Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-03-11
SLIGHTLY EMBARRASSING !:

1<cW1StONn ais, Malne, Is n place, IL Is
You can't exactly find it on the map, for it
has been located and incorporated since Mitch
ell's last; but it's there, manufacturing city,
with banks, barber shops, and all the fixtures
and appurtenances of locomotive, going a
head, Yankee settlement.
Just about the newest thing in the new city
is new clothing store, that sriz up sraincd
down, lately, on the Jonah's gourd or Alad-
din's palace principle, and which, by the same
mysterious dispensation, became endowed
with the cutest Yankee salesman that the
Dirge State ever turned out.
The other day, an mp riveryoung 'un, who
is about to forsake father and mother, and
cleave unto Nancy Ann, came down to get his
suit, and was, of course, ebaound' to find his
way into the new clothing store. Not that
he staggered in with the easy swagger of the
town-bred searcher Of cheap clothing, for the
vcrdant was tolerably fresh on him yet, and
he stopped to give a knock at the door.
He had effected an entrance at the grist mill
Mt the Journal office, where he had been doing
business in the same unobtrusve manner, and
the boys agreed that Mr.. Nehemiah Newbegin
"Ho ii'hi thC -ouhSs, "ho "tS Pae ihS WI
gin visit to Pekin. Nehemiah was let in sim
mejitly,' and was delighted with the cordial
reception he met with.
The proprietors were ready to forward his
suit at once, if they 'fit' or they would take
measure and furnish him to order. Nehemiah
drew handbill from the top of his hat, and
spread it on his knees for easy reference. 1t
was headed in Gothic letters, sWinter Cloth
ing at Cost and stated that, in consequence of
the midness of the season, over five thousand
dollars worth of ready made clothing was to be
closed up and sold at an Enormous Sacrifice =
A list of prices followed, and Nehemiah run
ming his short stumpy finger down the column,
Ii. on particular item.
sSay--ye got enney of these blew cotes left,
at five dollarsl'
Smith, are there any of those cheap coats
lett p inquired the polite Mark OF his partner.
we sold the last one this morning, did we
not
Smith understood the cheap clothing bus
mess, and answered promptly:
sAll gone, SIR
sJest's as ] expected, murmured the disap-
pointed candidate; darnation select all ! told
dad they'd all be gonep
sWe have very superior article for ten dol
lars.'
.Ten dollars that's an all fred price for a
cote p
'We can make you one to order.'
Yes! but want it now-want it right
straight of-the fact is esquire, must have itl'
you'd find these very cheap at ten dollars
Dunno 'baut it! say wye got emmy of those
dewrable doeskin trowsers left at tew dollars
sold 'em all few, expect, hain't yea'
Fortunately there were a few left, and Ne
hemiah was open for trade, but acting on the
instinct of the Newbegins, it must be dicker.
sDew you ever take produce for your cloth
ing y
Take what p
sProjuce-garden sass and side, don't do it,
dew your
SWELL, occasionally we do, what have you to
sell p
sOh, almost anything; little of everything,
from marrowfat peas to rye straw got the all
killinest dried pumpkins you ever sot your
eyes on,-'xpect meow, you'd like some of
that dried punkin, squire p
Mark declined negotiating for the dried pun
kim but inquired if he had any good butter.
Good butterl now squire, expect, I've
got some of the incest and yallerest you ever
sot your eyes on ; got some cont here now
got some in shooger box, eout in dads wa
gon brought it down for Kernel Waldron, but
yeou can have it; I'll bring it rite strate in
here, darned eff l don'ti'
On the strength of the butter, dicker was
speedily contracted, for which Nehemiah was
put in immediate and absolute possession of a
coat, vest and pants, of good material and fit.
sNow, then,' said Mark, swhat kird of a
coat will you have?'
81 reckon I'll have blue 'un.
sYes, but what kinda dress coat p
Certainly, squire, certainly-jest what
want q coat for to dress in.'
sAh, exactly, just look at those plates,' point
ing to the fashion plates in the window, and
see what style you fancy
% darn your plates-don't want any crock
cry ; 'spect Nancy has got the allkillenest lot
of arthenware you ever sot eyes on.'
Eyes, see; just step this way, then, and /
think l can accommodate you.
Nehemiah soon selected a nice bluescoat,
and vest of green, but was more fastidous in
his choice of the pants, those crowning glories
of his new suit. He appeared to indulge a
weakness for long pantaloons, and complained
that his last pair had troubled him exceeding
ly, or, as he expressedit, 'blamedly,' by hitch
ing up over his boots, and wrinkling about
the knees.
Nehemiah delved away impetuously amid
sto~E of tro or tbrsa bundrod psir of Isncfhv