Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-03-18

the bulging eyeYIids, his nose was short
snd straight, his ,mouth large. his chin
Prominent, and the general expression
Of his face indicated a frank and open
disposition, strongly marked by sort
of bulldog obs,inacy and reckless cour-
age. H.. .......
And so ye wants to know, does ye !"
'Yes we does =
sWell, fellers, here's what does with
my money replied Heydisgcr, with a
mysterious gravity Of countenance, as
he placed the tip Of his thumb upon the
extremity ofhis nose, while the outspread
fingers waved solemnly to and fro in the
air, with a quiet undulating movement
That's what does with my money
No you don't, Dicky Riker."
This appeal to the memory Of the la
mented Recorder Riker, Of Manhattan
celebrity, by no means seemed to pacily
4the belligerent propensities Of the circle
Of newsboys, Gathering around the
short -cloaked Heydigger, with sundry
demonstrations OF an offensive charscte.
they announced their determination 'to
hustle him OUT which did not exactly
meet the decided appreciation of the gen
tle,nan for whom the hustling out was in
tended.
Il say, Bill, ,'he shouted, fixing his eye
upon a retreating newsboy, some hun
dred yards up Third street.-the Acady's
(Acadia) arrived, and Queen Wictorie s
got a rousing big baby. Extrey Ledger,
arrival of the Acady-Queen Wictorie' s
got baby. Birth Of Prince of Wales!
Look here, fellows, continued Jacob,
glancing around as he elbowed his way
through the crowd Of juvenile publish
ers, dom, you be running your rigs on
me-let me out, / say, or I'll be aner
teIlin' you what l does with my money
with couple Of wengencies f! Rival
Of the Acady-Queen Wetory's got a
baby-brih of Prince Of Wales =
Friend, what is this thee is a crying 2
inquired the drab-coated Quaker, as he
lowered his brosd-brimmed hat to re-
ceive the answer Of young Heydigger-
what is this thee is crying p
'Extrey Ledger, containin' a wonder.
ful account of how Prince Of Wales
was borned with fine black hair on his
head, and teeth in his mouth. True as
gospel, sir-the Dentist to Her Majesty
had to 60 up to Cour. the day after the
child was borned to fix his teeth, and
two BARRIERS was engaged to frzzle his
hair. Very exironery, very. Extrey
Ledger, sir-cheap as dir-only one
cent, sir---ouly one cent, whereas the
London edition cost two guineas.
The Quaker stopped very calmly down,
and taking the bundle Of papers from
their place, under Heydigger's right
arm, he observed-'hy news is very ex-
traortinary indeed, my young friend
Here is the penny for the Ledger and
now my young friend, ,please point me out
the item concerning Queen Victoria's
infant, will thee y
Certainly, sir ; certainly, sir, replied
Heydigger, handing the Quaker Led
ger. 'There it is, there it is he con-
iinued, passing his hand over the unfold
ed sheet-rhere it is, sir, there. Ye
can't help finding it, ifyet was paid for
SO doing
'Grashus II Heydieger hasn't done
the Quaker = exclaimed the ,ow-haired
news-boy, ,as he observed the Friend and
Jacob walking up Chestnut street, side
by side ..
Hasn't he did him brown = re-echo-
ed the other news-boys (; and this poin,
being satisfactorily settled, the dIsaP-
pointed followers OF a literary way Of life
se parated in various directions, leaving
the drab-coated Quaker and the short
cloaked Hey yd'gger to pursue their way
along Chestnut street, unmolested.
The Quaker turned the paper inside
out, upside down, and then arranged 1t
crosswise, but was still unable to discover
the wonderful item concerning Qocen
Victoria's exirsoI dinary infant ; how u
was born with such 6ne head OF hair,
and such well developed teeth Of the
whitest ivory, to match.
MY young friend, thee has deceived
me thee has certainly told that which
is not true The Quaker folded up the
paper. and inserted Il in a side pocket
Blu, tell me, my young friond, what does
thee do with the money which thee &C
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