THE BARGAIN BET

New Zealand Tablet, 27 April 1911, Page 789

THE BARGAIN BET

tho ,ie ?- enu ' H £ Y , an kee pedlar passed.out of existence with the creation of the ‘notion store:’ hut/ he- was a most amusiS ng One aCte ? astonishingly sharp and frequently Southern , J Uch appeared: in a , general store in a ton them town r Te<i’ , s occasion, -deposited his pack on tho floor and remarked to the merchant; ° • I‘reckon couldll flnve trade twith you,’ Colonel ?’ £ I reckon you calculate- just about rieht ’. wnci +i,ii u-?f]' Cl( v ep y °i, tie merchant, who had ‘ had dealings * with ( \ankee pedlars on previous occasions. ‘Get out I ,g ;r ilist look at k; don i * get nled ”P i 110 harm-done. =; Now just look at this dozen genuine . razor strops; easy worth J dollars let you have ’em for 2 dollars, Cofonel ’ * s tho JM'JLfil"' ° f ! ’° Ur trash. You get out” Well, now, Colonel, I always like to do some hnni ness in a place. Tell you what, I’ll bet you 5 dollars that jou moke an offer for them strops we’ft make a trade.” 1 ' .. ~So jou, said the merchant, ' and,'.he added when the sfr a op e s.’ had bC6n PUt ' ,P ' ' rU “ e „; the uugS'.’” y<mn ’ Col °"‘' l ’’ Soi(1 tho Yankee pocketing