Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-11
Mistellanfoas,
A Dreadful Predicament for Bashfai
Young Man.


Young Man.
Lewiston Falls, Maine, is place, it is!
You can't exactly find it on the map, for it
has been located and incorporated since
Mitchell's latest but its there-a manu-
featuring city, as large as life, with banks,
barber shops, newspapers, and all the fix
lures and appertenance of locomotive,
going ahead, Yankee settlement.
Just about the newest thing in the new
city, is new clothing store that 'riz up
or 'rained down. lately, on the Jonah's
ground or Aladdin's palace principles, and
which, by the same mysterious dispensa-
ton, became endowed with the cutest YAM
kee statesmen that the Dirigo State ever
turned out. T'other day, an up river
young 'un, who is about to forsake father
and mother and cleave unto Nancy Ann,
came down to get his suit, and was, OF
course, jest materially baound' to find his
way into the new clothing store. Not that
he sauntered in with the easy swagger
of the town-bred searcher of cheap cloth
ing, for the vernal tint was tolerably fresh
on him yet, and he stopped to give mod
est rap at the door. He had effected an
entrance at the grist-mill and at the Jour-
nal office, where he had been doing bust
ness in the same unobtrusive manner, and
the boys all agreed that Mr.. Nehemiah
Newbegin was from the "Gulley,' and
was paying his virgin visit to 'Pekin.' Ne
hemiah was let in 'imegitly,' and he was
delighted with the cordial reception he me,
| with.
The proprietors were ready to forward
his suit at once, if he saw fit or they
would take measures and furnish him
TO order Nehemiah drew a handbill
from the top Of his hat, and spread it on
his knee for easy reference. It was head
ed in fat Gothic letters: Winter Clothing
at Cost and set that, in consequence of
the mildness of the season, over five thou
sand doRars worth of ready made clothing
was to be closed up and sold at an 'Enor-
nous Sacrifice A list of prices follow
ed, and Nehemiah, running his stumpy
finger down the column, lit with emphasis
on a particular item:
'SayIv'ye got emmy of these blew
cotes left, at five dollars nd five n'af'nd
six dollars-got emmy on 'em left?
Smith, are there any of those cheap
coates left 2 inquired the perlite Mark of
his partner. we sold the last this NOR.
ming, did we not g
Smith understood the cheap clothing
business, and answered promptly, .All
gone. SIR
Jest's ! 'xpected,' murmured the disap-
pointed candidate. 'Darnation seize't oil .
I told dad they'd all be gone r'
we have a very superior article for
ten dollars
'Scacely. Squire, scacely! ten dollars is
an ALFRED price for cote!
we can make you one to order
Yes! but want it now-want it rite
strut of-fact is, Squire, must hev 'un.'
You'd find those cheap at ten dol
lars
dun know 'baout it say, wye got en-
ny of these dewrable doeskin trowsers left.
at tew dollars-sold them all tew, 'spect.
halnt yes haint none o them lef. nuther,
hev ye 2
Luckily there was few left and Nehe-
miah was advised to secure pair at once.
Nehemiah was open for trade, but acting
on the instincts Of the Newbegins, 1t must
be a dicker.
Dew yeou ever tex projeuce for your
clothinga'
Take whats'
'Projuce-garden sass and sich-don't
do it, dew yeoua'
We'll, occasionally we do; what have
you to sell 2
oh, almost anything; leetle of every-
thing, from marrowfat peas down to rye
straw; got some new cider, some high
top sweesings; got some of the allkillin-
est dried punkin yeou ever set eyes on !;
'spect, meow, yeou'd like some of that dried
punkin.'
Marx declined negotiating for the dried
punkin, but inquired if he had any good
butter.
'G-o-o-d butter! now, Squire, / expect
I've got some of the incest and yallerest
yeou ever sot eyes on; got some out here
neou; got some in shooger box, eout IN
dads wagin'; brot it daown for Kurnel
Waldron, but yeou ken hev it; I'll bring
it right strut IN here darned eff doant.'
and with ali the impetuosity of youth, Ne
hemiah shot forth for dads wagin,' and
brought in the butter.