The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-01-11
Getting "Fi,s" In a Clothing Store.

Lewistown Falls, in Maine, is place, /
is! You can't exactly fad it on the map
for il has been located and Incorporated sincs
Mitchels last, but it's ihere--a manufactur
ing city, as large as life, with barks, bar5er
shops, newspapers and all the usual fixtures
/ and appurtenances of locomotive, goine
ahead Yankee settlement. se
Just about the newest thing in the city, il
a new, cheap clothing store that ''riz up" OF
trained down" lately on The Jonah's gourd
or Aadin's palace principle, and which BY
the same mysterious dlspensation, became
endowed with the cutest yankee salesman
that The Drlgo State ever turned out. The
other day, an up river mn, who was about
to forsake father and mother and cleave unto
Nancy Ann, came down to gethis suit, and
was, of course, fest naturally bound 10 find
his way into the new 'cloihing store. Not
that he sauntered in with he easy swaggsr
of the town bread searche1 after cheap clolh-
ing, for the vsrna tint wasso tolerabiy fresh
on him yet, and he stopped 10 give mod
est rap at the door. He had effected an en-.
trance at the grist mill, aud at the Journal
Office, where he had been doing business,
in the same unobirusive manner, and the
boys all agreed that Mr.. Nehemiah Newbe.
gin was from the 'Gulley,' and was paying
his virgin visit 10 'Pekin.'
Nehemiah was let in 'imegitly,' and he
was delighted with the cordial reception he
met with.
The pioprietors were ready to forward
his suit at once, if he saw fit,' OF they
would take measures and furnish him 10
order. Nehemiah drew handbil from tn g
top of his hat, and spread it on his knee for
easy reference. 1t was headed in the late
Gothic letters, ''win,er clolhing at cost" and
set forth that, in consequence of the mild
ness of the season, over FIVE hundred dollars
worth of ready made clothing was 10 be
closed up and sold at an enormous sacri.
fce."
A list of prices followed, and Nehemiah
running his stumpy finger down the column
lit with emphasis or particular item.
Say wye, got emmy of these blue coats
left, at Gve dollars md five n'af 'nd six dol
lars--got emmy on 'em left q
Smith are there any more of these cheap
coats leflp enquired the 'perlite' Mark of
his partner. 'We sold the last this morning.
did we not q
Smith understood the cheap clothing bus.
iness and answered promptly, Gall gone,
sir.n
Jest as Id expecied,' murmursd The dis
appointed candidate, 'darnation seize it all |!
| told dad they'd all be gone.'
we have very superior article tor len
dollars
Scarcely, Squire. scarcely lien dollars
is an all fred price for coat
we can make you one to order'
sY-e-s but want it now--want il right
straight of--iact is, Squire, must hev'un.'
you'd find those cheap at ten dollars
'Dun know about it! say, wye got emmy
Of these dewrable doeskin trowsers left, at
,ew dollars sold them all lu, 'spect, haint
yef haint none o'hem left nouther, hev yep
Luckily there was few left, and Nehemi.
ah was advised to secure pair at once
Nehemiah was open for trade, but acting
upon The instincts of the Newbegin's, 1t must
be q dicker.
'Do yeou ever lake produce for your cloth
ingl'
Take what q
'Projuce-garden sass and sich--don't do
ii, dew yeou?'
well, occasionally we do, what have you
to sell?
fOh, almost anylhin' leetle of everything
from marrow fat peas down TO rye straw /;
60, some new cider, some high:op sweeting !;
got some of all killln'es dried punkin yeou
ever set eyes on; 'spect, meow yeou'd like
some OF that dried punklnP
Mark declined negotiating for the dried
punkin,' bu, inquired if he had any good
butter.
sG.o-o-d butter meow Squire, I 'spect I've
got some of the incest and yallerest yeou
ever set eyes on got some out here meow ;
got some in shoogar box, eout In dads wag-
gin /; brot daown for Kurnel Waldron but
ye ken hev 1t; lll bring it right strait 10
here, darn'd ef l doan't! And with all the
impe,uosity of youth, Nehemiah shot forth,
to dads wsggin and brought in the butter.
On The strength of the butter, dicker was
speedily contracted, by which Nehemiah
was 10 be put in immediate and absolute
possession Of coat, vest and panialoons of
good material and fit.
'Now theu,' said Mark. what kind Of q
coat will you havea'
Il reckon I'll hev blew 'nn, Squire
sYes, but what kinda dress coatp
Certainly, Squire, certainly, Jest what I
ant coat for 10 dress in.'
'Ah, exactly; well just look al atthose pIatss,
pointing 10 the fashion plates in the window,
'and see what style you fancyp
sOh, darn yeour plates, don't want any
crockery 'spect Nance has got the all kill
lines, LOT of arihen ware yeou ever set eyes
onp
Yes, see, well just step this way, then
and think can accommodate you.'
Nehemiah speedily selected nice blue
coat, and vest Of green, but he was more
fastidious in his choice oi pants, those crow
n;nu aIov;es of his neye suit He seemed tn