The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-22

he cleared his throat and :
said: c
swell, Charley, let us first wash his q
face. :
Wise, Sam ! So thought the elder {
brother as he looked at poor little
Neb, whose cOnntenance showed the ]
marks Of tears, molasses, and mud t
pies.
.sAll right, Sam and Charley
picked up the little urchln and started
for the brook that rippled and danced
and sung through all the long summer
close by the little cot where our friends
lived.
Charley thought best to perform his
additions at the brook. for he did not
wish to excite his mother s suspicious
by going to the house.
Now If ANYTHING was distasteful TO
| Neb il was being washed; but Sam held
him fast, and Charley rubbed and scour
ed till the really pretty little face was |
quite clean. But Neb's shirt was used |
for towel, and this had helped TO
make the mud pies, and was also We'll
sprinkled with molasses that morning, |,
SO the washing
Left the black streaks
Running over his cheeks,
And made them look worse than before
But the boys declared it was success,
and went back to the tree at the gate.
Here they watched and waited for an
opportunity to sell Nebbie. 1t was
quite a large village i'll which they
lived. and the vehicles went by not
few but it was a full half hour be-
fore one came slow enough 10 be hall
ed. so the boys thought. But at length
they espied a buggy occupied by one
erave-looking. elderly man. and
neither man nor horse seemed to be III
any hurry whatever.
Now. here's chance, Sam, cried
Charlie, catching up the little victim
and running out into the dusty road.
L ssHere. mister do you want to buy
i Nebbie ?" he shouted, as the carriage
came near.
0 The gentleman stopped his horse
, and looked gravely at the eager races
: before him. ssW hat do you say ne
I asked, with a nod at Charlie.
u "Why, want to sell this little boy
> in my arms replied the other, noth
ing daunted.
The said gentleman was no less
parsonage than a neighboring parson
who was studying up his sermon TO
the coming Sabbath. and had no time
ia nor desire to inquire into the case s.
= gently and seriously, he talked to tn
ID bows about the sin Of trying TO sci
: their. brother, and ended by glylni
u the account Of Joseph, sold by hi
- brethren and then he drove on, leay
- ing his disappointed hearers very llttl
y profited by what they had heard.
49, II say, Charlie, said sam, of then
% ERE fellows had their Jackets all tor
~ and the patches tapping on thei
10 knees, / don't wonder they sold tina
90 little chap, do you!''
- ssNo. indeed, [ guess that old gentle
rs man didn't know nothin' about tor
at jackets or patches. But | tell you,
as Just thought of something. The ma
% drives the feed wagon comes along q
nd day, and he has often asked mother
~ she would sell one Of her babies.
ar he really wants one maybe he woul
he buy Nebbie. When | asked motht
tv she said he was only in fun; but |
w. never laughed over it. at any rate.
re LETS try him. cried Sam, excite
CT, ly.
art Poor little Nebbie was wholly unco
pa scious of his coming fate, for he w
he all too young to understand his broJ
i'd ers conversation regarding himself.
to The afternoon was more than Ia
lie spent when the great wagon load
ee- -four and feed came rumbling alol
MS. the village road. The driver was
art Joker. and very fond of children.
- 10 cd
I'M. whoa to his horses. that he mig
md have a chat with the children.
len please, sir, if you want little o.
will YOU buy Nebbiel' asked Sam
lily p oringiY.
ger Il don't know said the driv
Ter. with broad smile ssWhy DO J
ISL wish TO sell him e
eal- sOh. we all need new ciotn
1er. Sides that. he's such both I'll
one Charlie gave sam tremendous p
reat in the ribs. thinking tie sale would
,uld spoiled by such lack OF Judgment
cry speaking. But the man Of the I
ak, wagon though he saw all, acted VI
and Ilv unconscious of the interrupt
said and gravely inquired
WIN what do you want for the 30.
So Twenty dollars. That's what
loist man said they sold Joseph for
h'Iieve, Is that too much!
ner, Charles face was anxious to an
Their IRENE.
ways NO; cheap as dirt. 4 real
the gain. think and the driver loo
at poor little Nebbie, while ms
-ried twinkled and his mouth qulyered
and suppressed laughter.
g lit. s.Well, will you buy him =
/ his sam. anxious to settle the matter
was once. =.
If of s.Does he ever cry - asked
]. driver.
hem sam and Charlie eyed one anot
Q old AZ much as TO say: that $ rather
then question bat bright thought ST
the latter. ssHe cries sometimes,
yeb- said. ..but candy viii make him
ever so quick.
II. in .An right--I'l buy him. stew
in !. and here is bright silver qua
,hb;a for each of you, and you shall
va,, the remainder next week.
nntii Nebbie quite Willingly rode q