Among the enclosures sent with Mi Sackville's letter is a business-like cireul: issued by the "Salada" Ceylon Tea Ca of Toronto and Montreal, and addressed ladies of households, On it Mr. Mackenzie has written:—1,000 of these, and as many sample packets of tea sent out ferkly." There is also an amusing type-written letter from a "Captain" who sells coals and runs: a livery stable, which is too rich to be thrown away: and we reproduce it below (Exact Copy.)
John Ledger, Buffilo, N.¥., 2nd April, 1896. B. Fischer & Ca.
Dear Sir,—I have paid C. D. Petrie in full for last shipment. Now on this other 4 chests I have ordered—try and do as well as you can on all of theni—of cors the 3 chests of gran Tea—I have concidrubel trubbl with it on account of soe mutch fine dust in it. My customers don't detect it when I mix with black—but when they get it clear—that is the time they com for me—T am a cash man, and aught to have preference over long time men—Now some of your New York house, has sent me som very fine samples of tea—withch proves out better then any I have got from you—and they garentee to duplicate there samples he echest—but I do not want to change with you, if you will do as well—my partner has drawn out from me and T will have to run it on my own account. Lam giving a pound of tea with every ton of coal I sell, 2 pounds on every livery that gos out, if they use the horse well and not brok the buggy they get the tea and if used hard get but be put in the Police Station an fined. This is my scoam and I think it will work well—when I get thrugh with the stock I have on hand—I think it will want considerable tea—my tea is all high price and I am mixen with yours. Send me good samples this time. Of coats I know nothing about tea but 1 may know or my pocket, may know before I get thrugh—but that will not be you funiral—that will be my look out. Do what is right with me—and no more of my partner—tea I will have or he was my partner bat is not now.
Yours respectfully, Cart. any Lepcer.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.