Dr.Swindlehanger, round the corner, would give the mayor a hundred dollars to say his patent elixir is good.

Now, if you could only get the mayor's name on a paper setting forth the virtues of your candy, I dare say you could sell a thousand sticks in a day.

Why don't you ask him for such a paper ?" "I don't want any paper, except to wrap up my candy in.

But you don't want to buy any candy, I see;" and Katy moved towards some more clerks at the other end of the store.
"Yes, I do; stop a minute.

I want to buy six sticks for my children!" "For what ?" "For my grandchildren." "You are making fun of me," said Katy, who could see this, though the young man was so pleasant and so funny, she could not be offended with him.