The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-16
Humorous gkcttbts.
DRESSING BEFOEeE GlEELS.
A INFUL INCID ENT.

Lewiston Falls, Maine, is a place, it isl You
can't exactly find it on the map, for it has been
located and incorporated since Mtchells last
but it's there q manufacturing city with banks,
barber shops and all the fixtures and appurte-
hances of a locomotive going ahead Yankee
settlement.
just about the neatest thing in the new city
is new clothing store, that "riz up, or Grained
down" lately, ON the Jonah's gourd or Alladdin's
principle, and which, by the same mysterious
dispensation became endowed with the cutest
Yankee salesman that the Dirage State ever tur-
ned out.
The 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; bound to find Ills way into
the new clothing store. Not that he staggered
in with the easy, don't care swagger Of town
bred searcher Of cheap clothing for the verdant
tint was tolerably fresh on him yet, and he
stopped and Knocked at the door.
He had effected an entrance to the grist-mill
and Journal office, where he had been doing bu-
sness, in the same unobtrusive manner, and the
boys all agreed that Nehemiah was let in imme-
diately, and he was delighted with the cordial
reception he met with.
The proprietor was ready to forward him a
suit at once, if he saw fit, or they would take
his measure and furnish him to order Nehe-
miah drew a hand-bill from the top of his hat,
and spread it on his knees loa easy reference -
1t was headed
WINTER CLOTHING AT COSTm
and stated that in consequence OF the mildness
Of the season, over five thousand dollars worth
of ready made clothing was to be closed up and
sold at an enormous sacrificed A list of prices
followed, and Nehemiah running bis short
thumby finger down the column, lit OH partic-
hlar item.
"Say--ye got any of these blew coats left; at
five dollars?'
"Brown, are there any of those cheap coats
letE' inquired the polite Mark of his partner.
1--WE sold the last one this morning, did we
hot?
Brown understood the cheap clothing busi-
hess and answered very promptly:
"All gone, SIR"
Jest's as / spected," murmured the disap
pointed candidate; "dernaton seize all, l told
you they'd all be gone"
ave have very superior article for ten dol
lars.o
"Ten dollars! that's an all fred price for
coatl'
"We can make one to order"
"Y-e-s! but want it now-want It right
straight off-fact is, Squire, must have it,
"You'd find these coats very cheap at ten
dollars''
Dunno bout it! Say you got any of those
dewrable doeskin trousers left, at two dollars
sold 'em all tew, hain't yer"
Fortunately there were few left, and Nehe-
fniah was open for a trade, but acting on the in
stinct Of the Newbegins, it must be decker.
"Dew you ever take produce for your cloth
ing?"
"Take what?'
t"Prouce-garden sars and sich, don't dew it,
dew you?'
."Well occasionally we do, what have YOU to
sell?"
@Almosts nything; little of everything
marrowat peas to rye straw; got the alleillinist
dried pumpkings yeou ever sot eyes on--'spect
you'd like some of that dried pumpking, squire.
Mark declined negotiating for the dried pump
kin, but inquired, ..if he had any good butter.
"G-o-o-d butterlnow, squire, / expect I've