The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-04
An Auctioneer,s FUN.

MANY Of our readers those amongtho ell
der-of Boston and vicinity. will remember
Whitney's Auction Rooms, at No. SO WASH
ington street. Il is all gone now. The old
Office over head, where first tried my hand
| 1t the ..quill editorial has passed away. and
sn imposing front Of granite and iron has
superseded the nodes facade upon which
was 20 proud, in those long-aone days. to
see my name stuck up In golden letters And
those who remember Whitney will not fail
70 remember ''old Torrey,'' his anctioneer.
Once upon time Torrey was taken sick.
and Whitney sent mp To the fremont Theatre
for Fullerton to come down and preside at
the evening sale. This Fullerton wasA wag
OF the first water. He had, aforerilne, been Il
favOrite salesman ut the mari. but had OF late
Seen making himself useful among the
knights OF the buskin, and was one Of Gil
bert's best men for sudden make-snifts. AT
this time Fanny Kcmbie was ut the fremont.
where she had been literally eIectriiying the
people BY her impersonatisn Of .Iut,a in ..lhe
Hunchback, = and there was hardly man or
woman Ia the city, with the price Ut i ticket
to spare, who had not seen her; and the ann
billions boys OF the street, and boys OF ma-
turer years, had repeateu the celebrated lines
OF Julix's cry:
'sGlinord, why don't you speak to me9
y! Clifford, j. II youH' etc..
until they had became as familiar as house
hold words.
Fullerton had called for bids upon ali old
fashioned eight-day clock, anu had run il up
to ten dollars, when it hung.
.Going- going-ten dollars. Do hear no
more? Zen dollars. All done at ten dollars?
Shall hear tiityy-Ail done 1t ten? Go
gonsl What Manner
There WAS 4 pause. Again the auctioneer
hat nameY' upon which a
timid voice upon his lett ansurred--ClI
ord.''
..,.Ol Clifford, - It you?" cried Fullerton,
dropping Ills hammer, AMI clasping his
hands, Ia Fanny kenble.
The joke was irresistible. All present.
and the large room was croHard-lccog-
nized The Imitation III u moment; an. the all-
iience. III token Vi their appreciation, IoI-
owed W Lie burst u laughter by round ot /
s00AEiOuc dp0tduSC.
''Ciittord! exclaimed the auctioneer, as
Ioon rs the nierflment had somewhat subsl-
ted, rs IL easii?-siiall We call il casii!--U!
Jiiiforu ''--draNing uuI his handkerchief III
srand buricsque VI tie tAsiiie Fanny ---.n it-
= st--yUu!'
Ciiuord. lie innocent purchaser, 1t seems,
Vas a basiiiui, rtiirIng OH Bac elor, entirely
lnacquantcu With Theatrical Ltlngs, aLd hay
ny Oecolie really alarmed at the uaaccvuut-
bile nlerrIment Of The crowd, he was afraid
y open his lips again, lest h, should excite
neither burst Of the strange humOr.
lis II cash, sir?'' again askeu the auction
VI. +;
All eyes We're turned upon Clifford. who
ooked very much rs did Jerry blossom when
u wanted " 20 nome to his mother. 4
Fullerton would rather lose Ills customer
iail Ills JOKE, All with last effort vi his lli-
Idilre powers, throwing hi,nsrli into posi-
lOn, and literally reproducing the flash and
he tone vi the llnpetuous, fiery eyed Fanny,
e cried
y .Cllaordls Why dcn't you speak to met
the assembly iAlrly screamed at this, and
mid Tie uproarious. dsafenlne 7burst poor
'llfford made preciplL.te bolt Tor the door.
nd escapcd.-N. \. Ledger. 9
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