Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-07-03
A GREEN ONE SOLD.

The publishers of well known peri.
odicol in Boston, have pluced in front
Of their office, in the fremont street
very handsome sign. board, upon which
is cmbazoned the words,
"LITTLE'S LIVING AGE"
a grcenhorn, fresh cought--camc to
the city to look ut the glorious Fourth"
-chanced to be passing towards the
Commons, when his attention was ar.
rested by the above caballis!ic syllable.
Upon one side of the BroomfeId street
he saw the big sign, upon the other he
saw the word "Museun,.'
"Wall," said he TO himself, 1--WE
hcarn tell Of them museums, but q
"hU'ng oge," big or little, must be one
of the curiosilies we read about"
lie stepped quietly across the street,
and whipping his face approached one
of the windows, in which were display.
ed several loose copies of the work.
He read upon the covers, "Lit,lc's Liz.
ing Age" and upon card Popular
Magaznc-only one of its kind in the
country" &c.
"MagGzine!-wall that beats thunder
all teu smash! I've hcarn about peou.
der magazines an all that-wall, rcck.
on III see the crittcr, emmy howl' and
thus determined, he cautiously ap.
preached the door. A young man stood
in the entrance.
"When docs it opcn?" asked the
countryman.
What, sirl'
"What time docs it begin!'
"Whal!'
The show!"
why, that arc--ihis," continued our
innocent friend, pointing up to the
sign.
The young man evidently supposed
the stranger insane--and turning on
his heel walked into the office.
"Wall | dun no 'baout that Teller,
much-but reckon l hav'nt cum a hun.
drcd miles to be fool0d--l nint and
I'm going TO see the critler sure"
Hello! | say Mr.. Watts your name,
there, doorkeeper? Hellosto?"
A clerk stepped TO the door at once
and inquired the mans business.
"What do | want? Why | want to
see the animal, that's ALL"
"What anima!'
"Why this crittcr-"
81 don't understand you sir"
"Wall, you don't look as ef YOU could
understand nobody emmy how. Just
send the doorkecpcr here"
BY this time crowd had collected
in and about the doorway, and the
green 'un let of something like the fol-
lowing.
THAT chap as went in fust thar amt
nobody, cf he has got swallow tailed
coat on. My moneys as good as his'n,
and its free country TO day. This
young man amt to be fooled easy, now
| tell you. ! cum down TO see the
Fourth, I've seen the elephant and now
I'm bound to see this critter. Hello
there, mislor?'
AS no one replied to him, however
he ven'urCd again into the office, will
the crowd at his heels, and addressing
one of The attendants, he inquired
"W What's the price nabur!"
f The price of what sir!"
"Of the show"
There is no show here"
mo show! What'n the thunder dc
you leave the sign oUt for them"
"What do you want to sect" said an
other gentleman.
"Why, want TO see the animal"
The ANIMAL"
"Yes--thc criiter.'
II really do not understand you sir.
f "Why. yes yer dew. | mean lh
wot's name out there'-Poinllngto TO TIT
, door.
. "Whcre?"
, "IIas'nl you got sign over the doc
! of little living sumlhln horeobouiE
a "Lule's Living Age"
5 That's the crttcr--thcm's um--tro
j him aour, nabur, yere's your putty"
S Having discovered that he was Ugh
!. (as he supposed) he hoped about an
d got near the door again.
c Pending the conversation some ras
Il cally w0g in. the crowd, had contrlvc
IS 10 attach half dozen of lighted fir
J. crackers to the skirt of our gree
Il friends coat, and as he stood in tho al
e titude of passing, as he supposed, 10 lh
J. doorkccper's quarter--crack, ban!
u went the fire works, and at The sam