The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-27
DRESSING BEFORE GIRLS-A PAINFUL
INCIDENT.

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 last; but its there, a manufactur-
ing city with banks, barber-sho and all
going ahead Yankee settlement.
just about the neatest thing in the new
city is new clothing store, that ''riz up"
or ''rained down. lately, on the Jonah's
gourd or Aladdin's palace principle, and
which, by the same mysterious dispensation,
became endowed with the cutest Yankee
salesman that the Dirago State ever turned
out. -..
The ether 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, beound to find
his 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 at the grist
mill aud the journal Office, where he had
been doing business in the same unobtrusive
manner, and the bcys all agreed that Nehe-
mia was let in imejitly, and he was delight
ed with the cordial reception he met with.
The propriet6rs were ready to forward
his suit at once, if he saw fit, or they would
take his measure and furnish him to order.
Nehemia drew handbil from the top of
his hat, and spread it on his knees for easy
reference. 1t was headed in Gothic letters.
''Winter Clothing at Cost" and stated that
-, oorsan,,onoo ~ tba N, r,;ldpass nf Tho so.
son: 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 Nehema running his
short thumpy finger down the column, lit on
particular item.
s.Say-ye got emmy of these blew coats
left, at five dollars?" .r.. .s
''Brown, are there any of those cheap
coats left?o inquired the polite Mark Of his
partner.
ssWe sold the last one this morning, did
we not?' ID ....-u..s.... 81. lied.
Brown understood the cheap clothing bu-
siness, and answered promptly.
''All gone, sir.' a
ssJest's 'spected,' murmured the disap-
pointed candidate; ''dernation select all, l
told dad they'd all be gone!"
"We have very superior article for ten
dollars.' sa g aai
'.Ten dollars! that's an all fred price for
coat" .-..,.
ssWe can make you one to order"
Y-e-s but want it now-want it right
straight oif-fact is, squire, must have it.
You'd find these coats very cheap at ten
dollars.o
"Dunno bout it! Say, We got any of
those dewrable doeskin trowsers, left ut two
dollars-sold 'em all tew, hain't YEP"
Fortunately, there We're few left and
Nehemia was open for a trade, but acting
on the instinct of the Newbegins, it must be
dicker. t
"Dew you ever take produce for your
clothing?"
ssTake what?''
ssProjuce-garden sars and sich, don't
do it dew you!"
s'Well, occasionally We do, what have you
to sell?" .... .,..
"Almost anything, little Of everything
from marrowfat peas to rye straw; got the
alkillinist dried pumpking yeou ever sot
eyes on-'spect you'd like some of that
dried punkin squire?o s......s
Mark declined negotiating for the dried
pumpkin, but inquired if he had any good
butter. .. .H
ssG-o-o-d butter! now, squire, expect
Pve got some of the incest and yallerest
yeou ever sot your eyes on; got some eout
here now-got some in shooger box, eout
in dads wagon; brought it down for Kernel
Waldron, but yeou can have it; Pll bring il
rite strait in. be darn'd eff l don't.
On the, strength of the butter. dicker
was speedily contracted, for which Nehemia
was to be put in immediate and absolute
possession Of coat, vest and pants, Of a
rood material and fit. 2 sS
s'Now, then," said Mark, sswhat kind Of
coat viii you have?''
81 reckon I'll have blue 'un.'
ssYes, but what kinda dress coatf''
.Certainly, squire, certainlyjust want
coat for to dress in. "
ssAh, exactly; just look at those plates,' 2
pointing to the fashions in the window,
s.and see what style you fancy.''
20, darn your plates--don't want any
crockery; 'spect Nancy has got the allkillin-
est lot Of arthenware you ever sot yeou1
eyes on.'
eyes, ! see; just step this way, then, and
| l think can accommodate you?''
Nehemia soon selected nice blue coat,
and vest Of green, but was more fastidioui
in his new suit. He appeared to indulge .
weakness for long pantaloons, and com.
planned that his last pair had moulded hin
/ exceedingly, or, as he expressed it, "blam.
| edly,o by hitchiDg up over HE boots, and
| wrinkling about his knees. y q
Nehemia delved away impetuously amid
| = stock 0f trrO or fhresa hundYod vsAffg unti
bis eyes struck upona rair Of lengthy ones