THE MINERS’ AND FARMERS’ JOURNAL.
COR!«WAU. .igsiM, KMULASD.
Extract from Siltinwn's Journal wf Travels in
iki|'luid, Jtc. in 1H)5.—Comtinu*^.
PRSCENT INTO THE D»U60ATII MINKS.
Production* of tlir inine.._.Rudrnes»ol «l>e »urface.
Profits ct’ tlw IVlffoatU minc.-.X^Mitiinic ol the
miners.....Diinircr aiul diffioulf/ of the de-.cenL
The scene o»' Ubor ^hf*rfulnc*ii and civtiitjf
of llie niiners.....;r«ttt Ktoam engine..-I>angc«
of milling SiiiffuUr iiutiince ol d«lKacy.....A
ticketing^.
Septembtr 5.—This has been a very bu-
s) day, an.l Ihe cinsequrnt fatigue hardly
leaves n»e spirits to recortl its occurrences.
1 was iDtrochiced yesterday to .Mr. .M—,
a manager of the iiiiues, who called upon
me this morning, and couductetl me to the
Polgoath mine, situated three miles west
from Redruth. It is the greatest mine iu
rormvall, and is wrought principally for
copjier, although it atfords tin and aeveral
other metals. .My cotnpanioD was a man
of iufonnatiun and int«UifXcnce, and I re*
ocived from him unconunuu civilities.
Our ride led us through a mining region;
every thing here points towards this objcct;
it is the gnat concern of the country, and
in some department or other of this busi
ness, almost everv man, woman, and child
isemployed. Forlt,agriculture,commerce,
and manutiictiires are neglected, and that
industry which, in more fortunate countries,
is employed to fertilize and adorn the sur
face of the ground, is here directed to those
treasures which are concealed beneath in
cumbent hills and mountains.
You would be astonislied to sec what
quantities of rubbish, the industry of the
Cornish miners has collected on the sur
face ; it gives the country an appearance of
sterility and rudeness almost incotu;eivable.
Hednith is in the centre of a circle of a-
bout twfnty miles in diameter, within which
are contained almost all the important mines.
1 can>e into tlie country with the impres-
fion that tin is its principal production, but
I find that copper is by far the greater con-
cern, and that tin is only a secondary ob
ject. The tin is less abundant than former
ly, liut the copper much more »•>, and the
latter article now commands so high a pricc ^
that the workitig of the copper mines is a' arrived in a worse place than the mine of
It wa>. laborious and hazardous, but we
did uot stop till wo had descended four hun
dred lect. The rounds of the ladders are
coBstantly wet and muddy, and tlierefbre
vmry .slippery; many of them, thro’ length
of time, are ^cayed and worn so very small,
that they seem on the point ot'giving way;
in descending perpendicularly with these
disadvantages, the utmost caution is t'liere-
ft)re requisite, on the part of a novice, lest
he should quit his foothcjd before he has a
firm grasp with his iingers, or lest, in the
dim of twilight shed by his candio, he should
make a false aim with his foot or hand, or,
take an iu:perfect and untenable hold with
either; not to mention the danger of the
giving way of the rounds of the ladder, any
of which accidents would .send him to a
place whence he couki not return; for, the
resting places at the feet of the ladders, as
they fill only a small part of the shaft, would
diiiiinish, very little, the chance of going
quite to the bottom.
When I first began to doscciid, I made it
very laborious, by drawing my body, as
neara-s possible, to the ladder, thus impos
ing on the muscles of the arms and chest
the painful task of supporting me with my
arms bent in quite an acute angle ; but, my
guides instructed me to hang oft’ from the
ladder, as far as p»3.'iiblc, thus keeping the
arms straight, and it is increilible how much
it diminishiDd the labor of the muscles.
Having arrived at the depth of four hun
dred feet, we came to what the miners call,
an adit or level, that is, a passage running
horizontally, or, at right angles with the
shaft. This passage liail been made thro'
the solid rock, and was high enough to al
low us to pass along stooping, which we did
for a considerable distance, when the sound
of human voices t’rom below, indicated our
appn.wch to the }>opiilous regions of mid
night ; while the rattling of mechanical in
struments, employed in breaking off the ore,
and the report from the explosion of gun
powder, echoed and reverberated along
these narrow caverns, with the sulphureous
and suffix:ating smoke, presented a combi
nation of circumstances which might well
have given one the impression that he had
at eveiy rtroke, for this is the power of the least. Ho will charge you nothing for look-
iiig at the goods. But the sly gentleman
means to make you pay for it nevertheless.
en^ne.
The steam-engine is now extensively em*
ployed in mining, not only to raise the wa-
ter, but the ore; indeed, without it, the
mine of Dolgoath could not bo wrought;
the strength of horses and of men is a use
ful auxiliary, but would cfiect, comparative
ly, very little alone.
\t length, after a «iost laborious and pain
ful ascent, le.ss hazardous it i.* true, but in-
comparatively more fatiguing than the de
scent, wo reached the surface in salbty, at a
great distance from the place whare we first
descended. >Vith joy, with gratitude, I
beheld the returning light of heaven, and,
although 1 could not think that, in niy case,
the enterprise was rash, I shfHild certainly
dissuade any friend from gratifying mere
curiosity at so much hazard. The danger
is serious, even to the miners, for, by e.xplo-
Dropping into a dry good store the other
morning, a la Paul Pry, we hoard a lady
saying—
“ Don’t lay anv more things on the coun
ter, Mr. Leno—1 sha’nt purcliase another
article to-day.”
“ Why, dear madam, we don’t ask you to
purchase,” said the smiling Mr. Lcno, still
spreading out more good.i—-“wo merely
wish to show you what we’ve got.”
“This laco is very beautiful,” suid the
lady.
“ Isn’t it beautiful, now ?” said the retail
er,—“ 1 knew you’d say so as soon as you
saw it—tliei e’s not another such piece in the
market. Wc got it on purpose to supply
some of our most esteemed customers, a-
mong which wc have the pleasure of nuni
sions, by falls, by mcphilic ga-«»is, and other j bcring you ma’am.” A polite bow and an
causes connected with the nature of the em-; irresistible smirk.
plovments, numbers of the people are car-} “ It is certainly very fine—very fine, in-
ried off every year, ami, on this account, deed; but 1 thiiik I can get equally as good
Redruth anl its vicinity has an uncommon at Mr. Jaconet’s.”
proportion of widows and o^phan.^. “ Oh-h-h no touch to it, ma am no more
The ore, after it is brought out of the ' like it than brown Holland to cambric lin-
mincii, is broken in stamping mills, pounded | en. )h-h, no, ma’am, you 11 permit me to
with hammers bv women and young girls,, know something about it. 1 ve si^en the ar-
washed, sit'ted, and sent away to VVales to I tide, and it's altogether ditferent from ours
he smelted. NVales has abundance of coU,' —not the same kind of goods by any means,
and Cornwall very little, which Is the rra- j We purchased this when goods were cheap;
son that the ore is carried over the Bristol but now, we couldn t replace it with twice
Channel.
Immediately after coming again into day
light, wo made all possible haste to shelter
oiirselve.s from the cold wind, us we were
afraid of the conscquences of checking too
suddenly a very proftiec perspiration; the
the money.”
“ All that may he true, Mr. Lcno—and
to be sure you «Hight to know if any l>ody;
but really, sir, I dou't want the article.”
“ I wouldn’t urge ywi to buy it, tna’ani,
by any moan*; but really it is so clieap, and
nearest house was our wardrobe, to which 'you ma) not have another opportunity to
we immediately resorted, and performed a I supply youi'self on such terna these two
general ablution from head to foot. I then v years—perh.ips never.”
resumed my proper dress, and prepared to i ’ » Why that is true indeed, .Mr. Ix;no, and
return again into more comfortable life.— . second thought, 1 doti’t know but I may
Betbre taking leave of my conductors, who, • as well take a couple of yaj-ds or so.”
with the greatest patience, good-nature, and ! “ Hadn't you better take th« whole pi
intelligence, had «k>ne every thing both for ; It’s a pity to cut it; ainI I’m sure ywi l
very profitable business
The expenses of the Dolgoath mine are
about seven or eight thousand pounds ster
ling a mouth, and the clear profits for the
last five months have bH?n eighteen thoas-
and pounl», that is, at tlie rate of forty-
three thousand two hundred pounds, or one
hundred and ninety-two thousand dollars a
j-ear. These facts make it very evident
that the mining business in Cornwall is a
grr at and profitable concenv
The miners are under the immediate con
trol of a chief who is called the captain of
the mine. Mr. M— introdiKcd me to on«
of these captains, who obligingly undertook
to conduct me through the subterranean re
gions of Dolgoath. He is a son of one of
the principal directors of the mines, and,
although a captain, L(,e dii not seem to be
more tlian eighteen or nineteen years old ;
but his early advancement is not surprisiug,
for I have rarely found so much intelligeuce
and such pleasing mamiers in so young a
man.
First of all, we repaired to the miner-’
vt-ard-robe, where, having taken leave of -Mr.
M—, I prepared for my descent, by throw-
ing o(f my own dress and putting on that of
the miners. It was somewhat similar to
that which 1 wore in Derbyshire. It con-
Bisted of a verv' large shirt, of verj’ coarse
materials, and made like the frocks of the
Connecticut tarmers; then of a pair of large
eailor trowsers, striped across with white
and black, of the coarscst stuff which is ever
employed for horse blankets, and, over all
was a loose coat, which, like the rest of my
apparel, e.xhiljited the strongest evidence
that it had often been below the surface. I
wore a pair ofcowskin shoes, without stock
ings, made fast by tow strings, pa.ssing un
der the 8ile and over the instep. Over my
head they drew a white cap, which thej
crowned with an old hat without a brim.
Besides the captain I had another guide,
an experienced miner who weU before,
w bile the captain followed me; each of them
curried a supply of candles tied to a button
bole, and, like them, I bore a lighted candle
in my left hand, stuck into a mass of wet
clay. Athwgh I wus preparing, like Aim-
as, to descend to the shades IhjIow, 1 could
not boa*it of his epic dignity, (or he bore a
piece T
11 DC-
“ And Queen Adelaide wears th»m, an4
tlifl Governor’s wife, and th« Cwisul’s daugh-"
tor of the Loo Choc Islands? I think I will
take them Mr. Trinkot.”
She paid the cash, and tho jewcllor burst*
ing into a laugh as soon as she was gone,
said—“What a lool that woman is! Tho
ear-rings arc some old ones that have l>cea
on hand these twenty yean. But no mat*
ter—all trades must live.”
^Ve left the joweller’s and dropped in at
clothes warc-houao. Presently a man
with a dirty collar Ktcpped in, to purchase
n clean one.
“Only one collar, sir?’
“ One collar I why that’s enough, aint it,
to put on at one time !’’
“ Hadn’t you better take half a dozen ?”
“ Oh la! sir, what should I do with half
a dozen shirt collars, when I havo but one
shirt in the world ?”
So much the more need of collars tlien.
Cati’t we sell you half a dozen 7”
“ W’hy, I dont know—how much doyoa
ax ? If I can gut ’em real cheap ”
“ Only thn!C dollars for half a dozen—ai
cheap as dirt, you see.”
“ Won’t you take off a dollar?”
“ A dollar! that’s a large discount. Tliey
arc absolutely cheap at three dollars—but
seeing it’s you. I’ll split the difference.—
Any thing else to-day V’
No, ni'thin’ else.”
“ Can’t we sell you some shirts I”
“ Shirts! by gorry, I can’t atibrd to keep
shirt."! and collars too.”
“ But you had better take two or three—
you can’t well get along with one, you know.
Here arc some lieautiful rufllcd ones. Sliall
I jHit you up a couple?”
“ Why, I don’t know what to say, Mister
—perliaps ril take one.”
“ You'd Iwtter take two.”
“ Well, seein it’s you, I will—if so be
you'll make a generous di.scount.”
“ Certainly—we'll take off twenty per
cent. Any thing else to-day
“ I can’t buy any more.”
“ Wc have some very superb dickies, with
fa.shionable «tud«—shall I show them to
v
' you
“Oh, d»n’t show ik> more for heaven’ii
this depth, there were great numbers of mi
ners engaged in their respective employ
meats, t^me were boriiitf the rock; oth
ers charging with guiipouder, the holes al
ready made; others knocking off the ore
with hammers, or prying it with pick-axes;
others loading the buckets with ore to be
drawn to the surface; others working the , - - , - i.- • i n
windlas-ses, to raise the rubbish from one tour which seemed so formidable to me
my safety and gratification, I offered them ver regret your bargain
a small recompense; but, with sentiments | “l*crhapsm)t—I think I'll take the whole.”
of delicacy, not often found in any country, j The lace was put up, the mMiey paid, and
among people of that grade in life, they de-1 the lady took her leave. As slie was going
dined taking any thing, alleging that it was out at the door, .Mr. Leno exchanginl glan- i 5 j have U^ught enough to rum me al-
decent to receive money of a stranger ces with his jiartner, as much a« to say— ready.
civility ; and it was not, | We’ve made a hundred per i>cnt. ou that “ But I won t charge you any thing for
repeated
induce thcsn to yield the pjint. Such mag-1 licing satisfied with .Mr. I.icno, wc quit
nanimitv, among people who arc buritd, te«l his premises, and poppi'd into a jewel
most of their lives, and who seem to have a ; ler's shop. A lady had ju;^ fiiiiahed some
Dolgoath.
Proceeding along the adit, we came to not decent to receive money ol a stranger j ces witu nis jartncr, as niucn a« lo say—
another shaft, down which we descended for a mere act of civility; and it was not We’ve made a hundred per u;nt. ou that
two hundred feet more, and were then full till after repeated solicitations, that I could 1 article,
six hundred feet from the surface. This
was the principal scene of labor; at about
looking at thorn.’
“ Well the*e are magnificent upon my
word, I wish I’d bought them in the rootu
of the shirts.”
Why, you can have th^m both you
level to another, and ultimately to the top;
in short, all were busy ; and, although to us
their employment «;ems only another name
for wretchedness, they appeared quite a con
tented and checrful claao of people. In
their manners they are gentle and uncom
monly civil, and most of them paid me
some mark of respf-ct as a stranger. I spoke
to an old man, whom we met;—“ Well, how
are you ?”—“ O, thank fiod, indifferent well
—hope you are tlie same.” I thanked him
for his good wishes, which were sincerely
meant, withi.ut doubt, although somewhat
ambiguously expressed.
We occupied three hours in exploring
the mine, and, in tins tunc, travelled a mile
under ground, in various directioius. The
employment was extremely laborious. We
could rarely walk erect; often we were o-
bliged to crawl on our hands and knees, o-
ver sharp, rugged stones, and frequently it
was necessary to lie down flat, and lo work
our way along by the points of the elbows,
and extremities of tlie toes, like seals on a
beach. At one time we descended, and, at
another, ascended through a narrow ap«‘r-
ture, where we could only with difficulty
squeeze ourselves through, and we then con
tinued our nrogres.s by stepping on the pro-
jectifMis of the rocks, as men do- in going
up or down a well. .My perspiration wUs
so violent, tliat streams literally ran from
iny nose, locks, aiul chin, and in this state
we cainc to the channel where the water of
the mine flows off, through which we were
obliged to wade along, half leg deep, for
thirty rods.
I was, upon the whole, much gratifie'd
kind of right to tax all those who live on the trifling purchase, and wu.i about taking her
surface, was as unexpected as it was gniti- j leave, wln'n a most m«. lhtlujus voice from . know. . , , , ,
fvinw. It is not true, however, that the' behiiwl tho counter, said, “ ^ es, b«it then they cost iiwh a plapiy
Cornish miners live permanently U low 1 “ Any thing else to-luy, ma'aai ?” siglit-thcy 11 drcaii a lellow iA hui ca.h a-
ground; thev go up rrgtilarly everv night. I “Nothing els«!,” returned the lady— »o»^ he knoHS it.
tnd down a^n m llie morning, so that | “ g-KKl morning, wr.” “No danger of that. take it. 1 hat
they perforin, everv’ day of their live«, the “ Let me »how you some splendid ear-1 pocket b«ok of )ours will stai«l a preHy
' - - . I . . 1 imported—a i good sirge yet. bhall I put you up lialt a
dozen V'
rings—an article I have just imported-
=-.- — — most superb specimen of the very latest , ,
ART OF SLLM.NC. I fashion.” (, “ No, not so many a* th«t—four will d^
\mnn«» tlie innumerable arts with whirh I “ I>in't give voiir^lf any tnjublc to show 1 rtere, mister, there s y^r money—t
this artfu! world alxHinds, the art of .selling' them, Mr. Trinket.” [ ax me to buy any more, I lM>g ^ ye.
is bv no means the least. It is indeed u “I dm’t value the trouble, ma’am.” ] " Can t we sell you a suit of clothes to-
vcrv universal art; fcr most people have I “There’s no gse m taking them out, Mr. j nay ’ . ,
occLion for its use more or less during their' Tfinket-I shan’t purcha.se.” 1 “ W hew ! .Ion t mention it-don t now
lives. We do not speak of that higher} “Oh, by no mcaits, iiui’am—I don’t ask
I can't stand it."
“ Just trv on this coat if you please !**
“ ^^’hy, I can put it on, misu-r, if that’s
sav nothing W bartering ailections for gold, i in looking at them, you know.” ■ all, ju.'t to oblige ymi.’
or honor (or power. W« shall confine our- “ Well, I can look at thons if that’s all; j “ I want to see how it looks on a well
selves to the every day art of selling, as' but I assure you ” ! man. I here ! now walk to the
speak „ -
traffic of selling consciences, smiles, good I you to purcha.se. 1 n»erelv wish to show
office.s, and places under government. \N e | you the goods, ttiat’s all.^ 1 here s no harm
practised among our merchants and trades
men.
No art is required in selling to such per
sons as are reallv in want of the article to
I glass, and see how it appears—I think 1 ne
ver s;iw a finer fit m my life.”
“ It does somehow look pretty nice, I
swagijers!”
Now what a fine addition that would lie
golden branch while I carried only a tallow j and iastructed. I saw tlie ore in its iiatu-
candlc. nil stale, imljcdded in solid rock, principal-
The mines of Cornwall are of much more' ly |uartz and schistus; the mine proiuccs
difficult acce.>3 than those of Derbyshire,; also some tin, coliull, pyrites, blu»! vitriol,
for, instead of going horizontally, or with | and even silver. Very little prf>gress is
only a gentle dcscent, into the side of a | riiade without blasting, and thiti destroys
mountain, we are obligod to go perpendic-1 more lives than all the citsualties of the bu-
ularly down the »hnft, which is a pit form-1 siness put together. 'I'hey explok-i one
ed by digging and blasting, and exactly re- bla>»t while wc were there; we, of course,
scmbles a well, except in its greater depth j retired a proper distimcc, out of danger,
and varv ing size, which is sometimes giea-1 Having seen all the interesting things of
ter afid sometime* smaller, according to cir- \ the place, we began to ascend. We were
tumstances. The descent is by means ofi drawn up a smalfpart of the way in a buc-
ladders; at the terniinatioii of each ladder j ket, workid by a windlass, but we went up
there is commonly a resting place, formc-d j principally by ladders, in a sliaft quite re-
by a piece of timber or plank fixed acroe.«, i mote from that in which we descended. It
in the stones or earth, which form the walls
of the pit; this supports the ladder above,
and from it the adventurer steps on to the
ladder next below.
ith each a lighted candle, so lield by
the thumb and f>refinger of the left hand,
as to leave the other three fingers at liberty
was that in which the rod of the steam en
gine plays to draw up the water.
Thii engine is on»! of great magnitude.
The rod, which is made of pieces of timber,
and, at the top, camiot be less than five or
six feet in diameter, descends per[endicu-
larly one hundred and eighty fathoms, or.
to grasp the rounds of the ladder, and with one thousand and eighty f*H;t, and motion is
til*- right hand fltfvoted wholly to the sauie propagated through tins whole distance, wj
sti vice, we c«n>.uie«c'jd our descent. , to raise a weight of thirty thousand pounds
“ An't they splendid ?”
“Splendid ! W'hy, they are deccnt per
haps.”
“Decent! oh! dear madam, they’re splen-
be disposed of. They require no urging to' did—superb—nothing like them. Why,, , , ■ n
iHJv; they want no pursuasion to do that, iiuidam, they are of tlie royal stamp—pre-1 to your collars, jour sh^irts, and
which they are prepared to do. It is only cisely such as Queen Adelaide weais.” | “ ' es, Init I ^ m t afford em all.
those who have no occasion to purcha.«e, “ l)oes she indcH.*l! Does the Queen of^ “ Hs very d.eap—only twcnty-hre dol
with whom the art of selling is to be em- j England wear them !” | ,
ployed. To make people purchase what | “ They’re the real Adelaide jewels, I do , “ W on t yt>u take twenty I
they do not want, and what they are pre-j .-wsure you. Just slip one into your -ar,
viously resolved not to buy, is the perfcc- ma'am ”
tion of the art of selling
This art coasists of several branches.—
The first is, to make people believe they
are in want of the article offered, in spite
of evidence to the contrary. The second
Why, reallv, we can't ati^ini it—but
since you've l>e«‘n so good a custonrr to-day,
why—you may take it at your own prire.”
“ Whew this makes my pocket book as
lank as a preacher's.”
Now let us sell you the waisciKit and
There's no u.se in it, Mr. Trinket—1
cmi’t possibly purcha.se.”
“ But there's no harm in seeing how they
look, 1 know.” ,
“That's true—hut I wwldn't have you ‘ |>antaloons." ^
is, to persuade them that tlie article is won- think I’ve any idea of buying them.” I “ I he devil’s in the man! Can t you let
derful cheap, and therefore they should pur- “ There! there! now look at jourself in
the glas.s. Isn't it pretty
Why, it is very prctiy, I nnist confess.
cheap
chase it, whether they want it or not. ,\im1
tho third is. to fill them with the idea, that
though tlwy may not want it at present, it' Queen Adelaide no doubt has a fine taste
will be for their interest to purcha.se it a- j in jewels.”
gainst the time of need. So tlmt by hook j “ Now just try the other, if you please,
or by crook a purchaser may be gainsd, and i You can’t soe them to advantage, «ithout
the seller may dispose of hw gowls. j having them both in youj- ears.”
In order to effect this desirable object, it “ I can try the other, juat to please you
is considered im[»ortaut to disjtlay the wares
or merchandi* to the best advantage. This
is particularly obflcrvabk: among the retail
ers of dry goods and jewelry—of silks and
muslins—f>f ribands and trinkets. A most
jiKlicious display is made by arranging them
at the doors qimI wiwlows, and exhibiting
tliem in gl^ cases. Some of these ca^
being inlaid with mirrors, display the shin
ing articles manifold, to the admiration of
the eye, and the temptation of the heart.
Thus, tiiough silent, the goods seem to say
to every behoWer, /fuy ! Buy !
But the skilful seller does not trust alone
to this general and silent appeal. He is not
chary o4’ his labor, nor a niggard of his
—but I tell you again I shan’t purchaso.”
“There now! ma’am, look at yourself
once more in tho glass.”
“They’re charming upon my word !”
“ Indeed, they are, and you look divine
ly in them, too. Queen Adelaide herself
couldn’t appear lo better advantage—by the
by, ma’am, your complexion and the con
a body alone without mukin ’em buy all
you've got!”
“ Y*tu really ought to have the vest and
pantaloons to make out your suit. I ts of no
intere^t to me, you know—not the least.—
But yiu’re the very man I like to sell clothes
to—^you some how or other liecome them so
well. I’ll put you the vest and |>antaloona
very rhenp.”
“ W rll, hang it, seein its you, if you’ll
let me have 'em at half price. I’ll take ’em.”
“Half price! Ah, well, never miiMl—
we’ve been giving yf«j all tho other things,
and it’s tof> late to stand for u pricn now.”
“Thank you,sir."
“ Any thing els«; to-day?”
“Confouiid your l(>ng-tongue«l ci/.z.Trd!
tour of your face are very much like thi>sc yon ax me to btiy another thing, 1 II knock
of the Queen.
“ I>o you think so, Mr. Trinket?”
“ It’s a [>oeitive fact.”
“ Heigho 1 but I can’t purchase them.”
“ I soH a pair lo the Governor’s lady but
yesterday ; and the daughter of the Consul
from the Loo ('lioo Islands took another
smiles. He heaps the counter with goods' pair this mowiing.”
in the greatc-st profu.«joB. He takes down | “ Loo Choo—that’s on the continent of
from the shelves whatsoever you cast your j Europe, I behove. But as to tho jewels—
eye u[>on ; and hands from the drawers such; I don’t know—perhaps in a day or two ”
things as vou never drnampt of. You be^ | “I liuve but two pair left, ma’am.”
that ho w ill not trouble him.self, as you have I “ t hily two pair I”
no dejiign to extend your purchases. He | “ 'I'hat’s all, ma’am—and one pair of
a«s'ir--> you, it is no trouble at all—not the; them is nrgmised.”
yoti down. (mkhI bye.
“(J«khI hye, Fir,—m11 again whenever
you this way. ’
Thus thu jKKjr frlhiw, who at first intPti-
ded to |Hirchaso (mly a 'ingle collar, was in
duced to take a whole suit, together with
sundry chitnges of shirts, collars and die*
and all above their real value, though
apparently at his own price. .Such are a few
of the every day exhibitions of the art op
itELuyo.— Philaticli>fiia Album.
The origin of the Stcan Enffinc may bo
traced as far back as 1029.