Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-25

was then connected, by one of the Star Spresent
editorial corps, have since been doing the State
some service in newspaper columns but of course
getting some hard knocks in their travels.
One of these, as revamped by Michigan pa
per, has just turned up in the Editors draw
sr" of Harper's Magazine with such lop-s sided
look that its author in common justice feels it
his duty to set the bantling on its legs once
more:
GETTING Fits" IN A CLOTHING
STORE.
By CROSBY s. NorEs.
Lewiston Falls, Maine, is a place, il is, You
can't exactly find it on the map, for il has been
located and incorporated since MITCHELL latest
but it's heTe-a manufacturing city, rs large
a. life, with banks, barber shops newspapers.
and all the usual fixtures and appurtenances of
q locomotive gO-ahesd Yankee settlement.
Just about the newest thing in the new city.
is new, cheap clothing store that "riz up
OF :. rained down," lately, on the Jonah's gourd
or Alladdin's palace principle, and which by
the same mysterious dispensatiOn became en-
dOwed with a couple of the cutest ankee sales
men that the DirigO State ever turned out.
T'Other day up river young 'un who is about
20 fOrsake father and mother, and cleave unto
his Nancy Ann, came down to get his wedding
suit, and was of course Jest materially baound
TO find his way into the new clothing store Not
that be sauntered in with the easy swagger of
the tOwn-bred seareher after cheap clothing,
for the yernal tint was tOlerable fresh on him
yet, and he stopped TO give modest rap at the
door. He had effected an entrance at the grist
mill and at the journal" Office, where he had
been doing business, in the same unobtrusive
manner, and the boys all agreed that Mr.. Ne
hemiah Newbegin was from . the Gulley," and
was paying his virgin visit to = Pekin.3
Nehemiah was let in - imeejitly, ~ and he was
delighted by the cordial reception he met with.
The proprietOrs were ready to % forward his
sHit' at once, if he 90 saw ft'' or they would
" take MEASURES and furnish him to order
Nehemiah drew a handbill from the top of his
hat. and spread it upon his knee for easy refer
ence. Ii was beaded in fat Gothic letters
WINTER CLOTHING AT Cosr!''
And set forth that in consequence of the
mildness OF the season, over five hundred thous-
and dollars worth Of ready made clothing was
TO be closed up and sold out at an
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE ,.,''
A list Of prices followed, and Nehemiah run
ming his stumpy fingers down the column, Lit
with emphasis on particular item.
Say wye got emmy Of these blew cotes
left, at five dollars nd FIVE n af nd six dollars,
got emmy on EN- left!'
'Smlth- are there any of those cheap coats
left!' enquired the perlite'' Mark of his part
ner, ''we sold the last this morning did we notl'
Smith understands the cheap clothing bus-
ness, and answered promptly, All gone, sir"'
Jest 81 expected murinured the disap-
pointed candidate, darnation seize Z ALL (
told dad they'd be all gone -
We have very superior article ut ten dol
lars"
Scacely, Squire, scacely ten dollars is
an all-fred price for a cote %
We can make you one to order
-e-s but want it n0oW-want it rite
strut of-fact is Squire, DanSt hev' 'un. -
Al has Il Ill
dun know baOuth Say, wye got emmy of
these dewTable dOeskin trOwsers left at tew
dollars sold them all teW, spect. haint We?
haint none O'them left nuther, hev' 'ye1"
Luckily there were a few left. and ehemiah
was advised to secure a pair at once Nehe-
mlah was open for trade, but acting up to
the instincts Of the Newbegins, il must be a
dicker
Dew yeou ever tex prodjeuce fer your cloth
ing'"
Take what2'
.PrOdjeuce-garden sass and soh--don t dew
1t, dew yeou2'
Well, occasionally we do; what have You to
sell1''
"Oh, most anything; a leetle of everything
from marrow Tat peas down to rye straw; got
some new cider, some high-top sweetinys; got
some Of the all-killin est dried punkin yeou
Of that dried punkin.'' ~.
Mark declined negotiating for the "dried
punkIn, but enquired II be had any good but
ter
Good butter. naOw, Squire, | expect
We got some Of the incest and yallerest yeou
ever sot eyes on; got some out here now; got
some in a shOoger box, eout in dads Vaughn;
Iro II daOwn fer kurBul Waldron, but yeou
ken hey' il; I'll bring it right strut in here,
darned ef daOn't, - and with all the impet-
uosity Of youth, Nehemiah shot forth TO dads
Waggin," and brought in the butter On the
nth 81 D
contracted, by which Nehemiah was to be put
IN Immediate and absolute possession Of a coat
vest and pantalOOns, all of good material and
nj
Now then" said Mark, :" what kind of
coat will you hayeI''
Yes, but what kind, dress coat"
Certaingly, Squire, certaingly; Jest what
want q cote for, tew dress in. -
All, exactly well just look at those plates {"
pointing TO the fashion plates in the window,
" and see what style you fancy
Oh, darn yeour plates, daOn't want no
eroekery; spect Nance has got the allkillenist
lot Of arthen ware yeou ever sot eyes on >"
Yes, | see we'll, step this way then. and
think L can accommodate you"
Nehemiah speedily selected q nice blue coat
and vest Of green, but he was more fastidious
IN hls choice of pants, those crowning glories of
bis new suit. He seemed TO indulge a weakness
last pair had troubled him exceedingly. or, as
he expressed it, blamedly,' by hitching up
over his boots, and wrinklng about the knees
Nehemiah delyed away impetuously amidst a
stack OF two or three hundred pairs and finally
MS eyes rested upon pair Of lengthy ones,
real blazers, with wide yellow stripes running
each way. Nehemiah snaked them out in a
twinkling- He liked them-they were long
and yellow-they were just the thing, and he
proceeded at once to try them on. The new
clothing store has a nook eurtained off for this
purpose, and Nehemiah was speedily closeted
therein
The pants had straps, and the straps were
buttoned now Nehemiah had seen straps be-
lore but the art of managing them was a mys-
terry, and like Sir Patrick's dilemma. s.reouired
mighty dale Of nice consideration" On de-
liberation he decided that the boots must go on
hrsti he accordingly drew ON his Bluchers,
mounted chair, elevated the pants at a proper
angie ana endeayOred to coax his legs into
them He had n time oF ~ HE boots nrro