The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-11-26

ther saw you may count ms out another
half-dozen, If I can pack sem away some |
where, where the mice won't get al 'ern.
they'll keep. And then, who knows butt
| one of my darters may chance to get mar
ried, and want set of brooEns for herself 20 |
..Tr0e. madam said Dunn. glancing first
at the mother, then at the girls; :'if they
remain single, it will be from choice for /
know of opportunities close at hand, where
by they may change their state of single
blessedness, but modesty forbids me to say
more. Good day, madam gSod-day, young
ladies'
But the voice of the kind-heaFted old la
dy stayed his departure. bidding him count
| out another dozen and half of broons
! for, said she
| eff the right chaps should come along,
/ and the girls should take it into their heads
TO get married, I'd like half dozen for
EACH
'.Madam," said Dunn, squeezing Mrs.
Barloe's fat hand, '.I'm under thousand
obligations to you for your liberal patron
age. That eldest daughter of yours is a
| jewel; tell her l say SO. will you, and that
shall think but of her till we meet again.
.'Thank yoG,' said Mrs. Barloe. courte-
sying. eff you should find trouble in get
ting rid of your brooms, don't mind com
ing back this way if you do ave few left.
calculate could dispose of 'em among
my own friends
/ With thanks for her kindness, and a wave
of the hand. the peddler departed: and at
all houses where they had grown up daugh-
! ters, he was sure, by his tact, to drive
good trade.
His brooms disappeared rapidly, and on
| t1,a Mondav follouino hic dana from
Fleetwood, he found himself with about Fifty
brooms, and the proceeds of his sales in
hard cash in his overcoat pocket; SO he
turned his horses head homeward-think-
ing, by taking different route, he might
dispose of the remainder by the way.
Charley Dobbins, as we have before said,
was novice in the art of peddling; and as
he mounted his cart, drew his reins through
his hands and cracked his whip, he felt
some slight misgivings as TO the result, yet
determined to do his best.
Il say, Charley, don't get the dumps if
business don't flourish on the start" said
his father, on parting. "Stick to the good
old price of twenty five cents broom; give
your tongue full play at every house you
come to, and you'll come out all right and
get the gal into the bargain
Though Charley, that day found plenty
who were ready to give him shilling, or
even eighteen cents for his brooms, he de-
| termined to follow his fathers advice, and
stick to the old price; conseq uentiy, when
night came on, although he had travelled
many miles, he hadn't sold broom. He
had, to be sure, a hard dollar in his
pocket, yet he determined not to spend it
| for nights lodging. So he continued to
ride after the sun went down, until he came
to an out-of-the-way place, where wo-
man offered to keep both himself and the
nag over night for three brooms, provided
they were good.
Dobbins assured her they were the prime
article-A number one-but only ocular
demonstration would satisfy her; SO she
followed him out to the cart, and selected
three. with good strong Enthusiastically
fearing all the time, however, that they
were not strong enough for her use.
Dobbins wondered greatly, as he led his
nag to water, what use she put her brooms
to, that she needed such strong handles;
but, ere morning, his wonder ceased, for,
lodging in a room directly over that occu-
pied by his hostess and her spouse, he
heard, about midnight, sounds very Ike the
whacking of broomstick, and the stagger-
ing gait of person who-from the steps
and sounds of voiees-seemed to be dodg-
ing about TO avoid the blows. And he con-
Guided that the delinquent spouse, who had
gone to town that evening. had returned
! as they say up in that temperance State,
Massachusetts-"tigh
: 81 told you your brooms were good for
nothing" said the lady of the house, on
morning zone is broken already
GGFTba DaxF fiu,a 7 oopoa olon0 T'I1 hr;Dos
you the handle for it, said Dobbins, by
l way of Cancellation.
You'd better; and bring brooms with
good hickory handles. too, if you expect to
| keep me for customer"
Eyes, ma am said Dobbins. '.I'll have
] some made expressly for your use." And
, as he spoke, he glanced at her husband,
? who raised his shoulders, and drew in his
r head like turtle, as if he felt the weight of
the hickory broom stick descending upon
him with every word she uttered.
e After breakfast, as Dobbins was prepar-
: ing to commence his journey. the old man
: came slowly up, and touching him on the
b shoulder, said:
5 make the brooms you bring for the odd
2 woman a leette heavier in the corn, and be
e sure and put in sOhite pine handles i''
: Eyes, SIR" said Dobbins. giving him a
] knowing wink; s'now that know the use
she makes of 'em, I'll be sure and obey
e your instructions"
The old man gave him cordial shake oil
/; the hand; and getting soon under way, he
I reached AldertoWn, a snug little village with
n some half dozen stores and groceries, be-
: fore noon. Here he determined to make a
] trade in some shape. and by using his ora
e torical and persuasive powers in an emphat-
ic manner, at length persuaded the proprie-
{ tor of an institution, kind of .'dry goods.