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 4Re Ydakee i9 .1faia-Sffeet ---ssI calculate couldn't drive trade with you to-day said true specimen of the Yankee pedar, as he stood at tlie door of merchant in AIain-street.

 s' calculate you calculate about right. for you cannot," was the sneering reply.

 '' Wal, guess youneedn't get huiiy about it. Now here's dozen real genuine razor strops, worth two dollars and hali---you may have lem for two dollarsn

 ssl tell you don't want any of your tash so you had better be going."

 "Mal, now, l declare l'lI bet you five dollars, fl you make me an offer for them are sIrops, we'll have a trade yet.''

 !" "Donep replied thr merchant, placing the money iu the hands of a bysiander. The Yankee deposited lhe like sunl--when the merchant offered -him picayunc for the strops.

 s.They're yourn,'' said the Yankee, as he quietly lobbed the stakes. :. But, he added, with great apparent honesty, .' calculate Il jokes a joke; and if you don't want them strops, Pll trade back"

 The merchants eomteHance frightened < ' on are not so bad chap, after all, here are your strops; give me the money.n

 ''There t is,'' said the Yankee, us he re- ceived the shops and passed over the pica- ynne. ''A trades a trade-aud now you're wide awake in earnest, guess ihe next time you trade with that are pic, you'll do leeile better than 10 buy razor siropso

 And away walked the pedlar, with his stropS and WaTer. amid the shouts of the laughing crowd. St. Louis Ariel