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The Yankee In Main Street

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
July
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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-'Ilatei conldn't drive a trade with you to-day,' eaid a true specimen of the Yankee pcdlar, as fie stood at the door of a merchant in Main etreet. I calcúlate you calcúlate about right, for you cannot,' was the sneering reply. Wal. I guess you needn't get huffy about it. Now héle's a dozen real geunine razoi 6trop8 worih two dollars and a half - you maj have 'em for two dollars.''1 teil you I doi't want any ofyoor trash; bo you hnd better be goinr.' Wall now, I declare! Til et you five dollars ifyou m-ike me on ofièr for thein are etrops we'll liare a tracfe yet.' 'Done'I replied the merchant, placing the money in the hands of the byatander. The Yankee deposited the like sutn- when the merchant offèred hbo a picayune for the trops. 'They're yourn, eaid the Yankee as he qnietlyfobbed the stakes. 'But he added, wit!) great apparent honesty, 'I calcúlate a joke's a joke, and f you don't want them etrops, Pil trade back.' The merchant's coun'.enance briglitened. You are not so bad a cbap after allj here are your 6tropp, give me the money.1 ♦Tliere it is,' said the Yankee, as he received the strops and passed kover the picayuoe. 'A trade id a tr&de, and now you'ro wjde awake in airnest, I reckon the next time you trade wilh the pie you'll do a lítele better than buy razor etrops.' And away walked the pedlar with hts strops ond bis wnger atnid the shouts of the laueh

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Signal of Liberty
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