The Philosophy of Mr Pip

Experience is a good thing when you has it yourself and this QUALITY talk reminds me about an age that is passed, when weddin rings was made of 22 an lB Karat Gold, no shoe soles was jest veneered with real genuine cow hide leather, no pot metal were used in place of tool steel an some all woolen goods were not fabricated out of pickins from the Cotton patch, but at the present time in my estermation the QUALITY has been taken out of menny artickles an added to the PRICE. I rise right here with the statement of facts that this ass'ertion perticulerly applies to the bootlegger as anny gent that aint got cast iron innnards can testify. As I aint squandered any money in getting any of them new fangled trade promotion extravigances an aint studdied the gift of gab to use in oritorical contest or exercises on gettin them on the dotted line, the main an principal factor with me in selling is the PRICE an I jest sells the cheapest Lumber at the cheapest price, fer when a buyer insist that he knows the best is the cheapest an tries to trim me at my own game, an expects to get somethin for nothing, he most undoubtingly gets all he pays for in trading with me and afterwards learns that he has got