Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant

taking one of the packages in his hand, called out in a businesslike manner, as on the day before, "Here's

our to sell ten packages. All the prizes drawn were small, with the exception

ou've got any more of them ten-cent prizes,

me more and se

aid the other. "Maybe t

ut as neither of these contained more than two-cent prizes, trade began to grow dull, and for ten

ound that there was

basket similar to his own, apparently filled with similar packages. He took a po

ou get your big prizes, fifty cents in some of 'em. Walk up boys, tum

saw that his rival's attractive anno

. "If you don't believe i

I'll do," said Pau

n't a-goin' to risk giv

d get ten for one

a newsboy, who had sold out his morning stock of pa

to buy, Johnn

t his prize amounte

ell you so?

ddy. "The lucky feller hasn't come a

oduced five cents, and sai

d, without opening it, sl

ou open it?"

d Mike. "There ain't

it out of his poc

ece of scrip. "Howly St. Patrick! it's I that

to view a fif

it," said Paul

. It was a genuine fifty cents,

eddy, triumphantly. "Here's wh

, while Paul found himself completely deserted. None of the ten, however, contained over two cents. Still the possibility of drawi

eddy, with a triumphant grin, noticing Paul's look of

big prizes," said Paul. "You haven't

"I'm satisfied if you a

"Mind you give

ent. How Teddy's business could pay, as it was managed, he could not comprehend. One thing was certain,

rstand," he pondered, thoughtfully. "He mu

his basket, and moved off toward Wall street. Here he was able to start in business without co

st office that's givin' fifty-

m were about to invest; but on hearing thus they changed their

njured his trade was Mike, who had drawn th

?" he said, angrily. "I've

mp it," said Mike, insolently. "T

rick," said Pa

I'll upset your bas

aid Paul, who wasn't troubled by co

ng that Paul showed no particular sign of fear, he s

said Paul. "Have a prize pa

young man who came out

the young man. "Five cents, i

est is te

that gives fifty-cent prizes, mister,"

id the young man. "Here's the mon

s customer had gone away; "haven't you anyth

ckage," said Mike, "and I'll t

and I don't want to

a while longer, and then turne

thought Paul. "Now the

solved, therefore, to go home to dinner and come out again in the afternoon. He didn't know how much he had made, but probably

ng pursue this business, since other

had the curiosity to look and see h

e around him. Among them was Mike, who was just on the point of buying another package. As before, he put it in his poc

!" he said. "Sure I

at's lucky," said

drawing over again the same prize, which was eventually given back to Teddy. It was plain now why Mike put the package into his pocket before opening it. It was to exchange it for another packet into

Paul, announcing his discovery. "He

ou jest mind your own business!

se I d

be a funeral to-morrow o

t Paul's expense, b

tation to attend, if I can get a

n two different occasions, this produced a laugh at