Road Trip with Brother Joseph
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:45 pm
From the Peter Ingersoll affidavit…
This of course is the same person who argued he was innocent of having defrauded Josiah Stowell on the grounds that Mr. Stowell believed in the defendant’s ability to locate buried treasure with a peep stone…
One circumstance occurred on the road, worthy of notice, and I believe this is the only instance where Jo ever exhibited true yankee wit. On our journey to Pennsylvania, we could not make the exact change at the toll gate near Ithaca. Joseph told the gate tender, that he would "hand" him the toll on his return, as he was coming back in a few days. On our return, Joseph tendered to him 25 cents, the toll being 12 1/2. He did not recognize Smith, so he accordingly gave him back the 12 1/2 cents. After we had passed the gate, I asked him if he did not agree to pay double gatage on our return? No, said he, I agreed to"hand" it to him, and I did, but he handed it back again.
This of course is the same person who argued he was innocent of having defrauded Josiah Stowell on the grounds that Mr. Stowell believed in the defendant’s ability to locate buried treasure with a peep stone…