The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-01
GoI b VU Blfbsd for 50 to "Peddle
Ont Z Load Of Truck"
RAYYLED BY RED-HEADED WOMAN
Ysrgot the Price Of His Goods and Sold
rsur watsrmslons for Five Cents
Drank beer ana startled Psop.s -sho
Rive on Myrtle Street.

At ikss hour Wednesday evening jim
had bis attention called to the fact that
The News had "scooped the town" on his
{ prayer-me citing experience; and the seven
men and the bartender. who were present
at the time, arc willing to testify that for
fve minutes the barroom was filled with
an atmosphere that was unkea Win
blua
jim was mad. ard the language he
used would put TO shame any student OF
Brown university.
But jim fina IL calprei down. and later
even condescended TO "take q beer ana y
rood ciRar' NJ the expense OF a NEWS
man, who. having heard the rumpus,
happened to drop into the place.
Jim was still LOOKING ut a big schooner
Of beer and foam (two-thirds FOAM when
the clock struck IL. His mind was as
calm aud placid ~ thar Of ~ sleeping
babs when, at 1i:l5. man entered the
saloon and said:
s'Gents. I'm a street-hswker. and I've
1ust got n dispatch announcing that my
Snother-in-law In diving and thxt must
no home on the next train. III any one
will take my place on the cart In the
morning. and Deddle out my load OF truck
I'll give MIN S." =,
The men in the saloon did not tumble
over each o her to acrept the jayhawkers
liberal offer: the only sound that dis
Surbed the 81 ence was Jm's low, mellow
voice, as he SAID: Give me other beer"
He drank alone, and Us be drank he sol
uoquixed.
sThat would be better than pushing n
handcart. 'Twould give M chance to
hlnw OF steam. and put s. into my inside
pocket. He may be n jayhawker, but I'd
b jay fool II didn't snap him up"
The result was that Jim agreed to
~Deddle out the truck" and the hawker
proceeded TO post him on prices, &c.
the horse. and an hour or so later he
started out with q load Of potatoes, APP
pies. waterm. I ms, bananas, ETC., etc.
He drove to Roger Williams park, turned
his team cityward and began TO shout:
-toes--ta-toes-' toes. toes
po-fa-toesi Apples. apples, nice cooking
sp-ap-ap-apples Watermeions. cab
baRos, bar o iasv'
IL repeated this cry. by actual count,
884 times, without making slip OF the
tongue or dislocsting his jaw.
AZ he flushed his 384sh call, q red
loaded woman rushed out OF back door
aud aaid: How much are your 20 ~
toesf" That ratified Jim. 1t was like
interrupting q deacon In the middle Of
an exhortntion. He drew his hand across
his forehead to clear away the mental
mis-; bowed to the ,"o womsu n.,,sI' and ssid a.. ,
The red-headed woman did not buy
Jim clucked to his horse. He opened
Ms mouth TO resume the cali that had
become 90 familiar to him. but tuis was
"Po-srs. roe-tstes, water, melon. water,
bushelt'
ssWhat have you got, anyhow ?" asked
= woman who was leaning over gate.
Jim couldn't have told her II his lifede-
pended on IL. He pointed at his load OF
street. and with Two sharp, piercing eyes
surveyed the stun.
"Ars them apples wormys" she de-
eyes, / guess So" said Jim. "They
are both wormy and sour-wormy as /
10, and as sour a. you look"
She said something that Jim didn't
underatand--but ne knew she didn't buy
anything. He stood IN the middle OF the
street for fully fifteen minutes. with the
bot morning sun BEATING down upon his
head, while q cold sensation ran up and
oown his back.
At the end OF Is minutes an aged negro
halted At the side o. Jlln's wagon.
Am desc watahmlIlions ripe. sa1f he
asked. Howsmuchr
Fifteen cents Dozen" said Jim.
The negro took four and gave him five
c3pperA And IL was at lsat 10 minutes be-
,ore Jim "got IL through his head" that
ID cents dozen was the price OF banana
instead OF wat. rneions. Jim was
ratified
leu ,ninu o, later Jim went into
saloon near Cir cs Church cemetery and
frank whiskey sour and i've peers
Then he droye through Myrtle street.
shouting:
''I'm . jay street hawker. .hawker--a Jay
street hxwkeri My motner-in-law mas
cracked her jawl Po-ta-toesi Four to
tue busheli Apples, ap-ples-two worm
l,oles In eachi A prize with every pack
ngei Apples, sour APP ples-so sour that
llaby Roger can't rat 'eml Cabbages,
ipe aud jui,y Watermelons W ater-
n,elons--twoq quarts Of Pawtuxet water Ia
each melon anu each melon warra al tedl Pm
Jay street hawker. but get IS u hawki
Z nis stock of goods must be soldl The
owner is dead and has gobe TO see his
nsother-in lawi Po-ta-toes, POTATOES, ta-
toest toos--and corn on each toep'
when Jim reached West Clifford
street, an acQuain tance came along, took
IL the situation at glance. and after
much arguing, induced Jim TO st In the
= .ade of tree while he, the acquaint-
oce. drove to another street and ped
died out' The load OF truck