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which the doctors say is no better than so much 

 p'ison. Should be sorry for you to suppose I was 

 instigated by love of gain filthy lucre, ladies ; but 

 think of your vallyable health your precious health 

 and buy my teapots ; two dollars twenty-five cents 

 apiece. Yes, ma'am," continued he, turning to one 

 of the negresses who were crawling, and grinning, 

 and gaping around his wares, "beautiful Lyons 

 ribbons, and Bengal neck-handkerchiefs direct from 

 Calcutta; lovely things them handkerchiefs, and the 

 ribbons too, partic'lerly the broad ones quarter of 

 a dollar a yard. Four yards did you say, ma'am? 

 Better go the entire figur' take eight, and you'll 

 have twice as much. Now, ladies and gentlemen, to 

 return to the teapots " 



" The teapots ! " cried several voices a short dis- 

 tance off. " Hurrah ! Jared Bundle's teapots ! Look 

 here at the Yankee teapots ! " 



At the same moment the steward of the steamer 

 made his appearance upon the field of Mr Bundle's 

 operations, escorted by half-a-dozen of the back- 

 woodsmen, and stepping into the torchlight, held up 

 the very coffee-pot which the shameless Yankee had 

 sold to the leather-jacketed man of Missouri The 

 pot had been filled with boiling water, which was 

 now oozing out comfortably and deliberately at every 

 side and corner of the vessel. For one moment the 

 spectators stared in mute astonishment ; but then the 

 discovery of the Yankee's cheatery drew from them 



