Nebraska advertiser., 1865-04-06


il the carriage was rafting up Broadway
and frally stopped opposite-Baths. >
Here the youngster wasplaced in charge
Of one of the assistants, for wash, who
soon returnedsswith HIM, saying to his
patron, why the boy is clean enough,
sir; it is his clothes that's dirty
so it is. ANY boys clothing store
round here p
Yes, sir, said the bath-keeper, pOck-
citing five dollar greenback, and FOR
getting to give change, just OSerhere, in
Broadway. IS emporium.
Good Driver, drive to IS boys
clothing emporium.
ANY boys cloihee TO fit this boy g
said the operator, as he strode into a
huge store on the shelves of which were
suits enough for any army Of boys, with
his charge timidlz clinging to his hand.
Yes, SIR said clerk, locking Curl
ously Al the little urcbin, ssthis way sir
And IN S twlnkling half dozen different
styles, at as many different prices, we're
shown. Suffice it to say, that the young
ster was soon clad, to his infinite delight
in warm, servicable suit including even
an overcoat and cap, and was really
bright pretly.looking boy, when his
protector chanced 10 look down and dis
covered his badly protected feet, which
had first attracted his attention,
F. Got any boys stockings!'
At the other coanter--hosiery depart
ment, sir said the polite clerk, and nice
long and warm stockings, such as Fifth
Avenue mamas buy for their darlings
for winter wear, were shown. Petrole-
um didn't ask the price, but flied bis
charge to a pair, and in reply to the
salesman who wished TO know if he
would ike al extra pair for 9 change,
said, yes, let's have a Dozen They
were expeditiously done up, and taking
tnsm under bis arm. he prepared to~leaye
the store, when the salesman brought
forward the cast-of wardrobe of the
yoangster, tied up in the cotton shawl
that lad enveloped bis neck.
No matter about those, said Petrolia,
conc along
Oh, n6-no . urged the lilJe fellow:
'mammy's shawl Il is all she's got-I
want Iuamny's shawl 1t IS all she's
got-I want mammy's shawl!'
THE shawl was accordingly taken, and
on The way to shoe. store, this "cold-,
blooded speculator" learned from his lit.
lie companion that nanny lived in
poor neighborhood in ? tenement house;
that here was, u little sister who had
been SICK a long time, so that nanny
coulda't work; that her large shawl was
pawhed, and the little one was all that
was left; that the fifteen cents was the
whole stock Of cash on hand, and he had
been despatched to buy little meal and
loaf Of bread, and-Oh, dear! it Just
came oyer hin that NANNY would think
he was lost!
Never you mind well go and see
nanny soon. Drive TO dry goods shop
drlyern
Ii does not take long il New York
for a man to buy goods when he simply
states what he wants, and pays the mon
ey without cayil respecting the price.
So, when "a good, large. warm shawl
was ordered, it was tossed into the car
rage, and he change from fifty dollar
green5ack returned, without the purchas-
er leaving bis seat
Where next g said the now Obsequi-
Gus hackman.
Let me see, mused the Petrolian.-
+ guess ven spend that fifteen cent, for
meal; drive to a tip-top grocery store.'
The carriage stopped opposite an "es-
tatlishment" in that line, looking with
its pIa,e-glass windows, massy counters
and clean floors, almost too nice place
for such as sugar, Aour and molasses.
Got any coed tea7'
,Ceriainly, prime article, sir said the
grocer, displaying a sample, "a dollar
and sixty pourd.'
Yes, well IN take chist.'
~Sir?'
IN take a chist. any aOur7'
Yes. cir, very nice article said the
grocer, fifteen dollars barrel, eight
dollars a half.barrei.'
III take barrel
'AlI right, sir said the grocer, brisk
ly. seeing that his customer was not
man who 4ld things by halves, any thing
else, sir
Yes any sagar?'
Yes, sir, prime coffee crushed twen-
~ five cents a pound
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