The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-30
TWO LITTLE PEODLERS.
The Boy Finally Satisfied That His Sister
Sells Her share.

II hoy tluaitN NallsHeu N MS NlsltI
Sells Her Share.
Two little peddlers, a boy and a girl,
made the rounds of Walkerville yes
terday. They left this city 'Sr the city
on the hill early in the forenoon, Walk
ing together up as far as the Lexing-
ton mine, where they parted their ways,
the girl heading off towards the west
side n the boy going east. They
agreed 10 meet at 4 o'clock at the point
Of separation. Both trudged over the
town, as only little Italian peddlers a n
apparently trying to Guido each other
in the matter Of sales. The boy walked
from door to door, singing between
stops. and didn't seem to care whether
his singing was appreciated or not. He
would step up TO the front door of a
house. n nine cases Il Of ten the
housewife would open the door before
the boy could ring the bell or apply his
knuckles 10 the panel, merely TO learn
the cause Of the lads hilarious conduct,
for Just before he reached the door Of
the house he was approaching he would
Invariably pitch his voice TO the high
keys until the sound resembled the
whoop Of a young Comanche in a NAV
erick roundup.
He sold a number Of brushes, combs,
lead pencils and handkerchief IN Walk
erville ms was feeling pretty a when
he headed for the point of concentration
at 4 o'clock on Lexington heights. He
reached the spot in advance Of his sis
ter and sat down on a rock TO await
the girls coming. In the meantime he
drew from his pocket a mouth organ and
entertained himself with a few choice
selections which he brought from the
sunny land Of his nativity. A number
of passersby stopped and listened, but
the bow was Obvious of the presence Of
any one He was enchanted by the
strains PRODUCED by his laEors with the
harmonlca.
SO occupied was his mind with the
alleged music that he did not see his
sister enter the crowd and take a seat
on a rock just behind the one on which
he sat. The crowd Of spectators grew,
The boy ceased to make music and
opened up his telescopes and displayed
his goods to the gaze Of the crowd and
opened up an auction snap then and
there. He had gold" chains, rings and
other valuable jewelry, which he offered
TO sell cheap. While the crowd inspect
the goods the boy played his har.
monica.
simultaneously, on the other side OF
the big boulder on which the lad re-
posed. the girl was showing a line o.
beads. pins. laces and other cheap stuff
Her layout caught the eye of tbs
crowd, who gradually left the boys
stand to take up a position near tn
girl. whose sad black eyes were NOR
appealing to the sympathies of hu
mainly than was the music Of the har
monica. SO the boy was left alone will
: his inspiring music. He closed his tele
, scopes, pocketed his organ and slid OF
? Of the rock and stretched himself GU
on the ground TO await his sisters ar
. rival. He sans a lullaby which sool
put him 10 sleep. All this while the gu
was selling trinkets. The crowd dis
persed. the girl repacked her basket
! and started over TO where her orothe
. lay asleep. She was happy. for she wa
confident in her own min that the re
= ceipts from her sales were as large,
not larger. than those Of her brothel
She stopped over and kissed her brothe
and uttered a few words in a languag
unknown To a reporter who stood a te'
yards distant from this ahectlonal
scene. She patted his cheek. then spok
louder. The boy awoke and was ma
red hot. His slumbers had been dis
turbed and he didn't like it a bit. II
smoke in a tone indicative Of rag tt
girl shrank back, evidently cut by II
cruel words. He slapped her face an
said something which evidently was ia
Of meaning, for the girl then burst Of
CRYING. She picked up her baskets an
started off down towards Centervill
looking back at brief intervals as II al
pealing TO her brother TO be good r
shouldered his traps and shuttied W
following his sister. She sided on
IL to allow him 10 pass her without II
convenience to himself. Then he pcurt
out another volume OF inyective, al
concluded the TRADE with a senten'
strlkingly familiar TO the English e
In his fast age.
Where do you hurt2' the report
/ asked the boy. why do you sou
your sister?
she kiss me all tam. nc sail