiif |Mi«ur ilie world
•^er. T ut Km I iinil tn atou*>' tli<* »n
■it n'• attention—ami, for the tirat time, ahe
rai- 'l In r rtit, and bull look* JjI iherluek.
\ih| m it liap|n fi ll that up tn tli!* rnlieil
innuient in il' history of thai rloek, ami in
ihr |uun n|ii^'i ui' tb< ji lar tn relation to a
-al» nt' it, it »tiiu*k on* , inn, three, up
•' nil It* torn 1, mi ri xit), inn* <al, atirae
tlte. |i r- imiI— ami lor a im>in«-iil |li< rv ua»
»il» i.»v, liut II Mai mum inti Miipleil by tin
» man'* aililin^, •• It oi rtunlv strike* pn tt»
Thr i"e»laey nf the |».llarw.'j» near ln-inc
tn tra\<il : hut it wan for ht« inter»-«t to eon
«w| hi« pi* a«nre. si<l »o rt«W(» lie mmeil
•
t> r, I think tnwir, than i» euiiimnn at the
mie tine npeniiijf the ilimr iml pulling lh«"
Mukinp Mire, upoii which il» UiUMfal tune*
" It iIihh Miuml ai'll, ».i'il th«* woman.
" llat'n't lln ii' riii iilh Im'n none* ttlt
proifiin ut« in Ciuck-uiAu-,; ' aaked tb«'
•• lUtti r ami betiir,** iIhm<vIii lit- jH«IUr-—
" M lillill," kitd III-, P- 'r; 11 will III. i|«|'jf
rat "'UTtf, " V'W .%lk< 1 till- .tlntttl llilprott'
nut.;*' Ot vi-».m >nv imp n» wine m»—clock*
art* muiU* now-M-day* in great prrfectiou, ami
tcry chrap—Imt—I aluiul linking a pro
|kis.in>ii in rt. aril tollut fh-oU—** t»ut ».t>
rut »lN»rt in tin* wry •» ntnic» —
», ! iIk woman, •• I in n t A. uon* ol your
'
■hark'" ami Cow, h»>w to p tri«-\»• |i»i *»r«»nn«l
li< »a» quit'1 Ml it lo**. II ,I a n turnl tlioiiL'ht
mar to In* .4id The lanifuagu ol' tl»» wo
man w t« |M-culiar—" I <M«y take lit ih'."
•• Madam'" ih-- pedlar nxuin I, ami with
*o ui'Itltlr inor ,»M.ramv, "I wa« going
to put ttn% rli>-k to m>u on Mich t< rtn« a* that
V"« may. or any other woman in th«? wide
world might take it."
Tlie woman li»!' tl. Sin* rai*c«l her hard
to Iwr l«»r» head—»!(.• Ih »ii,tifil—«Im' *mi"l
iiifhintl to n*k a t|u*-*iHH». ami at length flu*
did itHjuipr—
" How do you » 11 Tour cluck*'"
The pedlar w too jmlitic to lictray hi*
«eii«r of the advantage •» w * paining ami
rather pot'lly nin irkrrf, " Ymi Kfm *o re
luctant, madam, to |>urrl. ~ n clock, that I'm
it a lt«»* how to reply. Hut ft" you will take
t tic, I'll |iut it at |in My much your own
pricr."
•• Ym will'" Mid lltt, her MMtCMM*
n Liini: into a »<>rt of Miiilc. minglid with a
*j>ii*c til* men tinlily. " That'* nol a common
way with you pcdlara.**
•• < Mi, wo," aaid he, •' we lite by our trade,
ami inuM make a tntle now ami then; liutwi
mu«t *• 11 if w< don't make much."
VI littli'* | li »r « i* i tikiiiir, mm nan ap
proached lit*' i'!'*"!* f«»r the purt>o»? of cxam
mint; it—the pedlar hoped with refcreoew lo
-» | m 11 -hiv. A it. I liy \»ay of helping on thu
<!' I'iMnOi h<' <>j • '*••«! tin* c|t»*k—displayed it»
in "•Iuimtv—and cautimulv recommended it hy
mving, " It'« a bandnoue piece of furniture,
vou m.e—un fui—and, with your leave, it or
rupii'M jn*t tin* place for it."'
" It look* well," rejoined the «uman,—
•• hut—" »hf paused, " f—" ohe begun, ami
• iin stopped. At length, koKcTcr, she ad
ded, " I may not purchaw it."
She had laiil more than an ordinary empha
tic, jn'rhapH un«*<ws*riotialv, on the word /»wr
•Ka*f. "What!" thouchtth*|>edlar, " doe*
si,, i\].<vt iiic to t*i*« he. a clock I" No. Ik
could not ift'r tlx- clock. Pliat would de
pnve huii of un anticipated and now much d<
mrvd triumph. Hut matter* now htnod in
*uch a |Mmtion a* to drmand prompt and de
risive action IV jx dlar, therefore, tin t the
■mergene^ike a t utitian. " Madam," said
he, " ! a»K no money for the clock. I am
willing to take such article* in |>avincnt a*
vou hare to spare ami at your own price."
The woman fairly stared. The matter
wore a new twj-eet.
'• I mean just what I say, nuulam," said the
l«dlar, obartving her ap|«artnt surprise.—
" Juat what you have to apart, and at your
•«wn price."
" Hut what do you a*k fur thd rlurk f"
•' Fifteen dollar*—tin- miiiII »uni «f fifteen
dollar*."
The woman l«M»k » «'.il. Torn few roo
idtult the ■reined aMrark-d ami lost. Put
at length returning to thr •uhjcct, idw »aid,
"On tlx' term* you |'ni|*»c, I will tal. the
rlurk." ,
* That w»» tlir iWimuii which the jhil'.ir
hid heen IcMtknitf for w ith all imaginable tie
>irr, irnl ihiw ih> tune wa« to lie Iim(—uwl
none, indent, km lo*t.
" Follow me," muI tlx- woman, n*>ini;i'id
leading tli«' wiv lo an outer n*»m, where tax
Mandinu a rank with al«»ut a hu»he| of ll*&
wl, which li ul Urn there tune nut of in .nl.
Iler Iui-S.umI luil often with'-d it awiit, |n<l
mi\\ tin* |M>llar might lake 11.
" Ml rlgllt," »a»d till- t
ttli.it price I"
" Tin** dollar*," replied thr woman—it
tt.i«< ilonMr the price of the rli.in fre*h »ce<|.
" \l'" "•!«" miJ llie |Ktllar, hi* mind run*
ni'iff o%« r tin* lo*» In- mil-1 ioi»taiii on tliin lia*
. lull l"-« or no Inv. he tt l« fflld |r w II a
rlnrk.
•• What >.• \t. niuUin ni|i.intl lie pej.
lar
" Will," »nd the ttom ui, U>?inmtg fairly
to emit at tie good lurtrain «>lie «u iiakit>L*.
and r*ei» luxuriating in the thought, M h«»tt
her hu"'ii'iii would himwlf Iw ph J at In r
skill in kirtfam making, " we've got a ralf
\ou mav take "
•* A wh ilu»ke.| ihe |» .Slat, u mil <Ji !•
■I'.r follow ini» li iril tic atimiii'-. UHMi
" V rnlf, »ir," r« |« :it««d ili«* worn in " \ u
sinl \on would take anything *' lrti! to
■pare."
" Hi »lil, inrfu," wid tbr prdlar rw»v*Ti''j;
him- !l « wv|l ;t» lie could, " trail'- ' "Mi % .
all t)»«* Mm*, ill <t i«, nothing 41111m n w >\
of Iriik1 hi tin-* world. tutu it tn acmunt, I
dare «av."
IK tins limp tin woman hail condu»t<*l our
l»« rn In i mm ill |» u, with a kouthcrti ire,
and thrrr lav—a »V» U ton '
" Tin* i« tin- calf," unl tin" wi'Uian
'Hi. |«>ill.ir mji-riI isirk involunt in * . he
lilt li:«* li|'«. umI lor a iiHiuirnt ma* out) |*.mt
ul il. mnrrini*. What tut rartlt w i* ■' a
kMli looking ciffw worth f Wha
In* do * ilh it' How ronlil In- rain it —
TIu-m-, ami halt a NMr.' of kindrc I •|Uf»tlotia,
rtittnl ,irri««* lii« mind. Thi |» dlur mm [«r
jd«'\i d; he wit out-trcneraled; but r» inwall
in ' liii* waning roitlidi nrv w ith the thmiitht
tlut could |»i> t tin- «om I ■ km? bruti
under x<inc Mgr by tl^' w.»\»id«', 1 iki n
«t ti'ran Mildtrr in the " Inlth'* uf lift' " h<
marched up to the rint'ruvnr}', aiul with '*oin*
IHI >»•»<•' lllltlllir •*'*'—
t
it the Mint lime •purntnjj it with hta !»>■• —
" W*, .tiid ali»i* 'ti« aurrlv. I thought It
W - i 'I lb r, \ "I < l ' H, 'II"
'llic calf yaw m d,
•' \\ i ll, it ih*-* breathe, Upon my »oi
-ml tin* I«dl:ir; "yonder old rait rm't
vat* n."
•'' nil « <I," «jul the woman. In r fm v
nance n l.»\u»c into a veritable »rwl»'; " in
<lii*l, I thought iiivm Ii. :it iIm- lli*taiit, :i;»l
tlie ct»- iture km ilea J. It li»« bnro a* up
for more than a *«rk, and luy hu*lMiid uid
only yi»tinlay, tlut If lielieted ii w <ntl<! • • ;
and he didn't much care how m>hi it did |jr.
It look* a littli' better, I think."
It< tier' the |M iIlar could crwd with
w&ution. Hut tit*-ro una no iM'upiii| ti>m
thi* dilunma. So with ni gontl a c»
.* via |H»«il>If Ik» inquired. •• What
do you put u|hiii >our call
" 'hily ttu dollar*," r» j«li.-«l th«* wmim
Thr pnllar Mart'd " T« n did * 'm
•'tclaitncd with mirjir.*''. " Ten JoII.ru '
who nnr Inarj of kuili a pint* for a calf
nut Fa»|>ui|f."
" \ou air «*<•mimti «!,** drily >'«» n .1 tli*
woman.
•• I » « I am—committal--oulf • neraled,
madam."
" lan't it fur'" a*ki«l the woman.
" Fair," r«-|»'i»trd the |«illar, " lair a* llif
il iv it* If, rufht. all ritflit; ten dollar*— tn'*i r
mind, turn it to account, I dare *av."
Tin* half-way i-ofilroveny about the i-alf
»l> thu* kiimmarily MMtlcd, ami a fin oth< r
fHaiti r» added, tin' clock Ma* |>.iul lor. Hut
tin iitllar (ltd not flvl to boaM, a* thi > v.
Ilii wu vanquifthed ami yet the victor. Mi'
had mad'' a /!•/» wlr oi a I'lm'k uln r< ill
liiilu-rto had tailed; and though f»r tin- pr»
i nt h< couldn't »how ihi* »hini r» lor In* h.
^ain, In- It'ijMil in -Km1 way lo brinjr up ar
rtinit' ■>. ami return to ti ll a fair »tnry to hi*
compeer*.
Tli' Id"**! fr« thetied hi* ch< !»• n "»>«l
dial ihoiv than u*ual, it mn*t he couii d,
an Iw belpil the helpleaa "young ox" to
mount. It wa* quite a lug« a* they mv . and
to ti II the truth, he waa rii/lit jjlad win n In*
w.13011, with it* adJed ©onlentaofdyini;Mock
and dead Mock, waa lairlv in th«' public high
way.
On rim r^intr from tin1 of I .«r:»i« r
M , he turned anuth toward* V n
Court Hntiw, aituated Minx* few mi lea di»tint.
II** now a«c. named that tin* court wa* in »<•«
•ion, aim luh [i I an of opt nil on wan prejudi
eated upon tin* unwelcome intelligence.
On reaching the preen he wan aatmfled that
the court w:i« in action. Accordingly he
•Irev* up at aitmc little distance from the front
•|«Kir, unhitched In* hone* am! made ready.
Shortly after the court adjourned. The
throng i**uitij» from the building in great
good humor—a cauae having ju»t been decided
the right >*ajf t» plcaae the |K>pulact<. At
tin* critical moment the pedlar stepped upon
hia cart, and in a civil way begged t<* announce
that he had aorne fur articles on hale, which
he would lie happy to ahow thpm
The crowd gathered round, and the inquiry
roae thicker and faster, " What have you
got' What hare you got •"
Responding to the already elatnorou* de
mand, the pedlar with a calm and eomj«*»cd
front raid, " lh»t if ihe gentlemen pleaded, he
wntiM take tin* IiIn rty In rxhihit a •pwimcn
of "•»/. Ifr hint |i.inl n larir«' prier for
it, iimI not having a gri-nl quantity, hr would
"••II only a •|XHtiiful of it to ow indi
vidual. In tin* way In inuld cm- (Ihmii alia
rh.tmv; lint mark it, jrrntlnnini, if you
|i|«!wr," Mill he, " I <m II only »nr »|«mhiI\iI to
an nulivnluiil , our apnnnful—nut a tliimlilc
full
" |'ri«l" iwjuircil a fanm r
"Him* dollar, fp'Mlfinrn, |« r ^nmful,"
■mil tin* |«illar, " I know it** high—Imt turk
l1a\ m»«-»l, tfrntletncn, you don't »♦•«• i \rrv
•lay."
" A dollar lor a »|N«mful of llax mh| f"
rvlaum il nn o|il M-ttler, with a lony |«n l«nt
qui'uc, at hi* lnrk. " I u> »rr heard of »urh
a price."
•• A fair pner, I ilare my," **nl a nun
atandinir by; " a fair priee if it'nth' yi-nuine
—thrre. now, I rau't think of the kind— it'»
thi* new *«rt. IM pitr titr dollar*, if I entild
not iji't a s|*onful without. Oi h for mill,
*ir—for aerd,"
" l'rnv. Mr. |V«llar," natd another, " i»
I hi aeed imjmrted
" Why, I rnlln r think it w i- I imjuirliil
it."
•' From whit iounlr\ iliil it mme!" u»k<«l
another.
" \\ • II, that'* more than I mn *i\. ninth*
• r from PMhi^K Ireland, or NlW IM>
Iliil III' -r nam- ■> wi r<« • nnnijli. ind :i* tli««
la»t «« mil il to I njfrr lnnu< -t on whim*
mind, I iuinniliiti|> rtrlninnl, " ,\V»
hull ikI, m ». I <! «*•• »n—,i i>rand ronnlry for
f '* r»»nl |>ri - nth ih«* tnullilii<Ir Ii id mi
lirnvitl ii.i tin hint*. and round it wrnl, ill it
llirn< h i« t* i\ Mrd i>»' a rlmir* kind. juM tn
In 'in N v I! iIImnI ; ind n« hi, wlm • • i tn
H in know *omciIiitttr of geography, mid
»Ii In •!<• %» ■ .limit • i^-il lii what h k
»f thr ftra uf llip (utlhi that »• it
had n tn thou- indu of mil«**t il wru» iKtrrjon
|>ruhahlv a »«r\ lony or tall kind.
*• CJmtliiwii," Mid thr {Millar, who had
watrlxd thr inrr» •• nu aiuriniioii with (jri-.it
■aii«r.irtioti, •'jjrnth inen, one «!-«lf;ir j»»r
>l«Mmfiil tor lln* Ail m <1—vour mil* rhatiw
-HliHi't rt|»vt rtn lo nff'r l1.i\ » •! Iwiv
3"*in; l»»t rhanr». ifrnllcm r»— who'll—'"
lii' \« i« rnl »hort ht lh«" a«l\m«*»* of a laid
looking •bo MM " I'll i !»<• a IfMlAll
" And I."—*' mill I.**—•• and I," Mid hall
a do*< n all t>»if« ih'-r
••Oim- .ii u timo, pitilletnaii," .-"id t!i»* |»d*
lar, " M-n i* you nil, and juM m fa*l w I can."
And w» In mi til on, pairrlluijr out tin tliv
»ftl, ..i.il |»« L. tinij tin' d.ilUrn, till at la»i hi*
had I bo j'ri'liiuiiil plowurr of «lnu uitf away in
|.>« m «m i vi nil.* llif tklllir lor
ibt* •cttnlr-IAk »|m««ofi»1 of ila\i» I t lin
from an oil ra»k in the out.r - in of Mr M .
in tin- "Old |), •iiiuiioii." in part jm\ tor a
clurk, bnl whirh mioh1 of llio | utrJ- »• to
Mould Imu> it that rant*' duvi't In hi \ -h
Holland.
•'S ifnlhr* l»r tlf liaVMt.ir
kihI i!>«• pedlar,** wtmly-fyft' ilolUr*—«• v«i.
tjr-fiw'—that will •Jo."
\iitl now ili«- |Hil|.r'» *•>;•■* w*n» n<*iiri
In ml, iitiil hi i MtmrMlni In,-:,, r k> v ; "
tbani," *aiil If, •• fit a Mill mow remark*
ali|«* iHh-Ic t«» ill*]*!*1 »f—ikiI* on#", ami milt
"M»' nil h»t«' ii; iiml llic•|ii> Mtmi i», wliu Mill
!•<• tin' |.«rll!l« »»# I ;.rrh r. lirtilli —turn,
tin* ralf m fur fcili*."
I II. w< lkm runtr • \ cilf f tr«nlc'"mhI
half atlo* n "I 'onv , u i! k up— who'll buy'
\\ iin u jiii» a calf"
•• Voo'd I* it» r ••'! HMirwIfi" nkl •»
r»in:lii»li-luukiiiir Mriplini(, addrvMing tho
pedlar.
•• Qniir lilct'lr. mv nun r«»|wml«-<| tin* cel
lar. " I latclv i« It a ^oil il< il more lik<' a
cull' than I <lu jit«t now Hut I'll * II th«* calf
tir»t. ami tlx n think about «•llinij ntywlf.—
Th«* ralf f ir *atc- w ho huW
" I'rni'« •! ihi •,
" T«*•■nty-ti*•• "lollarn," irplied tin* .»■
" Whit hffil'" ^lul UUlIWi
" Well, *'•» nil m , ;i» f«»r thai matter, that
h«>'» thort
'• V« ry plain null' r of twt, tliat," *;itil .1
iiatuml jolly sort of ;» f« llow. " In hr
Durham, «r what i« In*'"
"Tliil'i tnorr than I know—he "• «A><rt
h. • «, trii hIn th* r Durham <>r D-.lhain—h"W
cm I tell
•• Durham• trlai im-d a prompt, r> «v
eh<*i kril fellow, M<*|>piiitf lip; why, yi>u «im
plcton, iloti't you know th of the erra
luro you Iliiitr men a Ih^it •Imph -
ton in:"ht »• ■ with h.ill".111 c) tii.it Dur
ham; l'«uk at hi* whito>|ml*—ho'»hand-ionM'
an h pirtunr,"
" II imUomt rMnrtrd iiiU'it, •* I won*
di-r wIktp you *»•«• ln-auty."
" Well," Kiiil another, " new nnml fur
h":iut> —what's hi* iiaiiH-, Mr. IVIIar'
" Durham," Mid tin- po'll.ir," I ilon'l know
rjiutly what to call him. I }»u«*» we'll call
him Droiiico."
" Romeo, you fool," »aid a voice in thr
crowd.
" <)li, y«». what a iniMakc; funny • nouch,"
«aul tin* |x-dlar. " Romeo, jpiith nu u, Ro
meo—who'll buy '"
Am! mm, a* in the cuao 01 inr iiukki,
the praiv * of Itomro wnit the round, till
tlicn* wa* t vfn a controversy who should have
him.
A »<juare-built man vn» the iwrrhuor.—
lli#- money w.i* paid, f*rn before it was let
down on terra firma. iiut that operation was
now gone through with, and the first rrmill
was that the ralf le!l like n flounder.
" O, auit you asharwd of yourself," said
the |k filar; " eome, stand up tn the presence
of these gentlemen."
The calf, however, couldn't find hi* legs,
is they say; and the pedlar had to explain and
apologize for ht» w ant of manner*. " Ho hail
la-en a little ailiug," he believed, " hut the
person of whom he purchased hun, Mid he
looked better."
" No wonder if he doe* ail a little," said a
man who «w helping him to *tand up; it'* a
l«»np loyigu ci#iw\ ami cattle an* quilr
likely !•» j;**t Kick on a *ojj|p "
•' That, indeed," miJ mother, " In look*
#* if Ih>M Im « ii wry wanurk—I dare »n he
wan."
•' Il< Rfcdl «m>iim 'tiling to rat." • -»nl tlir
I* «llrvr. •• it'» a good while that lie'* liccn fuM
i"K*"
" Well," Mid tin- ptireh:»*« r, with v>im s»
MirniMt', ami well *aii*fied with hi* Inrgain.
" plenty of milk hanl by—«mr, hoy*. gitr
him a Ml into the wagon. and I'll ini|M>rt linn
a little further."
A> >*»rUingly, *otnc half a do*. u liarM* «rrr
w«>n Mrtipird m rai*mg the ralf into tl* f»r
UK-rV eatt
M <n«hilr the iiedlar r«»lU-«l up the hill*,
ami »tf< lv ill jxwtuM them in hi* p«>ekft-h«a»k,
ul it'll mi returning tn lU U*tial pl.ire hr -inl,
" Oim iitiniiml dollars' mie humltrd dnl'ir*
for a clock !—that will do f"
No t.iiM' wa« now Imt hv ilw pillar m r
hit''hiiii In* hoi •• * ; which dime, hr I It I'm
Ii -id-'imil' t*. there to Ifll .ttid «'X»ilt r It ■
•ikvm of hi* ciprriin*nt in ***lln»ir 1 c|<«l>
The multitude, which had Item Ww
thiiiiitntr. now h it tic four! ll"ii« it.
prwincia to th«-ir wditude
• • • • •
\t (IhhiI l>alf-pa*t men tint hi n i . I r
til'r M hating returned, w « c|ui*-tl> •• ' d
with In* wilt' at the »ii|>[4-r-Uldc. lit- — «n»
• «l, though wciried, in rjirllrnt *pinl*.—
S-wral cireunutanee* had iNvurred during
thi- day to |iut him in ir«w««l humor. \in! tor
•omen ww HUwifeloulmltbclhomfat,bm> 1
than nrdn »rily inter« *ting; »lw wa»dre*»«d
w;th lib ri't. Thf room w.t* in .it anil ti«
d> ; tin 11 (lit ntnHie more brilliantly, and tin
i iM. |, i l . I* tit r hill of I'm . in »hort, M *
M Ii •! < v rti <1 In' i If tti iriti her hu*lum i»
kitid ami welcome a reerptww ahe well
could And tdic had evidently »i'fiii<l«
Ifi in I'm* d |dea«ed, while »he hnvlf im«
i •ually elteerful ami *»ieial>|e.
Slie IihI jiiki mil a (hint ur fourth
n j> of .1, uul nm in ih^ti ryid nf bi/
it to !i* r huidund ai'nxx tbc table, whrii lY"tii
an ri»>tn wa* li«*ard lli«* r!.« k utr.k
inc on»', ti*n, direr. four.
Mr. M ln«l taken lli«* cup, luit it t«*ll a»
>od I ii iv >*°'f it tli.it mutant i |*r»ly«i« lnil
■ ireil In* nrn»—the euji brnke, .iiul tin Ira
t'- inlfil tin' t »'»!•• at tll«* -1IIM* liliir, til'1 i(lu.i«*r
• t « I;ii >!!• <f cvc .u-n-' .it lu» uif»*
"I iiiiIiih *anl lie, in a wdiii'Uli.it *1. irji
and inquisitive low.
" Kniud V Bt tli" —tt* lima nth ncd
Mr*. >1 " Mv <!• ir Inutlwnd, v\.|| _\.u !• ir
IIK* t"
•• - ml tin • *a»piralid tniii. " I ir
wtul! What ittki' tinaiuni: of all tli
in, I ijmi t ViUn In Iwtl Jul »'X|ilw.iilil^.-*
N mi lm\»* violated*- *'
'• M» il« if hutlund," iiilrrru|it<t| \|r« M ,
"only In ir ine—one instant—«me brnT •
planalicn."
•• Nim«*." vinl In'. ri»uiif fmni hi* tklifi —
\i tli*- Maine limp In* w ilt* nix , ami :«|>; rut < h
in ir Ii-ii*. iM-'itly laid lirr Ii uid ii|mhi h.« •>li<>ul>|.
rr, .iiul BUpltcalrd liia e tlill and kind .iltrntiuii
In lirr rtjilanntion.
" II •»*«■ you jiun'hi*«'il that rlock lie in
qui ml.
II .i y Fw r*«» ii • .,r \ hi>
rf|«!i»(|, •• |iui >w ran y»u juil.»i« Itl' jrou
hear
"Mr M » ». i nun iif uii|>ul«- . a* tin
f I'l'T will readily p*rr»*Mc; am! \r| In
'mini in !u» naturr ; and win 11 r .i»«i ho* |*t
milled lo lir uu iIii>|mm J in liM>'ii and
tuili'f w(th ruidnr.
\l li;.- *ifi*'» rivjtti'ai In* n «uinrd In* * it.
Sh<* ilrrw h r chair In ln« »idc. Sh»* rtpl tin*
i-<l. Kiii-I "lie jjmkr n|' tin* rail", itul o| ll.
|| II il.ill I rv || |,, f I If It
" \ in |i'i*<ilU 1*1, hu»l>ait<l," f nil ■ •' thai
only \i Mrrday jtoii wished it dead
•• \h, tint iihIi . ■I," *anl Mr. M . ln*rhoI
i r (» ; _* ichiii t« h"t, "1'i.t I I nl
ratfuT |rv* twrnty calw** than plnnni^ ihm
ii|' thoo* il-I'Mahli |» i|| ir» Vnu I»n« « my
wi«hw."
•• I il>il my liu«lnnd; ami hut lor the* oj'|>or
tunitv n| fi lling rul nl'artirlr* atwululid) »al
urliM in ii«, I »hntilil iwmt havr pnntiintd lo
ha\r mailt' »uch a purclm**.''
Wrll, li'l that (iunn," Mid lh> hu«hatid,
hm own ifihn| miiv ronfoMiu th*t »lic j»oi a
larpo pn *«* for i!«<• call", only In- didn't wi»h to
In ihouflil jtalronixini; a (Millar.
" Vou |?ul a Inr»;«» jirirr," hi .itUi'd.
" \WII,"r»*|iliftlMr* M., ** ihr dookrnm,"
nh'1 i»onh»| ihi* nx utimi »»<* lli>* word pollar,
•• allow il me In mum* my own j r?«*«. mid 1
aini'd to |drsM you."
• I'« |il« tin ' ' «iii| Mr >1. 11 tnl.ii:iiv
" Not to i \riii your ilitj-li a.*tirr, rathiI
•houlil have taid.M
•' Well, what next
•• Well, then, huklmitl, you rreollect Ihit
raak of ol«l llai-Hixl mil in—"
" • »lhe I'lrliiiiiuid, liw min *1>
aolutely fiuiitlini; tliro <■»h the whole hou» .
nl tli«* Mini- tunc the Mi»k1 nifcliitic tu lu* !ior
—" tl:»*-*itl!—did you m.11 tliAt iLx-mi ti!"
" Pray," uiil Mm XI., " what i» the mat
ter' What have I done tn rai»" tin* awful
•toini
'• Done!" Mid he,•• done' That flax-ared f
—w a* it, then, that'** II'' |wumiI. "And
pray what did >ou R«t f»r it
" Then1 waa tuarly a bualiel of it," replied
Mrs. M , "and I wa» allowed thrw dollar*
tor it."
" Three dollars a buabelhe cxrlaiined.
" Ve*. it inuat lie that—it tnuat be."
The wide truth waa now before him. He
understood the length and breadth of the mat
ter. Hta w ife waa the dupe of a keen and
practised pedlar; but ahe waa lew a du|ie than
him*elf. Slowly putting In* hand into hi*
pocket, he took thence 4 paper, which he
handed to lua wife, and bid her open it. She
did mi ; and in it waa a »|x»onfiil of what w a*
oner flat
Judge bur aurpriae!
" Huaband '" aaid ahe, ••what doea thia
mean ?"
" Mean'" *ai«l he. "why it mean* that 1
am more of a fool than youraclf. You aold a
hualtel »f l! n-ved for three dollar*, and I paid
otie dollar fur a *|*ionful of it. Thai ta what
K ineana."
IV itiitv waa an»«n told. I!e waa one of
the »etenty-fiie who h.ul dial day purehaM1*!
tlie flat-xxl. Il» Iiad If ft the grouud before
ilic waa over, niil waa ignorant a* to
thr fate of the ealf. Hut now the whole waa
unravelled. And while huthand and wife
both e*perienred *ouie moNifintlon, the joke
wan tuti i»i**l to allow my protrarted dialur
hanrc of their eom|MMure.
Mr*. M. pouted out inothet cup, an her
hu*haiid d-e|»fni tli.it U*r matter of the clock
•liotiMu'i deprive hiu of In* u«ual allowance,
i-»l« eiully lifter a day of nucli fatigue.
The meal w a* at length finished; hut lie
lore that, hotli h n! ncmrered tli< ir equanimi
ty, and 1 •> u •Ittih-d u tiie *traii,'e eie«U of
tl <- day Tli jiedUr ihdn't • «a|>e <«Kite lit
tle iruliihetion for tin part In- h.ul a«-ti-d . but
\|: \t ihrl ir. I lliit » mm di «*ncd nkm
eredil wlineould carry hm }>U>|Hweade»piteof
Mich oil<tar|e• , hut alii r all, In thought b>*
wife llw lietier Baleamaa, who omiWI di»i«*e
• »f a IiuhIioI of old d.axil for three dollar*,
>nd a ealf aa ^imhI aa dead for tru dollar*
Diamoud Cut Diamond.
The oilier day a e> nlleman who had net
kin to CfOM New York is a cab, found, o#
alighting, thai lie ba<l no change in hm pocket.
The only *hop at hand wan a cigar More in
wlueh were tome three of four fellow*, he
aide* I lie proprietor, piiffimg the villamou»
weed.
Ilie gentleman entered, rc<|uei>tiitg the eab
111.111 to follow him, and binding a five dollar
lull In the ••Yorker," t»l*i d bun to change tt
The riirar vender banded bun a three dullar
lull and the halanee m mlver, out of wbieh
the eilwnan w »« paid, and went on In* way
rejntetnj?
li'ii a IJwirwr« ntterwar>l«, the ifimI* man,
looking atthe hill, I'iMini! it lo U-a *»-ry »Uh
|iiri«Ni* looking document, (>ur|«ortinu !<• I* a
|ir>>mi«».>ry note of the Ik.^'town l.nmUr and
Mining l i.in^uiv, or mmim? »urh aiuhiguiu*
• <r a]<*r\|tial institution. Finding lie lid
l»-« ti hlwtrd, bo tltcrigar-aemlrr if that
«a» a 'imkI lull.
'• A j;o'«d t»i!l * \* I null I had tin
lhoti«.md o|" Vtn," m u» lli>':nr<arr. '•Bill'"
(winking u» * vilUini>«u-|iaikiaf " ll'hojr")
imi'ithat Vrfu good lull!"
•• <h. -I a* llv> M'lml!" haul the blio) ;
and p«u«l\*a* erhmd rouixl the
»hop.
" \ t ry wrl!," -.i»«! iIh- gentleman, "I a*k
'■<1 f.tf information You »ertu to have 1.0
iloutrt of the i*« ml.nenr*» «»f lit** note, Slut >*
V4HI wpf* kind enough to accommodate me I
tli 11.k the l>e»t thin? I ran Jo ulo break it at
\.,n.i.frr. lo ntlemrii, try .'wither ngar
t :il inv i "
The rigar man u »• n .'iilaily taken in and
.ioi.i- for—H-jii„'ht in In* mm t• iji W till
glrit reluctance he chanced the <[Minou» liote,
ainl th<' it] ntion m»t the inteifhil victim
hut about a khilliuit
\« hf mm leaving the More, one of the
••|l lu»\»" touched him on the •hoithlT
" \ ou're one of Vtn," haul he, " and I II
l» t high that you're a Vinker."
" I ain't anything el>r," replied the gen
ii' mm, "and while I'lii'm lti « •null \illage,
1 tneintiik'i'ptnyeve«u|irii '—Oji> Ilranrh
Ctf F ir»t cla** in philoMiphy-^itrp out—
< !•»!-• your hook»—Julin Ji>n«v— how nutty
kingdoms in future?
" Four."
N iinr thrill
" I l.»i. I, In l iml, Scotland, and W»ln '
• I' im> tii m M—Smith.**
•' Four—lli>* aniuul, trgtUhlr, mineral,
•tiiil Itiiic«l<»ui come."
" < iimnI, git Up
• • —Wlirit i* meant b) thr animal
kingdom?"
" Ltntm, t " m. elephant*, rhiit««*» n>v-*,
hipi«>potamUM. •, alligator*, monkey*. j*ck
iModurltdriirn, ami »choohiu»tcr*."
•• IVry wit—hut you'll lake a Iifkiiicr lor
your la»t remark."
—What is tin- tuinrrml kingdom' '
" Tin' hull of Caltfonwy."
" Walk kirtslit up head."
•• Johnson—«hal tin* vrgt'tshlf kiiu.'<lotn '
"(inrden *ar*«*, potaloc*, rurtoN, ington*,
.i'mI all kind* of pr«vn» tint'* ifood lor cook
ing."
•• \ml what nrr pine*, hemlock*, ami •ltn»
—ain't they vegetable*'"
•• No mm ■ —vou can't cook Vtn— them'*
-jv»- | ,jj». and frwnin' timber."
" Hoy*, jfiTt* me a piece nf apple, and yo .
can have an hour'* iiitrrmi>*ion—etivpi
—.V V. Spirit of thr Tin ft.
Till Ocvil *M> I>K. Fa« »TI'».—'KbU«IU»,
cue «>f tin- tarlieni printer*, had tin policy to
conctal hi* art, ami to thi* |m»!i«-v wo arc in»
dt-bled lor tlx- tradition of " The Devil ami
I>r. Kimtui." I(<* aMocuttd with John of
(iott<nburg. Tlyir type* went cut in wood
and filed, not moveable, u at preaent. Hav
ing print) d oir number* of c»pica of the Iiible,
to imitate lli<«sr which were common h *oMiii
MS., In* uiiil* rtook tlx *a!c of thein at Pari*,
where printing was ij*u unknown. Ai ho
»>'l«l hi« copies for 60enwu, while the *erib<»
demanded 34 HI, he created universal a»tom»h
nil nt; but when he produced copies at faat a*
they were wanted, and lowered the price to
'III crown*, all Pari* was agitated. Tlio mii
forniity of the copies increased the wonder;
information hu pi*en to the police against
him an a magician; and hia lodging* being
•marched and a groat number of copies found,
they were aenod. The red ink with which
thry wen? rmbcllialiod waa supposed to be h:a
blood and it waa seriously adjudged that h«
was in league with the devil. If ho had not
fled, he would hare shared the fate of thou#
whom superstitious judges condemn**! in ihow
da** for witchcraft, A. D. MHO

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