She tore off a piece of paper, in which she wrapped up the candy for the purchaser, and handed it to her.
"Thank you," said she, as she picked up the copper, and transferred it to her pocket.
"Your candy looks very nice," added the lady evidently pleased with Katy's polite manners.
"It is very nice, ma'am." "Have you sold much to-day ?" "No, ma'am; I have but just come out." "It looks so good, I will take half a dozen sticks for the children at home." "Thank you, ma'am; you are very kind," replied Katy; and her nimble fingers had soon made a nice little parcel for the lady, who gave her a fourpence.
Here was another avalanche of good fortune, and the little candy merchant could hardly believe her senses.

At this rate she would soon become a wholesale dealer in the article.
"Buy some candy ?" said she, addressing the next person she met.
"No." "Buy some candy ?" she continued, turning to the next.
"No." And so she went from one to another, and no one seemed to have the least relish for molasses candy.

She walked till she came to State Street, and sold only three sticks.

She begun to be a little disheartened, for the success she had met with at the beginning had raised her anticipations so high that she was not disposed to be content with moderate sales.

While she was standing at the corner of State Street, waiting impatiently for customers, she saw a man with a basket of apples enter a store.